ABSTRACT
RIBA Agreements are designed to be:
in line with current working practices, legislative changes and procurement methods
attractive to clients, architects and other consultants, with robust but fair terms
a flexible system of components that can be assembled and customized to create tailored and bespoke contracts
suitable for a wide range of projects and services
based upon the updated RIBA Outline Plan of Work 2013
available in electronic and printed formats
RIBA Agreements 2013
Suitable for
Standard Agreement
a commission where detailed contract terms are necessary for a wide range of projects using most procurement methods
where the client is acting for business or commercial purposes
where the commission is for work to the client’s home where the size or value of the Project merits use of the JCT Standard or Intermediate forms of building contract or similar and the terms have been negotiated with the client as a consumer
Concise Agreement
for a commission where the concise contract terms are compatible with the complexity of the Project and the risks to each party
where the Client is acting for business or commercial purposes
where the commission is for work to the Client’s home and the terms have been negotiated with the Client as a ‘consumer’. A consumer is a natural person acting for purposes outside his trade, business or profession
where the building works, including extensions and alterations, will be carried out using forms of building contract, such as JCT Agreement for Minor Works or JCT Intermediate Form of Building Contract
Domestic Project Agreement
the commission relates to work to the client’s home, provided that they have elected to use these conditions in their own name, i.e. not as a limited company or other legal entity
the contract terms are compatible with the complexity of the project and the risks to each party and have been negotiated with the client as a consumer
the building works, including extensions and alterations, will be carried out using forms of building contract, such as the JCT Building Contract for a homeowner/occupier, JCT Agreement for Minor Works or JCT Intermediate Form of Building Contract
Sub-consultant’s Agreement
a consultant wishes or perhaps is required by the client to appoint another consultant (thus, a sub-consultant) to perform part of the consultant’s services
the contract terms are compatible with the (head) agreement between the consultant and the client, with the complexity of the project and the risks to each party
Electronic and print formats
all the RIBA Agreements 2013 and their components are available as electronic files. A limited number of the conditions and core components are published in print. The electronic and printed versions may be used in combination
Electronic components
conditions, notes and guides are available as locked PDFs and all other components, e. g. schedules and model letters, are available in Rich Text Format (RTF), which can be customized using most commonly used word processing software to meet project requirements or modified to match the house style of the practice
