U6 Contract Practice - Standard Forms

Question 1

List some of the principal sources of Standard forms of contract in the United Kingdom?

Answer 1

(JCT) Joint Contracts Tribunal
(ACA) Association of Consultant Architects
(ICE) Institution of Civil Engineers
(NEC) New Engineering Contract
Stradia Ltd

Question 2

List some of the commonly used standard forms?

Answer 2

1. JCT Suite of contracts
2. Association of Consultant Architects forms (ACA)
3. General Conditions of Government Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering suite (GC/Works/1 Edition 3 19998)
4. International Federation of Consulting Engineer (FIDIC)
5. Institution of Chemical Engineers suite (IChemE)
6. Public Sector Partnering Contract (PSPC)

Question 3

Explain which situation the JCT Standard Building Contract with quantities is most suitable?

Answer 3

Architect or professional consultant.
Drawings and full bill of quantities
Project value over £1 million
Private or Public Sector.
Local authorities are encouraged to use NEC contracts.

Question 4

Explain the situation when JCT Standard Form with approximate quantities is most suitable?

Answer 4

Drawings and approximate bill of quantities.
Usually over £1 million
Where the works cannot be accurately measured or where an early start is required.
Architect or professional consultant.

Question 5

Explain the situation when JCT Standard Form without quantities is most suitable?

Answer 5

Usually up to £500,000.
Drawings, specification or schedules.
Not recommended if works are of a complex nature, that would be best tendered by a bill of quantities.
Architect or professional consultant.

Question 6

Explain the situation when JCT Intermediate Form Contract is most suitable?

Answer 6

Value £100,000 to £10 million
Drawings and specification, schedules or a full bill of quantities.
For simple contracts not exceeding 12 months with limited specialist subcontractors.

Architect or professional consultant.

Question 7

Explain the situation when JCT Minor Works Form Contract is most suitable?

Answer 7

Drawings and specification or schedules.
Up to £100,000
Simple contracts, short duration and few domestic subcontractors.

Architect or professional consultant.

Question 8

Explain the situation when JCT Construction Management Contract is most suitable?

Answer 8

Drawings and specification or schedules.
Over £1 million
Complex projects requiring management expertise. Where an early start is required or accelerated work.

Architect or professional consultant.

Question 9

Explain the situation when JCT Management Building Form Contract is most suitable? (4)

Answer 9

Drawings, specification or schedules.
Over £1 million.
Complex projects requiring management expertise. Where early start is required or accelerated works are required.

Architect or professional consultant.

Question 10

Explain the situation when JCT Major Project Form Contract is most suitable?

Answer 10

Contractor lead designer.
Drawings and specification or schedules.
Value £100,000 to £100 million.
Where employer wants little or nothing to do with the project.

Question 11

Explain the situation when JCT Design and Build Form Contract is most suitable?

Answer 11

Contractor is designer of the works.
Any value.
Employer’s requirements, contractor proposals and contract sum analysis.
Where the client requires no or few variations.
The project can be specified completely at the tendering stage.

Question 12

CPD AND JCT Standard Building Contract with Quants.

Answer 12

Part architect and part contractor.
Drawings plus employers requirements for CPD.
Plus bill of quantities for client designed works.
Value £100,000 to £100 million.
Where some parts of the works are to be designed by the contractor.

Question 13

JCT Intermediate with CPD.

Answer 13

Part architecture and part contractor.
Value £100,000 to £100 million.
Where some parts of the works are to be designed by the contractor plus schedules or bill of quantities.

Question 14

JCT Measured Term Contract.

Answer 14

Maintenance work
Contract documents are Work orders
Generally used for periodic repair and maintenance.

Question 15

JCT Repair and Maintenance Contracts.

Answer 15

Maintenance works
Contract documents basis is work orders.
Repair and maintenance contract.

Question 16

JCT Suite - Standard Building Contract
What are the versions?

Answer 16

With quantities.
Without quantities
With approximate quantities.

Question 17

JCT Suite - Standard Building Contract with quantities.
What is the intended use?

Answer 17

For use when the Design team provides complete drawings, specification and bill of quantities for the works.
Also allows for elements of Contractor Designed Portion.

Question 18

JCT Suite - Standard Building Contract without quantities.
What is the intended use?

Answer 18

For use when the Design team provides complete drawings, specification but no bill of quantities.
Also allows for elements of Contractor Designed Portion.
Contractor required to complete their own bill of quantities.

Question 19

JCT Suite - Standard Building Contract with approximate quantities.
What is the intended use?

Answer 19

For use when the Design team provides complete drawings, specification and approximate bill of quantities for the works.
Also allows for elements of Contractor Designed Portion.
For use where the employer wants an early start on site or insufficient information is known until works commence.

Question 20

JCT Suite - Prime Building Contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 20

Where works involve extensive repairs or reconstruction of existing where full extent cannot be known.
Contractor is paid the prime cost of labour, plant and material plus OHP.

Question 21

JCT Suite - Minor Works Contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 21

Simple nature
Lump sum based on drawings, specification and schedule
Short less than a year.

Question 22

JCT Suite - Design and Build Contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 22

With Employers requirement documents and performance specifications.
Contractor submits proposals to the statement of requirements.

Question 23

JCT Suite - Intermediate Contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 23

Middle range projects
Simple content basic trades and skills.
No complex building services
Adequately designed, specified and billed.

Question 24

JCT Suite - Management Building Contract
What is the intended use? (4)

Answer 24

Design produced by in-house team
Appointment of a management contractor by the employer at an early stage
Appointment of independent contractor by management contractor.
Management contractor paid a fee

Question 25

JCT Suite - Measured Term Contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 25

Employer with building stock
Maintenance requirement
Minor improvements
Programme of works over specific period
Anticipated work volume range
Anticipated range of work.

Question 26

JCT Suite - Homeowner contact
What is the intended use?

Answer 26

Simple contracts for domestic homeowners for extension and alterations.

Question 27

JCT Suite - Major Project Construction Contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 27

Clients with experience of large projects.
Employer requirements document and contractor proposal
Not risk neutral
Contractor left to carry out design

Question 28

JCT Suite - Construction Management Contracts
What is the intended use?

Answer 28

Construction Manager appointment between client/construction manager
Construction Management trade contracts between client and trade contractors
Collateral warranties between parties

Question 29

JCT Suite - Constructing Excellence Contract
What is the intended use? (2)

Answer 29

Collaborate working
Active management of supply chain

Question 30

JCT Suite - Framework Agreement
What is the intended use?

Answer 30

Where an employer wishes to enter into an agreement with one or more contractors to carry work out at a future date.

Question 31

NEC4 Engineering and Construction contract
What is the intended use?

Answer 31

Standard contract for building and civil engineering works
UK government contract preference

Question 32

What five contracts make up the NEC4 suite?

Answer 32

Term Service contract
Adjudicators contract
Professional services contract
Framework contract
Short contract