Welcome to the website of the Liaison Committee

The Liaison Committee was established by agreement between the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI), the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), and the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). It was subsequently expanded by the inclusion of the Association of Consulting Engineers in Ireland (ACEI) and Engineers Ireland (EI).

The primary function of the Liaison Committee is to monitor the provisions of the Contract for privately funded building projects in Ireland and from time to time make recommendations to the Constituent Bodies for any amendment to the Agreement and Schedules of Conditions of the Contract issued by the RIAI in agreement with the CIF and the SCSI that may be required.

The Liaison Committee will formulate draft changes to the Contract and obtain agreement for these changes from the Constituent bodies. Following this consultation process the Committee’s final recommendation to change the wording of the RIAI Agreement and Schedule of Conditions is binding on the Constituent Bodies and the contract is so altered. Any amendments to the Contract are then circulated to the members of the Constituent Bodies and incorporated into all future copies of the RIAI Agreement and Schedule of Conditions.

Other functions of the Committee include publishing a Code of Practice for Tendering and Contractual Matters, which sets out accepted good practice for procuring Building Contractors to carry out Building Works in Ireland and other Contractual matters. The Liaison Committee Code of Practice for Tendering and Contractual Matters 2006 is available from any of the constituent bodies – CIF, RIAI, SCSI, ACEI, EI. Supplementary Health and Safety Guidance Notes to the Liaison Committee Code of Practice for Tendering and Contractual Matters 2006 are available on this site, the Guidance Notes are based on the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Regulations 2006 (Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Regulations 2009 should be consulted for further guidance).

The Liaison Committee will also make recommendations to the Constituent Bodies from time to time for any amendment of practice it considers desirable in connection with matters such as Tendering Procedures, Bills of Quantities (other than practice relating to the Standard Method of Measurement), Nominated Sub-Contractors, Bonding arrangements and Collateral Agreements, Schedule of Daywork Charges and any other matters which may arise from the relationship between the members of the five bodies themselves and with building matters.

The RIAI Articles of Agreement Building Contract, 2011 Edition

A guidance note on the modifications to the 2002 edition, (Revision 1, Print 3), printed December 2003, has been published by the constituent bodies of the Liaison Committee to the Construction Industry. The new edition of the Building Contract is dated 2011.

To read the guidance note, please visit the RIAI website at http://www.riai.ie/news/article/the_riai_yellow_form_of_building_contract_called_the_articles_of_agreement_/

Schedule of Dayworks Charges and Percentage Additions

The Schedule of Dayworks Charges and Percentage Additions, prepared by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland in consultation with the Construction Industry Federation for use with the RIAI Forms of Contract 2011 Edition, are now available on the Liaison Committee website. These documents will come into force on 1st January 2012.