Standard Building Contract With Quantities (SBC/Q)

Standard Building Contract With Quantities (SBC/Q)

Current version: SBC/Q 2011
Previous versions: SBC/Q 2005 (Revision 2 2009), JCT 1998 (PWQ/LWQ)

  • The employer must provide drawings and bills of quantities to specify the quantity and quality of work.
  • The price and payment structure of the contract is based on a lump sum with monthly interim payments.
  • Sub-Contractors can be appointed with written permission of the architect/contract administrator or selected from a list of three names.
  • Provisions are included for collaborative working, sustainability, advance payment, bonds (advance payment, off-site materials, retention), third party rights and collateral warranties.
  • For use on both private and public sector projects. See also Public Sector Supplement.
  • Pre-Construction Services Agreement (General Contractor) (PCSA) and Pre-Construction Services Agreement (Specialist) (PCSA/SP) can be used with this contract.
  • This contract can be used with the Framework Agreement (FA).
  • With JCT's Named Specialist Update, this contract can include provisions to name individual specialists as domestic sub-contrators for identified parts of the works

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