Pillar 4 – Guidance Notes Archive

How to use the archive

  • Click on the (More Information) link for the archived versions of each Guidance Note (GN).
  • Click on the link in the first column for a specific version/date of the document.
  • Details of the relevant changes are available by clicking on the corresponding ‘Changes’ link (second column)

GN 1.0 – Introduction to the Capital Works Management Framework ( More information )

GN 1.1.2 – Professional Indemnity Insurance Application in the Capital Works Management Framework ( More information )

GN 1.3 – Budget Development ( More information )

GN 1.4 – Procurement and Contract Strategy for Public Works Contracts ( More information )

GN 1.5 – Public Works Contract ( More information )

GN 1.5.1 – Public Works Contracts: Managing the Pre-Contract Phase ( More information )

GN 1.5.2 –  Public Works Contracts: Price Variation Clauses ( More information )

GN 1.5.3 – Public Works Contracts: The Pricing Document ( More information )

GN 1.6 – Procurement Process for Consultancy Services (Technical) ( More information )

GN 1.6.1 – Suitability Assessment of Construction Services Providers,  Restricted Procedure ( More information )

GN 1.6.2 – Suitability Assessment of Construction Service Providers, Open Procedure ( More information )

GN 1.6.3 – Suitability Assessment of Construction Service Providers – Minimum Standards for Suitability Criteria ( More information )

GN 1.6.4 – Liability Caps Application in the Standard Conditions of Engagement COE1 and COE2 ( More information )

GN 1.7 – Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) Guidance Note and Sample Schedules ( More information )

GN 2.2 – Planning and Control of Capital Costs ( More information )

GN 2.3 – Procurement Process for Works Contractors ( More information )

GN 2.3.1 – Suitability Assessment of Works Contractors, Restricted Procedure ( More information )

GN 2.3.1.2 – Suitability Criteria for Contractors, Submission of Evidence & Procurement Thresholds (Open, Restricted Procedure) ( More information )

GN 2.3.1.2.1 – Reconciliation of Appendices in GN 2.3.1.2 and QW1, QW2 and QW3 (Open, Restricted Procedure) ( More information )

GN 2.3.1.3 – Minimum Standards for Suitability Works Contractor Criteria (Open, Restricted Procedure) ( More information )

GN 2.3.2 – Suitability Assessment of Works Contractors, Open Procedure ( More information )

GN 2.3.3 – Specialists and the Public Works Contracts ( More information )

GN 2.3.4 – Tender Price Indexation – Calculation, Notification and Application ( More information )

GN 2.3.5 – Liability Caps Application in the Public Works Contract ( More information )

GN 3.1 – Implementation Process ( More information )

GN 3.1.1 – Dispute Resolution ( More information )

Arbitration Rules –  for use with Public Works and Services Contracts( More information )