Best practices for drafting and using a JCT Information Release Schedule


Produced in partnership with Rhiann Storey BA BSc LLM FRICS FCIArb MAE of HKA
Practice notes

Best practices for drafting and using a JCT Information Release Schedule


Produced in partnership with Rhiann Storey BA BSc LLM FRICS FCIArb MAE of HKA

Practice notes
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Stop Press: The 2024 editions of the JCT Design and Build Contracts were released on 17 April 2024. This Practice Note is being updated to include guidance on these latest editions.

This Practice Note summarises what the Information Release Schedule (IRS) is, its role in the JCT contracts and some practical points to consider when using the IRS and incorporating it into a JCT contract.

Information Release Schedule

The JCT definition of the IRS (as defined, for example, in the fifth recital in the JCT Standard Building Contract Without Quantities) is the schedule of information that the Architect or Contract Administrator will release, and the time of that release. It is therefore essentially a timetable for the flow of design information.

An IRS is necessary on a project where the full set of design information is not available at tender documentation stage, or will not be available by contract execution. This is particularly the case for fast-track projects, where the completion date is fixed by external criteria usually defined by the

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