Description
Book SynopsisThis latest title from Sarah Lupton provides comprehensive guidance to RIBA's two updated building contracts: RIBA Domestic Building Contract 2018 and the RIBA Concise Building Contract 2018.
Introducing the contracts' features and benefits and covering all aspects of their use, the Guide has been expanded with increased assistance on choice of form, tendering and contract formation. It enables readers to choose and form the right contract for the appropriate project and guides all parties through the various stages. A new section on practical completion, including certification, has been added, alongside additional detail on role and liabilities of contract administrators. Assuming no current knowledge of the law or contract administration, this acts as a standalone guide for new users of the RIBA contracts, as well as a valuable update for previous users. It is the ideal companion for anybody using the latest building contracts.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction
- Features of the RIBA Building Contracts
- Suitability for different procurement routes;
- Differences between the concise and domestic contracts
- Use of CBC by a ‘consumer’
- Comparison with other contracts
Chapter 2: Forming the contract
- Tendering
- Pre-contract negotiations
- Preparing and executing the contract package
- Interpreting the contract
Chapter 3: Roles and management systems
- Role of the contract administrator
- Role of the contractor
- Role of the client
- Management systems
Chapter 4: Project Progress
- The site: possession
- Starting the work
- Completion in sections
- The contractor’s programme
- Progress
- Finishing the work
- Delay
Chapter 5: Control of the works
- Control of day-to-day activities
- Principal designer
- Flow of information
- Inspection and tests
- Contractor administrator’s instructions
Chapter 6: Interim payment and certification
- The contract price
- Certification and payment – CBC
- Certification and payment – DBC
- Non-payment and non-certification
- Contractor’s remedy if no certificate issued
- Contractor’s remedy if payment not made
7: Practical completion, completion and post completion
- Practical completion
- The defects fixing period
- Payments following completion
- Final contract price and payment
- Conclusiveness
- Procedures at completion
- Post completion, dealing with defects
Chapter 8: Insurance
- Liability
- Indemnity
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity insurance
Chapter 9: Termination
- Termination by the client
- Termination by the contractor
- Termination by either party
- Procedure for terminating
- Consequences of termination
Chapter 10: Dispute handling and resolution
- Mediation
- Adjudication
- Arbitration
