I am assuming that this is an option A or B contract, but do correct me if mistaken.
In brief, it is "the cost of PREPARING the quotation" that is not allowed to be included in the quotation. That is different from ADDITIONAL management cost required to do the work.
So taking a literal approach, the cost of assessing the design implications and aligning the WI and SI is allowable (planning is part of doing the work), but filling out the Excel spreadsheet for the quotation is not. Several legal texts confirm this view.
I should that the reason I put 'ADDITIONAL' in capital letters is because there has to be a change in Defined Costs as per clause 63.1, not some additional work done by the same management people who do not get paid extra for doing it.
In brief, it is "the cost of PREPARING the quotation" that is not allowed to be included in the quotation. That is different from ADDITIONAL management cost required to do the work.
So taking a literal approach, the cost of assessing the design implications and aligning the WI and SI is allowable (planning is part of doing the work), but filling out the Excel spreadsheet for the quotation is not. Several legal texts confirm this view.
I should that the reason I put 'ADDITIONAL' in capital letters is because there has to be a change in Defined Costs as per clause 63.1, not some additional work done by the same management people who do not get paid extra for doing it.