The contract documents

The contract documents in order of importance are follows

Form of contract

This is the principal document and will often be a printed standard form, such as one of the variants of the JCT Form.

The Articles of Agreement

The Conditions

Total contract sum

Condition of contracts

The condition of contract is represent the legally binding agreement between the parties and cover such important as expected completion date of the work, methods and timing of payments, access to the works etc.

Specification

The specification may describe the method of working and quality required in the works, to assist the contractor in preparing the tender. Specification is used during.

Tendering, to help the estimator to price the work that is required to be carried out

Construction by the designer in order to determine the requirements of the contract, legally technically and financially, and by the building contractor to determine the work to be carried out on site.

Bill of Quantities

When tendering, the bill of quantities is sent out as part of the package of contract documents for the contractor to price. The  enters a unit price or rate against each item of work, the quantities are then multiplied by the rate and the price for the item of work established all the item prices are then added up to give the contract price. Provision may be made for variation and additional work within the bill of quantities by including provisional sums.

Contract drawings

The drawings should be indicate the location, scope and design complexity of the works and show graphically the full extent of what is required to be constructed.