How Many Different JCT Standard Form Contracts Are There?

The JCT Standard Form Contracts are documents published by the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT).

The JCT is an industry body founded in 1931 which comprises representatives from across the construction industry, including other professional bodies, contractors, and clients, who collaborated to produce documents which seek to reflect the needs and interests of all parties involved in construction projects.

The JCT's documents are widely used in the UK and are generally recognized for their comprehensive and balanced approach to contract terms and conditions.

The key advantages of using JCT contracts are:

1.    they do not have to be drafted from scratch each time.  The standard forms can be downloaded, and the relevant details filled in.  This saves time drafting;

2.    their terms are familiar.  This means the parties to the contracts are likely to understand how they work, and trust that the terms are broadly acceptable.  This saves time reviewing and negotiating; and

3.    they work together as a suite.  This means a JCT main contract is (providing that it is from the same ‘family’) likely to be compatible with a JCT sub-contract.  This avoids confusion and conflict.

There are a large number of JCT standard form contracts, because there are a large number of construction situations which might arise.  In the 2016 edition, there are 60 different agreements published by the JCT. Below is a list of those 2016 JCT contracts, categorised by ‘family’, and then by type.

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STANDARD BUILDING CONTRACT (SBC)

Main Contracts

1. “SBC/AQ” - Standard Building Contract With Approximate Quantities 2016

2. “SBC/Q” - Standard Building Contract With Quantities 2016

3. “SBC/XQ” - Standard Building Contract Without Quantities 2016

Sub-Contracts

1. “SBCSub/A” - Standard Building Sub-Contract Agreement 2016

2. “SBCSub/C” - Standard Building Sub-Contract Conditions 2016

3. “SBCSub/D/A” - Standard Building Sub-Contract with sub-contractor's design Agreement 2016

4. “SBCSub/D/C” - Standard Building Sub-Contract with sub-contractor's design Conditions 2016

INTERMEDIATE BUILDING CONTRACT (IC)

Main Contracts

1. “IC” - Intermediate Building Contract 2016

2. “ICD” - Intermediate Building Contract with contractor's design 2016

Sub-Contracts

1. “ICSub/A” - Intermediate Sub-Contract Agreement 2016

2. “ICSub/C” - Intermediate Sub-Contract Conditions 2016

3. “ICSub/D/A” - Intermediate Sub-Contract with sub-contractor's design Agreement 2016

4. “ICSub/D/C” - Intermediate Sub-Contract with sub-contractor's design Conditions 2016

5. “ICSub/NAM” - Intermediate Named Sub-Contract Tender & Agreement 2016

6. “ICSub/NAM/C” - Intermediate Named Sub-Contract Conditions 2016

7. “ICSub/NAM/E” - Intermediate Named Sub-Contractor/Employer Agreement 2016

MINOR WORKS BUILDING CONTRACT (MW)

Main Contracts

1. “MW” - Minor Works Building Contract 2016

2. “MWD” - Minor Works Building Contract with contractor's design 2016

Sub-Contract

1. “MWSub/D” - Minor Works Sub-Contract with sub-contractor's design 2016

DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACT (DB)

Main Contract

1. “DB” - Design and Build Contract 2016

Sub-Contracts

1. “DBSub/A” - Design and Build Sub-Contract Agreement 2016

2. “DBSub/C” - Design and Build Sub-Contract Conditions 2016

MAJOR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MP)

Main Contract

1. “MP” - Major Project Construction Contract 2016

Sub-Contract

1. “MPSub” - Major Project Sub-Contract 2016

JCT - CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE CONTRACT (CE)

1. “CE JCT” - Constructing Excellence Contract 2016

2. “CE/P JCT” - Constructing Excellence Contract Project Team Agreement 2016

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CM)

1. “CM/A” - Construction Management Appointment 2016

2. “CM/TC” - Construction Management Trade Contract 2016

MANAGEMENT BUILDING CONTRACT (MC)

1. “MC” - Management Building Contract 2016

2. “MCWC/A” - Management Works Contract Agreement 2016

3. “MCWC/C” - Management Works Contract Conditions 2016

4. “MCWC/E” -- Management Works Contractor/Employer Agreement 2016

PRIME COST BUILDING CONTRACT (PCC)

1. “PCC” - Prime Cost Building Contract 2016

MEASURED TERM CONTRACT (MTC)

1. “MTC” - Measured Term Contract 2016

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

1. “RM” - Repair and Maintenance Contract (Commercial) 2016

ADJUDICATION AGREEMENT (Adj)

1. “Adj” - Adjudication Agreement 2016

2. “Adj/N” - Adjudication Agreement (Named Adjudicator) 2016

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (FA)

1. “FA” - Framework Agreement 2016

PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT (PCSA)

1. “PCSA” - Pre-Construction Services Agreement (General Contractor) 2016

2. “PCSA/SP” - Pre-Construction Services Agreement (Specialist) 2016

CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT (CA)

1. “CA” - Consultancy Agreement (Public Sector) 2016

GENERIC CONTRACTS

1. “ShortSub” - Short Form of Sub-Contract 2016

2. “SubSub” - Sub-subcontract 2016

HOME OWNER CONTRACTS

1. “HO/B” - Building Contract for a Home Owner/Occupier who has not appointed a consultant to oversee the work

2. “HO/C” - Building Contract for a Home Owner/Occupier who has appointed a consultant to oversee the work

3. “HO/CA” - Consultancy Agreement for a Home Owner/Occupier appointing a consultant in relation to building work

4. “HO/RM” - Home Repair and Maintenance Contract (Revised 2015)

COLLATERAL WARRANTIES

1. “CWa/F” - Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2016

2. “CWa/P&T” - Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2016

3. “SCWa/E” - Sub-Contractor Collateral Warranty for the Employer 2016

4. “SCWa/F” - Sub-Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2016

5. “SCWa/P&T” - Sub-Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2016

6. “CMWa/F” - Construction Manager Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2016

7. “CMWa/P&T” - Construction Manager Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2016

8. “TCWa/F” - Trade Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2016

9. “TCWa/P&T” - Trade Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2016

10. “MCWa/F” - Management Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2016

11. “MCWa/P&T” - Management Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2016

12. “WCWa/F” - Works Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2016

13. “WCWa/P&T” - Works Contractor Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2016