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CONTENTS

Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Ofer

Acceptance

Appendix

General Conditions

1 GENERAL PROVSONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1.1 !e"nitions T#e Contract Persons !ates$ Times and Periods %one& and Pa&ments Ot#er!e"nitions

1.' nterpretation1.( Priorit& o) !oc*ments1.+ La,1.- Comm*nications

1. Stat*tor& O/ligations

' T0E E%PLOER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'

'.1 Pro2ision o) Site'.' Permits and Licences'.( Emplo&er3s nstr*ctions

'.+ Appro2als

( E%PLOER4S REPRESENTATVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(

(.1 A*t#orised Person

(.' Emplo&er3s Representati2e

+ T0E CONTRACTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(

General O/ligations Contractor3s Representati2eS*/contracting Per)ormance Sec*rit&

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- !ESGN 5 CONTRACTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(


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-.1 Contractor3s !esign-.' Responsi/ilit& )or !esign

E%PLOER4S LA5LTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+

.1 Emplo&er3s Lia/ilities

6 T%E 7OR CO%PLETON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

6.1 Exec*tion o) t#e 8or9s6.' Programme6.( Extension o) Time6.+ Late Completion

: TA;NGnco2ering and Testing

1? VARATONS AN! CLA%S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1?.1 Rig#t to Var&1?.' Val*ation o) Variations1?.( Earl& 8arning1?.+ Rig#t to Claim1?.- Variation and Claim Proced*re

11 CONTRACT PRCE AN! PA%ENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6

11.1 Val*ation o) t#e 8or9s11.' %ont#l& Statements11.( nterim Pa&ments11.+ Pa&ment o) 7irst 0al) o) Retention11.- Pa&ment o) Second 0al) o) Retention11. 7inal Pa&ment11.6 C*rrenc&11.: !ela&ed Pa&ment

1' !E7A>LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:

1'.1 !e)a*lt /& Contractor1'.' !e)a*lt /& Emplo&er1'.( nsol2enc&1'.+ Pa&ment *pon Termination

Licensed cop&@ ant#on$ S;% Ant#on& 0*nt$ '11'??:$ >ncontrolled Cop&$ B7!C1( RS; AN! RESPONS5LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=

1(.1 Contractor3s Care o) t#e 8or9s1(.' 7orce %ae*re

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Agreement

T#e Emplo&er is o)

T#e Contractor is o)

T#e Emplo&er desires t#e exec*tion o) certain 8or9s 9no,n as

O77ERT#e Contractor #as examined t#e doc*ments listed in t#e Appendix ,#ic# )orms part o) t#is

Agreement and ofers to exec*te t#e 8or9s in con)ormit& ,it# t#e Contract )or t#e s*m o) Din ,ords

D in "g*res D

or s*c# ot#er s*m as ma& /e ascertained *nder t#e Contract. T#is ofer$ o)

,#ic# t#e Contractor #as s*/mitted t,o signed originals$ ma& /e accepted /&

t#e Emplo&er /& signing and ret*rning one original o) t#is doc*ment to t#e

Contractor /e)ore

Ddate

T#e Contractor *nderstands t#at t#e Emplo&er is not /o*nd to accept t#e lo,est

or an& ofer

recei2ed )or t#e 8or9s.

Signat*re@ !ate@

Name@ A*t#orised to sign on /e#al) o)

Dorganization name@

Capacit&@

ACCEPTANCE

T#e Emplo&er #as /& signing /elo,$ accepted t#e Contractor3s ofer and agrees

t#at in consideration )or t#e exec*tion o) t#e 8or9s /& t#e Contractor$ t#e

Emplo&er s#all pa& t#e Contractor in accordance ,it# t#e Contract. T#is

Agreement comes into efect on t#e date ,#en t#e Contractor recei2es oneoriginal o) t#is doc*ment signed /& t#e Emplo&er.

Signat*re@ !ate@


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A*t#orised to sign on /e#al) o)

Dorganization name@

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APPEN!F

T#is Appendix )orms part o) t#e Agreement.

Note@ ,it# t#e exception o) t#e items )or ,#ic# t#e Emplo&er3s reH*irements #a2e /een

inserted$ t#e Contractor s#all complete t#e )ollo,ing in)ormation /e)ore s*/mitting #is ofer. I

tem S*/ncontrolled Cop&$ B7!C!oc*ments )orming t#e Contract listed in t#e order o) priorit& . . . 1.1.1

!oc*ment Ddelete i) not applica/le

Da T#e Agreement . . . . . . . .D/ Partic*lar Conditions . . . .

Dc General Conditions . . . . .Dd T#e Speci"cation . . . . . .De T#e !ra,ings . . . . . . . . .D) T#e Contractor3s tendered designDg T#e /ill o) H*antities . . . . .D# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Time )or Completion . . . . . . . . . 1.1.=

La, o) t#e Contract . . . . . . . . . 1.+

Lang*age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.-

Pro2ision o) Site . . . . . . . . . . . . '.1

A*t#orised person . . . . . . . . . . (.1

Name and address o) Emplo&er3s representati2e Di) 9no,n . . . . . . . . (.'

Per)ormance sec*rit& Di) an&@

Amo*nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +.+

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +.+

* Employer to amend as appropriate

!oc*ment denti"cation


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CONTENTS

General Conditions

1 GENERAL

PROVSONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1.1 !e"nitions T#e Contract Persons !ates$ Times and Periods %one& and Pa&ments Ot#er

!e"nitions1.' nterpretation1.( Priorit& o) !oc*ments1.+ La,1.- Comm*nications

1. Stat*tor& O/ligations

' T0E E%PLOER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'

'.1 Pro2ision o) Site'.' Permits and Licences'.( Emplo&er3s nstr*ctions

'.+ Appro2als

( E%PLOER4S REPRESENTATVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(

(.1 A*t#orised Person

(.' Emplo&er3s Representati2e

+ T0E CONTRACTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(

General O/ligations Contractor3s Representati2e

S*/contracting Per)ormance Sec*rit& a


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- !ESGN 5 CONTRACTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(


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-.1 Contractor3s !esign-.' Responsi/ilit& )or !esign

E%PLOER4S LA5LTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+

.1 Emplo&er3s Lia/ilities

6 T%E 7OR CO%PLETON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-

6.1 Exec*tion o) t#e 8or9s6.' Programme6.( Extension o) Time6.+ Late Completion

: TA;NGnco2ering and Testing

1? VARATONS AN! CLA%S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1?.1 Rig#t to Var&1?.' Val*ation o) Variations1?.( Earl& 8arning1?.+ Rig#t to Claim1?.- Variation and Claim Proced*re

11 CONTRACT PRCE AN! PA%ENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6

11.1 Val*ation o) t#e 8or9s11.' %ont#l& Statements11.( nterim Pa&ments11.+ Pa&ment o) 7irst 0al) o) Retention11.- Pa&ment o) Second 0al) o) Retention11. 7inal Pa&ment11.6 C*rrenc&11.: !ela&ed Pa&ment

1' !E7A>LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:

1'.1 !e)a*lt /& Contractor1'.' !e)a*lt /& Emplo&er1'.( nsol2enc&1'.+ Pa&ment *pon Termination

Licensed cop&@ ant#on$ S;% Ant#on& 0*nt$ '11'??:$ >ncontrolled Cop&$ B7!C1( RS; AN! RESPONS5LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=

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General Pro2isions

1.1!e"nitions n t#e Contract as de"ned /elo,$ t#e ,ords and expressions de"ned s#all

#a2e t#e )ollo,ing meanings assigned to t#em$ except ,#ere t#e contextreH*ires ot#er,ise@

Licensed cop&@ ant#on$ S;% Ant#on& 0*nt$ '11'??:$ >ncontrolled Cop&$ B7!C

1.1.1( MEmplo&er3s Lia/ilitiesM means t#ose matters listed in S*/


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instr*cted /& t#e Emplo&er *nder S*/


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(

Emplo&er4s Representati2es

(.1

d*ties and a*t#orit& o) t#is Emplo&er3s representati2e.

+

T#e Contractor

-

Contractor4s

T#e Contractor s#all s*/mit to t#eEmplo&er )or consent t#e name andpartic*lars o)

Representati2e

t#e person a*t#orised to recei2einstr*ctions on /e#al) o) t#eContractor.

+.(

S*/contracting

T#e Contractor s#all not s*/contractt#e ,#ole o) t#e 8or9s. T#eContractor s#all nots*/contract an& part o) t#e 8or9s,it#o*t t#e consent o) t#e Emplo&er.

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Per)orman ) stated in t#e Appendix$ t#e

A*t#orised Person

One o) t#e Emplo&er3s personnels#all #a2e a*t#orit& to act )or #im.T#is a*t#orised person s#all /e asstated in t#e Appendix$ or asot#er,ise noti"ed /& t#e Emplo&erto t#e Contractor.

(.'Emplo&er4sRepresent

T#e Emplo&er ma& also appoint a"rm or indi2id*al to carr& o*t certaind*ties. T#e appointee ma& /e named


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T#e cost o) remed&ing de)ects attri/*ta/le to an& ot#er ca*se s#all

/e 2al*ed as a Variation. 7ail*re to remed& an& de)ects or complete

o*tstanding ,or9 ,it#in a reasona/le time o) t#e Emplo&er3s notice

s#all entitle t#e Emplo&er to carr& o*t all necessar& ,or9 at t#e

Contractor3s cost.

=.'

>nco2ering and Testing T#e Emplo&er ma& gi2e instr*ction as to t#e *nco2ering andor

testing o) an& ,or9. >nless as a res*lt o) an& *nco2ering andor

testing it is esta/lis#ed t#at t#e Contractor3s design$ %aterials$ Plantor ,or9mans#ip are not in accordance ,it# t#e Contract$ t#e

Contractor s#all /e paid )or s*c# *nco2ering andor testing as a

Variation in accordance ,it# S*/ncontrolled Cop&$B7!C

Val*ation o) Variations

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*ed as )ollo,s@

A Part& s#all noti)& t#e ot#er as soon as #e is a,are o) an& circ*mstance ,#ic# ma& dela& or

disr*pt t#e 8or9s$ or ,#ic# ma& gi2e rise to a claim )or additional pa&ment. T#e Contractor

s#all ta9e all reasona/le steps to minimise t#ese efects.

T#e Contractor3s entitlement to extension to t#e Time )or Completion or additional pa&ment

s#all /e limited to t#e time and pa&ment ,#ic# ,o*ld #a2e /een d*e i) #e #ad gi2en prompt

notice and #ad ta9en all reasona/le steps.

) t#e Contractor inc*rs Cost as a res*lt o) an& o) t#e Emplo&er3s Lia/ilities$ t#e Contractor

s#all /e entitled to t#e amo*nt o) s*c# Cost. ) as a res*lt o) an& o) t#e Emplo&er3s Lia/ilities$ it

is necessar& to c#ange t#e 8or9s$ t#is s#all /e dealt ,it# as a Variation.

T#e Contractor s#all s*/mit to t#e Emplo&er an itemised ma9e


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11Contract Price and Pa&ment

11.1 Val*ation o) t#e 8or9sT#e 8or9s s#all /e 2al*ed as pro2ided )or in t#e Appendix$ s*/ect

to Cla*se 1?.

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Retention da&s a)ter iss*ing t#e notice *nderS*/


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!e)a*lt

Licensed cop&@ant#on$ S;%Ant#on& 0*nt$'11'??:$

>ncontrolledCop&$ B7!C1'.1 !e)a*lt /&

Contractor

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nsol2enc&

1'.+

Pa&ment *pon Termination

) t#e Contractor a/andons t#e 8or9s$ re)*ses or )ails to compl& ,it# a 2alid

instr*ction o) t#e Emplo&er or )ails to proceed expeditio*sl& and ,it#o*t

dela&$ or is$ despite a ,ritten complaint$ in /reac# o) t#e Contract$ t#eEmplo&er ma& gi2e notice re)erring to t#is S*/


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Notes )or G*idance

Dnot )orming part o) t#e Contract

General T#e o/ecti2e o) t#is Contract is to express in clear and simple terms

traditional proc*rement concepts. T#e Contract is intended to /e s*ita/le

)or ,or9s o) simple content and s#ort d*ration. ) it is reH*ired t#at t#e

Contractor s#o*ld *nderta9e design$ t#is is also pro2ided )or.

T#ere are no Partic*lar Conditions$ alt#o*g# t#ese Notes contain

alternati2e ,ording )or consideration in partic*lar circ*mstances. All

necessar& additional in)ormation is intended to /e pro2ided in t#e

Appendix.

A single doc*ment is proposed )or t#e )orm o) tender and t#e agreement.T#is reects t#e simple proects en2isaged.

One res*lt o) t#e simple )orm o) Contract is t#at t#ere is an increased

/*rden on t#e Emplo&er to set o*t in t#e Speci"cation and !ra,ings t#e

)*ll scope o) ,or9s$ incl*ding t#e extent o) an& design to /e done /& t#e

Contractor.

T#ere is no Engineer or Emplo&er3s Representati2e in t#e )ormal sense

*sed in some ot#er 7!C Conditions. T#e Emplo&er ta9es all necessar&

actions. 0o,e2er$ t#e Emplo&er m*st nominate #is a*t#orised spo9esman

and$ i) #e ,is#es to engage a cons*ltant to administer t#e Contract$ ma&

appoint a representati2e ,it# speci"c delegated d*ties and a*t#orit&. T#e

Contractor also nominates a representati2e.

T#e Conditions contain no o2erall limit on t#e Contractor3s lia/ilit&. ) s*c#

a limit is reH*ired$ a Cla*se s#o*ld /e inserted in t#e Partic*lar Conditions.

Agreement T#e printed )orm en2isages a simple proced*re o) ofer and acceptance. n

order to a2oid t#e traps and *ncertainties t#at s*rro*nd Mletters o)

acceptanceM and Mletters o) intentM$ it ,as t#o*g#t pre)era/le to promote a

clear and *nam/ig*o*s practice.

t is intended t#at t#e Emplo&er ,ill ,rite in t#e Emplo&er3s name in t#e

Agreement and "ll in t#e Appendix ,#ere appropriate and send t,o copies

to tenderers toget#er ,it# t#e Speci"cation$ !ra,ings etc )orming t#e

tender pac9age. n respect o) /ot# copies$ t#e Contractor is to complete$

sign and date t#e Ofer section and complete an& remaining spaces in t#e

Appendix. 0a2ing decided ,#ic# tender to accept$ t#e Emplo&er signs t#e

Acceptance section o) /ot# copies and ret*rns one cop& to t#e Contractor.

T#e Contract comes into efect *pon receipt /& t#e Contractor o) #is cop&.

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agreed$ t#en t#e )orm can still /e *sed a)ter t#e Parties #a2e made and initialledt#e appropriate c#anges to t#eir respecti2e doc*ments. T#e Contractor t#*s ma9es a re2ised ofer

in response to t#e Emplo&er3s re2ised tender doc*ments and t#e re2ised ofer is accepted /& t#eEmplo&er signing and ret*rning t#e Acceptance )orm. ) t#e c#anges are extensi2e$ a ne, )orm o)Agreement s#o*ld /e completed /& t#e Parties.Notes )or G*idance


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1.1.6 MCommencement !ateM. T#e starting date )or t#e Contract is 1+ da&s a)ter t#e date ,#en

t#e Contractor recei2es t#e Agreement signed /& t#e Emplo&er$ *nless t#e Parties agree

ot#er,ise.

1.1.1+ M7orce %ae*reM ma& incl*de$ /*t is not limited to$ exceptional e2ents or circ*mstances o)

t#e 9ind listed /elo,$ so long as all o) t#e )o*r conditions stated in t#e de"nition #a2e /een

satis"ed@

a ,ar$ #ostilities D,#et#er ,ar /e declared or not$ in2asion$ act o) )oreignenemies$/ re/ellion$ terrorism$ re2ol*tion$ ins*rrection$ militar& or *s*rped po,er$ or ci2il,ar$c riot$ commotion$ disorder$ stri9e or loc9o*t /& persons ot#er t#an t#eContractor3s personnel and ot#er emplo&ees$d m*nitions o) ,ar$ explosi2e materials$ ionising radiation or contamination /&


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radioacti2it&$ except as ma& /e attri/*ta/le to t#e Contractor3s *se o) s*c# m*nitions$explosi2es$ radiation or radioacti2it&$ and

e nat*ral catastrop#es s*c# as eart#H*a9e$ #*rricane$ t&p#oon or 2olcanic

acti2it&.

1.1.1= 8or9sQ. T#e term M8or9sM is intended to co2er all t#e o/ligations o) t#e Contractor$

incl*ding an& design and t#e remed&ing o) de)ects.

1.- Comm*nications. T#e pro/lem o) lang*ages is addressed /& reH*iring t#e important

comm*nications s*c# as notices and instr*ctions to /e in t#e lang*age stated in t#e

Appendix. Ot#er,ise t#ere is no MR*ling Lang*ageM. An& ar/itration ,ill /e cond*cted in t#e

speci"ed lang*age.

1. C#anges to t#e la, a)ter t#e date o) t#e Contractor3s ofer are at t#e Emplo&er3s ris9 and

an& dela& or additional cost are reco2era/le /& t#e Contractor. ) t#e la, o) t#e Contract is

not t#e la, o) t#e Co*ntr&$ t#en S*/


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L*mp s*m price ,it# A l*mp s*m ofer/ased on /ill o) H*antities


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/ill o) H*antities prepared /& t#e

Emplo&er. T#is ,o*ld /e t#e same as last

/*t ,#ere t#e Emplo&er #as t#e reso*rces

to prepare #is o,n /ill o) H*antities. A

/etter contract ,o*ld res*lt ,it# an

Emplo&er4s /ill o) H*antities.

Remeas*rement ,it# A s*m s*/ect toremeas*rement at t#e rates

/ill o) H*antities ofered /& t#e

tenderer in t#e /ill o) H*antities prepared

/& t#e Emplo&er. T#is ,o*ld /e t#e same as

last /*t ,o*ld s*it a contract ,#ere man&

c#anges are en2isaged to t#e 8or9s a)ter

t#e Contract #as /een a,arded.

Cost reim/*rsa/le An estimate prepared

/& t#e tenderer ,#ic# ,ill /e replaced /&

t#e act*al cost o) t#e 8or9s calc*lated in

accordance ,it# t#e terms set /& t#eEmplo&er. T#is ,o*ld s*it a proect ,#ere

t#e extent o) ,or9 cannot /e ascertained

/e)ore t#e Contract is placed. An example

o) t#is ,o*ld /e an emergenc&

reconstr*ction o) a /*ilding damaged /&

"re.

0o,e2er$ i) )or some special reason$ more t#an one option is

selected$ )or example t#ere is a remeas*rea/le element in a l*mp

s*m Contract$ t#en t#e details s#o*ld /e care)*ll& de"ned.

T#e 7ore,ord indicates t#at t#is S#ort 7orm o) Contract isintended )or ,or9s o) s#ort d*ration. n t#e e2ent o) a contract )or

,or9s o) long d*ration$ a ne, cla*se co*ld /e inserted at S*/

short form of contract. (green book)

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