JCT 2016 Standard Building Contract Training

Understand and increase your confidence working with the UK’s most popular building contract by taking our JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 Practical Training.

This course will provide in-depth knowledge on compliance with the detailed provisions of the contract, with key emphasis on payment, notices, change management, extension of time and loss and expense.

Course details

Half day (4/5 hours)

Classroom-based learning which can be delivered in-house or at one of SOCOTEC’s training facilities
Online

This course is ideal for construction professionals working with the JCT SBC 2016, such as:

Architects
Project managers
Contract managers
Quantity surveyors

From £1,650.00

This course can be tailored to your requirements, please enquire for further details.

The course will allow you to:

Identify and manage key administrative procedures under the contract
Appreciate the importance of notices and how to manage them
Manage and value change
Recognise contractual risks and opportunities
Understand how extensions of time and loss and expense are considered and awarded

Key areas of this course include:

Introduction to the JCT
Key changes between JCT 2011 and JCT 2016
The structure of the contract
Definitions and interpretations – notices and communications
Carrying out the Works – contractor’s obligations, errors, discrepancies and divergences, liquidated damages, and delay (Relevant Events)
Control of the Works – architect’s/contract administrator’s instructions
Payment – loss and expense recovery (Relevant Matters)
Change management – variations
Injury, damage and changes
Performance bonds, guarantees and collateral warranties
Dispute resolution