Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts

This tenth edition of David Chappell’s bestselling guide has been revised to take into account changes made in 2016 to payment provisions, loss and/or expense, insurance and many other smaller but significant changes, and includes a section on performance bonds and guarantees. This remains the most concise guide available to the most commonly used JCT building contracts: Standard Building Contract with quantities, 2016 (SBC16), Intermediate Building Contract 2016 (IC16), Intermediate Building Contract with contractor’s design 2016 (ICD16), Minor Works Building Contract 2016 (MW16), Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2016 (MWD16) and Design and Build Contract 2016 (DB16). Chappell avoids legal jargonand writes with authority and precision. Architects, quantity surveyors, contractors and students of these professions will find this a practical and affordable reference tool arranged by topic.

Preface to the tenth edition v Introduction x 1 Contractor’s obligations 1 1.1 The forms 1 1.2 Implied and express terms 8 1.3 Design 1.4 Materials and workmanship 1 2 Insurance 2 2.1 General 2 2.2 Injury to persons and property 2 2.3 Liability of employer 2 2.4 Insurance of the Works 2 2.5 Professional Indemnity Insurance 2 2.6 Sub-contractors 2 2.7 MW 98 insurance 2 3 Third parties 3 3.1 Assignment and sub-letting 3 3.2 Nominated sub-contractors and suppliers 3 3.3 Employer’s licensees 4 3.4 Statutory provisions 4 4 Work in progress 5 4.1 Setting-out 5 4.2 Release of information and architect’s instructions 5 4.3 Clerk of works 6 5 Money 7 5.1 Payment 7 5.2 Variations 7 6 Claims 8 6.1 Extension of time 7 6.2 Money claims 9 7 The end 1 7.1 Practical completion and rectification 1 7.2 Suspension and determination 1 8 Dispute resolution 1 8.1 Adjudication 1 8.2 Arbitration 1 8.3 Litigation 1 8.4 Points to note 1 Table of cases 1 Clause index 1 Subject index 0

David Chappell BA (Hons Arch) MA (Arch) MA (Law) PhD RIBAis director of David Chappell Consultancy Limited. He was Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Architectural Practice and Management Research at the Queen’s University Belfast and was Visiting Professor of Practice Management and Law at the University of Central England in Birmingham. He has written many articles and books for the construction industry, including the recent Construction Contracts Questions and Answers, also available from Routledge. He frequently acts as an adjudicator.