Does the Client have the right to request the contractor reduces prelims (white collar staff) under the contract?
The Prices (Target) was never broken down to great detail so there was no indication of how many white collar staff were required to deliver the works.
The Contractor is now requesting we remove staff indicating that they are not required to deliver the works, however we believe they are.
Our argument is that there is a target in place due to being an Option C (understand this would be different under Option E), therefore if we spend more on white collar cost then we are in theory penalised by the pain/gain split therefore the Client should not dictate who we have delivering the works.
The Prices (Target) was never broken down to great detail so there was no indication of how many white collar staff were required to deliver the works.
The Contractor is now requesting we remove staff indicating that they are not required to deliver the works, however we believe they are.
Our argument is that there is a target in place due to being an Option C (understand this would be different under Option E), therefore if we spend more on white collar cost then we are in theory penalised by the pain/gain split therefore the Client should not dictate who we have delivering the works.