ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the text of the Standard Building Contract and presents in full those clauses that are considered to be of particular relevance to architects. The increasingly complicated provisions for nominations of sub-contractors and suppliers which developed through earlier editions of the Joint Contracts Tribunal forms have now all disappeared since the 2005 edition. The Articles state shortly the substance of the parties’ agreement. Articles 1 and 2 define the basic contractual obligations of the parties. The arbitration agreement is contained in Article 8, if the parties elect to apply it, in which case they must make a positive election in the Contract Particulars. Architects should ensure that the Contract Particulars are carefully completed. Clause 6.2 requires the contractor to indemnify the employer against liability etc. arising from damage to property, real or personal, occasioned by the carrying out of the works.
