ABSTRACT
GENERAL 21.1 The Major Project Form (MPF) was introduced by the Joint Contracts Tribunal in June 2003. It is the first ‘‘new’’ form of contract launched by the JCT since the introduction of the Intermediate Form of Contract in 1984. The MPF was a sea change in approach from the standard form contracts that had gone before. It is aimed at Employers who have their own in-house contractual procedures and at the Contractors with whom they work. In other words, this contract is to be used by experienced employers and contractors who are used to executing major projects and who understand the commercial and practical risks inherent in such developments. As a result, the MPF provides a framework within which the parties define their obligations, as opposed to the historic approach of parties heavily amending one of the other standard form contracts.
