The JCT design and build contract 2005

290 Pages·2007·0.973 MB·English

by  David Chappell

The JCT Design and
Build Contract 2005
David Chappell
Third Edition

The JCT Design and
Build Contract 2005

The JCT Design and
Build Contract 2005
David Chappell
Third Edition
© 1993, 1999 by David Chappell and the estate of Vincent Powell-Smith,
© 2007 by David Chappell
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First published 1993
Second edition published 1999
Third edition published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5924-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chappell, David.
The JCT design and build contract 2005 / David Chappell. – 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5924-1 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Construction contracts–England. I. Title.
KD1641.C485 2007
343.42’07869–dc22
2007006955
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Contents
Preface to the Third Edition ix
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Advantages and disadvantages 4
1.3 The architect’s role 5
1.4 Standard forms available 7
1.5 Tendering procedures 17
2. Contract Documents 22
2.1 The documents 22
2.2 Completing the form 23
2.3 Employer’s Requirements 31
2.4 Contractor’s Proposals 35
2.5 Contract Sum Analysis 36
2.6 Supplementary provisions 36
2.7 Priority, discrepancies, errors 37
2.8 Custody and copies 41
2.9 Notices 41
3. Design Liability 44
3.1 General principles of design liability 44
3.2 Liability under the contract 51
3.3 Design liability optional arrangements and consequences 57
3.4 Consultant switch and novation 63
3.5 Novation agreements 66
3.6 In-house or sub-let 68
3.7 Consultant warranties 68
4. The C ontractor’s Obligations 70
4.1 Express and implied terms 70
4.2 Implied terms 70
4.3 Express terms 71
4.4 Other obligations 95
5. The Employer’s Powers and Duties 98
5.1 Employer’s agent 98
5.2 Express and implied terms 100
5.3 Instructions 113
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5.4 Powers 121
5.5 Employer’s duties 125
6. Sub-contractors and Statutory Requirements 129
6.1 General 129
6.2 Sub-contractors 130
6.3 Statutory requirements 134
6.4 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 138
6.5 Work not forming part of the contract 139
6.6 Third party rights and collateral warranties 140
7. Possession, Practical Completion and Rectification 144
7.1 Possession and deferment 144
7.2 Progress 145
7.3 Practical completion 147
7.4 Partial possession 149
7.5 Rectification period 150
8. Extension of Time 153
8.1 Principles 153
8.2 Contract procedure 155
8.3 Relevant events 158
8.4 Liquidated damages 162
9. Financial Claims 167
9.1 Types of claim 167
9.2 Application for direct loss and/or expense 168
9.3 Supplemental provision procedures (para. 5) 173
9.4 Grounds for direct loss and/or expense 174
9.5 Antiquities 177
10. Payment 178
10.1 Contract sum 178
10.2 Interim payments 180
10.3 Applications 185
10.4 Employer’s right to withhold payment or to deduct 189
10.5 Retention 190
10.6 Final payment 192
10.7 Advance payment 198

10.8 Changes 198
10.9 Valuation of changes under the supplemental provisions 201
10.10 Fluctuations 203
10.11 VAT 205
11. Insurance and Indemnities 206
11.1 Injury to persons and property 206
11.2 Employer’s liability 207
11.3 Insurance of the Works 209
11.4 Insurance of the Works: new building 210
Contents vii
11.5 Insurance of the Works: existing building 212
11.6 Terrorism cover 214
11.7 The Joint Fire Code 214
11.8 Professional indemnity insurance 215
12. Termination 217
12.1 Common law position 217
12.2 Termination generally 218
12.3 Termination by the employer 220
12.4 Termination by the contractor 227
13. Dispute Resolution 233
13.1 General 233
13.2 Adjudication 237
13.3 Arbitration 247
13.4 Legal proceedings 255
Table of Cases 256
Clause Index 265
Subject Index 273