International Construction Contracts

Contractor ' s Representative: Clause 4.3 444.4.5 Subcontracting: Clauses 4.4 and 4.5 444.4.6 Setting out: Clause 4.7 444.4.7 Sufficiency of the Contract Price (Silver Book) or Accepted Contract Amount (Yellow Book): Clause 4.11 454.4.8 Unforeseeable difficulties/physical conditions: Clause 4.12 454.4.9 Progress reports: Clause 4.21 454.5 Design 464.5.1 The Contractor's general design obligations (Yellow and Silver Books): Clause 5.1 464.5.2 Contractor's documents: Clause 5.2 464.5.3 Contractor's undertaking: Clause 5.3 474.6 Staff and labour: Clause 6 474.7 Plant, materials and workmanship 484.7.1 Executing the works: Clause 7.1 484.7.2 Samples: Clause 7.2 484.7.3 Inspections: Clause 7.3 484.7.4 Testing: Clause 7.4 494.7.5 Rejection and remedial work: Clauses 7.5 and 7.6 494.7.6 Ownership: Clause 7.7 504.8 Time: commencement, delays and suspension of the works 504.8.1 Commencement and time for completion of the works: Clauses 8.1 and 8.2 504.8.2 Programme: Clause 8.3 504.8.3 Delays and extensions of time: Clause 8.4 524.8.4 Suspension of the works: Clauses 8.8 to 8.10 524.8.5 Prolonged suspension: Clause 8.11 534.9 Tests on completion 534.9.1 Contractor's obligations: Clause 9.1 534.9.2 Delayed tests: Clause 9.2 544.9.3 Re-testing: Clauses 9.3 and 9.4 544.10 Employer ' s taking over 544.10.1 Taking over of the works: Clause 10.1 544.10.2 Taking over of part of the works: Clause 10.2 554.11 Defects liability 564.11.1 The Defects Notification Period: Clauses 11.1 to 11.3 564.11.2 Failure to remedy defects: Clause 11.4 564.11.3 Extending the DNP: Clause 11.3 574.11.4 Further tests: Clause 11.6 574.11.5 The Performance Certificate: Clause 11.9 574.11.6 Unfulfilled obligations: Clause 11.10 584.12 Tests after completion 584.13 Variations and adjustments to the contract price 584.13.1 Right to vary: Clause 13.1 584.13.2 Variation procedure and value engineering: Clauses 13.2 and 13.3 594.13.3 Changes in legislation: Clause 13.7 594.13.4 Cost fluctuations: Clause 13.8 604.14 Payment 604.14.1 Interim payments: Clause 14.3 604.14.2 Timing of interim payments: Clause 14.7 614.14.3 Advance payment: Clause 14.2 614.14.4 Retention money: Clauses 14.3 and 14.9 614.14.5 Delayed payment and the right to financing charges: Clause 14.8 624.14.6 Financial steps after Taking Over: Clauses 14.10 to 14.13 634.14.7 Cessation of Employer's liability: Clause 14.14 644.15 Termination by the Employer 644.15.1 Termination for Contractor default: Clause 15.2 654.15.2 Valuation for works executed at date of termination: Clause 15.3 664.15.3 Payments after termination: Clause 15.4 664.15.4 Termination for convenience: Clause 15.5 664.16 Suspension and termination by the Contractor 664.16.1 Suspension: Clause 16.1 664.16.2 Termination: Clause 16.2 674.16.3 Events after termination: Clause 16.3 674.16.4 Payment on termination: Clause 16.4 674.17 Risk and responsibility 684.17.1 Indemnities: Clause 17.1 684.17.2 Contractor ' s care of the works: Clause 17.2 694.17.3 Specific Employer's risks: Clauses 17.3 and 17.4 694.17.4 Limitation of liability: Clause 17.6 704.18 Insurance 714.19 Force majeure 714.19.1 Meaning of 'force majeure': Clause 19.1 714.19.2 Notice: Clause 19.2 724.19.3 Minimising delay and the consequences of force majeure: Clauses 19.3 and 19.4 724.19.4 Prolonged force majeure: Clause 19.6 734.19.5 Release from performance under the law: Clause 19.7 734.20 Contractor's claims, disputes and arbitration 744.20.1 Contractor's claims: Clause 20.1 74Part III 775 Disputes and How to Resolve Them 795.1 Introduction 795.2 Legal aspects of a construction project 795.2.1 The terms of the construction contract 805.2.2 The law which governs the construction contract 805.2.3 The terms of the construction contract relating to the resolution of disputes between the parties 805.2.4 The law of the process for resolving a dispute 815.2.5 Rights and liabilities that might arise independently of any contract 815.2.6 The law which applies to a project by virtue of its location 825.3 Kinds of claim 825.3.1 Claims for which the contract specifically provides 825.3.2 Claims for which the contract does not specifically provide 835.4 Making a claim 845.4.1 Do I have a claim? 845.4.2 If I have a claim, when do I make it? 855.4.3 How do I make my claim? 855.4.4 Summary 865.5 Who decides whether to accept a claim? 865.6 The FIDIC Dispute Adjudication Board 875.6.1 Scope 885.6.2 Appointment of the DAB 885.6.3 Referring a dispute 895.6.4 Reaching a decision 895.6.5 Informal opinion? 895.6.6 Arbitration? 905.7 Methods of dispute resolution 905.7.1 Final methods of dispute resolution 905.7.2 Informal methods of dispute resolution 925.7.3 Arbitration or litigation? 935.8 Arbitration 945.8.1 The arbitration agreement 955.8.2 The place of arbitration 955.8.3 Arbitration institutions 955.8.4 Commencement of an arbitration 965.8.5 Conduct of the arbitration 965.8.6 The arbitration award and challenges to the award 975.8.7 Enforcement of arbitral awards 985.9 How are international arbitrations conducted? 995.9.1 The traditional arbitration centres 995.9.2 ICC arbitration 101Appendix I Yugo Design Company v Sino Industries Corporation: An International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration 105Appendix IIA Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce 137Appendix IIB Rules of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre 177Index 197