Omissions: Items in the BOQ but not in the drawings?

Omissions: Items in the BOQ but not in the drawings?
In this video , from a recent webinar Paul Gibbons, founder and managing director of Decipher is joined to discuss one of construction’s most troubling problems: omissions.
Omissions remain one of the most popular and challenging subjects on the Hewitt Decipher website. The question of whether money can be withheld for items in the BoQ but not required for the project is one which comes up time and again.
What are your rights when things are omitted from contracts or projects? What do you need to know and how can you tackle the many legal complexities that arise?
The panel included:
Paul Gibbons, Decipher Consulting decipher-group...
Andy Hewitt, Hewitt Decipher Partnership www.hewittdeci...
Paula Boast, Charles Russell Speechlys www.charlesrus...
Glenn Bull, Charles Russell Speechlys www.charlesrus...
In this video, the panel cover
• 0m25s - Why do omissions cause so much confusion?
• 1m5s - What is the correct contractual position if items are included in the drawings and specification are not included in the BoQ and vice versa?
• 1m28s - How should contractors approach valuing omissions?
• How should employers approach valuing omissions?
• What happens if the bill of quantities is stated to be an estimate?
• What does FIDIC say about omissions?
• How to we see omissions treated in the Middle East?
If you found this subject interesting, you can download a paper on the topic www.constructi...
Our panel provided some answers to the questions raised by the audience in this article
Glenn’s written a useful article on features of the civil code which can trip up those used to working in common law jurisdictions www.charlesrus...
Alternatively read more about theses topics over on the Hewitt Decipher blog www.hewittdeci...
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This is an excellent discussion

[@jelsonrumuar9028]

If the Employer decided to omit some items in the drawing/specs but these items were not priced in the BOQ during tender stage, can they reduce the contruct sum by deducting the actual price of these item?