Musings of a busy mind

The Court of Appeal's 2 October 2019 judgment has finally been released.

Not surprisingly, the Court dismisses the appeal by Mr Reay, and in the process makes a number of useful comments about contract interpretation.

The new Government procurement guidelines for construction projects over $9 million come into force on 1 October 2019. The aim is to set new guidelines to improve behaviour of government agencies, and the progress the aims of the Construction Sector Accord.

I recently heard of a project manager on a Government project gloating that it was a win when the construction company collapsed after his project was completed. With so many large projects in trouble - late, over budget or incomplete - what does a successful project look like?