Howard Crossman looks at contractual commitments to maintenance subcontractors. A contractor carrying out highways maintenance work under a framework contract will sometimes subcontract the street lighting element to one or more specialists. This work will invariably be carried out for a fixed period of years, often six or seven (known as 'the term'). There may also be subsequent annual reviews for extensions. The term will often be back to back with the same fixed period of years under the contractor's framework contract. Sometimes the work may start before a contract documenting all the detail is signed.
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