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FIDIC Constructions 2017- some important clauses

 this is some of  FIDIC clauses  and actions required by contractor and employee

Clause no

Clause

Action by

Action

1.9

Delayed drawings

Contractor

- Give notice to engineer

-EOT+ cost+ profit

1.13

Compliance with laws

Employer

To give all required permits and licenses

 

 

Contractor

For delayed permits : EOT+ cost+ profit

1.6

Contract agreement

Employer

Within 35 day after letter of acceptance

2.1

Right of access to the site

Employer

 

 

 

Contractor

If delayed EOT+ cost+ profit

2.4

Employers financial arrangement

employer

Give notice to the contractor when

1-variation >10% or sum of all variations >30%

2- doesn’t receive payments

3-change in the employer financial arrangement

 

 

Contractor

Give notice to the employer

2.5

Site data and item reference

Employer

Made it available before the base date

4.6

Co-operation

Contractor

If delayed EOT+ cost+ profit

4.7.2

Setting out errors

Contractor

Within 28 days from commencement date

If delayed EOT+ cost+ profit

4.8

Health and safety obligation

Contractor

Within 21 days from commencement date submit safety manual to engineer

 

4.9

Quality management and compliance verification system

Contractor

QM system: Within 21 days from commencement date

Internal audit to QM system errors every 6 months

 

4.2

Performance security

Contractor

Within 28 day after letter of acceptance

 

 

Employer

Within 21 day after issue of performance certificate to be returned.

4.3

Contractor representatives

Contractor

Before commencement date

4.4

Contractor documents

Engineer

Respond within 21 day or deemed to be given

4.16

Transport of gods

Contractor

Give notice to the engineer before major items arrival not less than 21 day

4.17

Contractor equipment

Contractor

Not remove major item from site without engineer consent

Give notice to the engineer before major items arrival not less than 7 day

4.20

Progress reports

Contractor

Prepared monthly to the engineer

4.23

Archeological and geological findings

Contractor

Inform the engineer

If delayed EOT+ cost

5.1

 

Subcontractors

Contractor

-Not subcontract 100% of the work or any non-permitted work

-Submit subcontractors for approval

-Give notice to the engineer not less than 28 day before subcontractor commencement date

 

 

Engineer

-Approval not required for suppliers of materials and nominated sub-contractors

- Respond within 21 day or deemed to be given

5.2

Nominated subcontractors

Contractor

For objection not later than 14 days after receiving the instructions.

Payments by main contractor

 

 

Engineer

May request evidence of payments

6.3

Recruitment of persons

Contractor

Not recruit from employer personnel

8.1

Commencement of work

Employer

Commencement date within 42 day after receiving letter of acceptance

 

 

Engineer

Give notice to the contractor 14 days before Commencement date

8.3

Program

Contractor

Submit within 28 days after receiving notes of commencement date

Resubmit if required within 14 days

 

 

Engineer

21 days for review initial program

14 day for review revised program

8.5

Extension of time

Contractor

1-Variations

2-Unforeseeable adverse climatic conditions

3-Employer delay

4-Quantitey increased+10%

5-Delayed caused by authorities

8.7

Rate of progress

Contractor

Revised program

8.12

Prolonged suspension 

Contractor

+84-day send notice to the engineer to resumption work

If agreed to further suspension EOT+ Cost +Profit

Or terminate work

 

 

Engineer

Respond within 28 day

9.0

Test on completion

Contractor

Give notice to the engineer with detailed program before test date not less than 42 day and 21 day before each test.

 

 

Engineer

Respond within 14 day

9.2

Delayed tests

Engineer

Give notice to the contractor to test within 21 days

If not started give second notice

 

 

Contractor

Test within 21 day

 

 

Employer

Contractor failed to test, employer test

9.4

Failure to pass test on completion

Engineer

Reject the effected work

10.1

Employers tacking over

Employer

-The work completed + passing the tests

-As built

-Operation and maintenance manuals

-training

-tacking over certificate issued by the engineer

 

 

Contractor

Give notice to the contractor to test not more than 21 days before the work will compete

 

 

 

Engineer

Within 28 day issue the tacking over certificate or reject.

Not responding mean the certificate was given.

10.3

Interference with tests on completion

Contractor

+14 day tacking over certificate to be issued + claim for EOT+ cost+ profit

11.1

Extension of defects notification period

Employer

Attribute or claim

Not more than 2 years

12.1

Works to be measured

Engineer

Give notice to the contractor to test not less than 7 days

12.3

Valuation of the work

Contractor

A new rate or price in case of

New item not similar to BOQ

Increase in item quantity by +10% or this item >0.01% contract or cost per unit >1%

The new rate shall be relevant to similar in BOQ or cost+ profit

13.

Variation

Engineer

Variation before taking over certificate

 

 

Contractor

-Variation by instruction: Within 28 days to submit (program+ description of variation+ adjustments to contract price)

-Variation by proposal: EOT+ Cost

Variation examples : changes to the quantity or quality or sequence, timing of the execution/ the omission or addition works

13.6

Adjustments for change in laws

Contractor

Changes in laws, permit , licenses after base date Eot+ cost

14.2

Advance payment

Contractor

Submit to the employer performance certificate + advance payment guarantee

Submit to the engineer application to issue advance payment certificate

 

 

Engineer

issue advance payment certificate within 14 day

14.2.3

Repayment of Advance payment

Contractor

25% of interim payment certificate when all IPC>10%

14.6

Issue of IPC

Contractor

No amount will be certified until performance certificate + contractor representative is appointment

14.7

Payments

Employer

-Within 21 days after the employer receiving advance payment certificate

-Within 56 days after the engineer receiving interim payment

-Within 56 days after the employer receiving final payment certificate

 

 

14.8

Delayed payments

Contractor

Financing charges +3% bank

14.9

Release of retention money

Employer

50% after tacking over certificate

50% at end defects and notification  period

15

Termination by the employer

Engineer

1-Give notice to correct, if the contractor not respond

2- Give notes to terminate, if the contractor not respond to notice to correct or not comply with binding agreement or final decision of DAAB

-Fails to comply with contractor obligations, proceed the work, performance security, subcontract the whole work, etc.

3-Give second notes to terminate

 

 

Employer

Complete the work

Use of contractor’s goods and documents

After the completion can sold contractors equipment to recover any payments

16.1

Suspension by the contractor

Contractor

If IPC not done or payments

Give notice to the engineer

After 21 days suspend the work or reduce the rate

EOT+ Cost+ profit 

16.2

Termination by the contractor

Contractor

Payments certificate delayed > 56 day

Payments delayed >42 day

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