The JCT standard forms of building contract require a thoroughunderstanding of their procedural requirements, as well as theirlegal implications. They require both the contractor and thearchitect, on behalf of the employer, to send a wide range ofnotices and letters if each party is to protect its legitimateinterests.
The main contract forms are also supported by complexsub-contract documentation. Therefore, it is not surprising thatwhen this book of specimen letters, notices and forms was firstpublished, it was widely welcomed by the construction industry.
The book provides examples of documentation likely to berequired for a contract under the following JCT forms:
? the Standard Form of Building Contract
? the Intermediate Form of Building Contract
? the Agreement for Minor Building Works
? the Standard Form of Building Contract With Contractor'sDesign
It includes a commentary on the practical implications of thevarious documents and highlights the points to be watched.
The new edition takes into account the wide range of amendmentsto the latest editions of the standard forms following the HousingGrants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and in particular,the new payment and adjudication provisions. For the first time itfeatures documentation for use with the JCT design and buildform.
Vincent Powell-Smith
Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen Baurecht Civil Engineering & Construction Construction law