Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016

5Control of the works

5.1 The contract administrator’s duties to the employer are normally set out in an appointment document, frequently on a standard form produced by one of the professional institutions. The contract administrator’s role within the construction contract, however, is to be determined solely from the construction contract terms. A contract administrator named in SBC16 will be required to take certain actions; for example, supplying necessary information, issuing instructions and issuing certificates or statements. In some matters the contract administrator will act as agent of the employer, such as when issuing instructions which vary the works, and in others as an independent decision maker, for example when issuing certificates ...