a. The Supervisor, PM and Contractor should discuss the situation to see if they can agreed what the cause of the issue is. If it is unclear the Supervisor should instruct the Contractor to search for the Defect ie trial holes to ascertain what has caused the settlement. If it was a design related issue then it would not be a Defect.
b. Yes, if it was Contractor design then it would be a Defect.
c. Unless the PM can justify that the subcontractor would not let the Contractor Provide the Works (clause 26.2) then the PM should just record his concerns.
d. as c
b. Yes, if it was Contractor design then it would be a Defect.
c. Unless the PM can justify that the subcontractor would not let the Contractor Provide the Works (clause 26.2) then the PM should just record his concerns.
d. as c