The printed versions of the new suite of RIBA Agreements 2010 have now been published. They supersede the RIBA Agreements 2007, which will be withdrawn from sale on 1 December 2010 along with the Standard Form of Appointment of an Architect (SFA 99), the Conditions of Engagement for the Appointment of an Architect (CE 99) and the Form of Appointment as Sub-Consultant (SC 99).
The Conditions have been subjected to an extensive industry-wide review led by the RIBA and they are formally endorsed by the ACA, RIAS, RSAW, RSUA and CIAT.
In the printed version there are five different packs. Each comprises the Conditions of Appointment and a set of ‘Core Components’. These are additional documents that are either essential to conclude your Agreement or very commonly used with the Conditions. Designed to be completed and amended by hand, you must buy a new pack for each new appointment. Note that the packs may be supplemented with Other Components, only available electronically.
You can purchase copies of the printed versions of RIBA Agreements 2010 now.
The printed packs are as follows:
- RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 – Architect. Single copy. Code 69979. £32.00 + VAT
- RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 – Architect. 10 Pack. Code 72590. £250.00 + VAT
- RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 – Consultant. Single copy. Code 69980. £32.00 + VAT
- RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 – Consultant. 10 Pack. Code 72591. £250.00 + VAT
- RIBA Concise Agreement 2010 – Architect. Single copy. Code 69977. £22.00 + VAT
- RIBA Concise Agreement 2010 – Architect. 10 Pack. Code 72588. £170.00 + VAT
- RIBA Domestic Project Agreement 2010 – Architect. Single copy. Code 69978. £17.00 + VAT
- RIBA Domestic Project Agreement 2010 – Architect. 10 Pack. Code 72589. £130.00 + VAT
- RIBA Sub-consultant Agreement 2010. Single copy. Code 69981. £17.00 + VAT
- RIBA Sub-consultant Agreement 2010. Pack of 10. Code 72592. £130.00 + VAT
Electronic versions of the RIBA Agreements 2010 are also available. These are compiled and ordered through the Agreements website. For further information on the electronic versions, go to the RIBA Agreements 2010 – electronic versions information page.
What’s new in the 2010 editions?
- The RIBA Agreements are now more user-friendly with a new simplified design
- Recent legislative changes have been taken into account, including The Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work
- Regulations 2008 and the Provision of Services Regulations 2009
- Revisions have been made to the provisions for termination, which give rights to the architect equal to those offered to the client
- The option of an aggregate cap on liability has been introduced
- The establishment of the right for the architect to have reasonable access to photograph a project and to publish images
- Increased interest charges on the late payment of fees
- Better clarification in relation to the architect’s right to suspend the copyright licence in the event of non-payment of any amounts properly due
- In the printed versions, there are now only five RIBA Agreement 2010 packs, reduced from nine in the 2007 edition
- The RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 is the only agreement in the suite which has a separate consultant version.
What the experts say:
"This is a much improved Form of Agreement and we are pleased to have been able to help the RIBA bring it about".
Brian Waters, President of the Association of Consultant Architects
"The RIBA is proud to have authored this definitive suite of appointment documents for the architect in practice. Developed through extensive consultation and legal review, the suite is fully up to date with the latest legislative, regulatory and code of conduct requirements. We’re confident that these clear and flexible agreements represent a profession-wide consensus on best practice in the complex area of architect–client service contracts."
Adrian Dobson, RIBA Director of Practice
“This is a first class suite of documents which protects the interests of the architect while being fair so far as the client is concerned. It is a huge improvement on the 2007 documents and clearer than the 1999 suite which is now somewhat out of date. We shall be recommending them to our clients”.
Dr David Chappell BA(Hons Arch) MA(Arch) MA(Law) PhD RIBA. Director of David Chappell Consultancy Limited
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