Course Content

I. General Provision
· Definitions, Interpretation
· Law and Language, Priority of Documents
· Contract Agreement, Assignment
· Employer’s Use of Contractor’s Document
· Contractor’s Use of Employer’s Document
II The Employer, Engineer, Contractor
· Right of Access to the Site
· Permits, Licenses or Approvals
· Engineer’s Duties and Authority
· Contractors general obligations
· Subcontractors
III Nominated Subcontractors, Staff, and Labour
· Definition
· Objection to Nomination
· Payments to nominated subcontractors
· Engagement of Staff and Labour
· Labour laws and Working Hours
· Health and safety, Contractor’s Personnel
IV Design
· General Design Obligations
· Contractor’s Documents and Undertaking
· Technical Standards and Regulations
· Design Error
V Plant, Materials and Workmanship
· Manner of Execution
· Ownership of Plant and Materials
· Samples, Inspection, Testing, and Rejection
· Commencement, Delays, and Suspension Commencement of work
· Time of Completion, Programme
· Extension of Time for Completion
· Rate of Progress, Delay Damages, Suspension of work
VI Employer’s Taking Over, Defects Liability
· Taking over of the Works and Sections, Parts of the works
· Interference with Tests on Completion
· Completion of Outstanding Work and Remedying Defects
· Removal of Defective work
· Performance Certificate
· Clearance of Site
VII Measurement and Evaluation
· Works to be Measured
· Method of Measurement
· Evaluation, Omissions
VIII Variations and Adjustments
· Right to Vary, Value Engineering, Daywork
· Variation Procedure
· Adjustments for Changes in Legislation and Cost
IX Contract Price and Payment
· The Contract Price and Advance Payment
· Application for Interim payment Certificates
· Plant and Materials intended for the works
· Payment of Retention Money
· Cessation of Employer’s Liability
X Termination by Employer
· Notice to Correct
· Termination by Employer
· Valuation at the date of Termination
· Payment after termination
· Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
XI Suspension and Termination by Contractor
· Contractor’s Entitlement to suspend work
· Termination by Contractor
· Cessation of Work and Removal of Contractor’s Equipment
· Payment on Termination
XII Risk and Responsibility
· Indemnities
· Contractor’s Care of the Works
· Employer’s Risks
· Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights
· Limitation of Liability
XIII Insurance and Force Majeure
· General Requirements for Insurances
· Definition of Force Majeure
· Insurance for Works and Contractor’s Equipment
· Insurance for Contractor’s Personnel
· Notice of Force Majeure
· Duty to Minimise Delay
XIV Claims, Disputes and Arbitration
· Contractor’s Claims Appointment of the Dispute Board
· Failure to Agree on the Composition of the Dispute Board
· Obtaining Dispute Board’s Decision
· Amicable Settlement, Arbitration
· Expiry of Dispute Board’s Appointment