ABSTRACT
Concise Agreement for a commission where the concise contract terms are compatible with the complexity of the Project and the risks to each party
where the Client is acting for business or commercial purposes where the commission is for work to the Client’s home and the terms have been negotiated with the Client as a ‘consumer’. A consumer is ‘a natural person acting for purposes outside his trade, business or profession’
where the building works, including extensions and alterations, will be carried out using forms of building contract, such as JCT Agreement for Minor Works or JCT Intermediate Form of Building Contract
Domestic Project Agreement
the commission relates to work to the client’s home, provided that they have elected to use these conditions in their own name, i.e. not as a limited company or other legal entity
the contract terms are compatible with the complexity of the project and the risks to each party and have been negotiated with the client as a consumer
the building works, including extensions and alterations, will be carried out using forms of building contract, such as the JCT Building Contract for a homeowner/ occupier, JCT Agreement for Minor Works or JCT Intermediate Form of Building Contract>
Sub-consultant’s Agreement a consultant wishes or perhaps is required by the client to appoint another consultant (thus, a sub-consultant) to perform part of the consultant’s services
the contract terms are compatible with the (head) agreement between the consultant and the client, with the complexity of the project and the risks to each party
Electronic and print formats All the RIBA Agreements 2013 and their components are available as electronic files. A limited number of the conditions and core components are published in print. The electronic and printed versions may be used in combination
RIBA Agreements 2013 Suitable for
Electronic components Conditions, notes and guides are available as locked PDFs and all other components, e.g. schedules and model letters, are available in Rich Text Format (RTF), which can be customized using most commonly used word processing software to meet project requirements or modified to match the house style of the practice
Each agreement comprises the selected Conditions of Appointment (i.e. Standard, Concise or Domestic), related components, and a schedule or schedules of Services.
