FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES INGENIEURS-CONSEILS
CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
FOR WORKS OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
PART I GENERAL CONDITIONS
WITH FORMS OF TENDER AND AGREEMENT
PART II CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR
APPLICATION WITH GUIDELINES FOR
PREPARATION OF PART II CLAUSES
FOURTH EDITION 1987
Reprinted 1988 with editorial amendments
Reprinted 1992 with further amendments
FOREWORD
The terms of the Fourth Edition of the Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil
Engineering Construction have been prepared by the Fédération Internationale des
Ingénieurs Conseils (FIDIC) and are recommended for general use for the purpose
of construction of such works where tenders are invited on an intemational basis.
The Conditions, subject to minor modifications, are also suitable for use on
domestic contracts.
The version in English of the Conditions is considered by FIDIC as the official
and authentic text for the purpose of translation.
In the preparation of the Conditions it was recognised that while there are
numerous Clauses which will be generally applicable there are some Clauses
which must necessarily vary to take account of the circumstances and locality of
the Works. The Clauses of general application have been grouped together in this
document and are referred to as Part 1 - General Conditions. They have been
printed in a form which will facilitate their inclusion as printed in the contract
documents normally prepared.
The General Conditions are linked with the Conditions of Particular Application,
referred to as Part 11, by the corresponding numbering of the Clauses, so that
Parts 1 and 11 together comprise the Conditions governing the rights and
obligations of the parties.
Part II must be specially drafted to suit each individual Contract.
When dredging and certain types of reclamation work are involved special
consideration must be given to Part II.
To assist in the preparation of Part II explanatory material and example clauses
are published with the Conditions in a separately bound document entitled
“Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction, Part II Conditions of Particular Application, with Guidelines for preparation of Part II
Clauses, Fourth Edition”.
FIDIC has published a "Guide to the Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contract for
Works of Civil Engineering Construction" which includes comments on the
provisions of the Fourth Edition of the Conditions. Users of the Fourth Edition
may find it helpful to refer to this Guide.
It may also be helpful for users to refer to other FIDIC publications, such as:
Tendering Procedure (First Edition 1982)
Construction, Insurance and Law (1986)
FIDIC gratefully acknowledges the suggestions and comments it has received
during the preparation of this edition from European International Contractors
(E1Q as mandatory of Confederation of International Contractors Associations
(CICA) with participation of Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
FIDIC 1987
CONTENTS
PART 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS
Definitions and Interpretation
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Definitions
Headings and Marginal Notes
Interpretation
Singular and Plural
Notices, Consents, Approvals, Certificates
and determinations.
1
2
2
2
3
Engineer and Engineer’s Representative
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
Engineer’s Duties and Authority
Engineer’s Representative
Engineer’s Authority to Delegate
Appointment of Assistants
Instructions in Writing
Engineer to Act Impartially
3
3
3
3
3
4
Assignment and Subcontracting
3.1
4.1
4.2
Assignment of Contract
Subcontracting
Assignment of Subcontractors' Obligations
4
4
4
Contract Documents
5.1
5.2
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
7.1
7.2
7.3
Language/s and Law
Priority of Contract Documents
Custody and Supply of Drawings and Documents
One Copy of Drawings to be Kept on Site
Disruption of Progress
Delays and Cost of Delay of Drawings
Failure by Contractor to Submit Drawings
Supplementary Drawings and Instructions
Permanent Works Designed by Contractor
Responsibility Unaffected by Approval
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
General Obligations
8.1
8.2
9.1
10.1
10.2
10.3
11.1
12.1
12.2
13.1
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
15.1
Contractor's General Responsibilities
Site Operations and Methods of Construction
Contract Agreement
Performance Security
Period of Validity of Performance Security
Claims under Performance Security
Inspection of Site
Sufficiency of Tender
Not Foreseeable Physical Obstructions or Conditions
Work to be in Accordance with Contract
Programme to be Submitted
Revised Programme
Cash Flow Estimate to be Submitted
Contractor not Relieved of Duties or Responsibilities
Contractor's Superintendence
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7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
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16.1
16.2
17.1
18.1
19.1
19.2
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.5
20.6
21.3
21.4
22.1
22.2
22.3
23.1
23.2
23.2
24.1
24.2
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
27.1
28.1
28.2
29.1
30.1
30.2
30.3
30.4
31.1
31.2
32.1
33.1
Contractor’s Employees
Engineer at Liberty to Object
Setting-out
Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment
Employer’s Responsibilities
Care of Works
Responsibility to Rectify Loss or Damage
Loss or Damage Due to Employer's Risks
Employer's Risks
Insurance of Works and Contractor's Equipment
Scope of Cover
Responsibility for Amounts not Recovered
Exclusions
Damage to Persons and Property
Exceptions
Indemnity by Employer
Third Party Insurance (including Employer's Property)
Minimum Amount of Insurance
Cross Liabilities
Accident or Injury to Workmen
Insurance Against Accident to Workmen
Evidence and Terms of Insurances
Adequacy of Insurances
Remedy on Contractor's Failure to Insure
Compliance with Policy Conditions
Compliance with Statutes, Regulations
Fossils
Patent Rights
Royalties
Interference with Traffic and Adjoining Properties
Avoidance of Damage to Roads
Transport of Contractor's Equipment or Temporary Works
Transport of Materials or Plant
Waterborne Traffic
Opportunities for Other Contractors
Facilities for Other Contractors
Contractor to Keep Site Clear
Clearance of Site on Completion
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8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Labour
34.1
35.1
Engagement of Staff and Labour
Returns of Labour and Contractor's Equipment
15
15
Materials, Plant and Workmanship
36.1
36.2
36.3
36.4
36.5
37.1
37.2
37.3
37.4
37.5
38.1
Quality of Materials, Plant and Workmanship
Cost of Samples
Cost of Tests
Cost of Tests not Provided for
Engineer's Determination where Tests not Provided for
Inspection of Operations
Inspection and Testing
Dates for Inspection and Testing
Rejection
Independent Inspection
Examination of Work before Covering up
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16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
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38.2
39.1
39.2
Uncovering and Making Openings
Removal of Improper Work, Materials or Plant
Default of Contractor in Compliance
17
17
17
Suspension
40.1
40.2
40.3
Suspension of Work
Engineer’s Determination following Suspension
Suspension lasting more than 84 Days
17
18
18
Commencement and Delays
41.1
42.1
42.2
42.3
43.1
44.1
44.2
44.3
45.1
46.1
47.1
47.2
48.1
48.2
48.3
48.4
Commencement of Works
Possession of Site and Access Thereto
Failure to Give Possession
Rights of Way and Facilities
Time for Completion
Extension of Time for Completion
Contractor to Provide Notification and Detailed Particulars
Interim Determination of Extension
Restriction on Working Hours
Rate of Progress
Liquidated Damages for Delay
Reduction of Liquidated Damages
Taking-Over Certificate
Taking-Over of Sections or Parts
Substantial Completion of Parts
Surfaces Requiring Reinstatement
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
Defects Liability
49.1
49.2
49.3
49.4
50.1
Defects Liability Period
Completion of Outstanding Work and Remedying Defects
Cost of Remedying Defects
Contractor’s Failure to Carry Out Instructions
Contractor to Search
21
22
22
22
22
Alterations, Additions and Omissions
51.1
51.2
52.1
52.2
52.3
52.4
Variations
Instructions for Variations
Valuation of Variations
Power of Engineer to Fix Rates
Variations Exceeding 15 percent
Daywork
22
23
23
23
23
24
Procedure for Claims
53.1
53.2
53.3
53.4
53.5
Notice of Claims
Contemporary Records
Substantiation of Claims
Failure to Comply
Payment of Claims
24
24
25
25
25
Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works
and Materials
54.1
54.2
54.3
Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works and Materials; Exclusive
Use for the Works
Employer not Liable for Damage
Customs Clearance
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54.4
54.5
54.6
54.7
54.8
Re-export of Contractor's Equipment
Conditions of Hire of Contractor's Equipment
Costs for the Purpose of Clause 63
Incorporation of Clause in Subcontracts
Approval of Materials not Implied
55.1
56.1
57.1
57.2
Quantities
Works to be Measured
Method of Measurement
Breakdown of Lump Sum Items
58.1
58.2
58.3
Definition of "Provisional Sum"
Use of Provisional Sums
Production of Vouchers
25
26
26
26
26
Measurement
26
26
27
27
Provisional Sums
27
27
27
Nominated Subcontractors
59.1
59.2
59.3
59.4
59.5
Definition of “Nominated Subcontractors”
Nominated Subcontractors; Objection to Nomination
Design Requirements to be Expressly Stated
Payments to Nominated Subcontractors
Certification of Payments to Nominated Subcontractors
27
27
28
28
28
Certificates and Payment
60.1
60.2
60.3
60.4
60.5
60.6
60.7
60.8
60.9
60.10
61.1
62.1
62.2
Monthly Statements
Monthly Payments
Payment of Retention Money
Correction of Certificates
Statement at Completion
Final Statement
Discharge
Final Payment Certificate
Cessation of Employer's Liability
Time for Payment
Approval only by Defects Liability Certificate
Defects Liability Certificate
Unfulfilled Obligations
63.1
63.2
63.3
63.4
64.1
Default of Contractor
Valuation at Date of Termination
Payment after Termination
Assignment of Benefit of Agreement
Urgent Remedial Work
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
Remedies
31
32
32
32
32
Special Risks
65.1
65.2
65.3
65.4
65.5
65.6
65.7
65.8
No Liability for Special Risks
Special Risks
Damage to Works by Special Risks
Projectile, Missile
Increased Costs arising from Special Risks
Outbreak of War
Removal of Contractor's Equipment on Termination
Payment if Contract Terminated
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33
33
33
33
34
34
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Release from Performance
66.1
Payment in Event of Release from Performance
35
Settlement of Disputes
67.1
67.2
67.3
67.4
Engineer’s Decision
Amicable Settlement
Arbitration
Failure to Comply with Engineer's Decision
68.1
68.2
68.3
Notice to Contractor
Notice to Employer and Engineer
Change of Address
35
35
36
36
Notices
36
36
36
Default of Employer
69.1
69.2
69.3
69.4
69.5
Default of Employer
Removal of Contractor's Equipment
Payment on Termination
Contractor’s Entitlement to Suspend Work
Resumption of Work
36
37
37
37
37
Changes in Cost and Legislation
70.1
70.2
Increase or Decrease of Cost
Subsequent Legislation
71.1
72.1
72.2
72.3
Currency Restrictions
Rates of Exchange
Currency Proportions
Currencies of Payment for Provisional Sums
37
37
Currency and Rates of Exchange
38
38
38
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REFERENCE TO PART II
INDEX
TENDER
AGREEMENT
EDITORIAL AMENDMENTS IN 1988
FURTHER AMENDMENTS IN 1992
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PART 1 - GENERAL CONDITIONS
Definitions and Interpretation
Definitions
1.1
In the Contract (as hereinafter defined) the following words and expressions shall
have the meanings hereby assigned to them, except where the context otherwise
requires:
(a) (i) “Employer” means the person named as such in Part 11 of these Conditions
and the legal successors in title to such person, but not (except with the consent
of the Contractor) any assignee of such person.
(ii) “Contractor” means the person whose tender has been accepted by the
Employer and the legal successors in title to such person, but not (except with
the consent of the Employer) any assignee of such person.
(iii) “Subcontractor” means any person named in the Contract as a
Subcontractor for a part of the Works or any person to whom a part of the
Works has been subcontracted with the consent of the Engineer and the legal
successors in title to such person, but not any assignee of any such person.
(iv) “Engineer” means the person appointed by the Employer to act as
Engineer for the purposes of the Contract and named as such in Part II of
these Conditions.
(v) “Engineer’s Representative” means a person appointed from time to time
by the Engineer under Sub-Clause 2.2
(b) (i) “Contract” means these Conditions (Parts 1 and 11), the Specification, the
Drawings, the Bill of Quantities, the Tender, the Letter of Acceptance, the
Contract Agreement (if completed) and such further documents as may be
expressly incorporated in the Letter of Acceptance or Contract Agreement (if
completed).
(ii) “Specification” means the specification of the Works included in the
Contract and any modification thereof or addition thereto made under Clause
51 or submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer.
(iii) “Drawings” means all drawings, calculations and technical information
of a like nature provided by the Engineer to the Contractor under the Contract
and all drawings, calculations, samples, patterns, models, operation and
maintenance manuals and other technical information of a like nature
submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer.
(iv) “Bill of Quantities” means the priced and completed bill of quantities
forming part of the Tender.
(v) “Tender” means the Contractor’s priced offer to the Employer for the
execution and completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects
therein in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, as accepted by the
Letter of Acceptance.
(vi) “Letter of Acceptance” means the formal acceptance by the Employer of
the Tender.
(vii) “Contract Agreement” C means the contract agreement (if any) referred to
in Sub-Clause 9. 1.
(viii) “Appendix to Tender” means the appendix comprised in the form of
Tender annexed to these Conditions.
(c) (i) “Commencement Date” means the date upon which the Contractor
receives the notice to commence issued by the Engineer pursuant to Clause 41.
(ii) “Time for Completion” means the time for completing the execution of
and passing the Tests on Completion of the Works or any Section or part
thereof as stated in the Contract (or as extended under Clause 44) calculated
from the Commencement Date.
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(d)
(i) “Tests on Completion” means the tests specified in the Contract or
otherwise agreed by the Engineer and the Contractor which are to be made by
the Contractor before the Works or any Section or part thereof are taken over
by the Employer.
(ii) “Taking-Over Certificate” means a certificate issued pursuant to Clause 48.
(e) (i) “Contract Price” means the sum stated in the Letter of Acceptance as
payable to the Contractor for the execution and completion of the Works and
the remedying of any defects therein in accordance with the provisions of the
Contract.
(ii) “Retention Money” means the aggregate of all monies retained by the
Employer pursuant to Sub-Clause 60.2(a).
(iii) “Interim Payment Certificate” means any certificate of payment issued
by
the Engineer other than the Final Payment Certificate.
(iv) “Final Payment Certificate” means the certificate of payment issued by
the Engineer pursuant to Sub-Clause 60.8.
Headings and
Marginal Notes
1.2
Interpretation
1.3
Singular and
Plural
1.4
(f) (i) “Works” means the Permanent Works and the Temporary Works or either
of them as appropriate.
(ii) “Permanent Works” means the permanent works to be executed
(including
Plant) in accordance with the Contract.
(iii) “Temporary Works” means all temporary works of every kind (other than
Contractor’ Equipment) required in or about the execution and completion of
the Works and the remedying of any defects therein.
(iv) “Plant” means machinery, apparatus and the like intended to form or
forming part of the Permanent Works.
(v) “Contractor’s Equipment” means all appliances and things of whatsoever
nature (other than Temporary Works) required for the execution and
completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects therein, but does
not include Plant, materials or other things intended to form or forming part
of the Permanent Works.
(vi) “Section” means a part of the Works specifically identified in the Contract
as a Section.
(vii) “Site” means the places provided by the Employer where the Works are to
be executed and any other places as may be specifically designated in the
Contract as forming part of the Site.
(g) (i) “cost” means all expenditure properly incurred or to be incurred, whether
on or off the Site, including overhead and other charges properly allocable
thereto but does not include any allowance for profit.
(ii) “day” means calendar day.
(iii) “foreign currency” means a currency of a country other than that in
which the Works are to be located.
(iv) “writing” means any hand-written, type-written, or printed
communication, including telex, cable and facsimile transmission.
The headings and marginal notes in these Conditions shall not be deemed part
thereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation or construction
thereof or of the Contract.
Words importing persons or parties shall include firms and corporations and any
organisation having legal capacity.
Words importing the singular only also include the plural and vice versa where the
context requires.
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Notices,
Consents,
Approvals,
Certificates and
Determinations
1.5
Wherever in the Contract provision is made for the giving or issue of any notice,
consent, approval, certificate or determination by any person, unless otherwise
specified such notice, consent, approval, certificate or determination shall be in
writing and the words “notify”, “certify” or “determine” shall be construed
accordingly. Any such consent, approval, certificate or determination shall not
unreasonably be withheld or delayed.
Engineer and Engineer’s Representative
Engineer’s
Duties and
Authority
2.1
Engineer’s
Representative
2.2
Engineer’s
Authority to
Delegate
2.3
Appointment
of Assistants
2.4
(a) The Engineer shall carry out the duties specified in the Contract.
(b) The Engineer may exercise the authority specified in or necessarily to be
implied from the Contract, provided, however, that if the Engineer is required,
under, the terms of his appointment by the Employer, to obtain the specific
approval of the Employer before exercising any such authority, particulars of
such requirements shall be set out in Part II of these Conditions. Provided further
that any requisite approval shall be deemed to have been given by the Employer
for any such authority exercised by the Engineer.
(c) Except as expressly stated in the Contract, the Engineer shall have no
authority to relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the Contract.
The Engineer’s Representative shall be appointed by and be responsible to the
Engineer and shall carry out such duties and exercise such authority as may be
delegated to him by the Engineer under Sub-Clause 2.3.
The Engineer may from time to time delegate to the Engineer’s Representative
any of the duties and authorities vested in the Engineer and he may at any time
revoke such delegation. Any such delegation or revocation shall be in writing and
shall not take effect until a copy thereof has been delivered to the Employer and
the Contractor.
Any communication given by the Engineer’s Representative to the Contractor in
accordance with such delegation shall have the same effect as though it had been
given by the Engineer. Provided that:
(a) any failure of the Engineer’s Representative to disapprove any work,
materials or Plant shall not prejudice the authority of the Engineer to disapprove
such work, materials or Plant and to give instructions for the rectification
thereof, and
(b) if the Contractor questions any communication of the Engineer’s
Representative he may refer the matter to the Engineer who shall confirm, reverse or
vary the contents of such communication.
The Engineer or the Engineer’s Representative may appoint any number of
persons to assist the Engineer's Representative in the carrying out of his duties
under
Instructions
in Writing
2.5
Sub-Clause 2.2. He shall notify to the Contractor the names, duties and
scope of authority of such persons. Such assistants shall have no authority to
issue any instructions to the Contractor save in so far as such instructions may be
necessary to enable them to carry out their duties and to secure their acceptance of
materials, Plant or workmanship as being in accordance with the Contract, and
any instructions given by any of them for those purposes shall be deemed to have
been given by the Engineer's Representative.
Instructions given by the Engineer shall be in writing, provided that if for any
reason the Engineer considers it necessary to give any such instruction orally, the
Contractor shall comply with such instruction. Confirmation in writing of such
oral instruction given by the Engineer, whether before or after the carrying out of
the instruction, shall be deemed to be an instruction within the meaning of this
Sub-Clause. Provided further that if the Contractor, within 7 days, confirms in
writing to the Engineer any oral instruction of the Engineer and such
confirmation is not contradicted in writing within 7 days by the Engineer, it shall
be deemed to be an instruction of the Engineer.
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Engineer to Act
Impartially
2.6
The provisions of this Sub-Clause shall equally apply to instructions given by the
Engineer's Representative and any assistants of the Engineer or the Engineer’s
Representative appointed pursuant to Sub-Clause 2.4.
Wherever, under the Contract, the Engineer is required to exercise his discretion by:
(a) giving his decision, opinion or consent,
(b) expressing his satisfaction or approval,
(c) determining value, or
(d) otherwise taking action which may affect the rights and obligations of the
Employer or the Contractor
he shall exercise such discretion impartially within the terms of the Contract and
having regard to all the circumstances. Any such decision, opinion, consent,
expression of satisfaction, or approval, determination of value or action may be
opened up, reviewed or revised as provided in Clause 67.
Assignment and Subcontracting
Assignment
of Contract
3.1
Subcontracting
4.1
Assignment of
Subcontractors’
Obligations
4.2
The Contractor shall not, without the prior consent of the Employer (which
consent, notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Clause 1.5, shall be at the sole
discretion of the Employer), assign the Contract or any part thereof, or any
benefit or interest therein or thereunder, otherwise than by:
(a) a charge in favour of the Contractor’s bankers of any monies due or to
become due under the Contract, or
(b) assignment to the Contractor’s insurers (in cases where the insurers have
discharged the Contractor's loss or liability) of the Contractor's right to obtain
relief against any other party liable.
The Contractor shall not subcontract the whole of the Works. Except where
otherwise provided by the Contract, the Contractor shall not subcontract any
part of the Works without the prior consent of the Engineer. Any such consent
shall not relieve the Contractor from any liability or obligation under the
Contract and he shall be responsible for the acts, defaults and neglects of any
Subcontractor, his agents, servants or workmen as fully as if they were the acts,
defaults or neglects of the Contractor, his agents, servants or workmen.
Provided that the Contractor shall not be required to obtain such consent for:
(a) the provision of labour,
(b) the purchase of materials which are in accordance with the standards specified
in the Contract, or
(c) the subcontracting of any part of the Works for which the Subcontractor is
named in the Contract.
In the event of a Subcontractor having undertaken towards the Contractor in
respect of the work executed, or the goods, materials, Plant or services supplied
by such Subcontractor, any continuing obligation extending for a period
exceeding that of the Defects Liability Period under the Contract, the Contractor
shall at any time, after the expiration of such Period, assign to the Employer, at
the Employer’s request and cost, the benefit of such obligation for the unexpired
duration thereof.
Contract Documents
Lanquage/s
and Law
5.1
There is stated in Part II of these Conditions:
(a) the language or languages in which the Contract documents shall be drawn up, and
(b) the country or state the law of which shall apply to the Contract and according
to which the Contract shall be construed.
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Priority of
Contract
Documents
5.2
Custody and
Supply of
Drawings and
Documents
6.1
One Copy of
Drawings to be
Kept on Site
6.2
Disruption of
Progress
6.3
Delays and
Cost of Delay
of Drawings
6.4
Failure by
Contractor to
Submit Drawings
6.5
If the said documents are written in more than one language, the language
according to which the Contract shall be construed and interpreted is also stated
in Part II of these Conditions, being therein designated the “Ruling Language”.
The several documents forming the Contract are to be taken as mutually
explanatory of one another, but in case of ambiguities or discrepancies the same
shall be explained and adjusted by the Engineer who shall thereupon issue to the
Contractor instructions thereon and in such event, unless otherwise provided in
the Contract, the priority of the documents forming the Contract shall be as
follows:
(1) The Contract Agreement (if completed);
(2) The Letter of Acceptance;
(3) The Tender;
(4) Part II of these Conditions;
(5) Part I of these Conditions; and
(6) Any other document forming part of the Contract.
The Drawings shall remain in the sole custody of the Engineer, but two copies thereof
shall be provided to the Contractor free of charge. The Contractor shall make at his own
cost any further copies required by him. Unless it is strictly necessary for the purposes
of the Contract, the Drawings, Specification and other documents provided by the
Employer or the Engineer shall not, without the consent of the Engineer, be used or
communicated to a third party by the Contractor. Upon issue of the Defects Liability
Certificate, the Contractor shall return to the Engineer all Drawings, Specification and
other documents provided under the Contract.
The Contractor shall supply to the Engineer four copies of all Drawings, Specification
and other documents submitted by the Contractor and approved by
the Engineer in accordance with Clause 7, together with a reproducible copy of
any material which cannot be reproduced to an equal standard by photocopying.
In addition the Contractor shall supply such further copies of such Drawings,
Specification and other documents as the Engineer may request in writing for the
use of the Employer, who shall pay the cost thereof.
One copy of the Drawings, provided to or supplied by the Contractor as
aforesaid, shall be kept by the Contractor on the Site and the same shall at all
reasonable times be available for inspection and use by the Engineer and by any
other person authorised by the Engineer in writing.
The Contractor shall give notice to the Engineer, with a copy to the Employer,
whenever planning or execution of the Works is likely to be delayed or disrupted
unless any further drawing or instruction is issued by the Engineer within a
reasonable time. The notice shall include details of the drawing or instruction
required and of why and by when it is required and of any delay or disruption
likely to be suffered if it is late.
If, by reason of any failure or inability of the Engineer to issue, within a time
reasonable in all the circumstances, any drawing or instruction for which notice
has been given by the Contractor in accordance with Sub-Clause 63, the
Contractor suffers delay and/or incurs costs then the Engineer shall, after due
consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, determine:
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount of such costs, which shall be added to the Contract Price,
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
If the failure or inability of the Engineer to issue any drawings or instructions is
caused in whole or in part by the failure of the Contractor to submit Drawings,
Specification or other documents which he is required to submit under the
Contract, the Engineer shall take such failure. by the Contractor into account
when making his determination pursuant to Sub-Clause 6.4.
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Supplementary
Drawings and
Instructions
7.1
Permanent Works
Designed by
Contractor
7.2
Responsibility
Unaffected by
Approval
7.3
The Engineer shall have authority to issue to the Contractor, from time to time,
such supplementary Drawings and instructions as shall be necessary for the
purpose of the proper and adequate execution and completion of the Works and
the remedying of any defects therein. The Contractor shall carry out and be
bound by the same.
Where the Contract expressly provides that part of the Permanent Works shall be
designed by the Contractor, he shall submit to the Engineer, for approval:
(a) such drawings, specifications, calculations and other information as shall be
necessary to satisfy the Engineer as to the suitability and adequacy of that design,
and
(b) operation and maintenance manuals together with drawings of the Permanent
Works as completed, in sufficient detail to enable the Employer to operate,
maintain, dismantle, reassemble and adjust the Permanent Works incorporating
that design. The Works shall not be considered to be completed for the purposes
of taking over in accordance with Clause 48 until such operation and
maintenance manuals, together with drawings on completion, have been
submitted to and approved by the Engineer
Approval by the Engineer, in accordance with Sub-Clause 7.2, shall not relieve
the Contractor of any of his responsibilities under the Contract.
General Obligations
Contractor’s
General
Responsibilities
8.1
Site Operations
and Methods of
Construction
8.2
Contract
Agreement
9.1
Performance 10.1
Security
The Contractor shall, with due care and diligence, design (to the extent provided
for by the Contract), execute and complete the Works and remedy any defects
therein in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. The Contractor shall
provide all superintendence, labour, materials, Plant, Contractor’s Equipment
and all other things, whether of a temporary or permanent nature, required in and
for such design, execution, completion and remedying of any defects, so far
as the necessity for providing the same is specified in or is reasonably to be
inferred from the Contract.
The Contractor shall give prompt notice to the Engineer, with a copy to the
Employer, of any error, omission, fault or other defect in the design of or Specification
for the Works which he discovers when reviewing the Contract or executing the
Works.
The Contractor shall take full responsibility for the adequacy, stability and safety
of all Site operations and methods of construction. Provided that the Contractor
shall not be responsible (except as stated hereunder or as may be otherwise
agreed) for the design or specification of Permanent Works, or for the design or
specification of any Temporary Works not prepared by the Contractor. Where
the Contract expressly provides that part of the Permanent Works shall be
designed by the Contractor, he shall be fully responsible for that part of such
Works, notwithstanding any approval by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall, if called upon so to do, enter into and execute the Contract
Agreement, to be prepared and completed at the cost of the Employer, in the
form annexed to these Conditions with such modification as may be necessary.
If the Contract requires the Contractor to obtain security for his proper performance
of the Contract, he shall obtain and provide to the Employer such security within 28
days after the receipt of the Letter of Acceptance, in the sum stated in the Appendix
to Tender. When providing such security to the Employer, the Contractor shall notify
the Engineer of so doing. Such security shall be in the form annexed to these
Conditions or in such other form as may be agreed between the Employer and the
Contractor. The institution providing such security shall be subject to the approval of
the Employer. The cost of complying with the requirements of this Clause shall be
borne by the Contractor, unless the Contract otherwise provides.
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Period of 10.2
Validity of
Performance
Security
Claims under 10.3
Performance
Security
Inspection 11.1
of Site
The performance security shall be valid until the Contractor has executed and
completed the Works and remedied any defects therein in accordance with the
Contract. No claim shall be made against such security after the issue of the
Defects Liability Certificate in accordance with Sub-Clause 62.1 and such
security shall be returned to the Contractor within 14 days of the issue of the said
Defects Liability Certificate.
Prior to making a claim under the performance security the Employer shall, in
every case, notify the Contractor stating the nature of the default in respect of
which the claim is to be made.
The Employer shall have made available to the Contractor, before the submission
by the Contractor of the Tender, such data on hydrological and sub-surface
conditions as have been obtained by or on behalf of the Employer from
investigations undertaken relevant to the Works but the Contractor shall be
responsible for his own interpretation thereof.
The Contractor shall be deemed to have inspected and examined the Site and its
surroundings and information available in connection therewith and to have
satisfied himself (so far as is practicable, having regard to considerations of cost
and time) before submitting his Tender, as to:
(a) the form and nature thereof, including the sub-surface conditions,
(b) the hydrological and climatic conditions,
(c) the extent and nature of work and materials necessary for the execution and
completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects therein, and
Sufficiency 12.1
of Tender
Not Foreseeable 12.2
Physical
Obstructions
or Conditions
(d) the means of access to the Site and the accommodation he may require,
and, in general, shall be deemed to have obtained all necessary information,
subject as above mentioned, as to risks, contingencies and all other circumstances
which may influence or affect his Tender.
The Contractor shall be deemed to have based his Tender on the data made
available by the Employer and on his own inspection and examination, all as
aforementioned.
The Contractor shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the correctness and
sufficiency of the Tender and of the rates and prices stated in the Bill of
Quantities, all of which shall, except insofar as it is otherwise provided in the
Contract, cover all his obligations under the Contract (including those in respect
of the supply of goods, materials, Plant or services or of contingencies for which
there is a Provisional Sum) and all matters and things necessary for the proper
execution and completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects therein.
If, however, during the execution of the Works the Contractor encounters
physical obstructions or physical conditions, other than climatic conditions on
the Site, which obstructions or conditions were, in his opinion, not foreseeable by
an experienced contractor, the Contractor shall forthwith give notice thereof to
the Engineer, with a copy to the Employer. On receipt of such notice, the
Engineer shall, if in his opinion such obstructions or conditions could not have
been reasonably foreseen by an experienced contractor, after due consultation
with the Employer and the Contractor, determine
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount of any costs which may have been incurred by the Contractor by
reason of such obstructions or conditions having been encountered, which shall
be added to the Contract Price,
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer. Such
determination shall take account of any instruction which the Engineer may issue
to the Contractor in connection therewith, and any proper and reasonable
measures acceptable to the Engineer which the Contractor may take in the
absence of specific instructions from the Engineer.
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Work to be in 13.1
Accordance with
Contract
Programme to 14.1
be Submitted
Revised 14.2
Programme
Cash Flow 14.3
Estimate to be
Submitted
Contractor not 14.4
Relieved of Duties
or Responsibilities
Contractor’s 15.1
Superintendence
Contractor’s 16. 1
Employees
Engineer at 16.2
Liberty to Object
Unless it is legally or physically impossible, the Contractor shall execute and
complete the Works and remedy any defects therein in strict accordance with the
Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Contractor shall comply with
and adhere strictly to the Engineer’s instructions on any matter, whether
mentioned in the Contract or not, touching or concerning the Works. The
Contractor shall take instructions only from the Engineer (or his delegate).
The Contractor shall, within the time stated in Part II of these Conditions after
the date of the Letter of Acceptance, submit to the Engineer for his consent a
programme, in such form and detail as the Engineer shall reasonably prescribe,
for the execution of the Works. The Contractor shall, whenever required by the
Engineer, also provide in writing for his information a general description of the
arrangements and methods which the Contractor proposes to adopt for the
execution of the Works.
If at any time it should appear to the Engineer that the actual progress of the
Works does not conform to the programme to which consent has been given
under Sub-Clause 14.1, the Contractor shall produce, at the request of the
Engineer, a revised programme showing the modifications to such programme
necessary to ensure completion of the Works within the Time for Completion.
The Contractor shall, within the time stated in Part II of these Conditions after
the date of the Letter of Acceptance, provide to the Engineer for his information
a detailed cash flow estimate. in quarterly periods, of all payments to which the
Contractor will be entitled under the Contract and the Contractor shall
subsequently supply revised cash flow estimates at quarterly intervals, if required
to do so by the Engineer.
The submission to and consent by the Engineer of such programmes or the
provision of such general descriptions or cash flow estimates shall not relieve the
Contractor of any of his duties or responsibilities under the Contract.
The Contractor shall provide all necessary superintendence during the execution
of the Works and as long thereafter as the Engineer may consider necessary for
the proper fulfilling of the Contractor's obligations under the Contract. The
Contractor, or a competent and authorised representative approved of by the
Engineer, which approval may at any time be withdrawn, shall give his whole
time to the superintendence of the Works. Such authorised representative shall
receive, on behalf of the Contractor, instructions from the Engineer.
If approval of the representative is withdrawn by the Engineer, the Contractor
shall, as soon as is practicable, having regard to the requirement of replacing him
as hereinafter mentioned, after receiving notice of such withdrawal, remove the
representative from the Works and shall not thereafter employ him again on the
Works in any capacity and shall replace him by another representative approved
by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall provide on the Site in connection with the execution and
completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects therein:
(a) only such technical assistants as are skilled and experienced in their
respective callings and such foremen and leading hands as are competent to give
proper superintendence of the Works, and
(b) such skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour as is necessary for the proper
and timely fulfilling of the Contractor's obligations under the Contract.
The Engineer shall be at liberty to object to and require the Contractor to remove
forthwith from the Works any person provided by the Contractor who, in the
opinion of the Engineer, misconducts himself, or is incompetent or negligent in
the proper performance of his duties, or whose presence on Site is otherwise
considered by the Engineer to be undesirable, and such person shall not be again
allowed upon the Works without the consent of the Engineer. Any person so
removed from the Works shall be replaced as soon as possible.
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Setting-out 17. 1
Boreholes and 18.1
Exploratory
Excavation
Safety, Security 19.1
and Protection of
the Environment
Employer’s 19.2
Responsibilities
Care of Works 20.1
The Contractor shall be responsible for:
(a) the accurate setting-out of the Works in relation to original points, lines and
levels of reference given by the Engineer in writing,
(b) the correctness, subject as above mentioned, of the position, levels,
dimensions and alignment of all parts of the Works, and
(c) the provision of all necessary instruments, appliances and labour in
connection with the foregoing responsibilities.
If, at any time during the execution of the Works, any error appears in the
position, levels, dimensions or alignment of any part of the Works, the
Contractor, on being required so to do by the Engineer, shall, at his own cost,
rectify such error to the satisfaction of the Engineer, unless such error is based on
incorrect data supplied in writing by the Engineer, in which case the Engineer
shall determine an addition to the Contract Price in accordance with Clause 51
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
The checking of any setting-out or of any line or level by the Engineer shall not in
any way relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for the accuracy thereof and
the Contractor shall carefully protect and preserve all bench-marks, sight-rails,
pegs and other things used in setting-out the Works.
If, at any time during the execution of the Works, the Engineer requires the
Contractor to make boreholes or to carry out exploratory excavation, such
requirement shall be the subject of an instruction in accordance with Clause 51,
unless an item or a Provisional Sum in respect of such work is included in the Bill
of Quantities.
The Contractor shall, throughout the execution and completion of the Works
and the remedying of any defects therein:
(a) have full regard for the safety of all persons entitled to be upon the Site and
keep the Site (so far as the same is under his control) and the Works (so far as the
same are not completed or occupied by the Employer) in an orderly state
appropriate to the avoidance of danger to such persons,
(b) provide and maintain at his own cost all lights, guards, fencing, warning signs
and watching, when and where necessary or required by the Engineer or by any
duly constituted authority, for the protection of the Works or for the safety and
convenience of the public or others, and
(c) take all reasonable steps to protect the environment on and off the Site and to
avoid damage or nuisance to persons or to property of the public or others
resulting from pollution, noise or other causes arising as a consequence of his
methods of operation.
If under Clause 31 the Employer shall carry out work on the Site with his own
workmen he shall, in respect of such work:
(a) have full regard to the safety of all persons entitled to be upon the Site, and
(b) keep the Site in an orderly state appropriate to the avoidance of danger to
such persons.
If under Clause 31 the Employer shall employ other contractors on the Site he
shall require them to have the same regard for safety and avoidance of danger.
The Contractor shall take full responsibility for the care of the Works and
materials and Plant for incorporation therein from the Commencement Date
until the date of issue of the Taking-Over Certificate for the whole of the Works,
when the responsibility for the said care shall pass to the Employer. Provided
that:
(a) if the Engineer issues a Taking-Over Certificate for any Section or part of the
Permanent, Works the Contractor shall cease to be liable for the care of that
Section or part from the date of issue of the Taking-Over Certificate, when the
responsibility for the care of that Section or part shall pass to the Employer, and
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Responsibility 20.2
to Rectify Loss
or Damage
Loss or 20.3
Damage Due to
Employer’s Risks
Employer’s Risks 20.4
Insurance of 21.1
Works and
Contractor’s
Equipment
(b) the Contractor shall take full responsibility for the care of any outstanding
Works and materials and Plant for incorporation therein which he undertakes
to finish during the Defects Liability Period until such outstanding Works have been
completed pursuant to Clause 49.
If any loss or damage happens to the Works, or any part thereof, or materials or
Plant for incorporation therein, during the period for which the Contractor is
responsible for the care thereof, from any cause whatsoever, other than the risks
defined in Sub-Clause 20.4, the Contractor shall, at his own cost, rectify such loss
or damage so that the Permanent Works conform in every respect with the
provisions of the Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Contractor
shall also be liable for any loss or damage to the Works occasioned by him in the
course of any operations carried out by him for the purpose of complying with his
obligations under Clauses 49 and 50.
In the event of any such loss or damage happening from any of the risks defined
in Sub-Clause 20.4, or in combination with other risks, the Contractor shall, if
and to the extent required by the Engineer, rectify the loss or damage and the
Engineer shall determine an addition to the Contract Price in accordance with
Clause 52 and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer. In the case of a combination of risks causing loss or damage any such
determination shall take into account the proportional responsibility of the
Contractor and the Employer.
The Employer’s risks are:
(a) war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), invasion, act of foreign
enemies,
(b) rebellion, revolution, insurrection, or military or usurped power, or civil war,
(c) ionising radiations, or contamination by radio-activity from any nuclear fuel,
or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel, radio-active toxic
explosive or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or
nuclear component thereof,
(d) pressure waves caused by aircraft or other aerial devices travelling at sonic or
supersonic speeds,
(e) riot, commotion or disorder, unless solely restricted to employees of the
Contractor or of his Subcontractors and arising from the conduct of the Works,
(f) loss or damage due to the use or occupation by the Employer of any Section or
part of the Permanent Works, except as may be provided for in the Contract,
(g) loss or damage to the extent that it is due to the design of the Works, other
than any part of the design provided by the Contractor or for which the
Contractor is responsible, and
(h) any operation of the forces of nature against which an experienced contractor
could not reasonably have been expected to take precautions.
The Contractor shall, without limiting his or the Employer’s obligations and
responsibilities under Clause 20, insure:
(a) the Works, together with materials and Plant for incorporation therein, to the
full replacement cost (the term "cost" in this context shall include profit),
(b) an additional sum of 15 per cent of such replacement cost, or as may be
specified in Part II of these Conditions, to cover any additional costs of and
incidental to the rectification of loss or damage including professional fees and the
cost of demolishing and removing any part of the Works and of removing debris of
whatsoever nature, and
(c) the Contractor’s Equipment and other things brought onto the Site by the
Contractor, for a, sum sufficient to provide for their replacement at the Site.
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Scope of Cover 21.2
Responsibility for 21.3
Amounts not
Recovered
Exclusions 21.4
Damage to 22.1
Persons and
Property
Exceptions 22.2
The insurance in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sub-Clause 21.1 shall be in the joint
names of the Contractor and the Employer and shall cover:
(a) the Employer and the Contractor against all loss or damage from whatsoever
cause arising, other than as provided in Sub-Clause 21.4, from the start of work
at the Site until the date of issue of the relevant Taking-Over Certificate in respect
of the Works or any Section or part thereof as the case may be, and
(b) the Contractor for his liability:
(i) during the Defects Liability Period for loss or damage arising from a
cause occurring prior to the commencement of the Defects Liability Period,
and
(ii) for loss or damage occasioned by the Contractor in the course of any
operations carried out by him for the purpose of complying with his
obligations under Clauses 49 and 50.
Any amounts not insured or not recovered from the insurers shall be borne by the
Employer or the Contractor in accordance with their responsibilities under
Clause 20.
There shall be no obligation for the insurances in Sub-Clause 21.1 to include loss
or damage caused by:
(a) war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), invasion, act of foreign
enemies,
(b) rebellion, revolution, insurrection, or military or usurped power, or civil war,
(c) ionising radiations, or contamination by radio-activity from any nuclear fuel,
or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel, radio-active toxic
explosive or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or
nuclear component thereof, or
(d) pressure waves caused by aircraft or other aerial devices travelling at sonic or
supersonic speeds.
The Contractor shall, except if and so far as the Contract provides otherwise,
indemnify the Employer against all losses and claims in respect of:
(a) death of or injury to any person, or
(b) loss of or damage to any property (other than the Works),
which may arise out of or in consequence of the execution and completion of
the Works and the remedying of any defects therein, and against all claims,
proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever in respect thereof
or in relation thereto, subject to the exceptions defined in Sub-Clause 22.2.
The “exceptions” referred to in Sub-Clause 22.1 are:
(a) the permanent use or occupation of land by the Works, or any part thereof,
(b) the right of the Employer to execute the Works, or any part thereof, on, over,
under, in or through any land,
(c) damage to property which is the unavoidable result of the execution and
completion of the Works, or the remedying of any defects therein, in accordance
with the Contract, and
(d) death of or injury to persons or loss of or damage to property resulting from
any act or neglect of the Employer, his agents, servants or other contractors, not
being employed by the Contractor, or in respect of any claims, proceedings,
damages, costs, charges and expenses in respect thereof or in relation thereto or,
where the injury or damage was contributed to by the Contractor, his servants or
agents, such part of the said injury or damage as may be just and equitable having
regard to the extent of the responsibility of the Employer, his servants or agents
or other contractors for the injury or damage.
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Indemnity by 22.3
Employer
Third Party 23.1
Insurance
(including
Employer’s
Property)
Minimum Amount 23.2
of insurance
Cross Liabilities 23.3
Accident or Injury 24.1
to Workmen
Insurance 24.2
Against Accident
to Workmen
Evidence and 25.1
Terms of
Insurances
Adequacy of 25.2
Insurances
Remedy on 25.3
Contractor’s
Failure to Insure
Compliance 25.4
with Policy
Conditions
The Employer shall indemnify the Contractor against all claims, proceedings,
damages, costs, charges and expenses in respect of the matters referred to in the
exceptions defined in Sub-Clause 22.2.
The Contractor shall, without limiting his or the Employer's obligations and
responsibilities under Clause 22, insure, in the joint names of the Contractor and
the Employer, against liabilities for death of or injury to any person (other than
as provided in Clause 24) or loss of or damage to any property (other than the
Works) arising out of the performance of the Contract, other than the exceptions
defined in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Sub-Clause 22.2.
Such insurance shall be for at least the amount stated in the Appendix to Tender.
The insurance policy shall include a cross liability clause such that the insurance
shall apply to the Contractor and to the Employer as separate insured.
The Employer shall not be liable for or in respect of any damages or
compensation payable to any workman or other person in the employment of the
Contractor or any Subcontractor, other than death or injury resulting from any
act or default of the Employer, his agents or servants. The Contractor shall
indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer against all such damages and
compensation, other than those for which the Employer is liable as aforesaid, and
against all claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges, and expenses
whatsoever in respect thereof or in relation thereto.
The Contractor shall insure against such liability and shall continue such
insurance during the whole of the time that any persons are employed by him on
the Works. Provided that, in respect of any persons employed by any
Subcontractor, the Contractor’s obligations to insure as aforesaid under this
Sub-Clause shall be satisfied if the Subcontractor shall have insured against the
liability in respect of such persons in such manner that the Employer is
indemnified under the policy, but the Contractor shall require such
Subcontractor to produce to the Employer, when required, such policy of
insurance and the receipt for the payment of the current premium.
The Contractor shall provide evidence to the Employer prior to the start of work
at the Site that the insurances required under the Contract have been effected and
shall, within 84 days of the Commencement Date, provide the insurance policies
to the Employer. When providing such evidence and such policies to the
Employer, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer of so doing. Such insurance
policies shall be consistent with the general terms agreed prior to the issue of the
Letter of Acceptance. The Contractor shall effect all insurances for which he is
responsible with insurers and in terms approved by the Employer.
The Contractor shall notify the insurers of changes in the nature, extent or
programme for the execution of the Works and ensure the adequacy of the
insurances at all times in accordance with the terms of the Contract and shall.
when required, produce to the Employer the insurance policies in force and the
receipts for payment of the current premiums.
If the Contractor fails to effect and keep in force any of the insurances required
under the Contract, or fails to provide the policies to the Employer within the
period required by Sub-Clause 25.1, then and in any such case the Employer may
effect and keep in force any such insurances and pay any premium as may be
necessary for that purpose and from time to time deduct the amount so paid from
any monies due or to become due to the Contractor, or recover the same as a debt
due from the Contractor.
In the event that the Contractor or the Employer fails to comply with conditions
imposed by the insurance policies effected pursuant to the Contract, each shall
indemnify the other against all losses and claims arising from such failure.
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Compliance with 26.1
Statutes,
Regulations
Fossils 27.1
Patent Rights 28.1
Royalties 28.2
Interference 29.1
with Traffic
and Adjoining
Properties
The Contractor shall conform in all respects, including by the giving of all notices
and the paying of all fees, with the provisions of:
(a) any National or State Statute, Ordinance, or other Law, or any regulation, or
bye-law of any local or other duly constituted authority in relation to the
execution and completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects therein,
and
(b) the rules and regulations of all public bodies and companies whose property or
rights are affected or may be affected in any way by the Works,
and the Contractor shall keep the Employer indemnified against all penalties and
liability of every kind for breach of any such provisions. Provided always that the
Employer shall be responsible for obtaining any planning, zoning or other similar
permission required for the Works to proceed and shall indemnify the Contractor
in accordance with Sub-Clause 22.3.
All fossils, coins, articles of value or antiquity and structures and other remains
or things of geological or archaeological interest discovered on the Site shall, as
between the Employer and the Contractor, be deemed to be the absolute property
of the Employer. The Contractor shall take reasonable precautions to prevent his
workmen or any other persons from removing or damaging any such article or
thing and shall, immediately upon discovery thereof and before removal,
acquaint the Engineer of such discovery and carry out the Engineer’s instructions
for dealing with the same. If, by reason of such instructions, the Contractor
suffers delay and/or incurs costs then the Engineer shall, after due consultation
with the Employer and the Contractor, determine:
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount of such costs, which shall be added to the Contract Price, and
shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
The Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer from and
against all claims and proceedings for or on account of infringement of any
patent rights, design trademark or name or other protected rights in respect of
any Contractor’s Equipment, materials or Plant used for or in connection with or
for incorporation in the Works and from and against all damages, costs, charges
and expenses whatsoever in respect thereof or in relation thereto, except where
such infringement results from compliance with the design or Specification
provided by the Engineer.
Except where otherwise stated, the Contractor shall pay all tonnage and other
royalties, rent and other payments or compensation, if any, for getting stone,
sand, gravel, clay or other materials required for the Works.
All operations necessary for the execution and completion of the Works and the
remedying of any defects therein shall, so far as compliance with the requirements
of the Contract permits, be carried on so as not to interfere unnecessarily or
improperly with:
(a) the convenience of the public, or
(b) the access to, use and occupation of public or private roads and footpaths to or
of properties whether in the possession of the Employer or of any other person.
The Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer in respect of all
claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising out
of, or in relation to, any such matters insofar as the Contractor is responsible
therefor.
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Avoidance 30.1
of Damage
to Roads
Transport of 30.2
Contractor's
Equipment or
Temporary Works
Transport of 30.3
Materials or
Plant
Waterborne 30.4
Traffic
Opportunities 31.1
for Other
Contractors
Facilities for 31.2
Other Contractors
The Contractor shall use every reasonable means to prevent any of the roads or
bridges communicating with or on the routes to the Site from being damaged or
injured by any traffic of the Contractor or any of his Subcontractors and, in
particular, shall select routes, choose and use vehicles and restrict and distribute
loads so that any such extraordinary traffic as will inevitably arise from the
moving of materials, Plant, Contractor’s Equipment or Temporary Works from
and to the Site shall be limited, as far as reasonably possible, and so that no
unnecessary damage or injury may be occasioned to such roads and bridges.
Save insofar as the Contract otherwise provides, the Contractor shall be
responsible for and shall pay the cost of strengthening any bridges or altering or
improving any road communicating with or on the routes to the Site to facilitate
the movement of Contractor’s Equipment or Temporary Works and the
Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer against all claims
for damage to any such road or bridge caused by such movement, including such
claims as may be made directly against the Employer, and shall negotiate and pay
all claims arising solely out of such damage.
If, notwithstanding Sub-Clause 30.1, any damage occurs to any bridge or road
communicating with or on the routes to the Site arising from the transport of
materials or Plant, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer with a copy to the
Employer, as soon as he becomes aware of such damage or as soon as he receives
any claim from the authority entitled to make such claim. Where under any law
or regulation the haulier of such materials or Plant is required to indemnify the
road authority against damage the Employer shall not be liable for any costs,
charges or expenses in respect thereof or in relation thereto. In other cases the
Employer shall negotiate the settlement of and pay all sums due in respect of such
claim and shall indemnify the Contractor in respect thereof and in respect of all
claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses in relation thereto.
Provided that if and so far as any such claim or part thereof is, in the opinion of
the Engineer, due to any failure on the part of the Contractor to observe and
perform his obligations under Sub-Clause 30.1, then the amount, determined by
the Engineer, after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, to be
due to such failure shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer and
may be deducted by the Employer from any monies due or to become due to the
Contractor and the Engineer shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy
to the Employer. Provided also that the Employer shall notify the Contractor
whenever a settlement is to be negotiated and, where any amount may be due
from the Contractor, the Employer shall consult with the Contractor before such
settlement is agreed.
Where the nature of the Works is such as to require the use by the Contractor of
waterborne transport the foregoing provisions of this Clause shall be construed as
though “road” included a lock, dock, sea wall or other structure related to a
waterway and “vehicle” included craft, and shall have effect accordingly.
The Contractor shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Engineer,
afford all reasonable opportunities for carrying out their work to:
(a) any other contractors employed by the Employer and their workmen,
(b) the workmen of the Employer, and
(c) the workmen of any duly constituted authorities who may be employed in the
execution on or near the Site of any work not included in the Contract or of any
contract which the Employer may enter into in connection with or ancillary to the
Works.
If however, pursuant to Sub-Clause 31.1 the Contractor shall, on the written
request of the Engineer:
(a) make available to any such other contractor, or to the Employer or any such
authority, any roads or ways for the maintenance of which the Contractor is
responsible,
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(b) permit the use, by any such, of Temporary Works or Contractor’s Equipment
on the Site, or
(c) provide any other service of whatsoever nature for any such, the Engineer
shall determine an addition to the Contract Price in accordance with Clause 52 and
shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
Labour
Contractor to 32.1
Keep Site Clear
Clearance of Site 33.1
on Completion
Engagement of 34.1
Staff and Labour
Returns of Labour 35.1
and Contractor’s
Equipment
During the execution of the Works the Contractor shall keep the Site reasonably
free from all unnecessary obstruction and shall store or dispose of any
Contractor’s Equipment and surplus materials and clear away and remove from
the Site any wreckage, rubbish or Temporary Works no longer required.
Upon the issue of any Taking-Over Certificate the Contractor shall clear away
and remove from that part of the Site to which such Taking-Over Certificate
relates all Contractor's Equipment, surplus material, rubbish and Temporary
Works of every kind, and leave such part of the Site and Works clean and in a
workmanlike condition to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Provided that the
Contractor shall be entitled to retain on Site, until the end of the Defects Liability
Period, such materials, Contractor’s Equipment and Temporary Works as are
required by him for the purpose of fulfilling his obligations during the Defects
Liability Period.
The Contractor shall, unless otherwise provided in the Contract, make his own
arrangements for the engagement of all staff and labour, local or other, and for
their payment, housing, feeding and transport.
The Contractor shall, if required by the Engineer, deliver to the Engineer a return
in detail, in such form and at such intervals as the Engineer may prescribe,
showing the staff and the numbers of the several classes of labour from time to
time employed by the Contractor on the Site and such information respecting
Contractor’s Equipment as the Engineer may require.
Materials, Plant and Workmanship
Quality of 36.1
Materials, Plant
and Workmanship
All materials, Plant and workmanship shall be:
(a) of the respective kinds described in the Contract and in accordance with the
Engineer’s instructions, and
(b) subjected from time to time to such tests as the Engineer may require at the
place of manufacture, fabrication or preparation, or on the Site or at such other
place or places as may be specified in the Contract, or at all or any of such places.
Cost of Samples 36.1
Cost of Tests 36.3
The Contractor shall provide such assistance. labour, electricity, fuels, stores,
apparatus and instruments as are normally required for examining, measuring
and testing any materials or Plant and shall supply samples of materials, before
incorporation in the Works, for testing as may be selected and required by the
Engineer.
All samples shall be supplied by the Contractor at his own cost if the supply
thereof is clearly intended by or provided for in the Contract.
The cost of making any test shall be borne by the Contractor if such test is:
(a) clearly intended by or provided for in the Contract, or
(b) particularised in the Contract (in cases only of a test under load or of a test to
ascertain whether the design of any finished or partially finished work is
appropriate for the purposes which it was intended to fulfil) in sufficient detail to
enable the Contractor to price or allow for the same in his Tender.
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Cost of Tests not 36.4
Provided for
Engineer’s 36.5
Determination
where Tests not
Provided for
Inspection of 37.1
Operations
Inspection and 37.2
Testing
Dates for 37.3
Inspection
And Testing
Rejection 37.4
If any test required by the Engineer which is:
(a) not so intended by or provided for,
(b) (in the cases above mentioned) not so particularised, or
(c) (though so intended or provided for) required by the Engineer to be carried out
at any place other than the Site or the place of manufacture, fabrication or
preparation of the materials or Plant tested,
shows the materials, Plant or workmanship not to be in accordance with the
provisions of the Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer, then the cost of
such test shall be borne by the Contractor, but in any other case Sub-Clause 36.5
shall apply.
Where, pursuant to Sub-Clause 36.4, this Sub-Clause applies the Engineer shall,
after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, determine:
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount of such costs, which shall be added to the Contract Price,
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
The Engineer, and any person authorised by him, shall at all reasonable times
have access to the Site and to all workshops and places where materials or Plant
are being manufactured, fabricated or prepared for the Works and the
Contractor shall afford every facility for and every assistance in obtaining the
right to such access.
The Engineer shall be entitled, during manufacture, fabrication or preparation to
inspect and test the materials and Plant to be supplied under the Contract. If
materials or Plant are being manufactured, fabricated or prepared in workshops
or places other than those of the Contractor, the Contractor shall obtain
permission for the Engineer to carry out such inspection and testing in those
workshops or places. Such inspection or testing shall not release the Contractor
from any obligation under the Contract.
The Contractor shall agree with the Engineer on the time and place for the
inspection or testing of any materials or Plant as provided in the Contract. The
Engineer shall give the Contractor not less than 24 hours notice of his intention to
carry out the inspection or to attend the tests. If the Engineer, or his duly
authorised representative, does not attend on the date agreed, the Contractor
may, unless otherwise instructed by the Engineer, proceed with the tests, which
shall be deemed to have been made in the presence of the Engineer. The
Contractor shall forthwith forward to the Engineer duly certified copies of the
test readings. If the Engineer has not attended the tests, he shall accept the said
readings as accurate.
If, at the time and place agreed in accordance with Sub-Clause 37.3, the materials
or Plant are not ready for inspection or testing or if, as a result of the inspection
or testing referred to in this Clause, the Engineer determines that the materials or
Plant are defective or otherwise not in accordance with the Contract, he may
reject the materials or Plant and shall notify the Contractor thereof immediately.
The notice shall state the Engineer's objections with reasons. The Contractor
shall then promptly make good the defect or ensure that rejected materials or
Plant comply with the Contract. If the Engineer so requests, the tests of rejected
materials or Plant shall be made or repeated under the same terms and
conditions. All costs incurred by the Employer by the repetition of the tests shall,
after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, be determined by
the Engineer and shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer and
may be deducted from any monies due or to become due to the Contractor and
the Engineer shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer.
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Independent 37.5
Inspection
Examination of 38.1
Work before
Covering up
Uncovering 38.2
and Making
Openings
Removal of 39.1
Improper Work,
Materials or Plant
Default of 39.2
Contractor in
Compliance
The Engineer may delegate inspection and testing of materials or Plant to an
independent inspector. Any such delegation shall be effected in accordance with
Sub-Clause 2.4 and for this purpose such independent inspector shall be
considered as an assistant of the Engineer. Notice of such appointment (not being
less than 14 days) shall be given by the Engineer to the Contractor.
No part of the Works shall be covered up or put out of view without the approval
of the Engineer and the Contractor shall afford full opportunity for the Engineer
to examine and measure any such part of the Works which is about to be covered
up or put out of view and to examine foundations before any part of the Works is
placed thereon. The Contractor shall give notice to the Engineer whenever any
such part of the Works or foundations is or are ready or about to be ready for
examination and the Engineer shall, without unreasonable delay, unless he
considers it unnecessary and advises the Contractor accordingly, attend for the
purpose of examining and measuring such part of the Works or of examining
such foundations.
The Contractor shall uncover any part of the Works or make openings in or
through the same as the Engineer may from time to time instruct and shall
reinstate and make good such part. If any such part has been covered up or put
out of view after compliance with the requirement of Sub-Clause 38.1 and is
found to be executed in accordance with the Contract, the Engineer shall, after
due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, determine the amount of
the Contractor’s costs in respect of such of uncovering, making openings in or
through, reinstating and making good the same, which shall be added to the
Contract Price, and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer. In any other case all costs shall be borne by the Contractor.
The Engineer shall have authority to issue instructions from time to time, for:
(a) the removal from the Site, within such time or times as may be specified in the
instruction, of any materials or Plant which, in the opinion of the Engineer, are
not in accordance with the Contract,
(b) the substitution of proper and suitable materials or Plant, and
(c) the removal and proper re-execution, notwithstanding any previous test
thereof or interim payment therefor, of any work which, in respect of
(i) materials, Plant or workmanship, or
(ii) design by the Contractor or for which he is responsible,
is not, in the opinion of the Engineer, in accordance with the Contract.
In case of default on the part of the Contractor in carrying out such instruction
within the time specified therein or, if none, within a reasonable time, the
Employer shall be entitled to employ and pay other persons to carry out the same
and all costs consequent thereon or incidental thereto shall, after due
consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, be determined by the
Engineer and shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer, and may
be deducted by the Employer from any monies due or to become due to the
Contractor and the Engineer shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy
to the Employer.
Suspension
Suspension 40. 1
of Work
The Contractor shall, on the instructions of the Engineer, suspend the progress of
he Works or any part thereof for such time and in such manner as the Engineer
may consider necessary and shall, during such suspension, properly protect and
secure the Works or such part thereof so far as is necessary in the opinion of the
Engineer. Unless such suspension is:
(a) otherwise provided for in the Contract,
(b) necessary by reason of some default of or breach of contract by the Contractor or
for which he is responsible,
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Engineer’s 40.2
Determination
following
Suspension,
Suspension 40.3
lasting more
than 84 Days
(c) necessary by reason of climatic conditions on the Site, or
(d) necessary for the proper execution of the Works or for the safety of the Works
or any part thereof (save to the extent that such necessity arises from any act or
default by the Engineer or the Employer or from any of the risks defined in
Sub-Clause 20.4),
Sub-Clause 40.2 shall apply.
Where, pursuant to Sub-Clause 40.1, this Sub-Clause applies the Engineer shall
after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, determine
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount, which shall be added to the Contract Price, in respect of the cost
incurred by the Contractor by reason of such suspension,
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
If the progress of the Works or any part thereof is suspended on the
instructions of the Engineer and if permission to resume work is not given by the
Engineer within a period of 84 days from the date of suspension then, unless such
suspension is within paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Sub-Clause 40.1, the
Contractor may give notice to the Engineer requiring permission, within 28 days
from the receipt thereof, to proceed with the Works or that part thereof in regard
to which progress is suspended. If, within the said time, such permission is not
granted, the Contractor may, but is not bound to, elect to treat the suspension,
where it affects part only of the Works, as an omission of such part under Clause
51 by giving a further notice to the Engineer to that effect, or, where it affects the
whole of the Works, treat the suspension as an event of default by the Employer
and terminate his employment under the Contract in accordance with the
provisions of Sub-Clause 69.1, whereupon the provisions of Sub-Clauses 69.2
and 69.3 shall apply.
Commencement and Delays
Commencement 41.1
of Works
Possession of 42.1
Site and Access
Thereto
The Contractor shall commence the Works as soon as is reasonably possible after
the receipt by him of a notice to this effect from the Engineer, which notice shall
be issued within the time stated in the Appendix to fender after the date of the
Letter of Acceptance. Thereafter, the Contractor shall proceed with the Works
with due expedition and without delay.
Save insofar as the Contract may prescribe:
(a) the extent of portions of the Site of which the Contractor is to be given possession
from time to time
(b) the order in which such portions shall be made available to the Contractor,
and, subject to any requirement in the Contract as to the order in which the Works
shall be executed, the Employer will, with the Engineer's notice to commence the
Works, give to the Contractor possession of
(c) so much of the Site, and
(d) such access as, in accordance with the Contract, is to be provided by the
Employer as may be required to enable the Contractor to commence and proceed with
the execution of the Works in accordance with the programme referred to in Clause
14, if any, and otherwise in accordance with such reasonable proposals as the
Contractor shall, by notice to the Engineer with a copy to the Employer, make.
The Employer will, from time to time as the Works proceed, give to the
Contractor possession of such further portions of the Site as may be required to
enable the Contractor to proceed with the execution of the Works with due
dispatch in accordance with such programme or proposals, as the case may be.
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Failure to Give 42.2
Possession
Rights of Way 42.3
and Facilities
Contractor
Time for 43.1
Completion
Extension of Time 44.1
for Completion
Contractor 44.2
to Provide
Notification and
Detailed
Particulars
Interim 44.3
Determination
of Extension
If the Contractor suffers delay and/or incurs costs from failure on the part of the
Employer to give possession in accordance with the terms of Sub-Clause 42. 1, the
Engineer shall, after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor,
determine:
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount of such costs, which shall be added to the Contract Price,
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
The Contractor shall bear all costs and charges for special or temporary
rights of way required by him in connection with access to the Site. The
shall also provide at his own cost any additional facilities outside the Site required
by him for the purposes of the Works.
The whole of the Works and, if applicable, any Section required to be completed
within a particular time as stated in the Appendix to Tender, shall be completed
in accordance with the provisions of Clause 48, within the time stated in the
Appendix to Tender for the whole of the Works or the Section (as the case may
be), calculated from the Commencement Date, or such extended time as may be
allowed under Clause 44.
In the event of:
(a) the amount or nature of extra or additional work,
(b) any cause of delay referred to in these Conditions,
(c) exceptionally adverse climatic conditions,
(d) any delay, impediment or prevention by the Employer, or
(e) other special circumstances which may occur, other than through a default of
or breach of contract by the Contractor or for which he is responsible,
being such as fairly to entitle the Contractor to an extension of the Time for
Completion of the Works, or any Section or part thereof, the Engineer shall,
after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, determine the
amount of such extension and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a
copy to the Employer.
Provided that the Engineer is not bound to make any determination unless the
Contractor has
(a) within 28 days after such event has first arisen notified the Engineer with a
copy to the Employer, and
(b) within 28 days, or such other reasonable time as may be agreed by the
Engineer, after such notification submitted to the Engineer detailed particulars of
any extension of time to which he may consider himself entitled in order that such
submission may be investigated at the time.
Provided also that where an event has a continuing effect such that it is not
practicable for the Contractor to submit detailed particulars within the period of
28 days referred to in Sub-Clause 44.2(b), he shall nevertheless be entitled to an
extension of time provided that he has submitted to the Engineer interim
particulars at intervals of not more than 28 days and final particulars within 28
days of the end of the effects resulting from the event. On receipt of such interim
particulars, the Engineer shall, without undue delay, make an interim
determination of extension of time and, on receipt of the final particulars, the
Engineer shall review all the circumstances and shall determine an overall
extension of time in regard to the event. In both such cases the Engineer shall
make his determination after due consultation with the Employer and the
Contractor and shall notify the Contractor of the determination, with a copy to
the Employer. No final review shall result in a decrease of any extension of time
already determined by the Engineer.
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Restriction on 45.1
Working Hours
Rate of Progress 46.1
Liquidated 47.1
Damages
for Delay
Reduction of 47.2
Liquidated
Damages
Subject to any provision to the contrary contained in the Contract, none of the
Works shall, save as hereinafter provided, be carried on during the night or on
locally recognised days of rest without the consent of the Engineer, except when
work is unavoidable or absolutely necessary for the saving of life or property or
for the safety of the Works, in which case the Contractor shall immediately advise
the Engineer. Provided that the provisions of this Clause shall not be applicable
in the case of any work which it is customary to carry out by multiple shifts.
If for any reason, which does not entitle the Contractor to an extension of time,
the rate of progress of the Works or any Section is at any time, in the opinion of
the Engineer, too slow to comply with the Time for Completion, the Engineer
shall so notify the Contractor who shall thereupon take such steps as are
necessary, subject to the consent of the Engineer, to expedite progress so as to
comply with the Time for Completion. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any
additional payment for taking such steps. If, as a result of any notice given by the
Engineer under this Clause, the Contractor considers that it is necessary to do any
work at night or on locally recognised days of rest, he shall be entitled to seek the
consent of the Engineer so to do. Provided that if any steps, taken by the
Contractor in meeting his obligations under this Clause, involve the Employer in
additional supervision costs, such costs shall, after due consultation with the
Employer and the Contractor, be determined by the Engineer and shall be
recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer, and may be deducted by the
Employer from any monies due or to become due to the Contractor and the
Engineer shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
If the Contractor fails to comply with the Time for Completion in accordance
with Clause 48, for the whole of the Works or, if applicable, any Section within
the relevant time prescribed by Clause 43, then the Contractor shall pay to the
Employer the relevant sum stated in the Appendix to Tender as liquidated
damages for such default and not as a penalty (which sum shall be the only
monies due from the Contractor for such default) for every day or part of a day
which shall elapse between the relevant Time for Completion and the date stated
in a Taking-Over Certificate of the whole of the Works or the relevant Section,
subject to the applicable limit stated in the Appendix to Tender. The Employer
may, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, deduct the amount of
such damages from any monies due or to become due to the Contractor. The
payment or deduction of such damages shall not relieve the Contractor from his
obligation to complete the Works, or from any other of his obligations and
liabilities under the Contract.
If, before the Time for Completion of the whole of the Works or, if applicable,
any Section, a Taking-Over Certificate has been issued for any part of the Works
or of a Section, the liquidated damages for delay in completion of the remainder
of the Works or of that Section shall, for any period of delay after the date stated
in such Taking-Over Certificate, and in the absence of alternative provisions in
the Contract, be reduced in the proportion which the value of the part so certified
bears to the value of the whole of the Works or Section, as applicable. The provisions
of this Sub-Clause shall only apply to the rate of liquidated damages and shall not
affect the limit thereof.
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Taking-Over 48.1
Certificate
Taking Over of 48.2
Sections or Parts
Substantial 48.3
Completion
of Parts
Surfaces 48.4
Requiring
Reinstatement
When the whole of the Works have been substantially completed and have
satisfactorily passed any Tests on Completion prescribed by the Contract, the
Contractor may give a notice to that effect to the Engineer, with a copy to the
Employer, accompanied by a written undertaking to finish with due expedition
any outstanding work during the Defects Liability Period. Such notice and
undertaking shall be deemed to be a request by the Contractor for the Engineer to
issue a Taking-Over Certificate in respect of the Works. The Engineer shall,
within 21 days of the date of delivery of such notice, either issue to the
Contractor, with a copy to the Employer, a Taking-Over Certificate, stating the
date on which, in his opinion, the Works were substantially completed in
accordance with the Contract, or give instructions in writing to the Contractor
specifying all the work which, in the Engineer's opinion, is required to be done by
the Contractor before the issue of such Certificate. The Engineer shall also notify
the Contractor of any defects in the Works affecting substantial completion that
may appear after such instructions and before completion of -Over Certificate
within 21 days of completion, to the satisfaction of the Engineer, of the Works so
specified and remedying any defects so notified.
Similarly, in accordance with the procedure set out in Sub-Clause 48.1, the
Contractor may request and the Engineer shall issue a Taking-Over Certificate in
respect of:
(a) any Section in respect of which a separate Time for Completion is provided in
the Appendix to Tender,
(b) any substantial part of the Permanent Works which has been both completed
to the satisfaction of the Engineer and, otherwise than as provided for in the
Contract, occupied or used by the Employer, or
(c) any part of the Permanent Works which the Employer has elected to occupy or
use prior to completion (where such prior occupation or use is not provided for in
the Contract or has not been agreed by the Contractor as a temporary measure).
If any part of the Permanent Works has been substantially completed and has
satisfactorily passed any Tests on Completion prescribed by the Contract, the
Engineer may issue a Taking-Over Certificate in respect of that part of the
Permanent Works before completion of the whole of the Works and, upon the
issue of such Certificate, the Contractor shall be deemed to have undertaken to
complete with due expedition any outstanding work in that part of the Permanent
Works during the Defects Liability Period.
Provided that a Taking-Over Certificate given in respect of any Section or part of
the Permanent Works before completion of the whole of the Works shall not be
deemed to certify completion of any ground or surfaces requiring reinstatement,
unless such Taking-Over Certificate shall expressly so state.
Defects Liability
Defects Liability 49.1
Period
In these Conditions the expression “Defects Liability Period” shall mean the
defects liability period named in the Appendix to Tender, calculated from:
(a) the date of completion of the Works certified by the Engineer in accordance
with Clause 48, or
(b) in the event of more than one certificate having been issued by the Engineer
under Clause 48, the respective dates so certified,
and in relation to the Defects Liability Period the expression “the Works” shall be
construed accordingly.
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Completion of 49.2
Outstanding Work
and Remedying
Defects
Cost of 49.3
Remedying
Defects
Contractor’s 49.4
Failure to Carry
Out Instructions
Contractor 50.1
to Search
To the intent that the Works shall, at or as soon as practicable after the expiration
of the Defects Liability Period, be delivered to the Employer in the condition
required by the Contract, fair wear and tear excepted, to the satisfaction of the
Engineer, the Contractor shall:
(a) complete the work, if any, outstanding on the date stated in the Taking-Over
Certificate as soon as practicable after such date, and
(b) execute all such work of amendment, reconstruction, and remedying defects,
shrinkages or other faults as the Engineer may, during the Defects Liability
Period or within 14 days after its expiration, as a result of an inspection made by
or on behalf of the Engineer prior to its expiration, instruct the Contractor to
execute.
All work referred to in Sub-Clause 49.2 (b) shall be executed by the Contractor at
his own cost if the necessity thereof is, in the opinion of the Engineer, due to:
(a) the use of materials, Plant or workmanship not in accordance with the
Contract,
(b) where the Contractor is responsible for the design of part of the Permanent
Works, any fault in such design, or
(c) he neglect or failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with any
obligation, expressed or implied, on the Contractor’s part under the Contract.
If, in the opinion of the Engineer, such necessity is due to any other cause, he shall
determine an addition to the Contract Price in accordance with Clause 52 and
shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
In case of default on the part of the Contractor in carrying out such instruction
within a reasonable time, the Employer shall be entitled to employ and pay other
persons to carry out the same and if such work is work which, in the opinion of
the Engineer, the Contractor was liable to do at his own cost under the Contract,
then all costs consequent thereon or incidental thereto shall, after due
consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, be determined by the
Engineer and shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer, and may
be deducted by the Employer from any monies due or to become due to the
Contractor and the Engineer shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy
to the Employer.
If any defect, shrinkage or other fault in the Works appears at any time prior to
the end of the Defects Liability Period, the Engineer may instruct the Contractor,
with copy to the Employer, to search under the directions of the Engineer for the
cause thereof. Unless such defect, shrinkage or other fault is one for which the
Contractor is liable under the Contract, the Engineer shall, after due consultation
with the Employer and the Contractor, determine the amount in respect of the
costs of such search incurred by the Contractor, which shall be added to the
Contract Price and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer. If such defect, shrinkage or other fault is one for which the Contractor
is liable, the cost of the work carried out in searching as aforesaid shall be borne
by the Contractor and he shall in such case remedy such defect, shrinkage or other
fault at his own cost in accordance with the provisions of Clause 49.
Alterations, Additions and Omissions
Variations 51.1
The Engineer shall make any variation of the form, quality or quantity of the
Works or any part thereof that may, in his opinion, be necessary and for that
purpose, or if for any other reason it shall, in his opinion, be appropriate, he shall
have the authority to instruct the Contractor to do and the Contractor shall do any
of the following:
(a) increase or decrease the quantity of any work included in the Contract,
(b) omit any such work (but not if the omitted work is to be carried out by the
(c) Employer or by another contractor),
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Instructions for 51.2
Variations
Valuation of 52.1
Variations
Power 52.2
of Engineer
to Fix Rates
Variations 52.3
Exceeding 15
per cent
(d) change the character or quality or kind of any such work,
(e) change the levels, lines, position and dimensions of any part of the Works,
(f) execute additional work of any kind necessary for the completion of the
Works, or
(g) change any specified sequence or timing of construction of any part of the
Works.
No such variation shall in any way vitiate or invalidate the Contract, but the
effect, if any, of all such variations shall be valued in accordance with Clause 52.
Provided that where the issue of an instruction to vary the Works is necessitated
by some default of or breach of contract by the Contractor or for which he is
responsible, any additional cost attributable to such default shall be borne by the
Contractor.
The Contractor shall not make any such variation without an instruction of the
Engineer. Provided that no instruction shall be required for increase or decrease
in the quantity of any work where such increase or decrease is not the result of an
instruction given under this Clause, but is the result of the quantities exceeding or
being less than those stated in the Bill of Quantities.
All variations referred to in Clause 51 and any additions to the Contract Price
which are required to be determined in accordance with Clause 52 (for the
purposes of this Clause referred to as “varied work”), shall be valued at the rates
and prices set out in the Contract if, in the opinion of the Engineer, the same shall
be applicable. If the Contract does not contain any rates or prices applicable to
the varied work, the rates and prices in the Contract shall be used as the basis for
valuation so far as may be reasonable, failing which, after due consultation by the
Engineer with the Employer and the Contractor, suitable rates or prices shall be
agreed upon between the Engineer and the Contractor. In the event of
disagreement the Engineer shall fix such rates or prices as are, in his opinion,
appropriate and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer. Until such time as rates or prices are agreed or fixed, the Engineer shall
determine provisional rates or prices to enable on-account payments to be
included in certificates issued in accordance with Clause 60.
Provided that if the nature or amount of any varied work relative to the nature or
amount of the whole of the Works or to any part thereof, is such that, in the
opinion of the Engineer, the rate or price contained in the Contract for any item
of the Works is, by reason of such varied work, rendered inappropriate or
inapplicable, then, after due consultation by the Engineer with the Employer and
the Contractor, a suitable rate or price shall be agreed upon between the Engineer
and the Contractor. In the event of disagreement the Engineer shall fix such other
rate or price as is, in his opinion, appropriate and shall notify the Contractor
accordingly, with a copy to the Employer. Until such time as rates or prices are
agreed or fixed, the Engineer shall determine provisional rates or prices to enable
on-account payments to be included in certificates issued in accordance with
Clause 60.
Provided also that no varied work instructed to be done by the Engineer pursuant
to Clause 51 shall be valued under Sub-Clause 52.1 or under this Sub-Clause
unless, within 14 days of the date of such instruction and, other than in the case of
omitted work, before the commencement of the varied work, notice shall have
been given either:
(a) by the Contractor to the Engineer of his intention to claim extra payment or a
varied rate or price, or
(b) by the Engineer to the Contractor of his intention to vary a rate or a price
If, on the issue of the Taking-Over Certificate for the whole of the Works, it is
found that as a result of:
(a) all varied work valued under Sub-Clauses 52.1 and 52.2, and
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Daywork 52.4
(b) all adjustments upon measurement of the estimated quantities set out in the
Bill of Quantities, excluding Provisional Sums, dayworks and adjustments of
price made under Clause 70,
but not from any other cause, there have been additions to or deductions from the
Contract Price which taken together are in excess of 15 per cent of the “Effective
Contract Price” (which for the purposes of this Sub-Clause shall mean the
Contract Price, excluding Provisional Sums and allowance for dayworks, if any)
then and in such event (subject to any action already taken under any other
Sub-Clause of this Clause), after due consultation by the Engineer with the
Employer and the Contractor, there shall be added to or deducted from the
Contract Price such further sum as may be agreed between the Contractor and the
Engineer or, failing agreement, determined by the Engineer having regard to the
Contractor’s Site and general overhead costs of the Contract. The Engineer shall
notify the Contractor of any determination made under this Sub-Clause, with a
copy to the Employer. Such sum shall be based only on the amount by which such
additions or deductions shall be in excess of 15 per cent of the Effective Contract
Price.
The Engineer may, if in his opinion it is necessary or desirable, issue an instruction
that any varied work shall be executed on a daywork basis. The Contractor shall then
be paid for such varied work under the terms set out in the daywork schedule included
in the Contract and at the rates and prices affixed thereto by him in the Tender.
The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer such receipts or other vouchers as
may be necessary to prove the amounts paid and, before ordering materials, shall
submit to the Engineer quotations for the same for his approval.
In respect of such of the Works executed on a daywork basis, the Contractor
shall, during the continuance of such work, deliver each day to the Engineer an
exact list in duplicate of the names, occupation and time of all workmen
employed on such work and a statement, also in duplicate, showing the
description and quantity of all materials and Contractor's Equipment used
thereon or therefor other than Contractor's Equipment which is included in the
percentage addition in accordance with such daywork schedule. One copy of each
list and statement will, if correct, or when agreed, be signed by the Engineer and
returned to the Contractor.
At the end of each month the Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer a priced
statement of the labour, materials and Contractor's Equipment, except as
aforesaid, used and the Contractor shall not be entitled to any payment unless
such lists and statements have been fully and punctually rendered. Provided
always that if the Engineer considers that for any reason the sending of such lists
or statements by the Contractor, in accordance with the foregoing provision, was
impracticable he shall nevertheless be entitled to authorise payment for such
work, either as daywork, on being satisfied as to the time employed and the
labour, materials and Contractor's Equipment used on such work, or at such
value therefor as shall, in his opinion, be fair and reasonable.
Procedure for Claims
Notice of Claims 53.1
Contemporary 53.2
Records
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract, if the Contractor intends to
claim any additional payment pursuant to any Clause of these Conditions or
otherwise, he shall give notice of his intention to the Engineer, with a copy to the
Employer, within 28 days after the event giving rise to the claim has first arisen.
Upon the happening of the event referred to in Sub-Clause 53.1, the Contractor
shall keep such contemporary records as may reasonably be necessary to support
any claim he may subsequently wish to make. Without necessarily admitting the
Employer's liability, the Engineer shall, on receipt of a notice under Sub-Clause
53.1, inspect such contemporary records and may instruct the Contractor to keep
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Substantiation 53.3
of Claims
Failure to Comply
53.4
Payment of Claims
53.5
any further contemporary records as are reasonable and may be material to the
claim of which notice has been given. The Contractor shall permit the Engineer to
inspect all records kept pursuant to this Sub-Clause and shall supply him with
copies thereof as and when the Engineer so instructs.
Within 28 days, or such other reasonable time as may be agreed by the Engineer,
of giving notice under Sub-Clause 53.1, the Contractor shall send to the Engineer
an account giving detailed particulars of the amount claimed and the grounds
upon which the claim is based. Where the event giving rise to the claim has a
continuing effect, such account shall be considered to be an interim account and
the Contractor shall, at such intervals as the Engineer may reasonably require,
send further interim accounts giving the accumulated amount of the claim and
any further grounds upon which it is based. In cases where interim accounts are
sent to the Engineer, the Contractor shall send a final account within 28 days of
the end of the effects resulting from the event. The Contractor shall, if required
by the Engineer so to do, copy to the Employer all accounts sent to the Engineer
pursuant to this Sub-Clause.
If the Contractor fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Clause in
respect of any claim which he seeks to make, his entitlement to payment in respect
thereof shall not exceed such amount as the Engineer or any arbitrator or
arbitrators appointed pursuant to Sub-Clause 67.3 assessing the claim considers
to be verified by contemporary records (whether or not such records were
brought to the Engineer's notice as required under Sub-Clauses 53.2 and 53.3).
The Contractor shall be entitled to have included in any interim payment certified
by the Engineer pursuant to Clause 60 such amount in respect of any claim as the
Engineer, after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, may
consider due to the Contractor provided that the Contractor has supplied
sufficient particulars to enable the Engineer to determine the amount due. If such
particulars are insufficient to substantiate the whole of the claim, the Contractor
shall be entitled to payment in respect of such part of the claim as such particulars
may substantiate to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Engineer shall notify the
Contractor of any determination made under this Sub-Clause, with a copy to the
Employer.
Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works
and Materials
Contractor’s 54.1
Equipment,
Temporary Works
and Materials;
Exclusive Use
for the Works
Employer not 54.2
Liable for Damage
Customs 54.3
Clearance
Re-export of 54.4
Contractor’s
Equipment
All Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works and materials provided by the
Contractor shall, when brought on to the Site, be deemed to be exclusively
intended for the execution of the Works and the Contractor shall not remove the
same or any part thereof, except for the purpose of moving it from one part of the
Site to another, without the consent of the Engineer. Provided that consent shall
not be required for vehicles engaged in transporting any staff, labour,
Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works, Plant or materials to or from the
Site.
The Employer shall not at any time be liable, save as mentioned in Clauses 20 and
65, for the loss of or damage to any of the said Contractor's Equipment,
Temporary Works or materials.
The Employer will use his best endeavours in assisting the Contractor, where
required, in obtaining clearance through the Customs of Contractor's
Equipment, materials and other things required for the Works.
In respect of any Contractor’s Equipment which the Contractor has imported for
the purposes of the Works, the Employer will use his best endeavours to assist the
Contractor, where required, in procuring any necessary Government consent to
the re-export of such Contractor’s Equipment by the Contractor upon the
removal thereof pursuant to the terms of the Contract.
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Conditions of Hire 54.5
of Contractor’s
Equipment
Costs for the 54.6
Purpose of
Clause 63
Incorporation of 54.7
Clause in
Subcontracts
Approval of 54.8
Materials
not Implied
With a view to securing, in the event of termination under Clause 63, the
continued availability, for the purpose of executing the Works, of any hired
Contractor’s Equipment, the Contractor shall not bring on to the Site any hired
Contractor’s Equipment unless there is an agreement for the hire thereof (which
agreement shall be deemed not to include an agreement for hire purchase) which
contains a provision that the owner thereof will, on request in writing made by the
Employer within 7 days after the date on which any termination has become
effective, and on the Employer undertaking to pay all hire charges in respect
thereof from such date, hire such Contractor’s Equipment to the Employer on
the same terms in all respects as the same was hired to the Contractor save that the
Employer shall be entitled to permit the use thereof by any other contractor
employed by him for the purpose of executing and completing the Works and
remedying any defects therein, under the terms of the said Clause 63.
In the event of the Employer entering into any agreement for the hire of
Contractor’s Equipment pursuant to Sub-Clause 54.5, all sums properly paid by
the Employer under the provisions of any such agreement and all costs incurred
by him (including stamp duties) in entering into such agreement shall be deemed,
for the purpose of Clause 63, to be part of the cost of executing and completing
the Works and the remedying of any defects therein.
The Contractor shall, where entering into any subcontract for the execution of
any part of the Works, incorporate in such subcontract (by reference or
otherwise) the provisions of this Clause in relation to Contractor's Equipment,
Temporary Works or materials brought on to the Site by the Subcontractor.
The operation of this Clause shall not be deemed to imply any approval by the
Engineer of the materials or other matters referred to therein nor shall it prevent
he rejection of any such materials at any time by the Engineer.
Measurement
Quantities 55.1
Work to be 56.1
Measured
The quantities set out in the Bill of Quantities are the estimated quantities for the
Works, and they are not to be taken as the actual and correct quantities of the
Works to be executed by the Contractor in fulfilment of his obligations under the
Contract.
The Engineer, shall except as otherwise stated, ascertain and determine by
measurement the value of the Works in accordance with the Contract and the
Contractor shall be paid that value in accordance with Clause 60. The Engineer
shall, when he requires any part of the Works to be measured, give reasonable
notice to the Contractor’s authorised agent, who shall:
(a) forthwith attend or send a qualified representative to assist the Engineer in
making such measurement, and
(b) supply all particulars required by the Engineer.
should the Contractor not attend, or neglect or omit to send such representative,
then the measurement made by the Engineer or approved by him shall be taken to
be the correct measurement of such part of the Works. For the purpose of
measuring such Permanent Works as are to be measured by records and
drawings, the Engineer shall prepare records and drawings as the work proceeds
and the Contractor, as and when called upon to do so in writing, shall, within 14
days, attend to examine and agree such records and drawings with the Engineer
and shall sign the same when so agreed. If the Contractor does not attend to
examine and agree such records and drawings, they shall be taken to be correct.
If, after examination of such records and drawings, the Contractor does not
agree the same or does not sign the same as agreed, they shall nevertheless be
taken to be correct, unless the Contractor, within 14 days of such examination,
lodges with the Engineer notice of the respects in which such records and
drawings are claimed by him to be incorrect. On receipt of such notice, the
Engineer shall review the records and drawings and either confirm or vary them.
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Method of 57.1
Measurement
Breakdown of 57.2
Lump Sum Items
The Works shall be measured net, notwithstanding any general or local custom,
except where otherwise provided for in the Contract.
For the purposes of statements submitted in accordance with Sub-Clause 60.1,
the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer, within 28 days after the receipt of the
Letter of Acceptance, a breakdown for each of the lump sum items contained in
the Tender. Such breakdowns shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer.
Provisional Sums
Definition of 58.1
“Provisional
Sum”
Use of 58.2
Provisional
Sums
Production of 58.3
Vouchers
“Provisional Sum” means a sum included in the Contract and so designated in
the Bill of Quantities for the execution of any part of the Works or for the supply
of goods, materials, Plant or services, or for contingencies, which sum may be
used, in whole or in part, or not at all, on the instructions of the Engineer. The
Contractor shall be entitled to only such amounts in respect of the work, supply
or contingencies to which such Provisional Sums relate as the Engineer shall
determine in accordance with this Clause. The Engineer shall notify the
Contractor of any determination made under this Sub-Clause, with a copy to the
Employer.
In respect of every Provisional Sum the Engineer shall have authority to issue
instructions for the execution of work or for the supply of goods, materials, Plant
or services by:
(a) the Contractor, in which case the Contractor shall be entitled to an amount
equal to the value thereof determined in accordance with Clause 52, and
(b) a nominated Subcontractor, as hereinafter defined, in which case the sum to
be paid to the Contractor therefore shall be determined and paid in accordance
with Sub-Clause 59.4.
The Contractor shall produce to the Engineer all quotations, invoices, vouchers
and accounts or receipts in connection with expenditure in respect of Provisional
Sums, except where work is valued in accordance with rates or prices set out in the
Tender.
Nominated Subcontractors
Definition of 59.1
“Nominated
Subcontractors”
Nominated 59.2
Subcontractors;
Objection to
Nomination
All specialists, merchants, tradesmen and others executing any work or supplying
any goods, materials, Plant or services for which Provisional Sums are included
in the Contract, who may have been or be nominated or selected or approved by
the Employer or the Engineer, and all persons to whom by virtue of the
provisions of the Contract the Contractor is required to subcontract shall, in the
execution of such work or the supply of such goods, materials, Plant or services,
be deemed to be subcontractors to the Contractor and are referred to in this
Contract as “nominated Subcontractors”.
The Contractor shall not be required by the Employer or the Engineer, or be
deemed to be under any obligation, to employ any nominated Subcontractor
against whom the Contractor may raise reasonable objection, or who declines to
enter into a subcontract with the Contractor containing provisions:
(a) that in respect of the work, goods, materials, Plant or services the subject of
the subcontract, the nominated Subcontractor will undertake towards the
Contractor such obligations and liabilities as will enable the Contractor to
discharge his own obligations and liabilities towards the Employer under the terms
of the Contract and will save harmless and indemnify the Contractor from and
against the same and from all claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and
expenses whatsoever arising out of or in connection therewith, or arising out of or
in connection with any failure to perform such obligations or to fulfil such
liabilities, and
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Design 59.3
Requirements
to be Expressly
Stated
Payments to 59.4
Nominated
Subcontractors
Certification of 59.5
Payments to
Nominated
Subcontractors
(b) that the nominated Subcontractor will save harmless and indemnify the
Contractor from and against any negligence by the nominated Subcontractor, his
agents, workmen and servants and from and against any misuse by him or them
of any Temporary Works provided by the Contractor for the purposes of the
Contract and from all claims as aforesaid.
If in connection with any Provisional Sum the services to be provided include any
matter of design or specification of any part of the Permanent Works or of any
Plant to be incorporated therein, such requirement shall be expressly stated in the
Contract and shall be included in any nominated Subcontract. The nominated
Subcontract shall specify that the nominated Subcontractor providing such
services will save harmless and indemnify the Contractor from and against the
same and from all claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses
whatsoever arising out of or in connection with any failure to perform such
obligations or to fulfil such liabilities.
For all work executed or goods, materials, Plant or services supplied by any
nominated Subcontractor, the Contractor shall be entitled to:
(a) the actual price paid or due to be paid by the Contractor, on the instructions of
the Engineer, and in accordance with the subcontract;
(b) in respect of labour supplied by the Contractor, the sum, if any, entered in the
Bill of Quantities or, if instructed by the Engineer pursuant to paragraph (a) of
Sub-Clause 58.2, as may be determined in accordance with Clause 52; and
(c) in respect of all other charges and profit, a sum being a percentage rate of the
actual price paid or due to be paid calculated, where provision has been made in
the Bill of Quantities for a rate to be set against the relevant Provisional Sum, at
the rate inserted by the Contractor against that item or, where no such provision
has been made, at the rate inserted by the Contractor in the Appendix to Tender
and repeated where provision for such is made in a special item provided in the
Bill of Quantities for such purpose.
Before issuing, under Clause 60, any certificate, which includes any payment in
respect of work done or goods, materials, Plant or services supplied by any
nominated Subcontractor, the Engineer shall be entitled to demand from the
Contractor reasonable proof that all payments, less retentions, included in
previous certificates in respect of the work or goods, materials, Plant or services
of such nominated Subcontractor have been paid or discharged by the
Contractor. If the Contractor fails to supply such proof then, unless the
Contractor:
(a) satisfies the Engineer in writing that he has reasonable cause for withholding
or refusing to make such payments, and
(b) produces to the Engineer reasonable proof that he has so informed such
nominated Subcontractor in writing,
the Employer shall be entitled to pay to such nominated Subcontractor direct,
upon the certificate of the Engineer, all payments, less retentions, provided for in
the nominated Subcontract, which the Contractor has failed to make to such
nominated Subcontractor and to deduct by way of set-off the amount so paid by
the Employer from any sums due or to become due from the Employer to the
Contractor.
Provided that, where the Engineer has certified and the Employer has paid direct
as aforesaid, the Engineer shall, in issuing any further certificate in favour of the
Contractor, deduct from the amount thereof the amount so paid, direct as
aforesaid, but shall not withhold or delay the issue of the certificate itself when
due to be issued under the terms of the Contract.
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Certificates and Payment
Monthly 60.1
Statements
The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer after the end of each month six
copies, each signed by the Contractor’s representative approved by the Engineer
in accordance with Sub-Clause 15.1, of a statement, in such form as the Engineer
may from time to time prescribe, showing the amounts to which the Contractor
considers himself to be entitled up to the end of the month in respect of:
(a) the value of the Permanent Works executed,
(b) any other items in the Bill of Quantities including those for Contractor’s
Equipment, Temporary Works, dayworks and the like,
(c) the percentage of the invoice value of listed materials, all as stated in the
Appendix to Tender, and Plant delivered by the Contractor on the Site for
incorporation in the Permanent Works but not incorporated in such Works,
(d) adjustments under Clause 70, and
Monthly Payments
60.2
Payment of 60.3
Retention Money
Correction of 60.4
Certificates
(e) any other sum to which the Contractor may be entitled under the Contract or
otherwise.
The Engineer shall, within 28 days of receiving such statement, deliver to the Employer an Interim Payment Certificate stating the amount of payment to the Contractor
which the Engineer considers due and payable in respect of such statement, subject:
(a) firstly, to the retention of the amount calculated by applying the Percentage of
Retention stated in the Appendix to Tender, to the amount to which the
Contractor is entitled under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of Sub-Clause 60.1
until the amount so retained reaches the Limit of Retention Money stated in the
Appendix to Tender, and
(b) secondly, to the deduction, other than pursuant to Clause 47, of any sums
which may have become due and payable by the Contractor to the Employer.
Provided that the Engineer shall not be bound to certify any payment under this
Sub-Clause if the net amount thereof, after all retentions and deductions, would be
less than the Minimum Amount of Interim Payment Certificates stated in the
Appendix to Tender.
Notwithstanding the terms of this Clause or any other Clause of the Contract no
amount will be certified by the Engineer for payment until the performance
security, if required under the Contract, has been provided by the Contractor and
approved by the Employer.
(a) Upon the issue of the Taking-Over Certificate with respect to the whole of the
Works, one half of the Retention Money, or upon the issue of a Taking-Over
Certificate with respect to a Section or part of the Permanent Works only such
proportion thereof as the Engineer determines having regard to the relative value
of such Section or part of the Permanent Works, shall be certified by the Engineer
for payment to the Contractor.
(b) Upon the expiration of the Defects Liability Period for the Works the other half of
the Retention Money shall be certified by the Engineer for payment to the Contractor.
Provided that, in the event of different Defects Liability Periods having become
applicable to different Sections or parts of the Permanent Works pursuant to Clause 48,
the expression "expiration of the Defects Liability Period" shall, for the purposes of
this Sub-Clause, be deemed to mean the expiration of the latest of such periods.
Provided also that if at such time there shall remain to be executed by the Contractor
any work instructed, pursuant to Clauses 49 and 50, in respect of the Works, the
Engineer shall be entitled to withhold certification until completion of such work
of so much of the balance of the Retention Money as shall, in the opinion of the
Engineer, represent the cost of the work remaining to be executed.
The Engineer may by any Interim Payment Certificate make any correction or
modification in any previous Interim Payment Certificate which shall have been issued
by him and shall have authority, if any work is not being carried out to his satisfaction,
to omit or reduce the value of such work in any Interim Payment Certificate.
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Statement at 60.5
Completion
Final Statement 60.6
Discharge 60.7
Final Payment 60.8
Certificate
Cessation of 60.9
Employer’s
Liability
Not later than 84 days after the issue of the Taking-Over Certificate in respect of
the whole of the Works, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer six copies of
Statement at Completion with supporting documents showing in detail, in the form
approved by the Engineer:
(a) the final value of all work done in accordance with the Contract up to the date
stated in such Taking-Over Certificate,
(b) any further sums which the Contractor considers to be due, and
(c) an estimate of amounts which the Contractor considers will become due to
him under the Contract.
The estimated amounts shall be shown separately in such Statement at
Completion. The Engineer shall certify payment in accordance with Sub-Clause
60.2.
Not later than 56 days after the issue of the Defects Liability Certificate pursuant
to Sub-Clause 62. 1, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for consideration six
copies of a draft final statement with supporting documents showing in detail, in the
form approved by the Engineer:
(a) the value of all work done in accordance with the Contract, and
(b) any further sums which the Contractor considers to be due to him under the
Contract or otherwise.
If the Engineer disagrees with or cannot verify any part of the draft final statement,
the Contractor shall submit such further information as the Engineer may
reasonably require and shall make such changes in the draft as may be agreed
between them. The Contractor shall then prepare and submit to the Engineer the
final statement as agreed (for the purposes of these Conditions referred to as the
“Final Statement”).
If, following discussions between the Engineer and the Contractor and any changes to
he draft final statement which may be agreed between them, it becomes evident that
a dispute exists, the Engineer shall deliver to the Employer an Interim Payment
Certificate for those parts of the draft final statement, if any, which are not in dispute.
The dispute may then be settled in accordance with Clause 67.
Upon submission of the Final Statement, the Contractor shall give to the
Employer, with a copy to the Engineer, a written discharge confirming that the
total of the Final Statement represents full and final settlement of all monies due
to the Contractor arising out of or in respect of the Contract. Provided that such
discharge shall become effective only after payment due under the Final
Payment Certificate issued pursuant to Sub-Clause 60.8 has been made and the
performance security referred to in Sub-Clause 10.1, if any, has been returned to
the Contractor.
Within 28 days after receipt of the Final Statement, and the written discharge, the
Engineer shall issue to the Employer (with a copy to the Contractor) a Final Payment
Certificate stating:
(a) the amount which, in the opinion of the Engineer, is finally due under the
Contract or otherwise, and
(b) after giving credit to the Employer for all amounts previously paid by the
Employer and for all sums to which the Employer is entitled other than under
Clause 47, the balance, if any, due from the Employer to the Contractor or from the
Contractor to the Employer as the case may be.
The Employer shall not be liable to the Contractor for any matter or thing arising
out of or in connection with the Contract or execution of the Works, unless the
Contractor shall have included a claim in respect thereof in his Final Statement
and (except in respect of matters or things arising after the issue of the
Taking-Over Certificate in respect of the whole of the Works) in the Statement at
Completion referred to in Sub-Clause 60.5.
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Time for Payment 60.10
Approval only by 61.1
Defects Liability
Certificate
Defects Liability 62.1
Certificate
Unfulfilled 62.2
Obligations
The amount due to the Contractor under any Interim Payment Certificate issued by the
Engineer pursuant to this Clause, or to any other term of the Contract, shall,
subject to Clause 47, be paid by the Employer to the Contractor within 28 days
after such Interim Payment Certificate has been delivered to the Employer, or, in the
case of the Final Payment Certificate referred to in Sub-Clause 60.8, within 56 days,
after such Final Payment Certificate has been delivered to the Employer. In the event
of the failure of the Employer to make payment within the times stated, the Employer
shall pay to the Contractor interest at the rate stated in the Appendix to Tender upon
all sums unpaid from the date by which the same should have been paid. The provisions
of this Sub-Clause are without prejudice to the Contractor's entitlement under
Clause 69 or otherwise.
Only the Defects Liability Certificate, referred to in Clause 62, shall be deemed to
constitute approval of the Works.
The Contract shall not be considered as completed until a Defects Liability
Certificate shall have been signed by the Engineer and delivered to the Employer,
with a copy to, the Contractor, stating the date on which the Contractor shall have
completed his obligations to execute and complete the Works and remedy any
defects therein to the Engineer’s satisfaction. The Defects Liability Certificate
shall be given by the Engineer within 28 days after the expiration of the Defects
Liability Period, or, if different defects liability periods shall become applicable
to different Sections or parts of the Permanent Works, the expiration of the latest
such period, or as soon thereafter as any works instructed, pursuant to Clauses 49
and 50, have been completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Provided that
the issue of the Defects Liability Certificate shall not be a condition precedent to
payment to the Contractor of the second portion of the Retention Money in
accordance with the conditions set out in Sub-Clause 60.3.
Notwithstanding the issue of the Defects Liability Certificate the Contractor and
the Employer shall remain liable for the fulfilment of any obligation incurred
under the provisions of the Contract prior to the issue of the Defects Liability
Certificate which remains unperformed at the time such Defects Liability
Certificate is issued and, for the purposes of determining the nature and extent of
any such obligation, the Contract shall be deemed to remain in force between the
parties to the Contract.
Remedies
Default of 63.1
Contractor
If the Contractor is deemed by law unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or
enters into voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution (other
than a voluntary liquidation for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction), or
becomes insolvent, or makes an arrangement with. or assignment in favour of, his
creditors, or agrees to carry out the Contract under a committee of inspection of his
creditors, or if a receiver, administrator, trustee or liquidator is appointed over any
substantial part of his assets, or if, under any law or regulation relating to
reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of debts, proceedings are commenced
against the Contractor or resolutions passed in connection with dissolution or liquidation
or if any steps are taken to enforce any security interest over a substantial part of the
assets of the Contractor, or if any act is done or event occurs with respect to the
Contractor or his assets which, under any applicable law has a substantially similar
effect to any of the foregoing acts or events, or if the Contractor has contravened SubClause 3. 1, or has an execution levied on his goods, or if the Engineer certifies to the
Employer, with a copy to the Contractor, that, in his opinion, the Contractor:
(a) has repudiated the Contract,
(b) without reasonable excuse has failed
(i) to commence the Works in accordance with Sub-Clause 4 1. 1, or
(ii) to proceed with the Works, or any Section thereof, within 28 days after
receiving notice pursuant to Sub-Clause 46. 1,
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Valuation at Date 63.2
of Termination
Payment after 63.3
Termination
Assignment of 63.4
Benefit of
Agreement
Urgent Remedial 64.1
Work
(c) has failed to comply with a notice issued pursuant to Sub-Clause 37.4 or
an instruction issued pursuant to Sub-Clause 39.1 within 28 days after having
received it,
(d) despite previous warning from the Engineer, in writing, is otherwise
persistently or flagrantly neglecting to comply with any of his obligations under
the Contract, or
(e) has contravened Sub-Clause 4.1,
then the Employer may, after giving 14 days’ notice to the Contractor, enter upon
the Site and the Works and terminate the employment of the Contractor without
thereby releasing the Contractor from any of his obligations or liabilities under
the Contract, or affecting the rights and authorities conferred on the Employer or
the Engineer by the Contract, and may himself complete the Works or may
employ any other contractor to complete the Works. The Employer or such other
contractor may use for such completion so much of the Contractor’s Equipment,
Temporary Works and materials as he or they may think proper.
The Engineer shall, as soon as may be practicable after any such entry and
termination by the Employer, fix and determine ex parte, or by or after reference
to the parties or after such investigation or enquiries as he may think fit to make
or institute, and shall certify:
(a) what amount (if any) had, at the time of such entry and termination, been
reasonably earned by or would reasonably accrue to the Contractor in respect of
work then actually done by him under the Contract, and
(b) the value of any of the said unused or partially used materials, any
Contractor’s Equipment and any Temporary Works.
If the Employer terminates the Contractor’s employment under this Clause, he shall
not be liable to pay to the Contractor any further amount (including damages) in
respect of the Contract until the expiration of the Defects Liability Period and there
after until the costs of execution, completion and remedying of any defects, damages
for delay in completion (if any) and all other expenses incurred by the Employer have
been ascertained and the amount thereof certified by the Engineer. The Contractor
shall then be entitled to receive only such sum (if any) as the Engineer may
certify would have been payable to him upon due completion by him after deducting
the said amount. If such amount exceeds the sum which would have been payable
to the Contractor on due completion by him, then the Contractor shall, upon demand,
pay to the Employer the amount of such excess and it shall be deemed a debt due by
the Contractor to the Employer and shall be recoverable accordingly.
Unless prohibited by law, the Contractor shall, if so instructed by the Engineer
within 14 days of such entry and termination referred to in Sub-Clause 63. 1,
assign to the Employer the benefit of any agreement for the supply of any goods
or materials or services and/or for the execution of any work for the purposes of
the Contract, which the Contractor may have entered into.
If, by reason of any accident, or failure, or other event occurring to, in, or in
connection with the Works, or any part thereof, either during the execution of the
Works, or during the Defects Liability Period, any remedial or other work is, in the
opinion of the Engineer, urgently necessary for the safety of the Works and the
Contractor is unable or unwilling at once to do such work, the Employer shall be
entitled to employ and pay other persons to carry out such work as the Engineer may
consider necessary. If the work or repair so done by the Employer is work which, in
the opinion of the Engineer, the Contractor was liable to do at his own cost under the
Contract, then all costs consequent thereon or incidental thereto shall, after due
consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, be determined by the Engineer
and shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer, and may be
deducted by the Employer from any monies due or to become due to the Contractor
and the Engineer shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer. Provided that the Engineer shall, as soon after the occurrence of any
such emergency as may be reasonably practicable, notify the Contractor thereof.
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Special Risks
No Liability for 65.1
Special Risks
Special Risks 65.2
Damage to Works 65.3
by Special Risks
Projectile, Missile 65.4
Increased Costs 65.5
arising from
Special Risks
Outbreak of War 65.6
The Contractor shall be under no liability whatsoever in consequence of any of
the special risks referred to in Sub-Clause 65.2, whether by way of indemnity or
otherwise, for or in respect of:
(a) destruction of or damage to the Works, save to work condemned under the
provisions of Clause 39 prior to the occurrence of any of the said special risks,
(b) destruction of or damage to property, whether of the Employer or third parties,
or
(c) injury or loss of life.
The special risks are:
(a) the risks defined under paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Sub-Clause 20.4, and
(b) the risks defined under paragraph (b) of Sub-Clause 20.4 insofar as these relate
to the country in which the Works are to be executed.
If the Works or any materials or Plant on or near or in transit to the Site, or any of
the Contractor's Equipment, sustain destruction or damage by reason of any of
the said special risks, the Contractor shall be entitled to payment in accordance
with the Contract for any Permanent Works duly executed and for any materials
or Plant so destroyed or damaged and, so far as may be required by the Engineer
or as may be necessary for the completion of the Works, to payment for:
(a) rectifying any such destruction or damage to the Works, and
(b) replacing or rectifying such materials or Contractor’s Equipment,
and the Engineer shall determine an addition to the Contract Price in accordance
with Clause 52 (which shall in the case of the cost of replacement of Contractor's
Equipment include the fair market value thereof as determined by the Engineer)
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
Destruction, damage, injury or loss of life caused by the explosion or impact,
whenever and wherever occurring, of any mine, bomb, shell, grenade, or other
projectile, missile, munition, or explosive of war, shall be deemed to be a
consequence of the said special risks.
Save to the extent that the Contractor is entitled to payment under any other
provision of the Contract, the Employer shall repay to the Contractor any costs
of the execution of the Works (other than such as may be attributable to the cost
of reconstructing work condemned under the provisions of Clause 39 prior to the
occurrence of any special risk) which are howsoever attributable to or consequent
on or the result of or in any way whatsoever connected with the said special risks,
subject however to the provisions in this Clause hereinafter contained in regard to
outbreak of war, but the Contractor shall, as soon as any such cost comes to his
knowledge, forthwith notify the Engineer thereof. The Engineer shall, after due
consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, determine the amount of the
Contractor’s costs in respect thereof which shall be added to the Contract Price
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
If, during the currency of the Contract, there is an outbreak of war, whether war
is declared or not, in any part of the world which, whether financially or
otherwise, materially affects the execution of the Works, the Contractor shall,
unless and until the Contract is terminated under the provisions of this Clause,
continue to use his best endeavours to complete the execution of the Works.
Provided that the Employer shall be entitled, at any time after such outbreak of
war, to terminate the Contract by giving notice to the Contractor and, upon such
notice being given, the Contract shall, except as to the rights of the parties under
this Clause and Clause 67, terminate, but without prejudice to the rights of either
party in respect of any antecedent breach thereof.
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Removal of 65.7
Contractor's
Equipment on
Termination
Payment if 65.8
Contract
Terminated
If the Contract is terminated under the provisions of Sub-Clause 65.6, the
Contractor shall, with all reasonable dispatch, remove from the Site all
Contractor’s Equipment and shall give similar facilities to his Subcontractors to
do so.
If the Contract is terminated as aforesaid, the Contractor shall be paid by the
Employer, insofar as such amounts or items have not already been covered by
payments on account made to the Contractor, for all work executed prior to the
date of termination at the rates and prices provided in the Contract and in
addition:
(a) the amounts payable in respect of any preliminary items referred to in the Bill
of Quantities, so far as the work or service comprised therein has been carried out
or performed, and a proper proportion of any such items which have been
partially carried out or performed;
(b) the cost of materials, Plant or goods reasonably ordered for the Works which
have been delivered to the Contractor or of which the Contractor is legally liable
to accept delivery, such materials, Plant or goods becoming the property of the
Employer upon such payments being made by him;
(c) a sum being the amount of any expenditure reasonably incurred by the
Contractor in the expectation of completing the whole of the Works insofar as
such expenditure has not been covered by any other payments referred to in this
Sub-Clause;
(d) any additional sum payable under the provisions of Sub-Clauses 65.3 and 65.5;
(e) such proportion of the cost as may be reasonable, taking into account
payments made or to be made for work executed, of removal of Contractor’s
Equipment under Sub-Clause 65.7 and, if required by the Contractor, return
thereof to the Contractor’s main plant yard in his country of registration or to
other destination, at no greater cost; and
(f) the reasonable cost of repatriation of all the Contractor’s staff and workmen
employed on or in connection with the Works at the time of such termination.
Provided that against any payment due from the Employer under this
Sub-Clause, the Employer shall be entitled to be credited with any outstanding
balances due from the Contractor for advances in respect of Contractor's
Equipment, materials and Plant and any other sums which, at the date of
termination, were recoverable by the Employer from the Contractor under the
terms of the Contract. Any sums payable under this Sub-Clause shall, after due
consultation with the Employer and the Contractor, be determined by the
Engineer who shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the
Employer.
Release from Performance
Payment in Event 66.1
of Release from
Performance
If any circumstance outside the control of both parties arises after the issue of the
Letter of Acceptance which renders it impossible or unlawful for either or both
parties to fulfil his or their contractual obligations, or under the law governing
the Contract the parties are released from further performance, then the parties
shall be discharged from the Contract, except as to their rights under this Clause
and Clause 67 and without prejudice to the rights of either party in respect of
any antecedent breach of the Contract, and the sum payable by the Employer to
the Contractor in respect of the work executed shall be the same as that which
would have been payable under Clause 65 if the Contract had been terminated
under the provisions of Clause 65.
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Settlement of Disputes
Engineer’s 67.1
Decision
Amicable 67.2
Settlement
Arbitration 67.3
If a dispute of any kind whatsoever arises between the Employer and the
Contractor in connection with, or arising out of, the Contract or the execution of
the Works, whether during the execution of the Works or after their completion
and whether before or after repudiation or other termination of the Contract,
including any dispute as to any opinion, instruction, determination, certificate or
valuation of the Engineer, the matter in dispute shall, in the first place, be
referred in writing to the Engineer, with a copy to the other party. Such reference
shall state that it is made pursuant to this Clause. No later than the eighty-fourth
day after the day on which he received such reference the Engineer shall give
notice of his decision to the Employer and the Contractor. Such decision shall
state that it is made pursuant to this Clause.
Unless the Contract has already been repudiated or terminated, the Contractor
shall, in every case, continue to proceed with the Works with all due diligence and
the Contractor and the Employer shall give effect forthwith to every such decision
of the Engineer unless and until the same shall be revised, as hereinafter provided,
in an amicable settlement or an arbitral award.
If either the Employer or the Contractor be dissatisfied with any decision of the
Engineer, or if the Engineer fails to give notice of his decision on or before the
Eighty-fourth day after the day on which he received the reference, then either the
Employer or the Contractor may, on or before the seventieth day after the day on
which he received notice of such decision, or on or before the seventieth day after
the day on which the said period of 84 days expired, as the case may be, give
notice to the other party, with a copy for information to the Engineer, of his
intention to commence arbitration, as hereinafter provided, as to the matter in
dispute. Such notice shall establish the entitlement of the party giving the same to
commence arbitration, as hereinafter provided, as to such dispute and, subject to
Sub-Clause 67.4, no arbitration in respect thereof may be commenced unless such
notice is given.
If the Engineer has given notice of his decision as to a matter in dispute to the
Employer and the Contractor and no notice of intention to commence arbitration
as to such dispute has been given by either the Employer or the Contractor on or
before the seventieth day after the day on which the parties received notice as to
such decision from the Engineer, the said decision shall become final and binding
upon the Employer and the Contractor.
Where notice of intention to commence arbitration as to a dispute has been
given in accordance with Sub-Clause 67.1, the parties shall attempt to settle
such dispute amicably before the commencement of arbitration. Provided that, unless
the parties otherwise agree, arbitration may be commenced on or after the fifty-sixth
day after the day on which notice of intention to commence arbitration of such dispute
was given, even if no attempt at amicable settlement thereof has been made.
Any dispute in respect of which:
(a) the decision, if any, of the Engineer has not become final and binding
pursuant to Sub-Clause 67. 1, and
(b) amicable settlement has not been reached within the period stated in
Sub-Clause 67.2,
shall be finally settled, unless otherwise specified in the Contract, under the Rules
of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by
one or more arbitrators appointed under such Rules. The said arbitrator/s shall
have full power to open up, review and revise any decision, opinion, instruction,
determination, certificate or valuation of the Engineer related to the dispute.
Neither party shall be limited in the proceedings before such arbitrator/s to the
evidence or arguments put before the Engineer for the purpose of obtaining his
said decision pursuant to Sub-Clause 67.1. No such decision shall disqualify the
Engineer from being called as a witness and giving evidence before the
arbitrator/s on any matter whatsoever relevant to the dispute.
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Failure to Comply 67.4
with Engineer’s
Decision
Arbitration may be commenced prior to or after completion of the Works,
provided that the obligations of the Employer, the Engineer and the Contractor
shall not be altered by reason of the arbitration being conducted during the
progress of the Works.
Where neither the Employer nor the Contractor has given notice of intention to
commence arbitration of a dispute within the period stated in Sub-Clause 67.1
and the related decision has become final and binding, either party may, if the
other party fails to comply with such decision, and without prejudice to any other
rights it may have, refer the failure to arbitration in accordance with Sub-Clause
67.3. The provisions of Sub-Clauses 67.1 and 67.2 shall not apply to any such
reference.
Notices
Notice to 68.1
Contractor
Notice to 68.2
Employer and
Engineer
Change of 68.3
Address
All certificates, notices or instructions to be given to the Contractor by the
Employer or the Engineer under the terms of the Contract shall be sent by post,
cable, telex or facsimile transmission to or left at the Contractor's principal place
of business or such other address as the Contractor shall nominate for that
purpose.
Any notice to be given to the Employer or to the Engineer under the terms of the
Contract shall be sent by post, cable, telex or facsimile transmission to or left at
the respective addresses nominated for that purpose in Part 11 of these
Conditions.
Either party may change a nominated address to another address in the country
where the Works are being executed by prior notice to the other party, with a copy
to the Engineer, and the Engineer may do so by prior notice to both parties.
Default of Employer
Default of 69.1
In the event of the Employer:
Employer
(a) failing to pay to the Contractor the amount due under any certificate of the
Engineer within 28 days after the expiry of the time stated in Sub-Clause 60.10,
within which payment is to be made, subject to any deduction that the Employer
is entitled to make under the Contract,
(b) interfering with or obstructing or refusing any required approval to the issue
of any such certificate,
(c) becoming bankrupt or, being a company, going into liquidation, other than
for the purpose of a scheme of reconstruction or amalgamation, or
(d) giving notice to the Contractor that for unforeseen economic reasons it is
impossible for him to continue to meet his contractual obligations,
the Contractor shall be entitled to terminate his employment under the Contract
by giving notice to the Employer, with a copy to the Engineer. Such termination
shall take effect 14 days after the giving of the notice.
Upon the expiry of the 14 days' notice referred to in Sub-Clause 69.1, the
Contractor shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Clause 54.1, with all
reasonable despatch, remove from the Site all Contractor’s Equipment brought
by him thereon.
In the event of such termination the Employer shall be under the same obligations
to the Contractor in regard to payment as if the Contract had been terminated
under the provisions of Clause 65, but, in addition to the payments specified in
Sub-Clause 65.8, the Employer shall pay to the Contractor the amount of any loss
or damage to the Contractor arising out of or in connection with or by
consequence of such termination.
Removal of 69.2
Contractor’s
Equipment
Payment on 69.3
Termination
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Contractor’s 69.4
Entitlement to
Suspend Work
Resumption 69.5
of Work
Without prejudice to the Contractor’s entitlement to interest under Sub-Clause
60.10 and to terminate under Sub-Clause 69.1, the Contractor may, if the
Employer fails to pay the Contractor the amount due under any certificate of the
Engineer within 28 days after the expiry of the time stated in Sub-Clause 60.10
within which payment is to be made, subject to any deduction that the Employer
is entitled to make under the Contract, after giving 28 days’ prior notice to the
Employer, with a copy to the Engineer, suspend work or reduce the rate of work.
If the Contractor suspends work or reduces the rate of work in accordance with
the provisions of this Sub-Clause and thereby suffers delay or incurs costs the
Engineer shall, after due consultation with the Employer and the Contractor,
determine:
(a) any extension of time to which the Contractor is entitled under Clause 44, and
(b) the amount of such costs, which shall be added to the Contract Price,
and shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
Where the Contractor suspends work or reduces the rate of work. having given
notice in accordance with Sub-Clause 69.4, and the Employer subsequently pays
the amount due, including interest pursuant to Sub-Clause 60.10, the
Contractor's entitlement under Sub-Clause 69.1 shall, if notice of termination
has not been given, lapse and the Contractor shall resume normal working as
soon as is reasonably possible.
Changes in Cost and Legislation
Increase or 70.1
Decrease
of Cost
Subsequent 70.2
Legislation
There shall be added to or deducted from the Contract Price such sums in respect
of rise or fall in the cost of labour and/or materials or any other matters affecting
the cost of the execution of the Works as may be determined in accordance with
Part II of these Conditions.
If, after the date 28 days prior to the latest date for submission of tenders for the
Contract there occur in the country in which the Works are being or are to be
executed changes to any National or State Statute, Ordinance, Decree or other
Law or any regulation or bye-law of any local or other duly constituted authority,
or the introduction of any such State Statute, Ordinance, Decree, Law,
regulation or bye-law which causes additional or reduced cost to the Contractor,
other than under Sub-Clause 70.1, in the execution of the Contract, such
additional or reduced cost shall, after due consultation with the Employer and the
Contractor, be determined by the Engineer and shall be added to or deducted
from the Contract Price-and the Engineer shall notify the Contractor
accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
Currency and Rates of Exchange
Currency 71.1
Restrictions
Rates of 72.1
Exchange
If, after the date 28 days prior to the latest date for submission of tenders for the
Contract, the Government or authorised agency of the Government of the
country in which the Works are being or are to be executed imposes currency
restrictions and/or transfer of currency restrictions in relation to the currency or
currencies in which the Contract Price is to be paid, the Employer shall reimburse
any loss or damage to the Contractor arising therefrom, without prejudice to the
right of the Contractor to exercise any other rights or remedies to which he is
entitled in such event.
Where the Contract provides for payment in whole or in part to be made to the
Contractor in foreign currency or currencies, such payment shall not be subject to
variations in the rate or rates of exchange between such specified foreign currency
or currencies and the currency of the country in which the Works are to be
executed.
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Currency 72.2
Proportions
Currencies of 72.3
Payment for
Provisional Sums
Where the Employer has required the Tender to be expressed in a single currency
but with payment to be made in more than one currency and the Contractor has
stated the proportions or amounts of other currency or currencies in which he
requires payment to be made, the rate or rates of exchange applicable for
calculating the payment of such proportions or amounts shall, unless otherwise
stated in Part II of these Conditions, be those prevailing, as determined by the
Central Bank of the country in which the Works are to be executed, on the date 28
days prior to the latest date for the submission of tenders for the Contract, as has
been notified to the Contractor by the Employer prior to the submission of
tenders or as provided for in the Tender.
Where the Contract provides for payment in more than one currency, the
proportions or amounts to be paid in foreign currencies in respect of Provisional
Sums shall be determined in accordance with the principles set forth in
Sub-Clauses 72.1 and 72.2 as and when these sums are utilised in whole or in part
in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 58 and 59.
REFERENCE TO PART II
As stated in the Foreword at the beginning of this document, the FIDIC
Conditions comprise both Part I and Part II. Certain Clauses, namely
Sub-Clauses 1.1 paragraph (a) (i) and (v), 5.1 (part), 14.1, 14.3, 68.2 and 70.1 must
include additional wording in Part II for the Conditions to be complete. Other
Clauses may require additional wording to supplement Part I or to cover
particular circumstances or the type of work (dredging is an example).
Part II Conditions of Particular Application with guidelines for the preparation
of Part II are printed in a separately bound document.
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PART 1 - GENERAL CONDITIONS
Index
Access to Site
Access to Works, Engineer
Access, Contractor to Satisfy Himself
Accident or Injury to Workmen - Insurance Against
Accident or Injury to Workmen - Liability for
Address, Change of
Adequacy of Insurance
Adjustment of Contract Price if Variations Exceed 15 per cent of Tender Sum
Agreement
Alterations, Additions and Omissions
Ambiguities in Contract Documents
Amicable Settlement of Disputes
Appointment of Assistants to Engineer
Approval by the Engineer
Approval of Materials not Implied
Approval Only by Defects Liability Certificate
Arbitration
Assignment of Contract
Avoidance of Damage to Roads
Clause
42.1
37.1
11.1
24.2
24.1
68.3
25.2
52.3
9.1
51.
& 52.
5.2
67.2
2.4
7.3
54.8
61.1
67.3
3.1
30.1
Bills of Quantities -Estimated Only
Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
Breakdown of Lump Sum Items
55.1
18.1
52.7
Care of Works
Cash Flow Estimate to be Submitted
Certificate, Final Payment
Certificates and Payment, Monthly Statements
Certificates, Correction of
Certificate, Taking-Over
Certification of Completion of Works
Certification of Completion of Sections or Parts
Cessation of Employer's Liability
Change of Address, Notice of
Claims, Contemporary Records
Claims, Notice of
Claims, Payment of
Claims, Substantiation of
Claims Under Performance Security
Clearance of Site on Completion
Commencement of Works
Completion of Works, Time for
Completion of Works, Time for, Extension of
Completion, Statement at
Compliance with Insurance Policy Conditions
Compliance with Statutes and Regulations
Contemporary Records for Claims
Contract Agreement
Contractor Not Relieved of Duties or Responsibilities
Contractor’s Employees
Contractor’s Employees, Engineer at Liberty to Object
Contractor’s Entitlement to Suspend Work for Employer's Default
Contractor’s Equipment, Conditions of Hire
Contractor’s Equipment, Employer not Liable for Damage
20.1
14.3
60.8
60.1
60.5
48.1
48.1
48.2
60.9
68.3
53.2
53.1
53.5
53.3
10.3
33.1
41.1
43.1
44.1
60.5
25.4
26.1
53.2
9.1
14.4
16.1
16.2
69.4
54.5
54.2
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Contractor’s Equipment, Insurance of
Contractor’s Equipment, Reference in Subcontracts
Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works and Materials;
Exclusive Use for the Works
Contractor’s Equipment, Transport of
Contractor’s Failure to Carry Out Instructions
Contractor’s Failure to Insure, Remedy
Contractor’s General Responsibilities
Contractor’s Superintendence
Contractor to Keep Site Clear
Contractor to Search
Correction of Certificates
Cost of Remedying Defects
Cost of Samples
Cost of Tests
Cost of Tests not Provided for
Covering up Work, Examination Before
Cross Liabilities
Currencies of Payment for Provisional Sums
Currencies, Rates of Exchange
Currency Restrictions
Custody and Supply of Drawings and Documents
Customs Clearance
Damage to Persons and Property
Damage to Roads, Avoidance of
Damage to Works, Special Risks
Damages, Liquidated
Dates for Inspection and Testing
Daywork
Decrease or Increase of Costs
Default of Contractor in Compliance with Instructions on Improper Work
Default of Contractor, Remedies for
Default of Employer
Defective Materials and Work
Defects, Contractor to Search for, if Required
Defects, Cost of Remedying
Defects Liability Certificate
Defects Liability Period
Defects, Remedying of
Definitions
Delay, Liquidated Damages for
Delays and Cost of Delay of Drawings
Design by Nominated Subcontractors
Discharge
Discrepancies in Documents
Dismissal of Contractor's Employees
Disorderly Conduct, etc.
Disputes, Engineer's Decision
Disruption of Progress
Documents Mutually Explanatory
Drawings
Drawings and Documents-Custody and Supply of
Drawings and Instructions-Supplementary
Drawings, Copy to be Kept on Site
Drawings, Delays and Cost of Delay of Drawings
Drawings, Failure by Contractor to Submit
Employer not Liable for Damage to Contractor's Equipment etc.
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Clause
21.1
54.7
54.1
30.2
49.4
25.3
8.1
15.1
32.1
50.1
60.4
49.3
36.2
36.3
36.4
38.1
23.3
72.3
72.1
71.1
6.1
54.3
22.1
30.1
65.3
47.1
37.3
52.4
70.1
39.2
63.1
69.1
39.1
50.1
49.3
62.1
49.1
49.2
1.1
47.1
6.4
59.3
60.7
5.2
16.2
34.1
67.1
6.3
5.2
6&7
6.1
7.1
6.2
6.4
6.5
54.2
ii
Index
Clause
Employer’s Liability, Cessation of
Employer’s Responsibilities
Employer’s Risks
Engagement of Staff and Labour
Engineer’s Authority to Delegate
Engineer’s Determination Where Tests not Provided for
Engineer’s Duties and Authority
Engineer to Act Impartially
Environment - Protection of
Errors in Setting Out
Evidence and Terms of Insurance
Examination of Work before Covering Up
Exceptions
Exchange, Rates of
Exclusions
Extension of Time, due to Employer's Failure to give Possession of Site
Extension of Time for Completion
Extension of Time for Completion, Contractor's Claim
Extension of Time for Completion, Engineer's Determination
Extraordinary Traffic
60.9
34.1
20.4
34.1
2.3
36.5
2.1
2.6
19.1
17.1
25.1
38.1
22.2
72.1
21.4
42.2
44.1
44.2
44.3
30.
Facilities for Other Contractors
Facilities - Rights of Way and
Failure by Contractor to Submit Drawings
Failure to Comply with Claims Procedure
Failure to Comply with Engineer's Decision
Failure to Give Possession of Site
Faulty Work, Removal of
Fees and Notices
Fencing, Watching, Lighting, etc.
Final Payment Certificate
Final Statement
Foreign Currencies, Payment in
Fossils
Foundations, Examination of
31.2
42.3
6.5
53.4
67.4
42.2
39.1
26.1
19.1
60.8
60.6
72.
27.1
38.1
General Responsibilities of Contractor
Giving of Notices - Payment of Fees
8.1
26.1
Headings and Marginal Notes
Improper Work and Materials, Removal of
Increase or Decrease of Costs
Indemnity by Contract
Indemnity by Employer
Independent Inspection
Injury to Persons - Damage to Property
Injury to Workmen
Inspection and Testing
Inspection and Testing, Dates for
Inspection of Foundations, etc.
Inspection of Operations
Inspection of Site by Contractor
Instructions for Variations
Instructions in Writing
Instructions, Supplementary
Insurance, Adequacy of
FIDIC 1987
1.2
39.1
70.1
22.1
& 24.1
22.3
37.5
22.1
24.1
37.2
37.3
38.1
37.1
11.1
51.2
2.5
7.1
25.2
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Index
Clause
Insurance, Evidence and Terms of
Insurance, Minimum Amount of
Insurance of Works and Contractor's Equipment
Insurance, Remedy on Failure to Insure
Insurance, Responsibility for Amounts not Recovered
Insurance, Scope of Cover
Insurance, Third Party
Insurance, Workmen
Interference with Traffic and Adjoining Properties
Interim Determination of Extension
Interpretations
25.1
23.2
21.1
25.3
21.3
21.2
23.1
24.2
29.1
44.3
1.3
Labour, Engagement of
Language/s and Law
Law to which Contract Subject
Legislation, Subsequent
Lighting, Fencing, Watching, etc.
Liquidated Damages for Delay
Liquidated Damages, Reduction of
Loss or Damage due to Employer's Risks
Loss or Damage - Responsibility to Rectify
Lump Sum Items - Breakdown of
34.1
5.1
5.1
70.2
19.1
47.1
47.2
20.3
20.2
57.2
Materials and Plant, Transport of
Materials - Approval of, etc, not Implied
Materials, Improper - Removal of
Materials, Quality of
Materials, Supply of
Measurement by Engineer
Measurement, Method of
Measurement, Quantities Estimated Only
Methods of Construction
Minimum Amount of Insurance
Monthly Payments
30.3
54.8
39.1
36.1
8.1
56.1
57.1
55.1
8.2
23.2
60.2
Nominated Subcontractors, Certification of Payments to
Nominated Subcontractors, Definition
Nominated Subcontractors, Design by
Nominated Subcontractors, Objection to Nomination
Nominated Subcontractors, Payment to
Not Foreseeable Physical Obstructions or Conditions
Notice of Claims
Notices and Fees, Payment of
Notices, Consents and Approvals
Notice to Contractor
Notice to Employer and Engineer
59.5
59.1
59.3
59.2
59.4
12.2
53.1
26.1
1.5
68.1
68.2
Objections to Contractor's Employees
Obstructions or Conditions - Not Foreseeable Physical
Omissions, Alterations and Additions
Openings, Uncovering and making
Operations, Inspection of
Order of Work, Contractor to Furnish Programme
Other Contractors, Opportunities for
16.2
12.2
59.
38.2
37.1
14.1
31.1
Patent Rights
Payment if Contract Terminated for Contractor's Default
Payment if Contract Terminated for Employer's Default
Payment of Claims
28.1
63.3
69.3
53.5
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Index
Payment, Time for
Performance Security
Performance Security-Claims Under
Performance Security-Period of Validity
Period of Defects Liability
Permanent Works Designed by Contractor
Physical Obstructions or Conditions-Not Foreseeable
Physical Obstructions or Conditions-Engineer’s Determination
Plant and Materials, Transport of
Plant, Conditions of Hire
Plant, Customs Clearance
Plant, Employer not Liable for damage to
Plant, etc.-Exclusive Use for the Works
Plant, Quality of
Plant, Re-export of
Plant, Removal of
Policy of Insurance-Compliance with Conditions
Possession of Site
Possession of Site, Failure to Give
Power of Engineer to Fix Rates
Priority of Contract Documents
Programme to be Submitted
Progress-Disruption of
Progress-Rate of
Protection of Environment
Provision to Indemnify Contractor
Provision to Indemnify Employer
Provisional Sums, Currencies of Payment
Provisional Sums, Definition
Provisional Sums, Production of Vouchers
Provisional Sums, Use of
Clause
60.10
10.1
10.3
10.2
49.1
7.2
12.2
12.3
30.3
54.5
54.3
54.2
54.1
36.1
54.4
39.1
25.4
42.1
42.2
52.2
5.2
14.1
6.3
46.1
19.1
22.3
22.2
72.3
58.1
58.3
58.2
Quality of Materials and Workmanship
Quantities
36.1
55.1
Rate of Progress
Rates of Exchange
Rates, Power of Engineer to Fix
Rectification of Loss or Damage
Reduction of Liquidated Damages
Re-export of Plant
Regulations, Statutes, etc., Compliance with
Rejection
Release from Performance
Remedies for Default of Contractor
Remedying of Defects
Remedying of Defects, Cost of
Remedy on Contractor's Failure to Insure
Removal of Contractor's Employees
Removal of Contractor's Equipment
Removal of Improper Work, Materials or Plant
Removal of Plant, etc.
Responsibility to Rectify Loss or Damage
Responsibility Unaffected by Approval
Restriction on Working Hours
Resumption of Work
Retention Money, Payment of
Returns of Labour and Contractor’s Equipment
46.1
72.1
52.2
20.2
47.2
54.4
26.1
37.4
66.1
63.1
49.2
49.3
25.3
16.2
69.2
39.1
65.7
20.2
7.3
45.1
69.5
60.3
35.1
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Index
Clause
Revised Programme
Rights of Way and Facilities
Risks, Employer's
Risks, Special
Roads, etc., - Damage by Extraordinary Traffic
Roads, Interference with Access to
Royalties
14.2
42.3
20.4
65.
30.1
29.1
28.2
Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment
Samples, Cost of
Security, Safety and Protection of the Environment
Setting-Out
Singular and Plural
Site, Clearance on Completion
Site, Contractor to Keep Clear
Site, Inspection of by Contractor
Site Operations and Methods of Construction
Site, Possession of
Special Risks
Staff, Engagement of
Statement at Completion
Statement, Final
Statutes, Regulations, etc. - Compliance with
Subcontracting
Subcontractors, Nominated
Subcontractors, Responsibility of the Contractor for Acts and Default of
Subsequent Legislation
Substantial Completion of Sections or Parts
Sufficiency of Tender
Supply of Plant, Materials and Labour
Surfaces Requiring Reinstatement
Suspension, Engineer's Determination
Suspension lasting more than 84 days
Suspension of Work
19.1
36.2
19.1
17.1
1.4
33.1
32.1
11.1
8.2
42.1
65
34.1
60.5
60.6
26.1
4.1
59
4.1
70.2
48.3
12.1
8.1
48.4
40.2
40.3
40.1
Taking Over Certificate
Taking Over of Sections or Parts
Tender Documents
Tender, Sufficiency of
Termination of Contract by Employer
Termination of Contract by Employer, Assignment of Benefit
Terms of Insurance
Tests, Cost of
Tests not Provided for - Cost of
Third Party Insurance
Time for Completion
Time for Completion, Extension of
Time for Payment
Traffic, Extraordinary
Traffic, Interference with
Traffic, Waterbome
Transport of Contractor’s Equipment and Temporary Works
Transport of Materials and Plant
Uncovering Work and Making Openings
Unfulfilled Obligations
Urgent Remedial Work
FIDIC 1987
48.1
48.2
11.1
12.1
63.1
63.4
25.1
36.3
36.4
23.1
43.1
44.1
60.10
30.1
29.1
30.4
30.2
30.3
38.2
62.2
64.1
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Index
Clause
Valuation at Date of Termination by the Employer
Variations
Variations, Daywork Basis
Variations, Exceeding 15 per cent
Variations, Instructions for
Variations, Power of the Engineer to Fix Rates
Variations, Valuation of
Vouchers, Production of
63.2
51.1
52.4
52.3
51.2
52.2
51.3
58.3
War, Outbreak of
Watching and Lighting, etc.
Waterbome Traffic
Work, Examination of Before Covering Up
Work, Improper, Removal of
Working Hours, Restriction of
Workmanship, Quality of
Workmen, Accident or Injury to
Works, Care of
Works, Completion of (Defects Liability Certificate)
Works, Commencement of
Works, Insurance of
Works, Remedying of Defects
Works, Time for Completion of
Works to be Measured
Work, Suspension of
Work to be in Accordance with the Contract
20.4
19.1
30.4
38.1
39.1
45.1
36.1
24.1
20.1
62.1
41.1
21.1
49.2
43.1
56.1
40.1
13.1
FIDIC 1987
vii
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES INGENIEURS-CONSEILS
CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
FOR WORKS OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
FORMS OF TENDER AND AGREEMENT
FOURTH EDITION 1987
Reprinted 1988 with editorial amendments
Reprinted 1992 with further amendments
TENDER
NAME OF CONTRACT: _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
TO _______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Gentlemen,
1.
Having examined the Conditions of Contract, Specification, Drawings, and Bill of
Quantities and Addenda Nos ______ for the execution of the above-named Works,
we, the undersigned, offer to execute and complete such Works and remedy any
defects therein in conformity with the Conditions of Contract, Specification,
Drawings, Bill of Quantities and Addenda for the sum of
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2.
( ________________________________________________________________ )
or such other sum as may be ascertained in accordance with the said Conditions.
We acknowledge that the Appendix forms part of our Tender.
3.
We undertake, if our Tender is accepted, to commence the Works as soon as is
reasonably possible after the receipt of the Engineer's notice to commence, and to
complete the whole of the Works comprised in the Contract within the time stated
in the Appendix to Tender.
4.
We agree to abide by this Tender for the period of *______days from the date
fixed for receiving the same and it shall remain binding upon us and maybe
accepted at any time
before the expiration of that period.
5.
Unless and until a formal Agreement is prepared and executed this Tender, together
with your written acceptance thereof, shall constitute a binding contract between us.
6.
We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest or any tender you may
receive.
Dated this ________________________ day of _______________________ 20 __
Signature ________________________ in the capacity of ____________________
duly authorised to sign tenders for and on behalf of _________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(IN BLOCK CAPITALS)
Address __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Witness __________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Occupation _________________________________________________________
__(Note: All details marked * shall be inserted before issue of Tender documents.)
Appendix
Sub – Clause
Amount of security (if any)
10.1 ______________ per cent
of the Contract Price
Minimum amount of third party insurance
Time for issue of notice to commence
23.2 _________________ per
occurrence, with the number
of occurrences unlimited
41.1 ________________ days
Time for Completion
43.1 ________________ days
Amount of liquidated damages
47.1 ______________ per day
Limit of liquidated damage
47.1 ____________________
Defects Liability Period
49.1 ________________ days
Percentage for adjustment of Provisional Sums
59.4(c) ____________ per cent
Percentage of invoice value of listed materials
and Plant
60.1(c) ____________ per cent
Percentage of Retention
60.2 ______________ per cent
Limit of Retention Money
Minimum Amount of Interim
Payment Certificates
60.2 ____________________
60.2 ____________________
Rate of interest upon unpaid sums
60.10 ____ per cent per annum
Initials of Signatory of Tender __________________________________________
(Notes: All details in the list above, other than percentage figure against Sub-Clause 59.4,
shall be inserted before issue of Tender documents. Where a number of days is to be
inserted, it is desirable, for consistency with the Conditions, that the number should be a
multiple of seven.
Additional entries are necessary where provision is included in the Contract for:
(a) completion of Sections (Sub-Clauses 43.1 and 48.2(a))
(b) liquidated damages for Sections (Sub-Clause 47. 1)
(c) a bonus (Sub-Clause 47.3 - Part II)
(d) payment for materials on Site (Sub-Clause 60. 1 (c))
(e) payment in foreign currencies (Clause 60 - Part II)
(f) an advance payment (Clause 60 - Part II)
(g) adjustments to the Contract Price on account of Specified Materials
(Sub-Clause 70.1 - Part 11)
(h) rates of exchange (Sub-Clause 72.2 - Part II))
Agreement
This Agreement made the ___________________ day of ________________ 20
Between ___________________________________________________________
of
____________________________________________________________________
_______________________ (hereinafter called “the Employer”) of the one part and
_______________________________________of __________________________
(hereinafter called “the Contractor”) of the other part
Whereas the Employer is desirous that certain Works should be executed by the
Contractor, viz ______________________________________________________
and has accepted a Tender by the Contractor for the execution and completion of
such Works and the remedying of any defects therein
1.
2.
Now this Agreement witnesseth as follows:
In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are
respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract hereinafter referred to.
The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part
of this Agreement, viz:
(a) The Letter of Acceptance;
(b) The said Tender;
(c) The Conditions of Contract (Parts I and II);
(d) The Specification;
(e) The Drawings; and
(f) The Bill of Quantities.
3.
In consideration of the payments to be made by the Employer to the Contractor as
hereinafter mentioned the Contractor hereby covenants with the Employer to execute
and complete the Works and remedy any defects therein in conformity in all respects
with the provisions of the Contract.
4.
The Employer hereby covenants to pay the Contractor in consideration of the
execution and completion of the works and the remedying of defects therein the
Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the
Contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the Contract.
In Witness whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the
day and year first before written in accordance with their respective laws.
The Common Seal of _________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
was hereunto affixed in the presence of:
or
Signed Sealed and Delivered by the
said _______________________________________________________________
in the presence of :
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES INGENIEURS-CONSEILS
CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
FOR WORKS OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
PART II CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR
APPLICATION WITH GUIDELINES FOR
PREPARATION OF PART II CLAUSES
FOURTH EDITION 1987
Reprinted 1988 with editorial amendments
Reprinted 1992 with further amendment
CONTENTS
PART II: CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR
APPLICATION
Introduction (including special reference to Dredging and
Reclamation Work)
1
2
5
9
10
11
12
14
15
16
18
19
21
21, 23
& 25
28
31
34
35
40
43
45
47
48
49
50
51
52
54
60
67
68
69
70
72
73
Page
1
Definitions
Engineer’s Duties
Language/s and Law and Documents
Contract Agreement
Performance Security
Inspection of Site
Not Foreseeable Obstructions or Conditions
Programme and Cash Flow Estimate
Contractor’s Superintendence
Contractor’
Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment
Insurance of Works and Contractor’s Equipment
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
10
Insurances Arranged by Employer
Royalties
Opportunities for other Contractors
Labour
Records and Reports
Suspension
Time for Completion
Restriction on Working Hours
Bonuses
Prevention from Testing
Defects Liability
Contractor to Search
Variations
Payment in Foreign Currency
Vesting of Contractor’s Equipment
Certificates and Payments
Settlement of Disputes
Notices
Default of Employer
Changes in Cost and Legislation
Currency Proportions
Additional Clauses
INDEX
EDITORIAL AMENDMENTS IN 1988
FURTHER AMENDMENTS IN 1992
10
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
24
25
INTRODUCTION
The terms of the Fourth Edition of the Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil
Engineering Construction have been prepared by the Fédération Internationale
des Ingénieurs Conseils (FIDIC) and are recommended for general use for the
purpose of construction of such works where tenders are invited on an
international basis. The Conditions, subject to minor modifications, are also
suitable for use on domestic contracts.
The version in English of the Conditions is considered by FIDIC as the official
and authentic text for the purpose of translation.
The Clauses of general application have been grouped together in a separately
bound document and are referred to as Part I-General Conditions. They have
been printed in a form which will facilitate their inclusion, as printed, in the
contract documents normally prepared.
In the preparation of the Conditions it was recognised that while there are
numerous Clauses which will be generally applicable there are some Clauses
which must necessarily vary to take account of the circumstances and locality of
the Works.
Part I - General Conditions and Part II - Conditions of Particular Application
together comprise the Conditions governing the rights and obligations of the
parties.
For this reason a Part II standard form has not been produced. It will be
necessary to prepare a Part II document for each individual contract and the
Guidelines are intended to aid in this task by giving options for various clauses
where appropriate.
Part II clauses may arise for one or more reasons, of which the following are examples:
(i) Where the wording in Part I specifically requires that further information is
to be included in Part II and the Conditions would not be complete without
that information, namely in Sub-Clauses 1.1 paragraphs (a) (i) and (iv), 5.1
(part), 14.1, 14.3, 68.2 and 70.1
(ii) Where the wording in Part I indicates that supplementary information may
be included in Part 11, but the conditions would still be complete without any
such information, namely in Sub-Clauses 2.1 paragraph (b), 5.1 (part), 21.1
paragraph (b) and 72.2.
(iii) Where the type, circumstances or locality of the Works necessitates
additional Clauses or Sub-Clauses.
(iv) Where the law of the country or exceptional circumstances necessitate an
alteration in Part I. Such alterations should be effected by stating in Part II
that a particular Clause, or part of a Clause, in Part I is deleted and giving the
substitute Clause, or part, as applicable.
As far as possible, in the Clauses that are mentioned hereunder, example wording
is provided. In the case of some Clauses, however, only an aide-memoire for the
preparation is given. Before incorporating any example wording it must be
checked to ensure that it is wholly suitable for the particular circumstances and, if
not, it must be varied. Where example wording is varied and in all cases where
additional material is included in Part II, care must be taken that no ambiguity is
created with Part 1 or between the Clauses in Part II.
1
Dredging and Reclamation Work
Special consideration must be given to Part II where dredging and certain types of
reclamation work are involved. Dredgers are considerably more expensive than
most items of Contractor's Equipment and the capital value of a dredger can
often exceed the value of the Contract on which it is used.
For this reason, it is in the interests of both the Employer and the Contractor that a
dredger is operated intensively in the most economic fashion, subject to the quality of
work and any other over-riding factors. With this end in view, it is customary to allow
the Contractor to execute dredging work continuously by day and by night seven days
a week. Another difference from most civil engineering is that on dredging work the
Contractor is not normally held responsible for the remedying of defects after the date
of completion as certified under Clause 48. Part II contains explanations and example
wording to cover the above points and others relating to dredging. Clauses 11, 12, 18,
19,28,40,45,49,50 and 51 are those which most often require attention in Part II when
dredging work is involved and reference is included under each of these Clauses. Other
Clauses may also need additions in Part II in certain circumstances. Reclamation work
varies greatly in character and each instance must be considered before deciding
whether it is appropriate to introduce in Part II changes similar to those adopted
for dredging, or to use the standard civil engineering form unaltered.
2
PART II CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR APPLICATION
Clause 1
Sub-Clause 1.1 – Definitions
Definitions
(a) (i) The Employer is (insert name)
(a) (iv) The Engineer is (insert name)
If further definitions are essential, additions should be made to the list.
Clause 2
Sub-Clause 2.1 - Engineer’s Duties
Engineer’s Duties
EXAMPLE
The Engineer shall obtain the specific approval of the Employer before carrying
out his duties in accordance with the following Clauses of Part 1:
(a) Clause (insert applicable number)
(b) Clause (insert applicable number)
(c) Clause (insert applicable number)
This list should be extended or reduced as necessary.
In some cases the obligation to obtain the approval of the Employer may apply to only
one Sub-Clause out of several in a Clause or approval may only be necessary beyond
certain limits, monetary or otherwise. Where this is so, the example wording must be
varied.
If the obligation to obtain the approval of the Employer could lead to the Engineer being
unable to take action in an emergency, where matters of safety are involved, an additional
paragraph may be necessary.
EXAMPLE
Notwithstanding the obligation, as set out above, to obtain approval, if, in the
opinion of the Engineer, an emergency occurs affecting the safety of life or of the
Works or of adjoining property, he may, without relieving the Contractor of any
of his duties and responsibilities under the Contract, instruct the Contractor to
execute all such work or to do all such things as may, in the opinion of the
Engineer, be necessary to abate or reduce the risk. The Contractor shall forthwith
comply, despite the absence of approval of the Employer, with any such
instruction of the Engineer. The Engineer shall determine an addition to the
Contract Price, in respect of such instruction, in accordance with Clause 52 and
shall notify the Contractor accordingly, with a copy to the Employer.
Clause 5
Sub-Clause 5.1 - Language/s and Law
Language/s and Law and Documents
(a) The language is (insert as applicable)
(b) The law is that in force in (insert name of country)
If necessary (a) above should be varied to read:
The languages are (insert as applicable)
and there should be added
The Ruling Language is (insert as applicable)
3
Sub-Clause 5.2 - Priority of Contract Documents
tract Agreement
Where it is decided that an order of precedence of all documents should be included, this
Sub-Clause may be varied as follows:
EXAMPLE
Delete the documents listed 1 - 6 and substitute:
(1) the Contract Agreement (if completed);
(2) the Letter of Acceptance;
(3) the Tender;
(4) the Conditions of Contract Part II;
(5) the Conditions of Contract Part I;
(6) the Specification;
(7) the Drawings; and
(8) the priced Bill of Quantities
or
Where it is decided that no order of precedence of documents should be included, this
Sub-Clause may be varied as follows:
EXAMPLE
Delete the text of the Sub-Clause and substitute:
The several documents forming the Contract are to be taken as mutually explanatory
of one another, but in the case of ambiguities or discrepancies the priority shall be that
accorded by law. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, such ambiguities or discrepancies
make it necessary to issue any instruction to the Contractor in explanation or
adjustment, the Engineer shall have authority to issue such instruction.
Contract Agreement
Clause 9
Where it is decided that a Contract Agreement should be entered into and executed the form must
be annexed to these Conditions as stated in Sub-Clause 9.1 of Part I of these Conditions.
A suitable form is annexed to Part I - General Conditions.
Clause 10
Performance Security
Sub-Clause 10.1 - Performance Security
Where it is decided that a performance security should be obtained by the Contractor, the
form must be annexed to these Conditions as stated in Sub-Clause 10.1 of Part I of these
Conditions.
Two example forms of performance security are given on pages 7, 8 and 9. The Clause
and wording of the example forms may have to be varied to comply with the
law of the Contract which may require the forms to be executed under seal.
Where there is provision in the Contract for payments to the Contractor to be made in
foreign currency, Sub-Clause 10. 1 of Part I of these Conditions may be varied.
EXAMPLE
After the first sentence, insert the following sentence:
The security shall be denominated in the types and proportions of currencies
stated in the Appendix to Tender.
Where the source of the performance security is to be restricted, an additional Sub-Clause
may be added.
4
Source of 10.4
Performance
Security
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSES
The performance security, submitted by the Contractor in accordance with
Sub-Clause 10.1, shall be furnished by an institution registered in (insert the
country where the Works are to be executed) or licensed to do business in such
country.
or
Source of 10.4
Performance
Security
Where the performance security is in the form of a bank guarantee, it shall be
issued by:
(a) a bank located in the country of the Employer, or
(b) a foreign bank through a correspondent bank located in the country of the
Employer.
Clause 11
Where the bulk or complexity of the data, or reasons of security enforced by the country
where the Works are to be executed, makes it impracticable for the Employer to make all
data available with the Tender Documents and inspection of some data by the Contractor
at an office is therefore expected, it would be advisable to make the circumstances clear.
Inspection of Site
Access 11.2
to Data
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
Data made available by the Employer in accordance with Sub-Clause 11.1 shall
be deemed to include data listed elsewhere in the Contract as open for inspection
at (insert particulars of the office or offices where such data is stored)
Sub-Clause 11.1 - Inspection of Site
For a Contract comprising dredging and reclamation work the Clause may be varied as
follows:
EXAMPLE
In the first paragraph, delete the words “hydrological and sub-surface” and
substitute “hydrographic and sub-seabed”.
In the second paragraph, under (a) delete the word "sub-surface” and substitute
11 "sub-seabed” and under (b) delete the word "hydrological” and substitute
"hydrographic”.
Clause 12
Sub-Clause 12.2 - Not Foreseeable Obstructions or Condition
For a Contract comprising dredging and some types of reclamation work the Sub-Clause
may require to be varied.
Not Foreseeable Obstructions or Conditions
EXAMPLE
Delete the words ", other than climatic conditions on the Site,”.
Clause 14
Sub-Clause 14.1 - Programme to be Submitted
The time within which the programme shall be submitted shall be (insert number)
days.
Programme and Cash Flow Estimate
Sub-Clause 14.3 - Cash Flow Estimate to be Submitted
The time within which the detailed cash flow estimate shall be submitted shall be
(insert number) days.
In both examples given above it is desirable for consistency with the rest of the Conditions
that the number of days inserted should be a multiple of seven.
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EXAMPLE PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE
Contractor’s Superintendence
By this guarantee We ________________________________________________
whose registered office is at ___________________________________________
(hereinafter called "the Contractor”) and ________________________________
whose registered vice is at ____________________________________________
(hereinafter called "the Guarantor”) are held and firmly bound unto
_____________________________________ (hereinafter called "the Employer”)
in the sum of ______________________________ for the payment of which sum
the Contractor and the Guarantor bind themselves, their successors and assigns
jointly and severally by these presents.
Whereas the Contractor by an Agreement made between the Employer of the one
part and the Contractor of the other part has entered into a Contract (hereinafter
called "the said Contract ”) to execute and complete certain Works and remedy
any defects therein as therein mentioned in conformity with the provisions of the
said Contract.
Now the Condition of the above-written Guarantee is such that if the Contractor
shall duly perform and observe all the terms provisions conditions and
stipulations of the said Contract on the Contractor’s part to be performed and
observed according to the true purport intent and meaning thereof or if on
default by the Contractor the Guarantor shall satisfy and discharge the damages
sustained by the Employer thereby up to the amount of the above-written
Guarantee then this obligation shall be null and void but otherwise shall be and
remain in full force and effect but no alteration in terms of the said Contract or in
the extent or nature of the Works to be executed, completed and defects therein
remedied thereunder and no allowance of time by the Employer or the Engineer
under the said Contract nor any forbearance or forgiveness in or in respect of any
matter or thing concerning the said Contract on the part of the Employer or the
said Engineer shall in any way release the Guarantor from any liability under the
above-written Guarantee. Provided always that the above obligation of
Guarantor to satisfy and discharge the damages sustained by the Employer shall
arise only
(a) on written notice from both the Employer and the Contractor that the
Employer and the Contractor have mutually agreed that the amount of damages
concerned is payable to the Employer or
(b) on receipt by the Guarantor of a legally certified copy of an award issued in
arbitration proceeding carried out in conformity with the terms of the said
Contract that the amount of the damages is payable to the Employer.
Signed on ________________________Signed on _________________________
on behalf of ______________________on behalf of _______________________
by ______________________________by _______________________________
in the capacity of __________________in the capacity of ___________________
in the presence of __________________in the presence of __________________
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EXAMPLE SURETY BOND FOR PERFORMANCE
Know all Men by these Presents that (name and address of Contractor)
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
as Principal (hereinafter called "the Contractor”) and (name, legal title and
address of Surety ___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
as Surety (hereinafter called "the Surety”), are held and firmly bound unto
(name and address of Employer ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________as Obligee (hereinafter called
"the Employer") in the amount of __________ for the payment of which sum, well
and truly to be made, the Contractor and the Surety bind themselves, their
successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
Whereas the Contractor has entered into a written contract agreement with the
Employer dated the___________________ day of ____________________ 20 __
for (name of Works __________________________________________________
in accordance with the plans and specifications and amendments thereto, to the
extent herein provided for, are by reference made part hereof and are hereinafter
referred to as the Contract.
Now, therefore, the Condition of this Obligation is such that, if the Contractor
shall promptly and faithfully perform the said Contract (including any
amendments thereto) then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise it shall
remain in full force and effect.
Whenever Contractor shall be, and declared by Employer to be, in default under
the Contract, the Employer having performed the Employer's obligations
thereunder, the Surety may promptly remedy the default, or shall promptly:
(1) Complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions; or
(2) Obtain a bid or bids for submission to the Employer for completing the
Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions, and upon determination by
Employer and Surety of the lowest responsible bidder, arrange for a contract
between such bidder and Employer and make available as work progresses (even
though there should be a default or a succession of defaults under the contract or
contracts of completion arranged under this paragraph) sufficient funds to pay
the cost of completion less the balance of the Contract Value; but not exceeding,
including other costs and damages for which the Surety may be liable hereunder,
the amount set forth in the first paragraph hereof. The term "balance of the
Contract Value", as used in this paragraph, shall mean the total amount payable
by Employer to Contractor under the Contract, less the amount properly paid by
Employer to Contractor; or
(3) Pay the Employer the amount required by Employer to complete the Contract
in accordance with its terms and conditions any amount up to a total not
exceeding the amount of this Bond.
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The Surety shall not be liable for a greater sum than the specified penalty of this
Bond.
Any suit under this Bond must be instituted before the issue of the Defects
Liability Certificate.
No right of action shall accrue on this Bond to or for the use of any person or
corporation other than the Employer named herein or the heirs, executors,
administrators or successors of the Employer.
Signed on__________________________ Signed on _______________________
on behalf of ________________________ on behalf of _____________________
by ________________________________ by ____________________________
in the capacity ______________________ in the capacity __________________
in the presence of ____________________ in the presence of ________________
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Clause 15
Where the language in which the Contract documents have been drawn up is not
the language of the country in which the Works are to be executed, or where for any other
reason it is necessary to stipulate that the Contractor's authorised representative shall be
fluent in a particular language, an additional Sub-Clause may be added.
Language Ability 15.2
of Contractor’s
Representative
or
Interpreter to be 15.2
Made Available
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSES
The Contractor’s authorised representative shall be fluent in (insert name of
language).
If the Contractor’s authorised representative is not, in the opinion of the
Engineer, fluent in (insert name of language), the Contractor shall have available
on Site at all times a competent interpreter to ensure the proper transmission of
instructions and information.
Clause 16
Where the language in which the Contract documents have been drawn up is not
the language of the country in which the Works are to be executed, or where for any other
reason it is necessary to stipulate that members of the Contractor’s superintending staff
shall be fluent in a particular language, an additional Sub-Clause may be added.
Language Ability 16.3
of Superintending
Staff
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
A reasonable proportion of the Contractor’s superintending staff shall have a
working knowledge of (insert name of language) or the Contractor shall have
available on Site at all times a sufficient number of competent interpreters to
ensure the proper transmission of instructions and information.
Where there is a desire, but not a legal requirement, that the Contractor makes reasonable
use of materials from or persons resident in the country in which the Works are to be
executed, an additional Sub-Clause may be added.
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
Employment of 16.4 The Contractor is encouraged, to the extent practicable and reasonable, to
Local Personnel
employ staff and labour from sources within (insert name of country).
holes and Exploratory Excavation
Clause 18
Sub-Clause 18.1 - Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
For a Contract comprising dredging and reclamation work the Sub-Clause may require to
be varied.
EXAMPLE
Add second sentence as follows:
Such exploratory excavation shall be deemed to include dredging.
Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment
Clause 19
Sub-Clause 19.1 - Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment
Where a Contract includes dredging the possibility of pollution should be given particular
attention and additional wording may be required. For example, where fishing and
recreation areas might be influenced, the Contractor should be required to plan and
execute the dredging so that the effect is kept to a minimum. Where there is a risk of
chemical pollution from soluble sediments in the dredging area, for instance in a harbour,
it is important that sufficient information is provided with the Tender documents.
Responsibilities should be clearly defined.
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Clause 21
Sub-Clause 21.1 - Insurance of Works and Contractor’s Equipment
Where there is provision in the Contract for payments to the Contractor to be made in
foreign currency, this Sub-Clause may be varied.
EXAMPLE
Add final sentence as follows:
The insurance in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall provide for compensation to be
payable in the types and proportions of currencies required to rectify the loss or
damage incurred.
Where it is decided to state the deductible limits for the Employer’s Risks, this
Sub-Clause may be varied.
EXAMPLE
Add to paragraph (a) as follows:
and with deductible limits for the Employer's Risks not exceeding
(insert amounts)
s Arranged by Employer
Clauses 21, 23 and 25. Insurances Arranged by Employer
In certain circumstances, such as where a number of separate contractors are employed
on a single project, or phased take-over is involved, it may be preferable for the Employer
to arrange insurance of the Works, and Third Party insurance. In such case, it must be
clear in the Contract that the Contractor is not precluded from taking out any additional
insurance, should he desire to do so, over and above that to be arranged by the Employer.
Tenderers must be provided at the Tender stage with details of the insurance to be
arranged by the Employer, in order to assess what provision to make in their rates and
prices for any additional insurance, and for the amount of policy deductibles which they
will be required to bear. Such details shall form part of the Contract between the
Employer and the Contractor.
Example wording to allow for the arrangement of insurance by the Employer is as
follows:
EXAMPLE
Clause 21
Delete the text of the Clause and substitute the following re-numbered
Sub-Clauses:
Insurance 21.1
of Works
Without limiting his or the Contractor's obligations and responsibilities under
Clause 20, the Employer will insure:
(a) the Works, together with materials and Plant for incorporation therein, to the
full replacement cost (the term "cost” in this context shall include profit), and
(b) an additional sum to cover any additional costs of and incidental to the
rectification of loss or damage including professional fees and the cost of
demolishing and removing any part of the Works and of removing debris of
whatsoever nature.
Insurance of 21.2
Contractor's
Equipment
The Contractor shall, without limiting his obligations and responsibilities under
Clause 20, insure the Contractor’s Equipment and other things brought onto the
site by the Contractor, for a sum sufficient to provide for their replacement at the
Site.
Scope of Cover 21.3
The insurance in Sub-Clause 21.1 shall be in the joint names of the Contractor
and the Employer and shall cover:
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(a) the Employer and the Contractor against loss or damage as provided in the
details of insurance annexed to these Conditions, from the start of work at the
Site until the date of issue of the relevant Taking-Over Certificate in respect of the
Works or any Section or part thereof as the case may be, and
(b)
the Contractor for his liability:
(i) during the Defects Liability Period for loss or damage arising from a cause
occurring prior to the commencement of the Defects Liability Period, or
(ii) occasioned by the Contractor in the course of any operations carried out by
him for the purpose of complying with his obligations under Clauses 49 and 50.
Responsibility for 21.4
Amounts not
Recovered
Any amounts not insured or not recovered from the insurers shall be borne by the
Employer or the Contractor in accordance with their responsibilities under
Clause 20.
Clause 23
Delete the text of the Clause and substitute:
Third Party 23.1
Insurance
(including
Employer’s
Property)
Without limiting his or the Contractor's obligations and responsibilities under
Clause 22, the Employer will insure in the joint names of the Contractor and the
Employer, against liabilities for death of or injury to any person (other than as
provided in Clause 24) or loss of or damage to any property other than the
Works) arising out of the performance of the Contract, as provided in the details
of insurance referred to in Sub-Clause 21.3.
Clause 25
Delete the text of the Clause and substitute:
Evidence 25.1
and Terms of
Insurances
The insurance policies to be arranged by the Employer pursuant to Clauses 21 and
23 shall be consistent with the general terms described in the Tender and copies of
such policies shall when required be supplied by the Employer to the Contractor.
Adequacy of 25.2
Insurances
The Employer shall notify the insurers of changes in the nature, extent or
programme for execution of the Works and ensure the adequacy of the
insurances at all times in accordance with the terms of the Contract and shall,
when required, produce to the Contractor the insurance policies in force and the
receipts for payment of the premiums. No variations shall be made to the
insurances by the Employer without the prior approval of the Contractor.
If and so far as the Employer fails to effect and keep in force any of the insurances
referred to in Sub-Clause 25.1, then the Contractor may effect and keep in force
any such insurance and pay any premium as may be necessary for that purpose
and add the amount so paid to any monies due or to become due to the
Contractor, or recover the same as a debt due from the Employer.
In the event that the Contractor or the Employer fails to comply with conditions
imposed by the insurance policies effected pursuant to the Contract, each shall
indemnify the other against all losses and claims arising from such failure.
Remedy on 25.3
Employer's
Failure to Insure
Compliance with 25.4
Policy Conditions
Clause 28
Sub-Clause 28.2 – Royalties
Royalties
For a Contract comprising dredging and reclamation work and for any other Contract
involving the dumping of materials the Sub-Clause may require to be varied.
EXAMPLE
Add second sentence as follows:
The Contractor shall also be liable for all payments or compensation, if any,
levied in relation to the dumping of part or all of any such materials.
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It is sometimes the case on dredging contracts for the Employer to bear the costs of
tonnage and other royalties, rent and other payments or compensation. If such
conditions are to apply, Sub-Clause 28.2 should be varied either by adding wording or by
deleting the existing wording and substituting new wording.
Opportunities for other Contractors
Clause 31
Where the particular requirements of other contractors are known within reasonable
limits at the time of preparation of the Contract documents, details must be stated. The
Specification is usually the appropriate place to do so but, exceptionally, some reference
may be desirable in the Conditions. In that case, an additional Sub-Clause or Sub-Clauses
could be added to this Clause.
Labour
Clause 34
It will generally be necessary to add a number of Sub-Clauses, to take account of the
circumstances and locality of the Works, covering such matters as: permits and registration of
expatriate employees; repatriation to place of recruitment; provision of temporary housing for
employees; requirements in respect of accommodation for staff of Employer and Engineer;
standards of accommodation to be provided; provision of access roads, hospital, school,
power, water, drainage, fire services, refuse collection, communal buildings, shops,
telephones; hours and conditions of working; rates of pay; compliance with labour legislation;
maintenance of records of safety and health.
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSES (to be numbered, as appropriate)
Rates of Wages 34. The Contractor shall pay rates of wages and observe conditions of labour not less
and Conditions
favourable than those established for the trade or industry where the work is
of Labour
carried out. In the absence of any rates of wages or conditions of labour so
established, the Contractor shall pay rates of wages and observe conditions of
labour which are not less favourable than the general level of wages and
conditions observed by other employers whose general circumstances in the trade
or industry in which the Contractor is engaged are similar.
Employment of 34. The Contractor shall not recruit or attempt to recruit his staff and labour from
Persons in the
amongst persons in the service of the Employer or the Engineer.
Service of Others
Repatriation of 34. The Contractor shall be responsible for the return to the place where they were
Labour
recruited or to their domicile of all such persons as he recruited and employed for
the purposes of or in connection with the Contract and shall maintain such
persons as are to be so returned in a suitable manner until they shall have left the
Site or, in the case of persons who are not nationals of and have been recruited
outside (insert name of country), shall have left (insert name of country).
Housing for Labour
34.
Save insofar as the Contract otherwise provides, the Contractor shall provide and
maintain such accommodation and amenities as he may consider necessary for all
his staff and labour, employed for the purposes of or in connection with the
Contract, including all fencing, water supply (both for drinking and other
purposes), electricity supply, sanitation, cookhouses, fire prevention and
fire-fighting equipment, air conditioning, cookers, refrigerators, furniture, and
other requirements in connection with such accommodation or amenities. On
completion of the Contract, unless otherwise agreed with the Employer, the
temporary camps/housing provided by the Contractor shall be removed and the
site reinstated to its original condition, all to the approval of the Engineer.
Accident Prevention
Officer, Accidents
34.
The Contractor shall have on his staff at the Site an officer dealing only with
questions regarding the safety and protection against accidents of all staff and
labour. This officer shall be qualified for this work and shall have the authority to
issue instructions and shall take protective measures to prevent accidents.
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Health and Safety
34.
Due precautions shall be taken by the Contractor, and at his own cost, to ensure
the safety of his staff and labour and, in collaboration with and to the
requirements of the local health authorities, to ensure that medical staff first aid
equipment and stores, sick bay and suitable ambulance service are available at the
camps, housing and on the Site at all times throughout the period of the Contract
and that suitable arrangements are made for the prevention of epidemics and for
all necessary welfare and hygiene requirements.
Measures against
Insect and Pest
Nuisance
34.
The Contractor shall at all times take the necessary precautions to protect all staff
and labour employed on the site from insect nuisance, rats and other pests and
reduce the dangers to health and the general nuisance occasioned by the same.
The Contractor shall provide his staff and labour with suitable prophylactics for
the prevention of malaria and take steps to prevent the formation of stagnant
pools of water. He shall comply with all the regulations of the local health
authorities in these respects and shall in particular arrange to spray thoroughly
with approved insecticide all buildings erected on the Site. Such treatment shall be
carried out at least once a year or as instructed by the Engineer. The Contractor
shall warn his staff and labour of the dangers of bilharzia and wild animals.
Epidemics
34.
In the event of any outbreak of illness of an epidemic nature, the Contractor shall
comply with and carry out such regulations, orders and requirements as may be
made by the Government, or the local medical or sanitary authorities, for the
purpose of dealing with and overcoming the same.
Burial of the Dead
34.
The Contractor shall make all necessary arrangements for the transport, to any
place as required for burial, of any of his expatriate employees or members of
their families who may die in (insert name of country). The Contractor shall also
be responsible, to the extent required by the local regulations, for making any
arrangements with regard to burial of any of his local employees who may die
while engaged upon the Works.
Supply of
Foodstuffs
34.
The Contractor shall arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of suitable
food at reasonable prices for all his staff, labour and Subcontractors, for
the purposes of or in connection with the Contract.
Supply of Water
34.
The Contractor shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, having regard to local
conditions, provide on the Site an adequate supply of drinking and other water
for the use of his staff and labour.
Alcoholic Liquor
or Drugs
34.
The Contractor shall not, otherwise than in accordance with the Statutes,
Ordinances and Government Regulations or Orders for the time being in force,
import, sell, give, barter or otherwise dispose of any alcoholic liquor or drugs, or
permit or suffer any such importation, sale, gift, barter or disposal by his
Subcontractors, agents, staff or labour.
Arms and
Ammunition
34.
The Contractor shall not give, barter or otherwise dispose of to any person or
persons, any arms or ammunition of any kind or permit or suffer the same as
aforesaid.
Festivals and
Religious Customs
Disorderly Conduct
34.
The Contractor shall in all dealings with his staff and labour have due regard to
all recognised festivals, days of rest and religious or other customs.
The Contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions to prevent any
unlawful, riotous or disorderly conduct by or amongst his staff and labour and
for the preservation of peace and protection of persons and property in the
neighbourhood of the Works against the same.
34.
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Clause 35ports
ports
Additional Sub-Clauses may be desirable to cover circumstances which require the
maintenance of particular records or the provision of certain specific reports.
Records of Safety
and Health
35.
Reporting of
Accidents
35.
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSES (to be numbered, as appropriate)
The Contractor shall maintain such records and make such reports concerning
safely, health and welfare of persons and damage to property as the Engineer
may from time to time prescribe.
The Contractor shall report to the Engineer details of any accident as soon as
possible after its occurrence. In the case of any fatality or serious accident, the
Contractor shall, in addition, notify the Engineer immediately by the quickest
available means.
Suspension
Clause 40
For a Contract comprising dredging and some types of reclamation work the Clause may
be varied.
Sub-Clause 40.1 - Suspension of Work
EXAMPLE
Delete paragraph (c) and renumber paragraph (d) as (c).
Sub-Clause 40.3 - Suspension Lasting more than 84 Days
EXAMPLE
In the first sentence delete the words ", (c) or (d) ” and substitute "or (c) ”.
Time for Completion
Clause 43
Sub-Clause 43.1 - Time for Completion
Where completion is stated to be by a date and not within a period of time, the
Sub-Clause will require to be varied.
EXAMPLE
Delete the words, "within the time... such extended time” and substitute "by the
date or dates stated in the Appendix to Tender for the whole of the Works or the
Section (as the case may be) or such later date or dates”.
Restriction on Working Hours
Clause 45
For a Contract located in an isolated area, where environmental restrictions do not apply,
or where a Contract comprises work, such as dredging and reclamation, that may require
continuous working, the Clause may be varied.
Working Hours 45.1
EXAMPLE
Delete Sub-Clause 45.1 and substitute:
Subject to any provision to the contrary contained in the Contract, the
Contractor shall have the option to work continuously by day and by night and
on locally recognised days of rest.
The Contractor’s option may be further extended by substituting, in place of the last
three words:
holidays or days of rest.
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Clause 47
Where it is desired to make provision for the payment of a bonus or bonuses for early
completion, an additional Sub-Clause may be added.
In the case where a bonus is provided for early completion of the whole of the Works:
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
Bonus for 47.3 If the Contractor achieves completion of the Works prior to the time prescribed
Completion
by Clause 43, the Employer shall pay to the Contractor a sum of (insert figure) for
every day which shall elapse between the date stated in the Taking-Over
Certificate in respect of the Works issued in accordance with Clause 48 and the
time prescribed in Clause 43.
Bonuses
or
In the case where bonuses are provided for early completion of Sections of the Works and
details, other than the dates, are given in the Specification:
Bonus for 47.3
Completion
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
Sections are required to be completed by the dates given in the Appendix to
Tender in order that such Sections may be occupied and used by the Employer in
advance of the completion of the whole of the Works.
Details of the work required to be executed to entitle the Contractor to bonus
payments and the amount of the bonuses are stated in the Specification.
For the purposes of calculating bonus payments, the dates given in the Appendix
to Tender for completion of Sections are fixed and, unless otherwise agreed, no
adjustments of the dates by reason of granting an extension of time pursuant to
Clause 44 or any other Clause of these Conditions will be allowed.
Issue of certificates by the Engineer that the Sections were satisfactory and
complete by the dates given on the certificates shall, subject to Clause 60, entitle
the Contractor to the bonus payments calculated in accordance with the
Specification.
Clause 48
Where it can be foreseen that, when the whole of the Works have been substantially
completed, the Contractor may be prevented by reasons beyond his control from carrying
out the Tests on Completion, an additional Sub-Clause may be added.
Prevention from Testing
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
Prevention 48.5 If the Contractor is prevented from carrying out the Tests on Completion by a
from Testing
cause for which the Employer or the Engineer or other contractors employed by
the Employer are responsible, the Employer shall be deemed to have taken over
the Works on the date when the Tests on Completion would have been completed
but for such prevention. The Engineer shall issue a Taking-Over Certificate
accordingly. Provided always that the Works shall not be deemed to have been
taken over if they are not substantially in accordance with the Contract.
If the Works are taken over under this Sub-Clause the Contractor shall
nevertheless carry out the Tests on Completion during the Defects Liability
notice.
Any additional costs to which the Contractor may be put, in making the Tests on
Completion during the Defects Liability Period, shall be added to the Contract
Price.
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Clause 49
For a Contract which includes a high proportion of Plant, an additional Sub-Clause may
be necessary.
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
Extension of 49.5 The provisions of this Clause shall apply to all replacements or renewals of Plant
Defects Liability
carried out by the Contractor to remedy defects and damage as if the
replacements and renewals had been taken over on the date they were completed.
The Defects Liability Period for the Works shall be extended by a period equal to
the period during which the Works cannot be used by reason of a defect or
damage. If only part of the Works is affected the Defects Liability Period shall be
extended only for that part. In neither case shall the Defects Liability Period
extend beyond 2 years from the date of taking over.
Defects Liability
When progress in respect of Plant has been suspended under Clause 40, the
Contractor's obligations under this Clause shall not apply to any defects
occurring more than 3 years after the Time for Completion established on the
date of the Letter of Acceptance.
For a Contract comprising dredging work an additional Sub-Clause may be added.
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
No Remedying 49.5 Notwithstanding Sub-Clause 49.2, the Contractor shall have no responsibility for
of Defects in
the remedying of defects, shrinkages or other faults in respect of dredging work
Dredging Work
after the date stated in the Taking-Over Certificate.
after Completion
Contractor to Search
Clause 50
For a Contract comprising dredging work and where the second Example Sub-Clause 49.5
has been adopted, an additional Sub-Clause should be added.
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE
No Responsibility 50.2 Notwithstanding Sub-Clause 50.1, the Contractor shall have no responsibility to
for Cost of
bear the cost of searching for any defect, shrinkage or other fault in respect of
Searching of
dredging work after the date stated in the Taking-Over Certificate.
Dredging Work
Variations
Clause 51
Sub-Clause 51.1 - Variations
For a Contract comprising dredging and some types of reclamation work the Sub-Clause
may require to be varied.
EXAMPLE
Add final sentence as follows:
Provided also that the Contractor shall be under no obligation to execute any
variation which cannot be executed by the Contractor’s Equipment being used or
to be used on the Works.
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Clause 52
Where provision is made in the Contract for payment in foreign currency, this Clause
may be varied.
Sub-Clause 52.1 - Valuation of Variations
EXAMPLE
Add final sentence as follows:
Payment in Foreign Currency
The agreement, fixing or determination of any rates or prices as aforesaid shall
include any foreign currency and the proportion thereof.
Sub-Clause 52.2 -Power of Engineer to Fix Rates
Add to first paragraph final sentence as follows:
The agreement or fixing of any rates or prices as aforesaid shall include any
foreign currency and the proportion thereof.
Sub-Clause 52.3 - Variations Exceeding 15 per cent
Add final sentence as follows:
The adjustment or fixing of any sum as aforesaid shall have due regard to any
foreign currency included in the Effective Contract Price and the proportion
thereof.
Where it is required to place some limitation on the range of items for which the rates and
prices may be subject to review, the Clause may be varied.
Sub-Clause 52.2 - Power of Engineer to Fix Rates
EXAMPLE
At the end of the first paragraph add:
Provided further that no change in the rate or price for any item contained. in the
Contract shall be considered unless such item accounts for an amount more than
2 per cent of the Contract Price, and the actual quantity of work executed under
the item exceeds or falls short of the quantity set out in the Bill of Quantities by
more than 25 per cent.
Vesting of Contractor’s Equipment
Clause 54
Where vesting of Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works and materials in the
Employer is required, additional Sub-Clauses may be added.
EXAMPLE WORDING AND SUB-CLAUSES
Sub-Clauses 54.2 and 54.3 shall be renumbered as 54.3 and 54.4 and Sub-Clauses
54.4 to 54.8 shall be renumbered as 54.6 to 54.10. Add additional Sub-Clauses as
follows:
Vesting 54.2 All Contractor’s Equipment, Temporary Works and materials owned by the
Contractor, or by any company in which the Contractor has a controlling
interest, shall, when on the Site, be deemed to be the properly of the Employer.
Provided always that the vesting of such property in the Employer shall not
prejudice the right of the Contractor to the sole use of the said Contractor’s
Equipment, Temporary Works and materials for the purpose of the Works nor
shall it affect the Contractor’s responsibility to operate and maintain the same
under the provisions of the Contract.
Revesting and 54.5
Removal
Upon the removal, with the consent of the Engineer under Sub-Clauses 54.1, of
any such Contractor's Equipment, Temporary Works or materials as have been
deemed to have become the property of the Employer under Sub-Clause 54.2, the
property therein shall be deemed to revest in the Contractor and, upon
completion of the Works, the property in the remainder of such Contractor’s
Equipment, Temporary Works and materials shall, subject to Clause 63, be
deemed to revest in the Contractor.
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Clause 60
Additional Sub-Clauses may be necessary to cover certain other matters relating to
payments.
Certificates and Payments
Where payments are to be made in various currencies in predetermined proportions and
calculated at fixed rates of exchange the following 3 Sub-Clauses, which should be taken
together, may be added:
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSES (to be numbered, as appropriate)
Currency 60. The currency of account shall be the (insert name of currency) and for the
Of Account
purposes of the Contract conversion between (insert name of currency) and other
and Rates
currencies stated in the Appendix to Tender shall be made in accordance with the
of Exchange
Table of Exchange Rates in the Appendix to Tender. Conversion between the
currencies stated in such Table other than the (insert name of currency) shall be
made at rates of exchange determined by use of the relative rates of exchange
between such currencies and the (insert name of currency) set out therein.
Payments to
Contractor
60.
All payments to the Contractor by the Employer shall be made:
(a) in the case of payment(s) under Sub-Clause(s) 70.2 and (insert number of any
other applicable Clause), in (insert name of currency/ies);
(b) in the case of payments for certain provisional sum items excluded from the
Appendix to Tender, in the currencies and proportions applicable to these items
at the time when the Engineer gives instructions for the work covered by these
items to be carried out; and
(c) in any other case, including Increase or Decrease of Costs under Sub-Clause
70.1, in the currencies and proportions stated in the Appendix to Tender as
applicable to such payment provided that the proportions of currencies stated in
the Appendix to Tender may from time to time upon the application of either
party be varied as may be agreed.
Payments to
Employer
60.
All payments to the Employer by the Contractor including payments made by
way of deduction or set-off shall be made:
(a) in the case of credit(s) under Sub-Clause(s) 70.2 and (insert number of any
other applicable Clause) in (insert name of currency/ies);
(b) in the case of liquidated damages under Clause 47, in (insert name of
currency/ies);
(c) in the case of reimbursement of any sum previously expended by the
Employer, in the currency in which the sum was expended by the Employer; and
(d) in any other case, in such currency as may be agreed.
If the part payable in a particular currency of any sum payable to the Contractor
is wholly or partly insufficient to satisfy by way of deduction or set-off a payment
due to the Employer in that currency, in accordance with the provisions of this
Sub-Clause, then the Employer may if he so desires make such deduction or
set-off wholly or partly as the case may be from the balance of such sum payable
in other currencies.
Where all payments are to be made in one currency the following Sub-Clause may be added:
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE (to be numbered, as appropriate)
Currency of 60. The currency of account shall be the (insert name of currency) and all payments
Account
made in accordance with the Contract shall be in (insert name of currency). Such
and Payments
(insert name of currency), other than for local costs, shall be fully convertible.
The percentage of such payments attributed to local costs shall be as stated in the
Appendix to Tender.
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Where place of payment is to be defined the following Sub-Clause may be added:
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE (to be numbered, as appropriate)
Place of Payment
60. Payments to the Contractor by the Employer shall be made into a bank account
nominated by the Contractor in the country of the currency of payment. Where
payment is to be made in more than one currency separate bank accounts shall be
nominated by the Contractor in the country of each currency and payments shall
be made by the Employer accordingly.
Where provision is to be included for an advance payment the following Sub-Clause
may be added:
EXAMPLE SUB-CLAUSE (to be numbered, as appropriate)
Advance Payment
60. An advance payment of the amount stated in the Appendix to Tender shall,
following the presentation by the Contractor to the Employer of an approved
performance security in accordance with Sub-Clause 10.1 and a Guarantee in
terms approved by the Employer for the full value of the advance payment, be
certified by the Engineer for payment to the Contractor. Such Guarantee shall be
progressively reduced by the amount repaid by the Contractor as indicated in
Interim Payment Certificates of the Engineer issued in accordance with this Clause.
The advance payment shall not be subject to retention. The advance payment shall be
repaid by way of reduction in Interim Payment Certificates commencing with the next
certificate issued after the total certified value of the Permanent Works and any
other items in the Bill of Quantities (excluding the deduction of retention) exceeds
(insert figure) per cent of the sum stated in the Letter of Acceptance. The amount
of the reduction in each Interim Payment Certificate shall be one (insert fraction) of
the difference between the total value of the Permanent Works and any other items in
the Bill of Quantities (excluding the deduction of retention) due for certification
in such Interim Payment Certificate and the said value in the last preceding Interim
Payment Certificate until the advance payment has been repaid in full. Provided
upon the issue of a Taking-Over Certificate for the whole of the Works or upon the
happening of any of the events specified in Sub-Clause 63.1 or termination under
Clauses 65, 66 or 69, the whole of the balance then outstanding shall immediately
become due and payable by the Contractor to the Employer.
Settlement of Disputes
Clause 67
Where it is considered desirable to add to Sub-Clauses 67.3 provisions with respect to the
number of arbitrators, the place of arbitration and the language of arbitration, the following
paragraphs may be added to Sub-Clause 67.3:
EXAMPLE
The arbitral tribunal shall consist of ……(a sole or three) arbitrator(s).
The place of arbitration shall be ……(city and country).
The language of the arbitration shall be .......
It is desirable that the place of arbitration be situated in a state, other than that of the Employer
or the Contractor, which has a modem and liberal arbitration law and which has ratified
a bilateral or multilateral convention (such as the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition
and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards), or both, that would facilitate the enforcement
of an arbitral award in the states of the parties to the Contract.
In the absence of stipulations as to the three above mentioned matters, (number of arbitrators,
place of arbitration and language of arbitration), the ICC will decide on the number of arbitrators
(typically three in any substantial construction dispute) and on the place of arbitration. The
arbitral tribunal will decide on the language of the arbitration if the parties cannot agree.
It may also be considered desirable in some cases for other parties to be joined into any
arbitration between the Employer and the Contractor, thereby creating a multi-party arbitration.
While this may be feasible, multi-party arbitration clauses require skillful draftmanship on a
case-by-case basis. No satisfactory standard form of multi-party arbitration clause for
international use has yet been developed.
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Where it is decided that a settlement of dispute procedure, other than that of the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), should be used the Clause may be varied.
Sub-Clause 67.3 - Arbitration
EXAMPLE
Following paragraph (b), delete the words "shall be finally settled... International
Chamber of Commerce” and substitute "shall be finally settled under the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as administered by (insert name of administering
authority)”.
Where alternatives to the ICC are considered care should be taken to establish that the
favoured alternative is appropriate for the circumstances of the Contract and that the
wording of Clause 67 is checked and amended as may be necessary to avoid any
ambiguity with the alternative. Care should be taken to define exactly how the arbitral tribunal
is to be appointed and, where appropriate, an appointing authority should be designated.
Notices
Clause 68
Sub-Clause 68.2 - Notice to Employer and Engineer
For the purposes of this Sub-Clause the respective addresses are:
(a) The Employer (insert address)
(b) The Engineer (insert address)
The addresses should be inserted when the documents are being prepared prior to inviting
tenders.
Default of Employer
Clause 69
Sub-Clause 69.1 - Default of Employer
Where the Employer is a government it may be considered appropriate to vary the
Sub-Clause.
EXAMPLE
Delete paragraph (c) and renumber paragraph (d) as (c).
Where the terms of the Sub-Clause, when read in conjunction with Sub-Clause 69.3, are
in conflict with the law of the country the Sub-Clause may require to be varied.
EXAMPLE
Delete "or” at the end of paragraph (c) and delete paragraph (d).
Changes in Cost and Legislation
Clause 70
Three alternative methods of dealing with price adjustment are given below.
The first alternative is suitable where a contract is of short duration and no price
adjustment is to be made:
Sub-Clause 70.1-Increase or Decrease in Cost
EXAMPLE
Delete the text of the Sub-Clause and substitute
Subject to Sub-Clause 70.21 the Contract Price shall not be subject to any
adjustment in respect of rise or fall in the cost of labour, materials or any other
matters affecting the cost of execution of the Contract.
Sub-Clause 70.2-Subsequent Legislation
EXAMPLE
Delete the words ", other than under Sub-Clause 70.1, ”
The second alternative is suitable where price adjustment is to be made by establishing the
difference in cost between the basic price and the current price of local labour and
specified materials:
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Sub-Clause 70.1 - Increase or Decrease in Cost
EXAMPLE
Delete the text of the Sub-Clause and substitute
Adjustments to the Contract Price shall be made in respect of rise or fall in
the cost of local labour and specified materials as set out in this Sub-Clause.
(a) Local Workmen
(i) For the purpose of this Sub-Clause:
"Local Workmen" means skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workmen of all
trades engaged by the Contractor on the Site for the purpose of or in
connection with the Contract or engaged full time by the Contractor off the
Site for the purpose of or in connection with the Contract (by way of
illustration but not limitation: workmen engaged full time in any office, store,
(workshop or quarry);
“Basic Rate” means the applicable basic minimum wage rate prevailing on the
date 28 days prior to the latest date for submission of tenders by reason of any
National or State Statute, Ordinance, Decree or other Law or any regulations
or bye-law of any local or other duly constituted authority, or in order to
conform with practice amongst good employers generally in the area where the
Works are to be carried out; and
"Current Rate" means the applicable basic minimum wage rate for Local
Workmen prevailing on any date subsequent to the date 28 days prior to the
latest date set for submission of tenders by reason of any National or State
Statute, Ordinance, Decree or other Law or any regulation or bye-law of any
local or other duly constituted authority, or in order to conform with practice
amongst good employers generally in the area where the works are to be carried
out.
(ii) The adjustment to the Contract Price under the terms of this Sub-Clause Rates for Local workmen by:
(a) the number of all hours actually worked, and
(b) in respect of those hours worked at overtime rates, by the product of the
number of said hours and the percentage addition required by the law to be
paid by the Contractor for overtime.
Such adjustment may be either an addition to or a deduction from the Contract
Price.
(iii) No other adjustment of the Contract Price on account of fluctuation in the
remuneration of Local Workmen shall be made.
(b) Specified Materials
(i) For the purpose of this Sub-Clause:
"Specified Materials" means the materials stated in Appendix (insert
reference) to Tender required on the Site for the execution and completion of
the Works;
"Basic Prices” means the current prices for the specified materials prevailing
on the date 28 days prior to the latest date for submission of tenders; and
"Current Prices" means the current prices for the specified materials prevailing
at any date subsequent to the date 28 days prior to the latest date for submission
of tenders.
(ii) The adjustment to the Contract Price under the terms of this Sub-Clause
shall be calculated by applying the difference between the Basic and Current
Prices to the quantity of the appropriate Specified Material which is delivered
to the Site during the period for which the particular Current Price is effective.
Such adjustment may be either an addition to or a deduction from the
Contract Price.
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(iii) The Contractor shall use due diligence to ensure that excessive wastage of
the Specified Materials shall not occur. Any Specified Materials removed from
the Site shall be clearly identified in the records required under paragraph (d)
of this Sub-Clause.
(iv) The provisions of this Sub-Clause shall apply to fuels used in Contractor’s
Equipment engaged on the Site for the purposes of executing the Works,
including vehicles owned by the Contractor (or hired by him under long term
arrangements under which the Contractor is obligated to supply fuel) engaged
in transporting any staff, labour, Contractor's Equipment, Temporary
Works, Plant or materials to and from the Site. Such fuels shall be clearly
identified in the records required under paragraph (d) of this Sub-Clause. The
provisions of this Sub-Clause shall not apply to any fuels sold or supplied to
any employee of the Contractor or to any person for use in any motor vehicle
not being used for the purposes of the Contract.
(v) The Contractor shall at all times have regard to suitable markets and shall,
whenever buying materials a variation in the cost of which would give rise to an
adjustment of the Contract Price under this Sub-Clause, be diligent to buy or
procure the same at the most economical prices as are consistent with the due
performance by the Contractor of his obligations under the Contract.
If at any time there shall have been any lack of diligence, default or negligence
on the part of the Contractor, whether in observing the above requirements or
otherwise, then, for the purposes of adjusting the Contract Price pursuant
hereto, no account shall be taken of any increase in cost which may be
attributable to such lack of diligence, default or negligence and the amount by
which any cost would have been decreased but for such lack of diligence,
default or negligence shall be deducted from the Contract Price.
(vi) No other adjustment to the Contract Price on account off fluctuation in
the cost of materials shall be made.
(c) Overheads and Profits Excluded
In determining the amount of any adjustment to the Contract Price pursuant to
this Sub-Clause no account shall be taken of any overheads or profits.
(d) Notices and Records
The Contractor shall forthwith, upon the happening of any event which may or
may be likely to give rise to adjustment of the Contract Price pursuant to this
Sub-Clause, give notice thereof to the Engineer and the Contractor shall keep
such books, accounts and other documents and records as are necessary to enable
adjustment under this Sub-Clause to be made and shall, at the request of the
Engineer, furnish any invoices, accounts, documents or records so kept and such
other information as the Engineer may require.
(e) Adjustment after Date of Completion
Adjustment to the Contract Price, after the due date for completion of the whole
of the Works pursuant to Clause 43, or after the date of completion of the whole
of the Works certified pursuant to Clause 48, shall be made in accordance with
Current Rates or Current Prices, as applicable, ruling at the due date for
completion or the date stated in the Taking-Over Certificate, whichever is
the earlier.
(f) Determination of Adjustment to Contract Price
The amount of any adjustment to the Contract Price pursuant to this Sub-Clause
shall be determined by the Engineer in accordance with the foregoing rules.
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EXAMPLE APPENDIX TO TENDER
for use in conjunction with the second alternative.
SPECIFIED MATERIALS
MATERIAL UNIT
PRICE AND TRANSPORT
LOCATION TO SITE
PRICE
DELIVERED
TO SITE
REMARKS
Bitumen
Diesel
Petrol
Lubricants
Cement
Reinforcing
Steel
Explosives
NOTES:
1.The Contractor shall provide copies of quotations to substantiate all prices
included in the above table.
2. All subsequent price substantiation shall be from the same source as original
unless otherwise agreed by the Engineer.
3. The Contractor shall submit full explanation and provide substantiating
documentation for the mode of transport to Site he proposes. Only the
proposed documented mode of transport shall qualify or price adjustment.
(Note: Materials stated in the Appendix to Tender should be those of which
substantial quantities are involved.)
The third alternative is suitable where price adjustment is to be made through the
application of indices in a formula:
Sub-Clause 70.1 - Increase or Decrease in Cost
EXAMPLE
Delete the text of the Sub-Clause and substitute
(a) Adjustments to the Contract Price in respect of rise and fall in the cost
of labour and materials and other matters affecting the cost of execution of the
Works shall be calculated for each monthly statement pursuant to Sub-Clause
60.1, the Statement at Completion pursuant to Sub-Clause 60.5 and the Final
Statement pursuant to Sub-Clause 60.6 in accordance with the provisions of this
Sub-Clause if there shall be any changes in the following Index figures compiled
by (insert details of source of indices) and published by (insert details
of publication):
(i) the Index of the cost of Labour in (insert name of country),
(ii) the Index of the cost of (insert other factor, as relevant), or
(iii) the Index of the cost of (insert other factor, as relevant).
(b) For the purpose of this Sub-Clause:
(i) "Base Index Figure" shall mean the index figure applicable on the date 28
days prior to the latest date for submission of tenders, and
(ii) "Current Index Figure” shall mean the index figure applicable on the last day
of the period to which the particular statement relates.
Provided that in respect of any work the value of which is included in any such
monthly statement (or Statement at Completion or Final Statement) and which
was executed after the due date (or extended date) for completion of the whole
of the Works, pursuant to Clause 43, the Current Index Figure shall be the
index figure applicable on the aforesaid due date (or extended date) for
completion of the whole of the Works.
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(iii) "Effective Value” shall be the difference between:
(a) The amount which is due to the Contractor under the provisions of
Sub-Clauses 60.2, 60.5 or 60.8 (before deducting retention and excluding
repayment of the advance payment) less any amounts for:
work executed under nominated Subcontracts
materials and Plant on the Site, as referred to in Sub-Clause 60.1 (c)
dayworks, variations or any other items based on actual cost or current
prices, and bonuses (if any)
adjustments under Clause 70,
and
(b) The amount calculated in accordance with (b) (iii) (a) of this Sub-Clause
and included in the last preceding statement.
(c) The adjustment to the Contract Price shall be calculated by multiplying the
Effective Value by a Price Fluctuation Factor which shall be the net sum of the
products obtained by multiplying each of the proportions given in paragraph (d)
of this Sub-Clause by the following fraction:
Current Index Figure - Base Index Figure
Base Index Figure
calculated using the relevant index figures.
(d) For the purpose of calculating the Price Fluctuation Factor, the proportions
referred to in paragraph (c) of this Sub-Clause shall (irrespective of the actual
constituents of the work) be as follows:
0. in respect of labour (and supervision) costs subject to adjustment by
reference to the Index referred to in (a) (i) of this Sub-Clause;
0. in respect of
by reference to the Index referred
to in (a) (ii) of this Sub-Clause;
0. in respect of
by reference to the Index referred
to in (a) (iii) of this Sub-Clause;
0. in respect of all other costs which shall not be subject to any adjustment;
1.00 Total
(e) Where the value of an Index is not known at the time of calculation, the latest
available value shall be used and any adjustment necessary shall be made in
subsequent monthly statements.
(Note: The number of indices included under (a) of this Sub-Clause may be varied, if it is
determined that a different number of factors should be separately identified, and in such
case (d) of this Sub-Clause must be altered to be consistent.)
Currency Proportions
Clause 72
Sub-Clause 72.2 - Currency Proportions
Where it is decided that the rate or rates of exchange shall be established from a source
other than the Central Bank of the country, the Sub-Clause may be varied.
EXAMPLE
Delete the words from "prevailing... ” to the end of the sentence and substitute
“stated in the Appendix to Tender”.
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Clause 73 onwards
Where circumstances require, additional Clauses may be added.
EXAMPLE CLAUSES (to be numbered, starting with Clause 73, as appropriate).
Additional Clauses
Where the law applicable to the Contract does not cover bribery, the following example
Clause may be added.
Bribes
.1
If the Contractor or any of his Subcontractors, agents or servants offers to give
or agrees to offer or give to any person, any bribe, gift, gratuity or commission as
an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do any action in relation to
the Contract or any other contract with the Employer or for showing or
forbearing to show favour or disfavour to any person in relation to the Contract
or any other contract with the Employer, then the Employer may enter upon the
Site and the Works and terminate the employment of the Contractor and the
provisions of Clause 63 hereof shall apply as if such entry and termination had
been made pursuant to that Clause.
Where circumstances require that particular confidentiality is observed, the following
example Clause may be added.
Details to be
Confidential
.1
The Contractor shall treat the details of the Contract as private and confidential,
save in so far as may be necessary for the purposes thereof, and shall not publish
or disclose the same or any particulars thereof in any trade or technical paper or
elsewhere without the previous consent in writing of the Employer or the
Engineer. If any dispute arises as to the necessity of any publication or disclosure
for the purpose of the Contract the same shall be referred to the Employer whose
determination shall be final.
Where the Contract is being financed wholly or in part by an international financial
institution whose rules or policies require a restriction on the use of the funds provided, the
following example Clause may be added.
Expenditure
Restricted
.1
The Contractor shall not make any expenditures for the purpose of the Contract
in the territories of any country which is not a member of (insert name of
international financial institution) nor shall he make any expenditure for goods
produced in or services supplied from such territories.
Where the Contractor may be a joint venture, the following example Clause may be
added.
Joint and Several
Liability
.1
If the Contractor is a joint venture of two or more persons, all such persons shall
be jointly and severally bound to the Employer for the fulfilment of the terms of
the Contract and shall designate one of such persons to act as leader with
authority to bind the joint venture. The composition or the constitution of the
joint venture shall not be altered without the prior consent of the Employer.
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PART II CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR APPLICATION
Index
Clause
Access to Data
Accident Prevention Officer
Accidents, Reporting of
Additional Clauses
Alcoholic Liquor
Arbitration
Arms and Ammunition
11.2
34.
35.
73.
34.
67.
34.
Bonus for Completion
47.3
Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
Burial of the Dead
18.1
34.
Cash Flow Estimate to be Submitted
14.3
Changes in Cost and Legislation
Conditions of Labour and Rates of Wages
Contract Agreement
Contractor's Equipment, Insurance of
Contractor's Representative, Language Ability of
Currency of Account and Rates of Exchange
Currency Proportions
70.
34.
9.1
21.1
15.2
60.
72.2
Data, Access to
11.2
Default of Employer
Disorderly Conduct
Documents, Order of Precedence
Drugs
69.1
34.
5.2
34.
Employer, Name and Address
Employment of Local Personnel
Employment of Persons in Service of Others
Engineer, Name and Address
Engineer's Duties
Environment, Protection of
Epidemics
Exploratory Excavation and Boreholes
Extension of Defects Liability
1.1
16.4
34.
1.1
2.1
19.1
34.
18.1
49.5
Facilities for Other Contractors
31.2
Festivals and Religious Customs
Foodstuffs, Supply of
34.
34.
Health and Safety of Staff and Labour
34.
Housing for Labour
34.
Inspection of Site
11.1
Insurance of the Works and Contractor's Equipment
Insurances Arranged by the Employer
Interpreter to be made Available
21.1
21.
23 & 25
15.2
Labour, Conditions of and Rates of Wages
Labour, Health and Safety
Labour, Housing for
Labour, Rates of Wages and Conditions
Labour, Repatriation of
Labour, Special Provision for
Language, Ability of Contractor's Representative
34.
34.
34.
34.
34.
34.
15.2
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Index
Clause
Language, Ability of Superintending Staff
Language, Ruling
Languages
Law Applicable
Local Personnel, Employment of
16.3
5.1
5.1
5.1
16.4
Measures Against Insect and Pest Nuisance
34.
No Remedying of Defects in Dredging Work after Completion
No Responsibility for Cost of Searching of Dredging Work
Not Foreseeable Physical Obstructions or Conditions
Notice to Employer and Engineer
49.5
50.2
12.2
68.2
Other Contractors, Facilities for
Other Contractors, Opportunities for
31.2
31.1
60.
60.
10.1
10.1
10.1
10.4
12.2
60.
52.2
48.5
14.1
19.1
Payments to Employer
Performance, Example of Security Bond for
Performance Guarantee, Example
Performance Security
Performance Security, Source of
Physical Conditions or Obstructions, Not Foreseeable
Place of Payment
Power of Engineer to Fix Rates
Prevention from Testing
Programme to be Submitted
Protection of the Environment
Rates of Exchange
Rates of Wages and Conditions of Labour
Records of Safety and Health
Religious Customs and Festivals
Repatriation of Labour
Reporting of Accidents
Revesting and Removal of Contractor's Equipment,
Temporary Works and Materials
Royalties
60.
34.
35.
34.
34.
35.
Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment
Security, Safety and Protection of the Environment
Site, Inspection of
Source of Performance Security
Staff, Health and Safety of
Submission of Cash Flow Estimate
Submission of Programme
Superintending Staff, Language Ability of
Supply of Foodstuffs
Supply of Water
Surety Bond for Performance, Example of
Suspension of Work
19.1
19.1
11.1
10.4
34.
14.3
14.1
16.3
34.
34.
10.1
40.1
Testing, Prevention from
Time for Completion
48.5
43.1
Valuation of Variations
Variations
Variations Exceeding 15 per cent
Vesting of Contractor's Equipment, Temporary Works and Materials
52.1
51.1
52.3
54.2
Water, Supply of
Working Hours
Works, Insurance of
34.
45.1
21.1
54.5
28.2
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EDITORIAL AMENDMENTS IN 1988
Following publication in 1987 of the Fourth Edition of the Conditions of
Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction, a number of editorial
amendments were agreed by FIDIC. The amendments have been incorporated
during reprinting in 1988 and the list below clarifies the differences between the
1988 reprint and the original document.
Page
5
Clause 9. The words “as stated in Sub-Clause 9.1 of Part 1 of these Conditions.”
have been added to the final line of the first paragraph.
Page
6
Sub-Clause 12.2. A comma has been moved from after the word “words” to
immediately before the word “other”. The word “Site.” has been capitalised.
Page
7
Example performance guarantee. A comma previously appeared between the
words “and" and “complete" in the third line of the paragraph beginning
“Whereas”
The fifth line of the paragraph beginning “Now the Condition previously
read “ . . default by the Contract. . .”
Page
12
Sub-Clause 21.3. (b) (ii). A full stop has been inserted following “50”.
Page
13
Sub-Clause 34. Repatriation of Labour. A comma has been inserted between the
words “country)” and “shall”.
Page
14
Sub-Clause 34. Epidemics. The word “Contractor.” has been capitalised in the first
line.
Sub-Clause 34. Alcoholic Liquor or Drugs. The word “Contractor” has been
capitalised in the first line.
Page
15
Sub-Clause 40.3. This was previously incorrectly listed as 40.2.
Page
17
Sub-Clause 49.5. The last line of the first paragraph previously read “…extend
beyond 730 days”.
Page
20
Sub-Clause 67.3. The word “a.” previously appeared before the bracket on the
penultimate line of the Example.
Page
21
Sub-Clause 70.2. A comma has been moved from after the word “words" to
immediately before the word “other".
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FURTHER AMENDMENTS IN 1992
The following amendments have been made to the 1988 reprint of the Fourth Edition.
In addition, some minor changes in the use of punctuation marks (commas,
semicolons, colons and stops), as well as the use of the words “or" and “and" have
been introduced to attain uniformity in the style of all Clauses. These minor changes
which improve the style, but which have no effect on the meaning of Clauses, have not
been listed below.
Contents
The words “Index” and “Editorial Amendments” have been added at the bottom of the
page.
Page
1
INTRODUCTION. The words “, subject to minor modifications” have been added,
and the word “equally” changed to read “also.”.
Page
3
Sub-Clause 1. 1. In the last sentence, the words “for example the name of an
International Financing Institution (IFI)” have been deleted.
Page
4
Clause 9. In the first paragraph the words “of Part I” have been added. In the second
paragraph “I” has been corrected to read “I”
Page
5
Clause 12. Sub-Clause 12.2. In the title the word “Adverse” has been changed to read
Not Foreseeable (also amended in the Contents and the Index).
Page
10
Sub-Clause 2 1. 1, sub-para (a). The words “(the term “cost” in this context shall include
profit)” have been added.
Page
13
Example Sub-Clause for Supply of Foodstuffs. The words “staff and labour, or his
Subcontractors” have been changed to read “ staff, labour and Subcontractors.”.
Page
19
Example Sub-Clause for Advance Payment. The words “interim certificate” have been
changed to read “Interim Payment Certificate", in both the singular and plural.
Clause 67. The first four paragraphs of the commentary have been added.
Page
24
Sub-Clause 70. 1. In the formula, the word “Based" has been corrected to read “Base”.
Page
25
Example Clause for Bribes. The word “Sub-contractors.” has been corrected to read
“Subcontractors”.
Example Clause for Details to be Confidential. In the sixth line, the words “the
decision of” have been deleted. In the seventh line, the word “award" has been changed
to read “determination”
Example Clause for Expenditure Restricted. In the commentary and text, the leading
capital letters on the words “International Financing Institutions” have been changed
to small letters. In the commentary, the word “Articles” has been changed to read “rules
or policies”. In the third line, the word “not” has been corrected to read “nor”.
EDITORIAL AMENDMENTS (1988). In the last item, the words “Line 21“ have been
corrected to read “Page 21”.
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