Special Provisions to the Conditions of Contract

AQS 2252
POST CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR
QUANTITY SURVEYORS 1
 Definition
• Standard provisions which are not originally included in
the form but the client may opt whether to include or
not to include to be part of their conditions of contract.
• Privileges given by the Government to contractor.
• If it is not included in the contract, Contractor cant apply
for the provision to be included in the contract.
• They are:
– Advance payment
– Variation in prices of materials
 Advance payment – the working
• RM D = 200 (A/B)% of P
• D = Cumulative deduction to be made in
interim cert
• A = Total amount of advance payment paid
• B = Total builder’s work
• P = Gross certified value of builder’s work
executed (including materials on site) in excess
of 25% of B
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 Advance payment – the working
– Cumulative deduction to be made in interim
payment – fully recovered when builder’s work
reaches 75%.
– The period of payment to be returned cannot
exceed the contract period
– Advance payment bond will be released after all the
advance payment amount has been returned
– If the contractor fail to return the advance payment,
claim from the bond.
 VARIATION OF PRICE
• Allow the contract sum to be adjusted in
parallel with the current market price of
building materials.
• To be prevent delay in delivery of public
projects.
• Increase /decrease in materials’ prices to be
adjusted in monthly interim payments and
finally to contract sum
 VARIATION OF PRICE
• Within contract period
• Quantities and value of work done to be used
as the basis of the calculation must be
accurate and in compliance with the rules and
requirements
 Variation of price
• Special provision need to be included in the
tender/contract document.
• Alteration, renovation and demolition works
are excluded.
• For renovation works, included if the value
exceed 50% of the original works.
• For steel reinforcement – based on variation
of unit price