GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR BUILDING …

1 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. GENERAL . CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT . FOR. BUILDING WORKS. $20 1999 EDITION. Printed by the Printing Department 1594862 50L 11/99. (Printed on paper made from woodpulp derived from renewable forests). GF 541. 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. GENERAL . CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT . FOR. BUILDING WORKS. 1999 EDITION. 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.. Clause Page DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION. 1(1) Definitions .. 15. (2) Singular and plural .. 16.

2 (3) Marginal notes .. 16. (4) Payment .. 16. (5) CONTRACT governed by Laws of Hong Kong .. 16. ARCHITECT, ARCHITECT'S REPRESENTATIVE, SURVEYOR AND SURVEYOR'S REPRESENTATIVE. 2 Duties and powers of the Architect, the Architect's Representative, the Surveyor and the Surveyor's Representative .. 16. ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-CONTRACTING. 3 Assignment .. 17. 4 Sub-contracting .. 18. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. 5 Documents mutually explanatory .. 18. 6 Provision of Drawings and Specification .. 18. 7 Drawings provided by the Contractor for the Works.

3 19. 8 Information not to be divulged .. 19. 9 Use of English language .. 19. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS. 10 Extent of CONTRACT .. 19. 11 Contractor to execute Articles of Agreement .. 19. 12 Sureties or security .. 19. 13 Inspection of the Site .. 20. 14 Sufficiency of Tender .. 20. 15 Works to be to the satisfaction of the Architect .. 20. 16 Programme to be furnished .. 20. 17 Contractor's superintendence .. 20. 18 Contractor's employees .. 20. 19 Setting-out .. 21. 20 Safety and security of the Works .. 21. 21 Care of the Works.

4 21. 22 Damage to persons and property .. 22. 23 Design responsibility .. 23. 24 Interference with traffic and adjoining properties .. 23. 25 Remedy on failure to insure .. 23. 2. Clause Page 25 Remedy on failure to insure .. 23. 26 Accident or injury to workers .. 23. 27 Contractor to give notice of injury .. 23. 28 Patent rights and royalties .. 23. 29 Giving of notices and payment of fees .. 24. 30 Compliance with enactments and regulations .. 24. 31 Notices to be written in English and Chinese .. 24. 32 Site diary and labour returns.

5 24. 33 Fossils .. 24. 34 Facilities for other persons .. 25. 35 Clearance of the Site on completion .. 25. 36 Publication of photographs of the Site or the Works .. 25. 37 Offering gratuities .. 25. 38 Site Cleanliness .. 25. LABOUR. 39 Engagement of labour .. 25. 40 Fair wages .. 25. 41 Passes .. 26. MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. 42 Quality of materials, workmanship and tests .. 26. 43 Access to the Site and places of manufacture .. 26. 44 Examination of work before covering up .. 26. 45 Uncovering and making openings.

6 27. 46 Removal of unsatisfactory material and work .. 27. COMMENCEMENT, COMPLETION AND DELAYS. 47 Commencement of the Works .. 27. 48 Possession of the Site .. 27. 49 Time for completion .. 28. 50 Extension of time for completion .. 28. 51 Rate of progress .. 29. 52 Liquidated damages for delay .. 29. 53 Completion of the Works .. 30. SUSPENSION OF THE WORKS. 54 Suspension of the Works .. 31. 55 Suspension lasting more than 90 days .. 31. MAINTENANCE AND DEFECTS. 56 Execution of work of repair .. 31. 3. Clause Page 57 Temporary reinstatement.

7 32. 58 Investigating defects .. 32. MEASUREMENT, VARIATIONS, VALUATIONS AND CLAIMS. 59 Bills of Quantities and measurement or Schedules of Rates .. 32. 60 Variations .. 33. 61 Valuing variations .. 34. 62 Daywork .. 34. 63 Disturbance to the progress of the Works .. 35. 64 Notice of claims .. 35. PRIME COST, PROVISIONAL AND CONTINGENCY SUMS. 65 Use of Prime Cost, Provisional and Contingency Sums .. 36. 66 Varied form of sub- CONTRACT and objections to nomination .. 36. 67 Accounting of Prime Cost Sums .. 36. 68 Accounting of Provisional and Contingency Sums.

8 36. 69 Payments to Nominated Sub-contractors .. 36. 70 Assignment of Nominated Sub-contractor's obligations .. 37. CONSTRUCTIONAL PLANT, TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS. 71 Vesting of Constructional Plant and temporary buildings .. 37. 72 Vesting of materials .. 37. 73 Removal of Constructional Plant, temporary buildings and materials .. 37. 74 Hired and hire-purchase Constructional Plant .. 38. 75 Employer's expense in entering into hire or hire-purchase agreement .. 38. 76 Liability for loss or damage to Constructional Plant.

9 38. 77 Incorporation of certain Clauses in sub-contracts .. 38. CERTIFICATES AND PAYMENTS. 78 Contractor's interim statements .. 38. 79 Interim payments, Retention Money and interest .. 39. 80 Maintenance certificate .. 39. REMEDIES AND POWERS. 81 Determination of the Contractor's employment .. 40. 82 Work by person other than the Contractor .. 41. 83 Recovery of money due to the Employer .. 41. SPECIAL RISKS AND FRUSTRATION. 84 Special risks .. 41. 85 Frustration .. 42. 4. Clause Page SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES. 86 Settlement of disputes.

10 42. NOTICES. 87 Service of notices .. 43. DEFAULT OF THE EMPLOYER. 88 Default of the Employer .. 44. FLUCTUATIONS. 89 CONTRACT price fluctuations .. 44. HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. 90 Airport height restrictions .. 45. Annex Articles of Agreement .. 47. 5. INDEX TO GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT .. Clause Page Access to the Site and places of manufacture .. 43 26. Access, Contractor to satisfy himself .. 13(1) 20. Accident or injury to workers .. 26 23. Accounting of Prime Cost Sums .. 67 36 Accounting of Provisional and Contingency Sums.