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Client

Meaning in civil engineering & construction, with examples

/ˈklaɪənt/nounCore term

In civil engineering & construction, client means: The person or organisation that orders and pays for a construction project. Many standard contracts call the client the Employer or the Owner.

In Turkish: işveren, iş sahibi, idare

How it is used

Used in meetings, reports and emails: the client approves designs, gives instructions through its representative and pays the contractor. In public works the client is a government body such as a ministry or a municipality.

Example sentences

  1. The client wants to add a basement car park, so the foundations will change.

  2. We need the client's approval before we order the facade panels.

Common collocations

  • client's representative
  • client approval
  • client brief
  • public client
  • client meeting
  • contractorA company or person that agrees, under a contract, to carry out construction work for a client for an agreed price and within an agreed time.
  • tenderA formal offer from a contractor to carry out a project for a stated price, or the competitive process in which a client invites such offers.
  • variation orderA formal written instruction from the client or engineer that changes the work in the contract, for example by adding, removing or altering an item.
  • handoverThe stage when the contractor formally passes the completed works, keys, documents and responsibility to the client.

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