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Welcome to the JCT 2016 Edition of Contracts
What are the main new features of the 2016 Edition?...
»» We’ve incorporated the provisions of the JCT Public Sector Supplement 2011
that relate to Fair Payment, Transparency & BIM.
»» We’ve incorporated the provisions of the JCT 2012 Named Specialist Update.
• Establishing (for Fair Payment purposes) Interim Valuation Dates that apply
to main contract, sub-contract and sub-subcontract levels
»» We’ve included provisions for the grant of Performance Bonds and Parent Company
Guarantees.
»» We’ve extended the optional provisions for Collateral Warranties from sub-contractors
to include Third Party Rights. We’ve also changed the way the requirements for
Collateral Warranties and/or Third Party Rights are set out - removing part 2 of the
contract particulars and replacing it with a separate document, the Rights Particulars.
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Why does the JCT 2016 Edition What are some of the specific may be additional obligations for
have a greater focus on amendments included, in relation the supply of information. We have
Building Information Modelling to BIM, in the 2016 Edition? included a new clause within the
(BIM)? conditions of sub-contracting
Some of the key points are that provisions requiring these obligations
We believe that BIM is an important firstly, an agreed BIM protocol is to be stepped down to the
route to improving construction now a new defined term in clause sub-contractor.
performance. 1.1, and where the protocol is to
apply, relevant details will need
We published our Practice Note, to be inserted in the new entry
“Building Information Modelling provided in the contract particulars. Some BIM protocols state that
(BIM), Collaborative and Integrated in the case of conflict they will
Team Working” earlier this year to Where there is an agreed BIM override the Agreement and
provide information and assist protocol it is also a Contract other Contract Documents.
practitioners with achieving BIM Document. This means that the What is JCT’s position on this?
level 2, and we welcome the Contractor’s general obligations
government’s commitment to (in clause 2.1) to carry out and We acknowledge that some
advance the UK to BIM level 3 complete the works “in compliance model protocols state that in the
over the coming years. with the Contract Documents” case of conflict they will override
will include compliance with the the Agreement and other Contract
Wider adoption of BIM and further agreed BIM protocol. Documents.
development of its techniques is
yielding substantial benefits for Secondly, the definition of the However JCT does not endorse
the industry. Design Submission Procedure the suitability of an overriding
(which operates in many JCT provision such as this. We consider
The UK’s leading position on contracts where the Contractor that our contracts give sufficient
BIM will likely increase the export carries out a design function), latitude to BIM protocols so that
prospects for our consultants, has been adapted to take account a conflict should not arise.
constructors and product makers, of BIM’s role.
as well as benefit clients. In the 2016 Edition, whilst an
Where there is an agreed BIM agreed BIM Protocol is a Contract
It’s important for JCT, as an Protocol included in the Contract Document, it will not - in accordance
industry-wide collaborative body, Documents, the procedure specified with JCT’s precedence of documents
that our contracts provide the facility in the BIM protocol will apply. provision, be capable of overriding
for, and support the adoption of, or modifying the Contract Agreement
BIM on projects. If there is none, or it is not applicable, or Conditions in the event of
the existing procedures set out in any conflict.
With that in mind, to recognise the the relevant schedule to the JCT
importance of BIM, BIM protocols contract will apply in default.
and their status within construction
contracts, we have introduced a We have also acknowledged that
number of amendments for the by including an agreed BIM Protocol
2016 Edition. as a Contract Document, there
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The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Why is JCT including amendments specific to Where a public contract doesn’t provide for these
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in the requirements, they are deemed to be included, so
2016 Edition? that the obligations cannot be contracted out of.
Many publicly procured projects are built on JCT JCT’s payment provisions, if they are unamended,
contracts and it is important that public sector clients already allow for a 30-day period to apply to the
feel confident in using our contracts and that they are payment process, so there are no specific provisions
fully compliant with any relevant regulations. referring to the PCR 2015 in that respect.
For the 2016 Edition we have taken this into account There are however provisions at each tier that refer
not only with the incorporation of provisions from the to Regulation 113 and require that the payment terms
JCT Public Sector Supplement 2011, but also in are passed down the supply chain.
amending the contracts to take care of some of the
specific aspects of the PCR 2015 that are relevant. Under Regulation 71 of the PCR 2015, there are
provisions that require the Contractor to provide the
The PCR 2015 applies where the employer is a Employer basic information on the contractor’s
‘contracting authority’ and awards a ‘public contract’ immediate sub-contractors, which may be extended
in accordance with the definitions set out in the to lower tiers of sub-contractors. These requirements
regulations. are included in all tiers of JCT contracts.
Generally, the regulations apply when the contract is Regulation 57 gives the Employer the right to insist
within the scope of PCR 2015 and exceeds a value on the removal of a sub-contractor where there
threshold. We recommend that professional advice are grounds for exclusion in accordance with the
should be taken in there is any doubt as to the regulation. The 2016 Edition includes a specific
applicability of the Regulations generally or a provision to reflect these rights.
specific provision.
Regulation 73 requires public contracts to contain the
Whilst many of the PCR 2015’s provisions relate right for the Employer to terminate the contract where:
solely to procurement, it is important that, where
applicable, JCT contracts correctly comply. »» There has been a substantial modification
to the contract within the meaning of
For the 2016 Edition, the provisions included in Regulation 72.
respect of PCR 2015 only apply where the Employer
is a Local or Public Authority and the Contract is »» The Contractor should have been
subject to the PCR 2015. excluded under Regulation 57.
How have Fair Payment Principles been JCT Fluctuations Option A remains as the default,
incorporated? Fluctuations Options B & C are no longer included
in JCT contract documents but will continue to be
To reflect Fair Payment principles we have made available on the JCT website.
modifications to the interim payment due date
provisions. These include establishing Interim Finally, the provisions that entitle a Contractor to
Valuation Dates that are also to apply at JCT claim Loss and Expense by written application have
sub-contract and sub-subcontract level. been revised. With the aim of assisting with the
timely and orderly settlement of such claims, the
Under the revised provisions, using the Standard provisions provide for prompt initial notification of
Building Contract again as an example, for the period claims - or the likelihood of claims - in the same way
up to the due date for the final payment, the due dates
as before.
for interim payments are in each case the date 7 days
after the relevant Interim Valuation Date. They then provide for monthly updates from the
Contractor for as long as necessary for final
The parties must now specify the first Interim Valuation
ascertainment.
Date in the Contract Particulars, which we recommend
should not be more than one month after the Date of The Architect/Contract Administrator or Quantity
Possession. Subsequent Interim Valuation Dates are Surveyor is to notify the Contractor of their initial
to be the same date in each month. ascertainment within 28 days of receiving the required
information, with further notifications being made within
Again, these amendments are also reflected at
14 days of each subsequent update, in each case
sub-contract and sub-subcontract level. If the relevant
identifying any points on which that ascertainment
entries are inserted in the Contract Particulars, as we
differs from the Contractor’s assessment.
recommend, this will enable to Interim Valuation
Dates to be linked across the tiers.
Insurance
How have Insurance provisions changed for the This has been done to enable alternative solutions
2016 Edition? to be adopted through a C.1. Replacement Schedule
without amendments to the Conditions in the cases
If we take the JCT Standard Building Contract as an where the Employer is unable to arrange satisfactory
example, section 6 takes the form of five sub-sections: cover for the Contractor in respect of existing
»» Personal Injury and Property Damage structures - notably where the Employer is a
homeowner or tenant with an insuring landlord.
»» Insurance against Personal Injury and
Property Damage The three Insurance Options have themselves been
simplified by consolidating in Section 6 their respective
»» Insurance of the Works and Existing provisions relating to evidence of insurance - now
Structures clause 6.12, insurance claims and reinstatement -
now clause 6.13 and the former Insurance Option C
»» CDP Professional Indemnity Insurance rights of termination in case of damages to Existing
»» Joint Fire Code compliance Structures - now clause 6.14.
We’ve replaced Part 2 of the Contract Particulars This means that if there is a Contractor’s Designed
with a new separate document, the Rights Particulars. Portion and the Contract requires the Contractor to take
out and maintain Professional Indemnity Insurance, the
The Rights Particulars are to be prepared by or on Purchases, Tenant or Funder will automatically receive
behalf on the Employer to set out the requirements an undertaking from the Contractor in relation to such
for Third Party Rights and/or Collateral Warranties, insurance in the same terms as those given to the
for the Contractor and from sub-contractors. Employer under the Main Contract.
The Rights Particulars may be in whatever format the In relation to Sub-Contractors however, it remains
Employer deems appropriate, however we also provide necessary for the Employer, in their Rights Particulars,
model forms for these particulars at both main contract to specify the levels of PI cover or, where appropriate,
and sub-contract level, which are available from the Product Liability cover that the Contractor is to require
JCT website. from relevant categories of sub-contractor under their
respective sub-contracts.