Standard Letters for Building Contractors

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.

David Chappell BA(HonsArch), MA (Arch), MA (Law), PhD, RIBA has 50 years’ experience in the construction industry, having worked as an architect in the public and private sectors, as contracts administrator for a building contractor, as a lecturer in construction law and contract procedures and, for the last twenty years, as a construction contract consultant . He is currently the Director of David Chappell Consultancy Limited and frequently acts as an adjudicator. He was Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Architectural Practice and Management Research at The Queen’s University Belfast and Visiting Professor of Practice Management and Law at the University of Central England in Birmingham. David Chappell is the author of many articles and books for the construction industry. He is one of the RIBA Specialist Advisors and lectures widely.

Preface to Fourth Edition
Introduction
Tendering
Letters
To architect, requesting inclusion in list of tenderers
To architect, if no response to request for inclusion on list of tenderers
To architect, agreeing to tender
To architect, if contractor unwilling to tender
To architect, if contractor asked to provide information prior to inclusion on tender list
To architect, if the contractor is informed that the tender date is delayed and is still willing to submit tender
To architect, if the contractor is informed that the tender date is delayed and is unwilling to tender
To architect, acknowledging receipt of tender documents
To architect, regarding questions during the tender period
To architect, requesting extension of tender period
To architect, withdrawing qualification to tender
To architect, if confirming offer where the overall price is dominant
To architect, if withdrawing offer where the overall price is dominant
To architect, if amending offer where the pricing document is dominant
To architect, if tender accepted (a)
To architect, if tender accepted (b)
To architect, if tender accepted (c)
To architect, if purporting to accept tender
To architect, if another tender accepted
Contract Documents
Letters
To architect, returning contract documents
To architect, if mistakes in contract documents and previous acceptance of tender
To architect, if mistakes in contract documents and no previous acceptance of tender
To architect, if contractor asked to commence before contract documents signed, but tender accepted
To architect, if contractor asked to commence before contract documents signed and tender not accepted
To architect, if contract not signed and certification due
Insurance and Other Project Planning Matters
Letters
To architect, seeking approval to the names of insurers for employer's liability
To architect, regarding contractor's insurance (a)
To architect, regarding contractor's insurance (b)
To employer, regarding contractor's insurance (c)
To employer, within 21 days of acceptance of tender or renewal of insurance
To architect, after approval of insurers for employer's liability
To architect, regarding professional indemnity insurance
To architect, if professional indemnity insurance is no longer available at commercially reasonable rates
To architect, if Joint Fire Code remedial measures are a variation
To architect, if Joint Fire Code remedial measures are a variation, but require emergency action
To employer, regarding employer's insurance (a)
To employer, regarding employer's insurance (b)
To employer, regarding employer's insurance (c)
To employer, who fails to maintain insurance cover (a)
To employer, who fails to maintain insurance cover (b)
To architect and employer, if any damage occurs due to an insured risk (a)
To architect and employer, if any damage occurs due to an insured risk (b)
To architect, on receipt of letter of intent
To architect, if contractor asked to sign a warranty
To architect, on receipt of defective third party rights notice
To architect, on receipt of request for warranty
To architect, if contractor asked to supply a performance bond
To employer, if asked to execute a novation agreement
To architect, enclosing the construction phase plan
To architect, regarding person-in-charge or agent (a)
To architect, regarding the appointment of a site manager (b)
To architect, regarding consent to removal or replacement of site manager
To architect, if required to furnish names and addresses of operatives
To architect, if passes are required
To employer, regarding the employer's representative
To employer, regarding th
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