MacRoberts on Scottish building contracts

MacRoberts on Scottish Building Contracts......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
1.2 Definition of a building contract......Page 15
1.3 Parties involved in a building project......Page 19
1.4 Types of building contract......Page 24
1.5 SBCC forms of building contract......Page 29
2.1 Introduction......Page 32
2.2 EU public procurement regime and EU economic and legal principles......Page 33
2.3 Beyond the EU......Page 35
2.5 Who must comply with the Regulations......Page 36
2.6 Treatment of a proposed contract as a works contract, supply contract or a services contract......Page 37
2.8 Is there an applicable exclusion?......Page 41
2.10 The open procedure......Page 42
2.11 The restricted procedure......Page 44
2.12 The negotiated procedure with advertisement......Page 46
2.13 The competitive dialogue procedure......Page 49
2.14 Awarding the contract......Page 54
2.15 The Alcatel mandatory standstill period......Page 55
2.16 Remedies against contracting authorities (bidder grievances and complaints)......Page 58
2.17 Awarding low-value contracts fairly......Page 60
3.2 Essentials of written and oral contracts......Page 62
3.3 Capacity to contract......Page 67
3.4 Implied terms......Page 70
3.5 Letters of intent......Page 73
3.6 Incorporation of terms by reference to another document......Page 75
3.7 Signing a building contract......Page 77
4.1 Introduction......Page 80
4.2 Possession of the site......Page 81
4.3 Administration......Page 84
4.4 Information and instructions......Page 86
4.5 Variations......Page 87
4.6 Other obligations......Page 91
5.2 Completing the works......Page 93
5.3 Quality of the work......Page 100
5.4 Defective work......Page 109
5.5 Progress of the works......Page 110
5.6 Insurance and indemnity … the SBC provisions......Page 112
5.7 Joint Fire Code … the SBC provisions......Page 113
5.8 Health and Safety......Page 114
6.2 Commencement of the works......Page 115
6.4 Progress of the works......Page 116
6.5 Adjustment of Completion Date and extension of time for completion......Page 117
6.7 Completion of the works......Page 126
6.8 Damages for late completion......Page 128
6.9 Liquidated damages......Page 129
7.2 Formal requirements of certificates......Page 133
7.3 Interim certificates......Page 136
7.4 Final certificates......Page 141
7.5 Other certificates......Page 146
7.6 Roles and duties of certifiers......Page 148
8.1 Contractual payment......Page 153
8.2 Adjustment of the contract price......Page 164
8.3 Loss and expense......Page 171
8.4 Quantum meruit......Page 175
8.5 Quantum lucratus......Page 178
8.6 Contractual retention......Page 179
9.2 Frustration and impossibility......Page 182
9.3 Force majeure......Page 184
9.4 Termination......Page 185
9.5 Repudiation and rescission......Page 191
9.6 Death and illness......Page 193
9.7 Illegality......Page 194
9.8 Insolvency......Page 195
9.9 Prescription......Page 196
10.2 Rescission......Page 202
10.3 Specific implement......Page 204
10.4 Damages for breach of contract......Page 205
10.5 Finance charges......Page 209
10.6 Interest......Page 211
10.8 Withholding payment......Page 215
10.9 Suspending performance......Page 218
10.10 Delictual claims......Page 219
11.2 Nominated and domestic sub-contractors......Page 224
11.3 Privity of contract......Page 227
11.4 Relationship between main and sub-contracts......Page 229
11.5 Main contractor's discount......Page 230
11.7 Retention of title clauses......Page 231
11.8 Supply of goods by sub-contractors......Page 232
12.2 Common law......Page 234
12.3 Effect of assignation upon claims......Page 235
12.5 Assignation under the SBC......Page 237
12.7 Novation......Page 238
13.2 Collateral Warranties......Page 240
13.3 Typical clauses......Page 243
13.5 Third party rights schedule......Page 249
13.6 Assignation......Page 251
14.1 Insurance … general principles......Page 252
14.2 Insurance under the SBC......Page 254
14.3 Professional indemnity insurance......Page 259
14.5 Guarantees......Page 261
14.6 Bonds......Page 263
15.2 Litigation......Page 268
15.3 Mediation......Page 277
15.4 Expert determination......Page 283
15.5 Early neutral evaluation......Page 287
15.6 Dispute boards......Page 288
16.2 The scope of Part II of the 1996 Act......Page 290
16.3 The Notice of Adjudication......Page 292
16.4 Appointment of the adjudicator......Page 293
16.6 Conduct of the adjudication......Page 294
16.7 The decision......Page 299
16.8 Adjudicator's fees and costs/expenses of the parties......Page 300
16.9 Liability of the adjudicator......Page 302
16.10 Enforcement proceedings......Page 303
16.12 Human rights......Page 314
16.13 Changes in the statutory framework......Page 315
17.1 Introduction......Page 317
17.2 Arbitration proceedings......Page 323
17.3 Arbiter's powers......Page 327
17.5 Decrees arbitral......Page 328
17.6 Awards of interest......Page 332
17.8 Awards of expenses......Page 334
17.9 The stated case......Page 335
17.11 Reduction......Page 337
18.1 Value Added Tax......Page 342
18.2 The Construction Industry Scheme......Page 346
19.2 Common law......Page 354
19.3 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974......Page 355
19.4 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007......Page 361
19.5 The SBC provisions......Page 374
Table of Cases......Page 376
Table of Statutes......Page 397
Table of Statutory Instruments......Page 403
Table of References to the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract (1998 Edition) and the Standard Building Contract with Quan......Page 409
Table of References to the Design and Build Contract for Use in Scotland, DB/Scot 2005 (Revised May 2006)......Page 412
Index......Page 413