PPC2000 - "the full monty"
The
first standard form of Project Partnering Contract, PPC2000, was launched
in September 2000 by Sir John Egan, chairman of the Construction Task
Force, who described it as "a blow for freedom". It provides
a foundation and route map for the partnering process and can be applied
to any type of partnered project in any jurisdiction. However,
in October 2007 an International version was published to cater specifically
for jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom. PPC International
was extensively trialled in the Middle East by authors Trowers & Hamlins
before publication by the ACA.
Sir Michael Latham reviewed PPC2000 in detail at the time of its original
publication and confirmed that it embodies all his recommended principles
for a modern construction contract. He described PPC2000 in Building
Magazine (10 May 2002) as "the full monty of partnering
and modern best practice".
It is a direct response to the recommendations of the Construction Task
Force's 1998 report ”Rethinking Construction”(often referred
to as 'the Egan report') and incorporates ideas set out in the Construction
Industry Council's Guide to Project Team Partnering. PPC2000
was developed through prototypes tested on a variety of pilot projects.
PPC2000 has been endorsed by the Construction Industry Council, the Movement
for Innovation, the Local Government Task Force, the Housing Forum and
the Construction Best Practice Programme. (The latter four bodies and
now integrated underConstructing
Excellence.)
PPC2000 was amended in 2003 and later in 2008 which is the current version
in use.
For an outline of those amendments click
on this link
The amendments necessary for PPC2000 (08 Amendment) to comply with the HGCRA LDED and Construction Act 2009 Amendments can be downloaded from this link and must be used in all contracts signed from 1st October 2011.
PPC(S)2000, the Scottish supplement slots into a standard PPC2000. It
contains alternative attestation clauses and amendments to PPC2000 in
accordance with Scottish Law.