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Price Increases in Fixed Price Building Contracts QLD

#lawyer #lawyers #litigation https://stonegatelegal.com.au/price-i... Video Transcript A fixed price building contract in Queensland means exactly that. The price is fixed. The builder carries the risk of increases in labor and material costs unless the contract clearly shifts that risk back to the owner. Builders can't lawfully increase the contract price simply because materials become more expensive or labor costs rose. Economic pressure, inflation, supply chain disruption or reduced profit margins do not change that legal position. There are limited exceptions. A price increase is only permitted if the contract contains a valid and enforceable mechanism allowing for it. The most common are rise and fall clauses, prime cost items and provisional sums. A rise and fall clause must be precise. It must explain how the increase is calculated, what costs are affected and when it applies. Vague clauses that allow a builder to increase prices at their discretion risk being unenforceable. Prime cost items and provisional sums are allowances for items not finally selected or defined at the time of the contract. [gasps] These are not true price increases. They are adjustments only if the actual cost differs from the allowance, and they apply only to specific items, not the entire contract. Variations are frequently misused. A variation allows a price change only where the scope of work has changed, an addition, an omission, a substitution or changed method of construction. Inflation alone is not a variation. Rising costs do not convert a fixed price contract into a cost plus arrangement. Builders sometimes attempt to pressure owners by threatening delay, suspension or refusal to proceed unless a higher price is paid. Where the contract is fixed price and no escalation clauses applied, that conduct has no contractual footing and may amount to breach or repudiation. Owners must carefully review the contract language. The analysis always turns on what the contract actually says, not what the builder believes is fair or commercially necessary. Fixed price contracts allocate risk deliberately. Courts and tribunals enforce that allocation. Unless the contract permits the increase, the builder absorbs the costs. Stonegate Legal At Stonegate Legal our lawyers assist and advise people, businesses and companies on all commercial litigation, debt disputes, and insolvency matters. Litigation – we act for all businesses, companies, partnerships, and people who are involved in commercial or civil disputes, we act for both plaintiffs and defendants in Court proceedings. Debt Disputes – we act for anyone involved in a debt dispute. We act for creditor plaintiffs seeking to recover a debt, and we act for debtor defendants seeking to dispute an alleged debt owed by them. Insolvency – we act for people and companies facing insolvency against bankruptcy trustees and liquidators. We also act for insolvency practitioners against people and companies facing insolvency. Construction Disputes – Stonegate Legal can assist in resolving all building and construction disputes, payment claims, subcontractors’ charges, and adjudications. Australian Consumer Law Disputes – ACL disputes including misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, and breaches of statutory warranties. Defamation – Advice and assistance in relation to legal action over publications which contain defamatory imputations and any defences to a defamation action. Partnership Disputes – Advising and assisting with partnership disputes and helping to reach a good resolution, or protect the client upon exit of the partnership. Lease Disputes – Advising and assisting on commercial lease disputes, residential tenancy disputes, retail shop lease disputes, breaches and unpaid rent recovery. Connect with Stonegate Legal Facebook -   / stonegatelegal   Twitter -   / stonegatelegal   LinkedIn -   / stonegate-legal-qld   Instagram -   / stonegatelegal   YouTube -    / @stonegatelegal   SoundCloud -   / user-913347920   Disclaimer: The content on this video and on our website is intended only to provide a general summary of information of interest. It is not intended to be comprehensive nor does it constitute legal advice. We attempt to ensure that the content is current but we do not guarantee its accuracy. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of the content of this video or on our website. Your use of this video/website or the receipt of any information on this video/website is not intended to create nor does it create a client relationship. As a general rule, never get your legal advice from the Internet or YouTube.