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Construction Contracts

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First edition published 1992 by E & F N Spon

Second edition published 1996

Third edition published 2000 by Spon Press

Fourth edition published 2008 by Taylor & Francis

This edition published 2015 by Routledge

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And by Routledge

711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

©1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 John Murdoch and Will Hughes

©2015 Will Hughes, Ronan Champion and John Murdoch

The right of Will Hughes, Ronan Champion and John Murdoch to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.

The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any efforts or omissions that may be made.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hughes, Will (William Paul), 1956author.

Construction contracts : law and management / Will Hughes, Ronan Champion and John Murdoch. -- 5th edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Construction contracts--England. I. Murdoch, J. R., author. II. Champion, Ronan, author. III. Title.

KD1641.H84 2015 343.4107’8624--dc23 2014047697

ISBN: 978-0-415-65705-1 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-415-65704-4 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-69521-1 (ebk)

Publisher’s Note

Camera-ready copy prepared in Times New Roman by Will Hughes

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................

v

List of tables ..............................................................................................

vii

List of figures .............................................................................................

ix

Table of cases .............................................................................................

xi

Table of statutes......................................................................................

xxv

Glossary.................................................................................................

 

xxvii

1

UK construction sector context ......................................................

1

 

1.1 The nature of the sector .....................................................................

1

 

1.2 The nature of professionalism in construction...................................

6

 

1.3 The nature of projects ........................................................................

8

 

1.4

Procurement methods ......................................................................

11

2

Roles and relationships .................................................................

13

 

2.1

Common problems...........................................................................

13

 

2.2

Client roles.......................................................................................

18

 

2.3

Consultant roles ...............................................................................

20

 

2.4

Professional services agreements.....................................................

21

 

2.5

Architect ..........................................................................................

22

 

2.6

Quantity surveyor ............................................................................

24

 

2.7 Typical terms in professional services agreements..........................

24

 

2.8

Integrated documentation ................................................................

28

3

General contracting.......................................................................

31

 

3.1

Background......................................................................................

31

 

3.2 Use of general contracting ...............................................................

34

 

3.3

Basic characteristics.........................................................................

40

 

3.4 Risk in general contracting ..............................................................

45

 

3.5 Standardized approaches to general contracting..............................

49

4

Design-build ...................................................................................

51

 

4.1

Background......................................................................................

51

 

4.2 Features of DB contracts..................................................................

53

 

4.3 Use of the JCT design build form (JCT DB 11) ..............................

56

 

4.4 Characteristics of JCT DB 11 ..........................................................

61

 

4.5

Risk in DB .......................................................................................

64

 

4.6

Approaches to DB............................................................................

66

5

Construction management............................................................

69

 

5.1

Background......................................................................................

69

 

5.2 Use of construction management contracts .....................................

71

 

5.3 Principles of CM contracting...........................................................

73

ii

Construction Contracts

 

 

5.4 Overview of JCT CM Contract........................................................

75

 

5.5 Allocation of risk in construction management ...............................

77

 

5.6 Approaches to construction management ........................................

79

6

Collaborative contracting .............................................................

81

 

6.1

Background......................................................................................

81

 

6.2 Use of collaborative contracting......................................................

82

 

6.3 Principles of collaborative contracting ............................................

84

 

6.4 Characteristics of collaborative contracting.....................................

84

 

6.5 Risk in collaborative contracting .....................................................

90

 

6.6 Approaches to collaborative contracting .........................................

91

7

Risk allocation and procurement decisions.................................

93

 

7.1 Types of risk in construction contracts ............................................

93

 

7.2

Dealing with risk..............................................................................

94

 

7.3

Procurement.....................................................................................

99

 

7.4 Identifying and choosing procurement methods............................

103

 

7.5 Characteristics of procurement methods........................................

107

8

Contract choice ............................................................................

117

 

8.1 Use of standard contracts...............................................................

117

 

8.2

Contract drafting............................................................................

120

 

8.3

JCT contracts .................................................................................

120

 

8.4

Other standard-form contracts .......................................................

127

 

8.5 The burgeoning landscape of standard forms ................................

132

9

Tendering and contract formation.............................................

133

 

9.1 The meaning of construction contracts..........................................

133

 

9.2 The formation of contracts by agreement ......................................

134

 

9.3 Contracts made by tender ..............................................................

144

10

Liability in contract and tort ......................................................

157

 

10.1

Express terms.................................................................................

157

 

10.2

Exemption clauses .........................................................................

166

 

10.3

Incorporation by reference.............................................................

168

 

10.4

Implied terms.................................................................................

169

 

10.5 Liability in tort for negligence.......................................................

172

11

Contractor’s obligations..............................................................

175

 

11.1

Standard of work............................................................................

175

 

11.2

Statutory obligations......................................................................

179

 

11.3

Co-ordination and management.....................................................

181

 

11.4

Transfer of materials......................................................................

185

12

Employer’s obligations................................................................

187

 

12.1

Implied obligations........................................................................

187

 

12.2

Employer’s express obligations.....................................................

190

 

12.3 Responsibility for the contract administrator.................................

192

 

12.4 Responsibility for site conditions ..................................................

193

 

12.5

Health and safety ...........................................................................

196

Contents iii

13

Responsibility for design.............................................................

197

 

13.1

Design management.......................................................................

197

 

13.2 Design duties in law.......................................................................

198

 

13.3 Legal responsibility for design ......................................................

204

14

Time

..............................................................................................

209

 

14.1

Commencement.............................................................................

209

 

14.2

Progress .........................................................................................

211

 

14.3

Completion ....................................................................................

212

 

14.4 Contractor’s obligations after completion......................................

216

 

14.5

Adjustments of time.......................................................................

217

15

Payment ........................................................................................

229

 

15.1 Employer’s obligation to pay.........................................................

229

 

15.2

The contract sum............................................................................

233

 

15.3

Variations.......................................................................................

234

 

15.4

Fluctuations ...................................................................................

243

 

15.5

Retention money............................................................................

244

16

Contractors’ delay and disruption costs....................................

249

 

16.1 Contract claims and damages ........................................................

249

 

16.2 Grounds for contractual claims......................................................

251

 

16.3

Claims procedures .........................................................................

254

 

16.4

Quantification of claims.................................................................

256

17

Insurance and bonds ...................................................................

267

 

17.1

Insurance........................................................................................

267

 

17.2

Bonds and guarantees ....................................................................

277

18

Role of the contract administrator.............................................

283

 

18.1 Contract administrator as the employer’s agent.............................

283

 

18.2 Contract administrator as independent certifier.............................

294

19

Sub-contracts ...............................................................................

303

 

19.1 Reasons for the prevalence of sub-contracting ..............................

303

 

19.2 The legal basis of sub-contracting .................................................

305

 

19.3

The contractual chain.....................................................................

306

 

19.4

Domestic sub-contracts..................................................................

307

 

19.5

Defaults of sub-contractors............................................................

309

 

19.6

Rights of sub-contractors...............................................................

313

 

19.7

Collateral warranties......................................................................

319

 

19.8 Employer selection of sub-contractors...........................................

324

20

Financial remedies for breach of contract.................................

331

 

20.1

General damages............................................................................

331

 

20.2

Liquidated damages.......................................................................

336

 

20.3

Quantum meruit claims..................................................................

341

 

20.4 Non-payment as a contractual remedy...........................................

342

21

Defective buildings and subsequent owners ..............................

347

 

21.1

Claims in negligence......................................................................

347

 

21.2

Statutory protection .......................................................................

350

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21.3 Alternative forms of legal protection.............................................

353

 

21.4

Assessment of damages .................................................................

358

22

Suspension and termination of contracts ..................................

361

 

22.1

Suspension of work ........................................................................

361

 

22.2 Termination for breach at common law.........................................

362

 

22.3 Termination under JCT contracts...................................................

369

 

22.4 Termination under NEC contracts .................................................

375

 

22.5 Termination under FIDIC contracts...............................................

376

 

22.6 Termination of contract by frustration...........................................

377

23

Non-adversarial dispute resolution............................................

379

 

23.1

Background to disputes ..................................................................

379

 

23.2 The nature of construction disputes...............................................

382

 

23.3 The role of the contract administrator............................................

384

 

23.4 Methods of dispute resolution........................................................

384

 

23.5 References to ADR procedures in standard forms.........................

389

24

Adversarial dispute resolution....................................................

391

 

24.1

Adjudication ..................................................................................

391

 

24.2

Arbitration .....................................................................................

398

 

24.3

Litigation .......................................................................................

407

 

24.4

Arbitration or litigation? ................................................................

409

References

...............................................................................................

415

Author index ...........................................................................................

421

Subject index...........................................................................................

423

Introduction

This book is aimed primarily at students for whom the study of building or civil engineering contracts forms part of a construction-based course. We have had in mind the syllabus requirements for first degrees in Building, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying, as well as those of postgraduate courses in Construction Management and Project Management. We have also assumed that such students will already have been introduced to the general principles of English law, especially those relating to contract and tort. As a result, while aspects of those subjects that are of particular relevance to construction are dealt with here, the reader must look elsewhere for the general legal background.

In producing this fifth edition, we have again been greatly assisted by the many helpful comments made by reviewers and users of previous editions. Nonetheless, our basic aim is identical to that which underpinned the first edition: to provide an explanation of the fundamental principles of construction contract law, rather than a clause-by-clause analysis of any particular standard-form contract. As a result, the book is based not just on one standard-form contract. We draw frequently upon particular standard-form contracts, such as JCT SBC 11, FIDIC 1999 Red Book, NEC3 and ICC 11 for our illustrations of particular points and to contrast different approaches to specific issues. The choice and range of contracts reflects the preeminent positions occupied by the forms currently in use, both in the UK and internationally. Indeed, by dealing with these contracts in the context of making general points about construction contract law, we hope that we generate insights for users in a wider range of countries than the UK.

Finally, we repeat our previous warning as to the dangers inherent in a little learning. Neither this book, nor the courses for which it is intended, seek to produce construction lawyers. The objective is rather to enable those who are not lawyers to resolve simple construction disputes before they become litigious, and to recognize when matters require professional legal advice. We feel that every construction practitioner should understand the legal framework in which they operate. The extent of this understanding should be enough to enable them to instruct and brief specialist construction lawyers. We hope that this is also the aim of every construction student. Ultimately, our aspiration is that this book will help construction practitioners to understand the impact of contract law on their work in construction projects of all kinds, in diverse countries.

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List of tables

Table 2.1: Structure of responsibilities in construction projects

................15

Table 7.1: Principles of procurement .......................................................

105

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