GUIDE TO COMPLETING THE APPLICATION TO REGISTER A SUBCONTRACTOR

This Guide has been prepared for the purpose of assisting parties to construction contracts, or their advisers, to complete the Application to Register a Subcontractor (BS2). Please ensure that you have read and understood the BuildSafe Terms and Conditions before completing your application. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

1. CONTRACTOR'S DETAILS

The Contractor is the party to the construction contract who is authorised and employed by the Owner/Principal to undertake the relevant Contract Works. If the Contractor is more than one person, ie a husband and wife or a partnership, please provide the full names of each person. In the case of a trust, please provide the full names of each of the trustees. In the case of a limited liability company please provide the name of the company as it appears on the Companies Office records.

The email address provided is the email address that the Contractor consents to being used for the purpose of giving, and being given, all notices, communications and documents required to be served under the BuildSafe Scheme or the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (or any Regulation made thereunder).

The BuildSafe Reference is the number provided to you when you registered as a user of the BuildSafe scheme.

2. SUBCONTRACTOR'S DETAILS

The Subcontractor is the party to the construction contract who is authorised and employed by the Contractor to undertake the relevant Subcontract Works. If the Subcontractor is more than one person, ie a husband and wife or a partnership, please provide the full names of each person. In the case of a trust, please provide the full names of each of the trustees. In the case of a limited liability company please provide the name of the company as it appears on the Companies Office records.

The email address provided is the email address that the Subcontractor consents to being used for the purpose of giving, and being given, all notices, communications and documents required to be served under the BuildSafe Scheme or the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (or any Regulation made thereunder).

3. PROJECT DETAILS

Please complete each box in this section.

Description of Subcontract Works

Please provide a brief description of the proposed subcontract works.

Anticipated Start Date/Contract Duration/Anticipated Completion Date

These dates are important. Without fixing these dates and carefully programming the building works from the outset, building contracts tend to proceed unplanned leading to frustration, disappointment, unnecessary delays and of course the inevitable disputes. Sometimes the start date may be uncertain for various reasons (you may be waiting for consents or finance), but nonetheless, the Contract Duration (the length of time that the work is agreed to take) should be established right at the outset to avoid any later misunderstandings.

Subcontract Price

The Subcontract Price is the total amount payable under the Construction Subcontract for carrying out the Subcontract Works. The amount to be entered is the total value of the work inclusive of GST.

4. CONDITIONS OF SUBCONTRACT

All persons wishing to use the BuildSafe Scheme must have signed formal Conditions of Contract which records the agreement that the parties have made and the parties’ rights and obligations under that agreement.

If you have not signed formal Conditions of Subcontract which records the agreement that the parties have made and the parties’ rights and obligations under that agreement, the BuildRight Conditions of Subcontract will apply by default to your construction subcontract as the minimum applicable standard.

The BuildRight Conditions of Subcontract have been drafted in a fair and impartial way and are not weighted in favour of either party.