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6CN011 Contract Law and

Dispute Resolution (Qatar)

Module Review 2

30 March 2012


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FIDIC: The Priority ofContract Documents (Clause

1.5)1 !he Contract "#ree$ent

2 !he Letter o% acceptance

3 !he Letter o% !ender& !he 'articular Conditions

!he eneral Conditions

6 !he *peci+cation

, !he drawin#s

- !he schedules

. "n/ %urther docu$ents


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!he $plo/er (Clause 2)

*o$e Roles o% No$inatin# n#ineer ivin# possession o% the site on ti$e (21) tainin# plannin# per$issions %or the

'er$anent wor4s 'rovidin# assistance to otain per$its (22) Cooperate with the Contractor5 #enerall/ nsurin# own personnel co$pl/ with sa%et/

reuire$ents 7 protect the environ$ent (23) Ma4in# pa/$ent upon certi+cation 'rovide to the Contractor evidence o%

+nancial arran#e$ent to pa/ the Contract

price (2&)


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!he n#ineer is e8pected to $a4ecertain 9Deter$inations: under

Clause 3 o% the ;


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Resource Mana#e$ent

*ta= and Laour Contractor shall arran#e to hire5 pa/5

$aintain sta= (61)

Re$uneration and conditions o%en#a#e$ent shall not e lower thanthose prevailin# (62)

Contractor shall not poach sta= %ro$ the

$plo/er:s or#anisation (63) Contractor to co$pl/ with laour laws

(6&)

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!he 'ro#ra$$e (-3) !he n#ineer reuires pro#ra$$e to

1 r#anise their o>ce re drawin#s5

schedules5 no$inated s?c:s2 r#anise their en#ineerin# sta= and

inspectors

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Monitor the contractor:s pro#ress& stalish the cash @ow (%or the

$plo/er)

Monitor clai$s %or e8tensions o% ti$e


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!he 'ro#ra$$e (-3) !he Contractor reuires pro#ra$$e

to

1 r#anise sucontractors5

2 'rocure plant5 laour and $aterials

3 'lan and control the wor4s

& stalish the asis o% clai$s stalish the cash @ow


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8tension o% ti$e %or co$pletion

(-&) rounds %or eot include

" variation or other sustantial chan#e

in uantit/ Dela/ under suAclause o% these

conditions

8ceptionall/ adverse cli$aticconditions *horta#es in personnel or #oods caused

/ epide$ic or #overn$ent actions Dela/ caused / the e$plo/er


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8tension o% ti$e %or co$pletion

(-&) !he %ollowin# clauses carr/ an

entitle$ent to an e8tension o% ti$e plus

cost and a reasonale pro+t 1. Dela/ed drawin#s and instructions 21 Ri#ht o% access to the site &, *ettin# out

,& !estin# 103


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Contract 'rice and 'a/$ents (Clause

1&) "pplication %or interi$ 'a/$ent

Certi+cates to consider (1&3) sti$ated contract value "dBust$ent %or chan#es in le#islation and

chan#es in cost Deduction o% retention "dvanced pa/$ents

'lant and $aterials intended %or the wor4s Clai$s and disputes Deductions o% other certi+cates

N Contractor to suppl/ 6 copies

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Termination by Employer (Cl 15)

$plo/er can also ter$inate i%Contractor

• *ucontracts the wor4s

• "ssi#ns the contract• eco$es an4rupt or insolvent

• De$onstrates ein# corrupt (rier/5

etc)

• ;urther $plo/er can ter$inate /

reason o% convenience (1)


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uspension an! termination bythe Contractor

1 Contractor can stop (*uspend) wor4or slowAdown5 Ea%ter 2- da/s:noticeF5 i% $plo/er does not

– issue pa/$ent certi+cate – 'rovide evidence o% ;inancial

"rran#e$ent

2 Contractor can %urther

1 !er$inate the Contract i% the $plo/erdoes not recti%/ (1) aove

2 Clai$ %or losses therein

–. n#ineer to a#ree or deter$ine $atters


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Clai$s (clause 20) Contractor:s Clai$s (201)

Contractor to #ive notice within 2- da/s Adescriin# the circu$stances 2- da/s o% eco$in# aware or 2- da/s Contractor should have een aware

Contractor %or%eits the ri#ht to a clai$ %or%ailin# to #ive a notice within 2- da/s

Contractor should 4eep conte$porar/ recordsin support o% clai$s ither on site or at location(s) acceptale to

n#ineer n#ineer allowed to inspect docu$ents5 %ollowin# a


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Claim " Timin#

Contractor to su$it clai$ within &2 da/s o%eco$in# (or should have eco$e) aware Contractor can clai$ on a continuous asis G i%

the source o% clai$ has a continuous e=ect n#ineer to respond to a clai$ within &2 da/s

Decision H 1) "pproved or 2) Disapprove n#ineer $a/ reuest %urther details alon#

with the decision n#ineer to estalish (an/) additional ti$e or

cost to which the Contractor is entitled "pproved pa/$ent(s) incorporated in (ne8t)

'a/$ent Certi+cate 1&


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!utorial Question 1 STECH Developments Ltd. is surprised and embarrassed to

receive a claim for loss and expense and extension of time in

respect of a project completed five years ao.

!ssumin t"at t"e contract for t"e construction of t"e project#or$s incorporated t"e %&D&C form' advise STECH #"o #as t"e

Employer under t"e contract.

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!utorial Question 2 (ibuilder Ltd. entered into a construction contract #it" a

)an$eetex (an$' a *S conlomerate for t"e +desin and

construction, of its European Head -ffice in Do"a. T"e contract

incorporated an arbitration areement referrin all futuredisputes to arbitration in Do"a.

(ibuilder served notice to refer a payment dispute to

adjudication and applied to t"e &CS – /atar (ranc" to

nominate an adjudicator. )an$eetex "as responded t"at it is not

ready to participate in any mic$y mouse arbitration. !dvise)an$eetex on t"e adjudication process and t"e li$ely outcome if

it refuses to participate.

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