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Guide to RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018

by Ian Davies

August 2019

Intermediate to advanced

140 pages

4h 7m

English

RIBA Publishing

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1.1 A history of Professional Services Contracts1.2 Professional standards1.3 Summary of key changes to the RIBA Agreements 2010 (2012 revision)
2.1 Overall structure2.2 General components2.3 Electronic formats and online tools
3.1 Why use a standard PSC?3.2 What to consider when choosing the contract form3.3 Selecting the appropriate form3.4 RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2018: Architectural Services3.5 RIBA Concise Professional Services Contract 2018: Architectural Services3.6 RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract 2018: Architectural Services3.7 RIBA Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 20183.8 RIBA Sub-consultant Professional Services Contract 2018
4.1 Client details4.2 Architect/Consultant details4.3 Assignment4.4 Site address and brief4.5 Other Client Appointments4.6 Fees, time charges and expenses4.7 Payment4.8 Copyright4.9 Architect/Consultant's liability4.10 Professional indemnity insurance4.11 Suspension or termination of the Project and/or Contract4.12 Dispute resolution4.13 Information formats4.14 Supplementary Agreements4.15 Schedule of Services
5.1 Preparing the Agreement5.2 Making an amendment5.3 Signing the contract5.4 Correspondence for a typical project
6.1 Further reading6.2 Other RIBA Plan of Work 2013 publications6.3 RIBA Building Contracts6.4 Useful contacts

Overview

The 2018 edition of this guide explains how to use, understand and get the most out of the RIBA Professional Services Contracts, which have been updated from the RIBA Agreements 2010 (and 2012 revision).