CONTRACT DATA

1. Principal Agent: XXXXXXXXX

Physical address:

Tel: +27 21  Fax: +27 21 

2. Works identification: Refurbishment of ……… rooms - ………………….(Project)

……………………………… (Address)
……………………………… (Address)
……………………………… (Address)
……………………………… (Address)

3. Date for possession of site: ………………………………

4. Date for practical completion: ………………………………

5. Penalty Amount: ………………………………

6. Changes made to standard JBCC Document:

6.1. Clauses 3.1 – 3.4 are deemed to be deleted.

6.2. Clause 14 – security is deemed to be deleted and to be replaced as follows:

“All payments to contractor will be subject to 10% retention until such time as the
amount retained is equal to 5% of the contractors accepted contract sum.
Thereafter no further amounts will be deducted. On achievement of practical
completion 50% of the amount retained will be released and paid out to the
contractor. The balance of the retention fund will be paid out to the contractor on
issue of a certificate of final completion. Retention amounts are to be held as
security against the contractor’s due fulfilment of their contractual duties and
obligations. Failure to complete the work satisfactorily will entitle the employer to
use the amounts retained to pay others to complete any outstanding work or
rectify any defects that the contractor has failed to attend to. It is expressly
agreed that the retention amount withheld will not attract any interest and will be
held by the employer until such time as the principal agent certifies that the
amount may be paid out to the contractor.

6.3. Clauses 10.1 – 10.1.2 are deemed to be deleted.

…………………………………… (Project) will be responsible for effecting the Contract
Works Insurance. The contractor will however still be responsible for their own
liability insurances as define in clause 10.1.3. The contractor is required to provide

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 a minimum of R 2 Million Rands Public Liability Insurance for the full duration of
the construction period as shown above.

6.4. Clause 25.0 – Works completion is deemed to be deleted and replaced with the following
clause:

As the contractor’s work is completed on a room basis it must be inspected by the

Principal Agent. All work is required to be signed off by the Principal Agent as
having been satisfactorily completed and approved. Any defective or outstanding
work will be notified to the contractor who will be required to attend to the
outstanding of defective work within a maximum period of ……… working days/…..
hours from time of receiving the notification or be liable for the penalty amount as
stipulated in item 5.0 above.

6.5. Clause 29.0 – Revision date for practical completion

The contractors’ attention is drawn to the fact that on this particular contract,
time is regarded as being of the essence and the contractual completion date is
non-negotiable and cannot be moved. Where the contractor is delayed due to
circumstances beyond his control, the contractor must immediately notify the
Principal Agent of the delay. The Principal Agent will assess the situation and will
instruct the contractor on the required course of action required to be taken so as
to mitigate the delay and to bring works back on program.

Clause 29.4.3 is deemed to be amended by the deletion of 20 working days and

the substitution of 24 hours / …… working days therefor.

Clause 29.5 is deemed to be amended by the deletion of 40 working days and the
substitution of …. working days therefor.

Clause 29.7 is deemed to be amended by the deletion of 15 working days and the
substitution of ….. working days therefor.

6.6. Clause 31.9 – The words seven (7) calendar days are deemed to be deleted and the
following words “as per the contractor’s appointment letter” are substituted therefor.

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