Best Practice Guides
The FIS Best Practice Guides are an essential guide to selection, planning and installation in these specialist areas. They are designed to give an overview and support understanding for all involved in the process.
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FIS maintains a technical team which work with the industry to set standards and to support members, specifiers and clients.
These publications are available to download for FIS Members, if you a non member, please email your details to info@thefis.org with details of your business and reason for requesting the document and we will be in touch.
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Common Assessment Standard Updated
To coincide with the Procurement Act coming into force this week, which has introduced significant changes to public sector procurement, Build UK has published an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard to ensure that it remains relevant and up to date for...
CICV Best Practice Guide – Practice Note 5: Payment Applications & Schedules
Introduction Ensuring prompt and full payment is critical to maintaining healthy cash flow in construction projects. This Practice Note provides best practices for preparing and managing payment applications to maximize your chances of getting paid on time and in...
CICV Best Practice Guide – Practice Note 4: Variations and Compensation Events
Introduction This Practice Note highlights the risks associated with variations in construction contracts, including onerous clauses, conditional precedents, and the risks of performing work without formal instructions. It builds upon Practice Note 1 on Notices and...