Prepared by the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC).

E-522 is invaluable for projects that are of limited scope and complexity and do not require the level of detail provided in the full version Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services (E-500). This concise document contains several basic provisions: Basic Agreement; Payment Procedures; Additional Services; Termination; Controlling Law; Successors, Assigns, and Beneficiaries; General Considerations; and four Method of Payment options to best suit your needs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has preapproved the use of certain standard EJCDC engineering and construction series documents for use in projects funded under the RUS Water and Waste Disposal program as described in RUS Bulletin1780-26. Please note that Bulletin 1780-26 was updated on 5/10/24 to incorporate The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, § 70901-52).

EJCDC includes the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Council of Engineering Companies, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the participation of more than fifteen other professional engineering design, construction, owner, legal, and risk management organizations.

EJCDC documents are delivered in Microsoft Word format (file extension *.doc). Microsoft Word is required if you wish to edit the files.