Too much detail

摘要

Assembling building contracts can be a complicated and confusing task. What are the pitfalls and how can these best be avoided? Building contracts invariably include significant amounts of paperwork, including plans and drawings, tender returns, qualification documents and post tender correspondence. But a tendency to supply as much detail as possible, 'just to be on the safe side', can create significant confusion, with discrepancies and divergences and the inclusion of documents whose status is unclear. It is often difficult to sieve through all this and establish the true intention of the parties.