CONTRACT Flashcards
The party who has ordered the work to be done. In other forms of contract, this party may be referred to as ‘the Client’ or ‘the Owner’.
Employer
The party who is responsible for completing the work
Contractor
a. The party responsible for administering the Contract.
b. In other forms of contract, this party may be referred to as ‘the Architect’, ‘the Supervising Officer’ or ‘the Project Manager’.
Engineer
a. The person responsible for reviewing a claim or response and producing a determination, defense or response to the submitted document.
Reviewer
The various documents including the letter of award, the agreement, contract conditions, the specifications, the drawings and any further document listed in the agreement or letter of award which together form the contract between the parties.
Contract
a breakdown of the work required into a list of planned activities showing the times and dates when they are intended to happen or be done, in the form of a bar chart.
In some parts of the world, this is customarily referred to as a ‘schedule’.
Programme
a. A sum of money, which shall be paid by the Contractor to the Employer in the case of failure to complete the Project by the Time for Completion.
b. Some contracts deduct such monies under provisions of ‘liquidated damages’ or ‘penalties
Delay Damages
refer to monetary values.
Currency
The contract documents will typically comprise the following:
a. The agreement
b. The particular conditions of contract
c. The general conditions of contract
d. The specification
e. The drawings
f. The bills of quantities
g. Other documents
The Contractor, prior to signing the Contract, shall furnish a _______ equal to ___ of the Contract amount for the faithful performance of his work and ____ bond covering Contractor’s obligations arising from the Contract to its workers, subcontractors and suppliers
Performance Bond, 15%, 15%
a separate explanatory statement intended to clarify, amend or supplement a document, drawing etc.
Addendum
in contract administration, construction work ordered by the client after the contract has been awarded, not included in the contract and for which the contractor is paid separately.
Additional Work
refers to the notice published by the Owner or the invitation issued to prospective bidders, giving information as to the nature of the proposed project, conditions for the issuance of Contract documents, date of bidding, and information that would give the Contractor a general idea of the magnitude and extent of the project.
Advertisement or Invitation Bid
is the term used to describe the agreement signed by the Owner and the Contractor excluding the Contract Documents which are attached thereto.
Agreement
the tender, or proposal, or quotation, or offer of a bidder to perform the work described in the Contract which in form and substance complies with the Instruction to Bidders.
Bid
refers to any acceptable form of bond accompanying the Bid submitted by the bidder as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the Contract with the Owner for the construction of the Work, if the Contract is awarded to him
Bid Bond