ABSTRACT
The JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 (SBC16) is the most recent edition of the longstanding JCT Standard Form of Building Contract. It is intended for use in traditional procurement, that is the design is largely complete at tender stage, but the form also makes provision for limited contractor design. As a traditional form, SBC16 is relatively simple in its overall structure. The contractor must carry out the work shown in the contract documents for the sum entered in the contract particulars, and within an agreed time period. SBC16 can admittedly be criticised for being lengthy and complex in its procedural rules. The construction of large projects is, however, a complex process often involving many risks, therefore in order for parties to decide in advance what should be the outcome of various eventualities the form is necessarily detailed and long.
