CIC Scope of Services
Integrated and detailed scopes of services for use by members of the project team undertaking the definition process (design and related activities) on major building projects.
The CIC Scope of Services comprises lists of tasks which are (or may be) required on all projects. From these lists, parties can draw up schedules of services for the appointment of consultants, specialists and contractors by choosing which tasks are required on the particular project and allocating them to whoever is to undertake them.
The CIC Services are for use on major building projects designed by a multi-disciplinary team, whatever the procurement route. The client can be a developer or end-user client, or a design and build contractor. The services may be undertaken by:
- Consultants (on the CIC Conditions section of the CIC Consultants' Contract) or on other conditions;
- Specialists contributing to design; and
- Contractors (whether the procurement route is traditional or design and build).
A series of tables details the tasks to be undertaken as part of the 'definition process'. The term 'definition' is used rather than 'design' because far more than design is involved and not all of those participating in the process undertake design. Thus the process includes management, coordination, costing, programming, health and safety and so on. Definition + construction = project.
The approach is innovative; the services set out are comprehensive and enable parties to assemble schedules of services for the project team which are integrated and transparent. The CIC Services are therefore the perfect tool for working in partnership.
The choosing and allocation of tasks and printing of contract schedules of services is most easily done using DefinIT, the allocation software package.
For more information see the CIC Scope of Services Handbook.
CIC Consultants' Contract
The CIC Consultants' Contract is printed in two volumes, comprising the CIC Conditions and the CIC Scope of Services. The Conditions and Services can be used together for the appointment of consultants; the Services can be used with other conditions for the appointment of consultants; or they can be used for the appointment of other participants such as specialists and contractors.
The CIC Consultants' Contract is for use by experienced clients (employers or design and build contractors) appointing multi-disciplinary teams of consultants for major building projects. All consultants – architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers, CDM co-ordinators and others – can be engaged on the same terms.
It has been drafted with the aim of striking a fair balance between the interests of the client and the consultant. The objective is to make available a contract which is acceptable in the institutional market, but with which consultants and their insurers are comfortable. When used to replace bespoke contracts, the parties avoid beginning every new project with lengthy and costly negotiations, often involving lawyers.
Where the CIC Consultants' Contract is used on a project, it should be used for the appointment of all the consultants. This will mean that all team members are subject to consistent terms, will owe the same duty of care and will be under similar obligations in respect of co-operation, sharing of information, coordination of design and the like. Vitally, the services they are to provide will be fully integrated. When the Services have been assembled for the particular project, all the consultants will have details of the services to be performed by the other team members. (Choosing and allocating the tasks to be performed is most easily done using DefinIT the allocation software package.)
The contract is designed to be flexible enough to fit a range of construction procurement methods, including traditional, design and build and construction management.
Guidance on completion of the contract and on the contract provisions can be found at the back of the CIC Conditions.
"The contract, taken with the integrated Services, is a significant development in the industry; it facilitates the full co-ordination and integration of the activities of all participants on a project. The approach is unique in that it looks at the services undertaken by the whole project team – not only consultants, but specialists and contractors as well. I commend its adoption as a significant contribution to the Strategic Forum for Construction's integration agenda."
The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, MP
