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Assembling a Collaborative Project Team
‘Off-the-shelf’ Building Contracts
Building Contracts are provided by a number of publishing organisations. The
most commonly used are listed below. As well as publishing Building Contracts,
some of these organisations produce additional contractual and supporting
documentation such as subcontracts, forms of tender, warranties, performance
and retention bonds, parent company guarantees and guidance notes.
Furthermore, some publishers also publish professional services contracts (see
the previous section). The use of Building Contracts that are specifically aligned
with professional services contracts (or vice versa) is one method of ensuring
that all members of the project team have been appointed in a holistic way.
However, it must be remembered that all of these contracts are ‘light’ on the
outputs covered in Chapters 6 to 9 (i.e. they do not deal specifically with them)
and this should be considered when preparing the various contracts.
JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal): www.jctltd.co.uk
JCT Building Contracts are the most frequently used contracts in the UK
construction industry. A diverse set of contracts is available for use with different
procurement routes: for example, traditional, design and build and management
contracting. Simpler versions are available for use on smaller projects and, more
significantly, options are available to allow the inclusion (or exclusion) of Performance
Specified Work and also to allow contracts to be entered into with or without
quantities. Commonly used contracts include:
• JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2011 (MW)
•JCT Standard Building Subcontract with Subcontractor’s Design Agreement
2011 (SBCSub/D/A)
• JCT Design and Build Contract 2011 (DB)
• JCT Management Building Contract 2011 (MC)
• JCT Construction Management Appointment 2011 (CM/A)
• JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2011 (IC)
• JCT Homeowner/Occupier Agreement (HO).
NEC (formerly New Engineering Contract): www.neccontract.com
NEC is a family of standard contracts developed using clear and simple language
with the aim of fostering collaborative working relations between the two contracting
parties. The contracts are suitable for use on the majority of projects and in a
range of project scenarios. The third edition (commonly referred to as NEC3) of
the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract is the current form of contract
and is aligned with the NEC Professional Services Contract. NEC contracts are
suitable for procuring a diverse range of projects, spanning major framework
projects through to minor works and for the purchasing of supplies and goods.
The Construction Clients’ Group Board (formerly the Public Sector Construction
Clients’ Forum) endorses the NEC3 contracts for use by public sector
organisations when procuring construction. The aim is to standardise the use of
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