Guide to JCT Design and Build Contract 2016

8 Payment

8.1 Under DB16, the contractor has the right to be paid sums properly due, and the employer is obliged to ensure that the contractor is so paid. There are several safeguards in place, introduced through the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (HGCRA) 1996 as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act (LDEDCA) 1999, to ensure that the contractor is dealt with fairly, so it is sensible for the employer (in the absence of any independent certifier) to make every effort to interpret the provisions objectively.

8.2 The payment provisions in DB16 are quite complex. However, as many of the provisions were introduced to comply with the above Act, and are compulsory for all contracts to which the ...