The JCT Standard Building Contract 2011

David Chappell 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2014년 01월 08일 출간

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Books about construction contracts tend to be dense and wordy, but what most architects, quantity surveyors, project managers, builders and employers are looking for is an easily navigable, simple guide to using a contract, written in plain language.The JCT Standard Building Contract 2011 is an uncomplicated book about a complex and commonly used contract. It straightforwardly and concisely sets out exactly what the contract requires in various circumstances, as far as possible without legal jargon and without assuming any particular legal or contractual expertise from the reader. It explains, often from first principles, exactly what is meant by a contract and why certain clauses, such as extension of time clauses or liquidated damages clauses are present and more importantly, what they mean. The book is divided into many chapters, each with many sub-headings, to make it easy to read and to help readers to find relevant explanations quickly. Tables and flowcharts are used to ensure clarity and most chapters include a section dealing with common problems.Covers the recently issued JCT Standard Building Contract 2011Straightforward, concise, and as far as possible free of legal jargonSets out exactly what the contract requires in various circumstancesIncludes many tables and flowcharts to ensure clarity

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Preface xivAbbreviations used in the text xviNotes before reading xviiPart I Preliminaries 11 Introduction 11.1 What is a contract? 11.2 Purpose of building contracts 41.3 Types of construction contracts 41.4 Characteristics of a standard form 71.5 Commonly used contracts 91.6 Important background to SBC 111.7 SBC and variants 112 Basic matters 132.1 Works 132.2 Drawings 132.3 Specification 142.4 Schedules 152.5 Bills of quantities 152.6 The Standard Method of Measurement 162.7 Privity of contract and the Third Party Act 172.8 Third party rights and collateral warranties 182.9 Base Date 192.10 Common problems 203 About the contract documents 233.1 What constitutes the contract? 233.2 What are articles and recitals? 243.3 How to complete the contract form 253.4 Priority of documents 293.5 Errors, discrepancies and divergences 303.6 Custody and copies 343.7 Limits to use 353.8 Reckoning days 353.9 Certificates, notices and other communications 363.10 Applicable law 373.11 Common problems 374 Related matters 404.1 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended 404.2 Entire contracts 424.3 Express and implied terms 434.4 Limitation periods 444.5 Letters of intent 464.6 Quantum meruit 474.7 Limited companies 484.8 Bonds 494.9 Common problems 51Part Ii Participants 535 The architect&'s powers and duties 535.1 What the architect can do or must do 535.2 Specific requirements under the JCT contract 545.3 Powers 545.4 The architect&'s design role under SBC 545.5 The architect as agent for the employer 615.6 No power to direct contractor 62

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저자(글) David Chappell

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David Chappell BA(Hons Arch), MA(Arch), MA(Law), PhD, RIBA has 50 years of experience in the construction industry. David has worked as an architect in the public and private sectors, as a contracts administrator, as a lecturer in construction law and contracts procedure and as a construction contracts consultant. He was Professor of Architectural Practice and Management Research at The Queen's University of Belfast and Visiting Professor of Practice Management and Law at the University of Central England in Birmingham. Theauthor of many books for the construction industry, he is Director of David Chappell Consultancy Limited, is a specialist advisor to the RIBA and RSUA and regularly acts as an adjudicator.

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