Preparing a Building Contract for Signature - Checklist

Drafting notes

This Checklist can be used when preparing a building contract for signature. It is designed to help avoid errors when preparing or checking construction documents before they are signed by the parties and completed.

Checklist

Checklist	Notes
Consistency with other documents From the outset, liaise with the member of the professional team responsible for preparing contract documents such as Preliminaries and Employer's Requirements to ensure that these are consistent with the schedule of amendments and accurately reflect the intentions of the parties.
Details of the parties Include full details for all contracting parties—the full company name and address, plus the registered company number (if any) as company names may change in future.
Contract particulars Review relevant contract details section (where another form of contract is being used) to check that all elements have been correctly completed and reflect what has been included in the remaining contract documents, for example, in relation to collateral warranties required and responsibility for insurance, etc.
Contract Documents