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Building Contract: Professional Practice - Semester 7
Building Contract: Professional Practice - Semester 7
1. Contract Document:
• The following documents shall constitute the Contract Document:
• General Conditions of Contract
• Special Conditions of Contract
• Appendices
• Specifications, contract drawings, Bill of Quantities, rates & summary.
• Work Order, Contract Variation Documents & Articles of Agreement.
2. Contract document will have its own importance in case of conflicts and
no other than above will be considered as contract documents.
General conditions of contract
3. Type of Contract:
• The type of Contract shall be specified and the contractor shall be paid for
the actual quantity of work done at the rates quoted by him in the Bill of
Quantities.
• Any error in description or in quantity or omission of items from the Bill of
Quantities shall not vitiate this Contract but shall be treated as a Variation.
General conditions of contract
4. Scope of Work
• The Contractor shall carry out and complete the work in every respect in
accordance with this Contract and with the directions of and to the
satisfaction of the owner / Consultant. The Consultant may in his absolute
discretion from time to time issue further details and/or written
instructions, directions which are collectively referred to as Consultant’s
instructions.