The 2024 Edition of the Design and Build Contract household consists of:
- Style and Build Contract (DB 2024)
- Style and Build Contract Guide (DB/G 2024)
- Style and Build Sub-Contract Agreement (DBSub/A 2024)
- Style and Build Sub-Contract Conditions (DBSub/C 2024)
- Style and Build Sub-Contract Guide (DBSub/G 2024)
- Style and Build Contract Tracked Change Document (DB 2024 Tracked)
As part of the 2024 upgrade, the Design and Build Contract household includes modifications from the following primary styles:
Modernising and Streamlining — consisting of adoption of gender neutral language, and increased versatility around making use of electronic notifications.
New for JCT 2024 — the intro of a brand-new agreement household, JCT Target Cost Contract (TCC), making up primary agreement, sub-contract, and guide.
Legal modifications — significant updates in relation to the brand-new Part 2A of the Building Regulations, Termination accounting and payment arrangements showing the Construction Act, brand-new insolvency premises showing the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020.
Future proofing — consisting of modifications to show the goals of the Construction Playbook, and the incorporation of formerly optional extra arrangements associating with Collaborative Working, and Sustainable Development and Environmental Considerations, into the primary file.