Current
Core Supplement
JCT Standard Building Contract (SBC)
Applies to the design and/or details of larger works by or on behalf of the employer, and where detailed contract provisions are necessary. The employer provides the contractor with drawings. Also appropriate when either a specification or work schedules to define adequately the scope and quality of the work and where the degree of complexity is not such as to require bills of quantities. A contract administrator and quantity surveyor will administer the conditions.
Current edition: SBC/XQ 2024. Previous editions: SBC/XQ 2016, SBC/QX 2011 (with 2015 amendment), SBC/XQ 2005 (Revision 2 2009), JCT 1998 (PXQ/LXQ).
Sweet and Maxwell are a large commercial Publisher for the legal and regulatory markets. In May 2005 they took over the publishing of the JCT contracts.
NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
We connect trusted knowledge to customers' workflows – mitigating risk, increasing efficiency and accelerating innovation For more than 60 years, leading R&D and engineering-intensive organizations have relied on us to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery of complex projects and new products. We deliver an unparalleled combination of technical content and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to surface answers from the vast universe of technical knowledge, both inside and outside the organization. In a single interface, we connect the dots between information scattered across many different sources, allowing technical professionals to make better, more informed decisions faster.