What type of contract is needed?

Deciding on the best contract for the particular requirements of a project is a difficult task. Contracts for construction projects must provide for a wide variety of project data (price, time, quality requirements) plus numerous legal issues.

Standard form contracts are recommended, where possible. Where a standard contract won’t do, consider making amendments to the standard contract. (See Amending standard form contracts.) On rare occasions, a bespoke contract must be used.

This isurv section refers to a construction contract in relation to construction works in the UK with the works performed by a building/engineering contractor.

This section is maintained by Peter Barnes of Blue Sky ADR Ltd.

RICS standard: Appropriate contract selection

RICS journal article: What's new in the JCT 2024 Design and Build contract?

RICS journal article: Drafting contracts to cope with the unknown