Types Of Construction Contract

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There are various forms of contract used for building and civil works in the rapidly booming construction industry. This contracts forms are used according to the size, value and the type of project.
Standard form of contracts:
These documents contain, sets of standard printed conditions and terms drafted by legal representatives working generally with the profession and within the industry.
 FIDIC - Condition of Contract (Used for International Contract).
 JCT - Joint Contract Tribunal.
 ICE - Conditions of Contract for civil engineering works published by the Institute of Civil Engineers and Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors.
 NEC – New Engineering Contract.
 ICTAD/SBD - Institute for Construction Training & Development (Used …show more content…

Characteristic of FIDIC form of contract:
Overall
 FIDIC books define the role of the engineer essentially as the representative of the employer.
Quality control
 Certifying of the works and remedying of any defects by Providing instructions and details of modifying drawings. (Sub-clause 3.3)
 Conducting management meetings with the contractor.
 Contractor sends all required design information, procedures and related documents and attends inspections and works testing before covering up.
Time and money
 Certifies sums due by acting as the certifier.
 Provide the rights for the Contractor to claim for extension of time / additional money under the Contract, with the respect of related risks happened by the Employers errors in the Setting Out data (Sub-Clause 4.7), errors in the Site data (Sub-Clause 4.10) and unforeseen Site risks (Sub-Clause 4.12).
Health and Safety
 Contractor should take all reasonable precautions to maintain the health and safety under Sub-Clause 6.7 [Health and safety].
Termination
 If the contractor fails to carry out the obligations of the contract, the engineer notices the contractor under Sub-clause 15.1 [Notice to correct] by providing a reasonable

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