Standard Letters for Building Contractors - Hardcover

Chappell, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0632034521 ISBN 13: 9780632034529

Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc, 1994

Synopsis

This book brings together standard letters for use with the standard forms of building contract and sub-contract. It includes letters which the contractor is obliged to give, and others which it is wise to send. It is for use with JCT 80, the Intermediate Form, Minor Works Form, GC/Works/1 and standard forms of sub-contract. The new edition takes into account recent changes to those contracts. It is intended as a companion volume to the author's other book, "Standard Letters in Architectural Practice".

About this title

Book Description:

Provides a set of over 270 standard letters for use with the standard forms of building contract and sub-contract. The new edition takes account of extensive changes to the forms since the first edition was published in 1994, including the Housing Grants Act and case law.

From the Back Cover:

Whenever a contractor undertakes work using one of the standard building contracts, however small the job, writing a good many letters will be involved. Some will be formal notices it is necessary to give; others will be letters it is prudent to send.

This book provides a set of over 300 standard letters for use with the standard forms of building contract and sub-contract and aims to cover all the common situations which contractors will encounter when involved in a contract. It has been substantially revised to take account of the 2005 suite of JCT contracts, together with changes in case law and the 2007 CDM Regulations.

The letters are for use with the following contracts: ● JCT Standard Building Contract (SBC), ● JCT Intermediate Building Contract (IC) and ‘with contractor’s design’ (ICD), ● JCT Minor Works Building Contract (MW) and ‘with contractor’s design’ (MWD), ● JCT Design and Build Contract (DB), ● JCT Standard Building Sub-Contract Conditions (SBCSub/C) and ‘with sub-contractor’s design’ (SBCSub/D/C), ● JCT Intermediate Named Sub-Contract Conditions (ICSub/NAM/C), ● JCT Intermediate Sub-Contract Conditions (ICSub/C) and ‘with sub-contractor’s design’ (ICSub/D/C), and ● JCT Design and Build Sub-Contract Conditions (DBSub/C).

There are also letters for use with GC/Works/1 and its subcontract.

The book comes with a free CD which includes all the letters. It is compatible for use with Microsoft® Word and WordPerfect® on IBM-PC and Macintosh® machines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0632034521
• ISBN 13: 9780632034529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 286