Legal agreements for design and construction
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[edit] Introduction
This article lists draft heads of terms for likely legal agreements. Such agreements might include:
[edit] Procurement and contract strategy
This should include carefully thought out risk allocation (procurement routes might involve bills of quantities, schedules of activities, target cost formulae and part design responsibility).
See Procurement Route for additional information.
[edit] Choice of contract
- General contract conditions (GC Works, HMSO). NB: GC Works contracts are no longer being updated by the government who are now moving to the NEC contract.
- Standard JCT (Joint Contract Tribunal) contracts.
- NEC (New Engineering Contracts) contracts (options a-e).
- FIDIC (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils).
- ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers). NB: ICE contracts have now been withdrawn in favour of NEC contracts.
- Framework agreements.
- Bespoke contracts.
See Contracts for more information
[edit] Conditions of engagement for consultants
- Letter of appointment.
- Services agreements from professional bodies (such as the RIBA, ACA, RICS, CIC, ACE and SCALA).
- NEC professional services contract.
- Bespoke consultants agreement..
See Appointments for more information
[edit] Design and collateral warranties
For example the British Property Federation (BPF) model form
[edit] Incentive mechanisms
[edit] Abortive terms
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