- Joint Contracts Tribunal
The Joint Contracts Tribunal, also known as the JCT, produces
standard forms of contract , guidance notes and other standard documentation for use in the construction industry. After recommendations in theLatham Report The current operational structure comprises 8 members who approve and authorise publications. They are theAssociation of Consulting Engineers , theBritish Property Federation , theConstruction Confederation , theLocal Government Association , theNational Specialist Contractors Council , theRoyal Institute of British Architects , theRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and theScottish Building Contract Committee .History
The Joint Contracts Tribunal was established in 1931. It consisted of the
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA ) and theNational Federation of Building Trades Employers (NFBTE ). The common purpose was to publish and where necessary amend a standard form of building contract. The JCT published important new editions of the form in 1939, 1963, 1980, 1998 and 2005. From its beginnings JCT has expanded the number of contributing organisations. In 1998 JCT became a limited company.Suite of Standard Forms
[http://www.jctltd.co.uk/stylesheet.asp?file=492003213900 Link to JCT Standard Forms Website]
Suite of Standard Forms means a group of all the mutually consistent documents necessary to operate a particular method of
procurement and produced to enable them to be used together, including the following where applicable:*consultant agreements
*a maincontract between theemployer and themain contractor ;
*sub-contracts between themain contractor and itssubcontractor s (both for sub-contractors selected by the employer and for other sub-contractors);
*a standard form ofsub-sub-contract between asubcontractor and such sub-contractor's sub-sub-contractors;
*a design agreement between an employer and a specialist designer;
*forms of tender for issue by anemployer to prospectivemain contractors and for issue by amain contractor to prospectivesubcontractors and for issue by asubcontractor to prospectivesub-sub-contractors ;
*a form ofcontract for the supply of goods;
*forms of bond (including performance bonds) andcollateral warranties .Main Forms
JCT substantially revises and rewrites the family of forms every decade. The most recent suite, replacing the 1998 version, is the 2005 suite.
Main Contracts
- Major Project Form (MP05)
- Standard Form of Building Contract (SBC05)
- Intermediate Form of Building Contract (IC05)
- Minor Works Agreement (MW05)
- Management Contract (MC05)
- Building Contract for Home Owner/Occupier (where client deals directly with the builder) (HO/C)
- Building Contract for Home Owner/Occupier (who has appointed a consultant) (HO/RM)
- Contract for Home Repairs and Maintenance (HO/RM)
- Construction Management Documentation
Sub-Contracts
External links
* [http://www.jctltd.co.uk/stylesheet.asp?file=18062003153316 JCT Website]
Sources
JCT Website
Architects Legal Handbook - Eighth Edition - Anthony Speaight, Gregory StoneReferences
Chappell, David (2007) [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0415413850 "Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts - 8th ed"] ISBN 978-0-415-41385-5.
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