GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR …

1 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. GENERAL . CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT . FOR. design AND BUILD CONTRACTS. $56 1999 EDITION. Printed by the Printing Department 1606037 12L 1/00. (Printed on paper made from woodpulp derived from renewable forests). GF 549. i TABLE OF CONTENTS.. Clause Page DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION. 1(1) Definitions .. 1. (2) Singular and plural .. 2. (3) Marginal notes .. 2. (4) Payment .. 2. (5) CONTRACT governed by Laws of Hong Kong .. 2. (6) Gender .. 2. SUPERVISING OFFICER, SUPERVISING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE. AND design CHECKER. 2 Duties and powers of the Supervising Officer, Supervising Officer's Representative and design 3. ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-CONTRACTING.

2 3 Assignment .. 4. 4 Sub-contracting .. 4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. 5 Order of precedence of CONTRACT documents .. 5. 6 Treatment of ambiguities or discrepancies .. 5. 7 Copyright .. 6. 8 Information not to be divulged .. 6. 9 Use of English language .. 6. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS. 10 Contractor's obligations .. 6. 11 Contractor to execute Articles of Agreement .. 6. 12 Sureties or security .. 6. 13 Inspection of the Site .. 7. 14 Sufficiency of Tender .. 8. 15 Works to be to the satisfaction of the Supervising Officer .. 9. 16 Programme to be furnished .. 9. 17 Contractor's superintendence .. 9. 18 Contractor's employees .. 9. 19 Setting-out .. 9. 20 Safety and security of the Works .. 10. 21 Care of the Works.

3 10. 22 Damage to persons and property .. 11. 23 design responsibility .. 12. 24 Interference with traffic and adjoining properties .. 12. 25 Remedy on failure to insure .. 12. ii Clause Page 26 Accident or injury to workers .. 12. 27 Contractor to give notice of injury .. 12. 28 Patent rights and royalties .. 12. 29 Giving of notices and payment of fees .. 13. 30 Compliance with enactments and regulations .. 13. 31 Notices to be written in English and Chinese .. 13. 32 Site diary and labour returns .. 13. 33 Fossils .. 13. 34 Facilities for other persons .. 14. 35 Clearance of the Site on completion .. 14. 36 Publication of photographs of the Site or the Works .. 14. 37 Offering gratuities .. 14.

4 38 Site cleanliness .. 14. LABOUR. 39 Engagement of labour .. 14. 40 Fair wages .. 14. 41 Passes .. 15. MATERIALS, PLANT AND WORKMANSHIP. 42 Quality of Plant, materials, workmanship and tests .. 15. 43 Access to the Site and places of manufacture .. 15. 44 Examination of work before covering up .. 15. 45 Uncovering and making openings .. 16. 46 Removal of unsatisfactory Plant, material and work .. 16. COMMENCEMENT, COMPLETION AND DELAYS. 47 Commencement of the Works .. 16. 48 Possession of the Site .. 16. 49 Time for completion .. 17. 50 Extension of time for completion .. 17. 51 Rate of progress .. 18. 52 Liquidated damages for delay .. 19. 53 Completion of the Works .. 19. SUSPENSION OF THE WORKS.

5 54 Suspension of the Works .. 20. 55 Suspension lasting more than 90 days .. 20. MAINTENANCE AND DEFECTS. 56 Execution of work of repair .. 20. 57 Temporary reinstatement .. 21. 58 Investigating defects .. 21. iii Clause Page VARIATIONS, VALUATIONS AND CLAIMS. 59 Breakdown of the Contractor's rates and prices .. 22. 60 Variations .. 22. 61 Valuing Variations .. 23. 62 design development .. 24. 63 Disturbance to the progress of the Works .. 24. 64 Notice of claims .. 24. PROVISIONAL AND CONTINGENCY SUMS. 65 Instructions on Provisional and Contingency Sums .. 25. 66 Accounting of Provisional and Contingency Sums .. 25. COMMISSIONING TESTS. 67 Commissioning Tests .. 25. PARTIAL POSSESSION. 68 Partial possession.

6 25. DRAWINGS. 69 As-built drawings .. 25. 70 Access to drawings on the Site .. 25. CONSTRUCTIONAL PLANT, PLANT, TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS. 71 Vesting of Constructional Plant and temporary buildings .. 26. 72 Vesting of Plant and materials .. 26. 73 Removal of Constructional Plant, Plant, temporary buildings and materials .. 26. 74 Hired and hire-purchase Constructional Plant .. 26. 75 Employer's expense in entering into hire or hire-purchase agreement .. 26. 76 Liability for loss or damage to Constructional Plant .. 26. 77 Incorporation of certain Clauses in sub-contracts .. 27. CERTIFICATES AND PAYMENTS. 78 Contractor's interim statements .. 27. 79 Interim and final payments, Retention Money and interest.

7 27. 80 Maintenance certificate .. 28. REMEDIES AND POWERS. 81 Determination of the Contractor's employment .. 29. 82 Work by persons other than the Contractor .. 30. 83 Recovery of money due to the Employer .. 30. iv Clause Page SPECIAL RISKS AND FRUSTRATION. 84 Special risks .. 30. 85 Frustration .. 31. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES. 86 Settlement of disputes .. 31. NOTICES. 87 Service of notices .. 32. DEFAULT OF THE EMPLOYER. 88 Default of the Employer .. 33. FLUCTUATIONS. 89 CONTRACT price fluctuations .. 33. HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. 90 Airport height restrictions .. 34. Annex Articles of Agreement .. 35. v INDEX TO GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT . FOR design AND BUILD CONTRACTS.. Clause Page Access to drawings on the Site.

8 70 25. Access to the Site and places of manufacture .. 43 15. Access, Contractor to satisfy himself, Alternative I .. 13(2) 7. Access, Contractor to satisfy himself, Alternative II .. 13(1) 8. Accident or injury to workers .. 26 12. Accounting of Provisional and Contingency Sums .. 66 25. Addition or amendment to statute, payment as a Variation .. 30(2) 13. Additional instructions .. 15 9. Adjoining properties interference with .. 24 12. Agent of the Contractor .. 17(2) 9. Airport height restrictions .. 90 34. Alternative A, milestone payments .. 78(1) & 79 27. Alternative B, periodic payments .. 78(2) & 79 27. Alternative I, inspection of the Site .. 13 7. Alternative II, inspection of the Site.

9 13 8. Ambiguities in CONTRACT documents .. 12 6. Approval not by vesting .. 72 26. Arbitration .. 86 31. Articles of Agreement, Contractor to execute .. 11 6. As-built drawings .. 69 25. Assignment of the benefit of hired and hire-purchase Constructional Plant .. 74 26. Assignment of the CONTRACT .. 3 4. Bankruptcy or liquidation of Contractor .. 81 29. Black Rainstorm Warning .. 50(7) 18. Bond .. 12 6. Breakdown of the Contractor's rates and 1(1) & 59 1 & 22. Care of the Works, Specialist Works .. 21 10. Certificate of completion of the Works .. 53 19 Certificate, 80 28. Certificates and payment interim .. 78 & 79 27. Certificates, correction .. 79(5) 28. Cessation of the Employer's liability.

10 80(3) 28. Claims, notices and records .. 64 24. Clearance of the Site on completion .. 35 14 Commencement, completion and 47 53 16 19. Commencement of the Works .. 47 16. Commencement of the Works, 47(2) 16. Commencement of the Works, design .. 47(1) 16 Commissioning Tests .. 1(1), 53 1, 19 & 67 & 25. vi Clause Page Completion of the Works, certificate for .. 53 19. Completion of the Works, extension of time for .. 50 17. Completion of the Works, time for .. 49 17. Compliance with enactments, regulations .. 30 13. CONDITIONS of CONTRACT , order of precedence of CONTRACT documents .. 5 5. CONDITIONS of hire of certain Constructional Plant .. 74 26. Constructional Plant .. 1(1) 1. Constructional Plant, CONDITIONS of hire.