Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect – ACA SFA24 – DIGITAL (SINGLE USE)

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ACA Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect

“This update of the popular contract between client and architect meets the need for a fair and balanced Standard Form of Agreement which has been updated to comply with current legislation. New for 2024, the agreement is now available in digital format for speed and ease of use.″
Patrick Inglis – ACA President.

This contract is for use with traditional forms of building contracting where the architect can be appointed from pre-commencement to post completion, closely follows its predecessor SFA/2012, which has served both architects and clients well since its inception as SFA/92. It has been updated to include the Building Safety Act 2022 and is suitable for the full range of commercial and consumer projects. It includes model letters for each kind of project to assist architects and their clients to come to a fair agreement on contract terms.

ACA SFA24:

• Drafted in collaboration with Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Solicitors.
• Is now based on the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 numeric Services Workstages;
• Clearly defines Normal and Additional Services within each Workstage;
• Updated Conditions, including the Architect’s and Client’s Obligations and Authority;
• Improves the balance of rights and responsibilities between Architect and Client over previous editions;
• Services, Fees and expenses can either refer to the Architect’s Proposal letter or be completed in Schedule 2 and 3;
• All terms can be fully insured by standard professional indemnity insurance policies;
• Up-to-date payment clauses;
• Provides for an 8% over base rate charge for unpaid accounts, as set out in legislation (the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest Act) 1998), as in SFA/2012;
• Allows an Architect to resign a commission;
• Includes no provision for a Client to require the removal of a member of the Architect’s staff (which could include a partner or a director) from a project;
• Includes optional forms for Collateral Warranties;
• Includes Notes for Use of the ACA SFA with model letters;
• Provides for Special terms, and offers the opportunity for attachments to provide for additional documents (e.g.brief, survey, etc) to form part of the contract;
• Is not gender specific;
• Has been updated to cover the Building Safety Act 2022 where the Architect can act as the Principal Designer.

The cost is £50.00 plus VAT, and ACA Members are entitled to an exclusive 25% discount; £37.50 plus VAT by emailing office@acarchitects.co.uk

Upon receipt of your ACA SFA24 contract order and payment, the ACA will contact you to request the ‘Site Address’ for inclusion within the Agreement and this will be used to generate your PDF ACA SFA24 contract. The ACA SFA24 contract will be a locked, watermarked PDF, the watermark being the ‘Site Address’ and you will not be able to modify this.

ISB Number
978-1-8382857-0-8 

To view the ‘Guidance Notes’ click here.

To view the ‘Model Letters’ click here.

To view a reference copy of ACA SFA24  click here.