The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is the umbrella organisation for the building and construction sector which provides a single voice for most professional associations within the Industry. It represents the views of Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Engineers, Masterbuilders and Land Surveyors.

The Council began in 1960 as the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) for the Building and Construction Industry and as early pioneers noted, three professional organizations came together to bring cohesiveness to the industry. The Associations were the:

• Jamaica Society of Quantity Surveyors
  Now the Jamaican Institute of Quantity Surveyor
• Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica
  Now the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica
• Jamaican Society of Architects
  Now the Jamaican Institute of Architects
• Jamaican Institute of Planners
• Association of Land Economy & Valuation Surveyors

According the Mr. Maurice Stoppi an early pioneer, there was no set standard for wages and negotiations had to be done on every construction site for workers wages. This process was unwieldy and produced inconsistencies in the wages workers received. The need for this consistency led to the “Cumper and Allen Wage Award” which created chaos within the Industry as the Award made wages too expensive and the cost of construction skyrocketed.

Sergei Kadleigh of the Jamaican Society of Architects, A.W. Berryman of the Jamaica Society of Quantity Surveyors and L.D. Jennings of the Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica headed a taskforce that produced the first JCC document – “The Adjustment of the Cumper and Allen Wage Award.” Following the production of the document, the group decided to meet frequently to look at other issues impacting the Construction Industry. It was from this initiative that the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) was born. In 2002 the JCC changed its name to the Construction Industry Council and expanded its membership to include the Land Surveyors Association of Jamaica. The current members are:

• The Jamaican Institute of Quantity Surveyors
• The Jamaican Institute of Architects
• The Jamaica Institution of Engineers
• The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica
• The Land Surveyors Association of Jamaica

The National Contracts Committee (NCC) has one representative that sits on the Council and the Construction Resource & Development Centre provides the Council with Secretariat services and thus has one member that sits in a non voting capacity.

The CIC has been instrumental in coordinating the joint efforts of the constituent bodies in various matters. Its most notable achievements have been the publication of two landmark documents widely used within the Building and Construction Industry

• The Standard Form of Building Contract Private Edition with Quantities and the
• Code of Procedure for Selective Tendering (Building Works).

In addition to these documents the CIC has produced :

• Agreement for Minor Works (building Works) and the
• Code of Procedure for Selective Tendering (Engineering Works)

The Construction Industry Council was a major player in the development of the 2030 vision for Jamaica and the Council has a role in the implementation of the vision.