ABSTRACT
A contract entered into on the basis of Standard Building Contract (SBC16) will comprise an extensive package of documents, the majority of which will have been issued to the contractor at tender stage. Documents are central to the success of every building operation, and in traditional procurement in particular the contractor depends on full and accurate information being provided in adequate time and to a predetermined pattern. When using SBC16, the primary document is of course the printed form itself, which comprises not only articles and conditions but also various schedules, which include ‘third party rights’, forms of bonds and fluctuations provisions. From the point of view of the purchaser, tenant or funder, they will not be aware of the existence of the third party rights unless the employer lets them have a copy of the relevant part of the contract.
