Use of the Standard Project Agreements is not a substitute for project specific advice and Authorities must take appropriate legal, financial and technical advice when using them.
Neither this Guide nor the footnotes in the Standard Project Agreements represent an exhaustive list of project specific matters that need to be considered by each Authority and its advisors, who must select the appropriate Standard Project Agreement and thereafter analyse and review it in detail to ensure that it is tailored to the requirements of the specific project and that its terms (and their impact) are clearly understood by the Authority.
The Standard Project Agreements should be used in conjunction with any further guidance issued/adopted by the Scottish Government and/or the SFT from time to time.
The Schedule to each Standard Project Agreement contains forms of independent tester contract, service provider and construction contractor collateral warranties and sample certificates. Their use is not mandatory, although justification for deviations from the suggested forms must be provided to the SFT if they are not used.