Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016

1About SBC16

Key features

1.1 The JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 (SBC16) is the most recent edition of the longstanding JCT Standard Form of Building Contract. It is intended for use in traditional procurement, i.e. the design is largely complete at tender stage, but the form also makes provision for limited contractor design (the contractor’s designed portion). The current edition is published in three versions: With Quantities, Without Quantities and With Approximate Quantities. The differences between them relate to the documents on which the contract sum is based, and the calculation of sums due to the contractor. Unless otherwise indicated, this Guide makes reference throughout to the With Quantities version (SBC/Q), with attention ...