Many design and build contractors are usually given a 'fitness for purpose' contractual duty, but this does not apply under a JCT Design and Build Contract. Why not?

JCT_Experts · 5 February 2013 11:27

When a contract obligates a contractor to design and construct a building, the liability of the contractor is simply to ensure that the building is ‘fit for purpose’ once completed. The JCT design and build contracts have incorporated a unique clause (JCT Design and Build Contract clause 2.17.1) which explicitly states that contractors have the same liability as architects and professional designers.

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Many design and build contractors are usually given a 'fitness for purpose' contractual duty, but this does not apply under a JCT Design and Build Contract. Why not?

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