Publications

ACA publish a number of key documents used extensively by the building profession. The latest are:

New publications for 2011

Guide to ACA Term Partnering Contracts TPC2005 and STPC2005

New publications for 2010 STPC2005 - ACA Standard Form of Specialist Contract for Term Partnering.

SPC2000 Short Form - ACA Standard Short Form of Specialist Contract for Project Partnering.

A Scottish suite of documents in the PPC suite is also being drafted as well as a Guide to TPC2005 and STPC2005

ACA SFA - ACA Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect

ACA SFA/08 (originally published in September 2008) has now been updated to ACA SFA, 2010 Edition in English Law. A Scottish Law variants should be available in October 2011. The English version is now available at £20 per copy or £18 per copy when two or more copies are purchased.

- see the background to this new publication in the SFA stop press in 'Tasters'

- for a full sample 'worked' copy of this Appointment document go to 'Tasters'

There is a PPC2000 dedicated website at www.ppc2000.co.uk for further information on ACA's partnering contracts. To learn more about the range of projects that have been procured using PPC2000 and TPC2005 download the free publication which features 28 case studies. 10 Years of PPC2000

New Construction Act: Date Confirmed

The Government has passed an order confirming that 1st October 2011 will be the date for the long anticipated implementation of the new Construction Act. The new Act will appply to ACA's entire range of Partnering Contracts and the majority of its Appointment documents and other contracts. These documents will need to be revised to show the requirements of the new Act which relate to the way that payment and dispute resolution provisions are dealt with and operated.

We will be producing amendments for all our documents and will also be producing a track marked version of the amendments for our Partnering Suite of Contracts. Updated formats will be issued accordingly. Any contracts entered into after 1st October that have not been updated will be non compliant with the new Act.

Details of the amendments to the PPC, TPC and SPC Partnering Contracts can be found on our dedicated website: http://www.ppc2000.co.uk/news.html

ACA SFA 2010 Amendments

The following amendments must be incorporated into ACA SFA 2010 in order to comply with the Bribery and LDEDC Acts.

Bribery Act Amendments

LDEDC Act Amendments

ACA Publications available at 2011:

Guide to ACA Term Partnering Contracts TPC2005 and STPC2005
STPC2005 - ACA Standard Short Form of Specialist Contract for Term Partnering
SPC2000 Short Form Issued 2010- ACA Standard Form of Specialist Contract for Project Partnering
ACA SFA 2010 Edition - ACA Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect
ACA SFA/08 ACA Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect
PPC2000 - ACA Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering [Amended 2008]
PPC2000 - ACA Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering [Amended 2003]
PPC International - ACA Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering Overseas
SPC2000 - ACA Standard Form of Specialist Contract for Project Partnering (Amended 2008)
SPC2000 - ACA Standard Form of Specialist Contract for Project Partnering (Amended 2004)
SPC International - ACA Standard Form of Specialist Contract for Project Partnering Overseas
TPC2005 - ACA Standard Form of Contract for Term Partnering [Amended 2008]
TPC2005 - ACA Standard Form of Contract for Term Partnering
Scottish Supplement PPC(S)2000 to PPC2000 ACA Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering
Guide to ACA Project Partnering Contracts PPC2000 and SPC2000
Introduction to Pricing under PPC2000 and PPC International
ACA Form of Building Agreement 1982 Third Edition 1998 (2003 Revision)
Guide to ACA Form of Building Agreement 1982 Third Edition 1998 (2003 Revision)
ACA Form of Sub-Contract 1982 Third Edition 1998 (2003 Revision)
ACA98 The Appointment of a Consultant Architect For Small Works, Works of Simple Content and Specialist Services (2004 Revision)
ACA Architect's Instructions - pad of 100
ACA Interim Certificate - pad of 100
ACA Taking-Over Certificate - pad of 50
ACA Final Certificate - pad of 50
ACA Conciliation Agreement 1998
ACA Certificate for agreeing extended period for the consideration of a Planning Application

Fuller Descriptions and some 'Tasters' of the main ACA documents are supplied on this website at 'Tasters' in this Publication section. Order documents via this website on the Order Form supplied or ring 020 8466 9079

Architects and Architectural Derivatives

To help your clients understand the difference between architects, architectural technicians, architectural technologists and other classifications of design professionals, the ACA in collaboration with the ARB, CIAT and RIAS have produced an information leaflet which can be downloaded from here.