A local authorities version was published in 1937. In 1931 the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) was formed by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the first JCT standard form of building contract was issued (although the forms were not referred to as JCT until 1977). But in 1903 a standard form was produced “under the sanction of the RIBA and in agreement with the Institute of Builders and the National Federation of Building Trades Employers of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.” A revised version of this document appeared in 1909. One of the earliest references to a standard building contract appears in Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts, pre-dating JCT and any of its predecessor bodies. Most building work during this period was procured by approaches that today are described as the traditional or conventional method. However the need for the industry to use standard forms of contract goes back further to the 19th Century. With its formation in 1931, JCT has a long history of setting the standard for contracts in the construction industry.
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