Who can use this Irish Building Contract?
This Irish building contract template is for use by a developer or home owner who appoints a building contractor for a new house or some other building project in Ireland
It complies with the Irish Construction Contracts Act. We developed it in conjunction with SelfBuild Zone, a company that provides warranty insurance for home builders in Ireland and the UK.
What are the main issues for a home owner when preparing a Building Contract?
We have free guidance to help you with your first building project. It is designed for the UK but the Irish system is very similar. You can download our document Guidance Notes for a Home Builder
What detailed terms does the Irish building contract contain?
The Irish building contract is in a user-friendly style in four parts:
- a short form of agreement
- a set of standard Terms & Conditions
- an Appendix with a list of details: completion date, insurance requirements etc.
- Schedules to cover the Specification, Price & Payment.
The Terms and Conditions cover:
- contractor obligations
- client obligations
- planning and permits
- representatives
- work at site
- price and payment
- change and delay
- acceptability of services
- completion, defects and liquidated damages
- insurance and indemnity
- ownership and risk
- termination and suspension
- client supplied materials and equipment guarantees
- third party rights
- general items – notices etc.
- disputes and law (Irish law applies)
- definitions
When you buy and download the document, you will receive detailed Explanatory Notes to assist you in completing it.
We also have a similar form of building contract for use in England & Wales, document B152
For information on signing documents see our Contract Signing page
When I download the document, can I change it and/or use it more than once?
Yes, all ContractStore’s templates are in MS Word and you can use the contract on more than one project. For more information, watch the video on this page of our website or see our FAQs
Legal support
ContractStore supplies templates and is not a law firm. But all our templates are written by experienced lawyers, in this case by a construction lawyer. So, we can arrange legal assistance for customers who need special terms in one of our documents or a bespoke template. . For more information see our Legal Services page.
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If you have any questions about a contract and/or want to see the Explanatory Notes before you buy, please let us know by using our contact form
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