~ FIDIC

~ FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES INGENIEUAS·CONSEILS

CONDFnONSOFCONTRACT

FOR WORKSOFCIVIL

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PART I GENERAL CONDITIONS WITH FORMS OF TENDER AND AGREEMENT

FOURTH EDITION 1987

FOREWORD

The terms of the Fourth Edition oft he Conditions of Contract for WorbofCi' il Engineering Construction ha,-e been prepared by thf F~Mration lntNnationale des lngo!nieurs Con-eils ~~-IDIC) and are re<:ommen<.led for general u>e for the purpo>e of construction of ~uc'h worh where tenders are imited on an international basis. The Conditions are equally ;uitable for use on domestic contracts

The,crsioninEng!ishoftheConditionsisconsidcredbyFIDICastheofficial andauthentictc\tforthcpurposeoftranslation

In the preparation of the Conditions it was recognised that while there are numerous Clauses which \\ill be generally applicable there are 1ome Clau.<es whichmustnecessarily,·arytotakeacwuntofthecircumstanc6andlocalit;-of theWorks.TheCiausesofgeneralapplicationhavebeengroupedtogetherinthis document and are referred to as Part I -General Conditions. They ha,-e been printed ina form which will facilitate their indusion asprintedinthecontract documents normally prepared

The General Conditions are linked with the Conditions of Particular Application, referred to as Part II, by the corresponding numbering of the Clauses, so that Parts I and lltogethercomprise theConditionsgo•·erningthe rightsandobligationsofthepartie>

PartJimu>tbespeciallydraftedtosuiteachindi,iduaJContract.

When dredging and certain typesofre<:lamation "Ork are im·ol,-ed special considcrationmustbegi,·entoPartll

To assist in the preparation of Part II e~planatory material and e~ample clauses are published "ith the Conditions in a separately bound document entitled '"Conditions of Contract for \Vorks of Civil Engineering Construction, Part II­ConditionsofParticularApplication."ithGuidelinesforpreparationofPartll Clauses, Fourth Edition''.

FIDIC anticipates publishing shortly a new edition of its booklet "Notes on Document-> for Civil Engineering Contract>" (1977 reprinted 1979) which will include comments on pro,·tsions of the Fourth Edition of the Conditions. Users oftheFourthEditionmayfindithelpfultorefertothene"editionoftheNot<s

ltmayalsobehelpfulforuserstorefertOotherFIDICpublications,suchas:

TenderingProcedure(FirstEdition 1982) Construction, lnsuranceandlaw(1986)

FIDIC gratefully acknowledges the suggestions and comments it has recei\ed duringthepreparationofthiseditionfromEuropean lmcrnationaiContractor$ (EIC)asmandatoryofConfederationoflnternationalContractorsA>sociations (CICA) with participation of A$$OCiated General Contractors of America (AGC).

CONTENTS

PART 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS

Definitions and Interpretation 1.1 Definitions 1.2 HeadingsandMarginalNotes 1.3 Interpretation

Singular and Plural 1.5 Nmice:!;, Consents, Approval$, Certificates

Engineer and Engineer 's Representative Engin~r'sDutiesandAuthority

2.2 Engin...,r'sRcprcsentativc Enginecr'sAuthoritylODelegatc Appointment of Assistants

2.5 lnstructionsinWriting Engineer to Act Impartially

Assignment and Subcontracting Assignment of Contract

4.1 Subcontract ing 4.2 AssignmcntofSubcontractors'Obligations

Contract Documents Language/sand law

5.2 Priorityo f ComractDocumems Custody and Supply of Dra"ings and Documents

6.2 One Copy of Dra•••ings to ~Kept on Site Disruption of Progress

6.4 Delays and Cost of Delay of Drawings FailurcbyContractOrtoSubmitDrawing:s Supplementary Drawing~ and Instructions

7.2 Permanent Works Designed byConm:tc!or Rcspon~ibilityUnaffectcd by Approval

General Obligations Contractor's General Responsibilities Site O~rations and Methods of Con~! rucuon

Contract Agreement 10.1 Performance~urity

10.2 PeriodofValidityofPerformanceSecurity ClaimsundcrPerformanceSecurity

11.1 JnspectionofSitc 12.1 SufficicncyofTender 12.2 AdversePhy,icalObstructionsorConditions 13.1 WorktobcinAccordancewithComract

ProgrammetobcSubmiued Revised Programme Ca.shflowEstimatctobcSubmiued

14,4 ComractornotRelie•edofDutie;orRelponsibihtics 15. 1 Contractor'~ Superintendence

16.1 Contractor'sEmployU"J 16.2 Engineer at LibenytoObjcct

&ning·out BorcholesandExplorato ry Excavation

19.1 Safcty,&<:urityand ProtectionoftheEn,·i ronmcnt 19.2 Employer's Responsibili ties 20.1 Care of Works 20.2 Responsibi litytoRectifyLossorDamage " 20.3 l ossor Damage DuetoEmploycr 's Risks 10

Emplo)·er'sRisks 21.1 lnsuranC<"ofWorksandContractor 'sEqutpmcnt " 21.2 ScopeofCO\'CT II 21.3 Responsibilit )·forAmount>notRcco\'ered

22.1 DamagetoPersonsand Property 22.2 Exceptions II

l ndemnitybyEmploy~r 12 23.1 Third Pany lnsurance(indudingEmployer'sPropert)) 23.2 \l inimumAmountof lnsurance

24.1 Acddent or lnjurytoWorkmen 12 24.2 Insurance Against Accident to Work men 12

E'·idenccand Tcrmsof lnsurances Adequacyof lnsuranc..s RemedyonContractor 'sFai \ureto lnsure

25.4 Complia nC<" with Policy Condit ions 26.1 Compliance,.ithS!atmes, Regulat ions 27.1 Fossils

Patent Ri ghts 28.2 Royahii!'J

lnterferencewithTrafficand Adjoining Propenics Avoidanceof Damageto Roads Transport of Contractor's Equipment or Temporary Works Transportof \laterialsor Piant

31.1 Opponuni tiesfor Other Comractors 31.2 Facilit iesforOtherComractors " 32.1 Comractorto KccpSitcClcar 15 33.1 ClearanceofSiteonComplet ion

Labour EngagemcntofStaffandlabour " 35.1 Rcturn>of LabourandComractor'sEquipment 15

Materials , Plant and Workmanship 36.1 Qualityof \lateriai>,Plantand\\.orkmamhip " 36.2 Cost of Samples " Cost of Tests 36.4 Costof Tc\tsnot Providedfor

Engineer's Dcterm i nation"'hereTe't~not Provided for 37.1 lnspecrionofOperations 37.2 l n,~tionandTcsting

DatcsforlnspectionandTesting

Rej~t ion

37.5 Independent Inspection ExaminationofWorkbeforeCo,eringup UncoveringandMa~ingOpenings

39.1 Remo\'alof lmproperWork,MaterialsorPiant DefaultofContractorinCompliance

Suspension Suspension of Work

40.2 Engine<:r'~ Determination following Suspension " Suspensionlastingmorethan8~Days 18

Commencement and Delays Commencement of Works

42 .1 Pos~ssion of Site and Acre~~ Thereto " 42.2 FailuretoGive Pos~ssion 19 Wayleave. and facilities Time for Completion 19 Extension of Time for Completion 19

44.2 ContractortoPro,·ideNotificationandD<:tailedPankulars 44.3 Interim Determinat ion of Extension 20

RestrktiononWorl.ingHours 20 46.1 Rate of Progress 47.1 Liquidated Damage.lforD<:Iay 47.2 Reduct ionofLiquidatedDamages

Taking-Over Certificate " 48.2 Taking-O,·erofS<-<:tionsor Pans 21 Substantial Completion of Pam " Surfa~RequiringReinstatement 21

Defects Liability 49.1 Defects Liability Period 49.2 Completion of Outstanding Work and Remedying D<:fects 49.3 CostofRemedyingD<:fects 49.4 Comractor's FailuretoCarryOutlnstruC!ions 50.1 Contractor to Search

Alterations , Additions and Omissions 51 .1 51.2 Instructions for Variations

Valuation of Variations 23 52.2 PowerofEngine<:rtoFixRate-;

Variations Exceeding IS percent 23 Daywork " Procedure for Claims Notice of Claims

53.2 Contemporary Records Substantiation of Claims Failure to Comply

53.5 PaymemofCiaim'

Contractor 's Equipment, Temporary Works and Materials Contractor\ Equipm~nt, T~mporary \1/ork$ and \1atcrial.s; Exclu>ive UscfortheWorh

54.2 Employer not LiabkforDamage

54.4 Re·expOrtofContractor'sEquipment 54.5 Conditions of Hire of Contractor's Equipment 54.6 ComforthePurposeofC!ausc63 54.7 lncorporationofCiause inSubcomracts

ApprovalofMaterialsnotlmplied

Measurement Quantiti~s

56.1 Work'itobcMeasured 57.1 \lethodof Musurement 57.2 Breakdown of Lump Sum lt~ms

Provisional Sums 58.1 Oefimtionof'"Pro•isionalSum"

Usc of Provisional Sums Production of Vouchers

Nominated Subcontractors Oefinitionof"NominatedSubcontractors"'

59.2 Nominated Subcontractors; Objection to Nomination 59.3 Design Requircmcntstobe ExprcsslyStated

25 25

26 26

59.4 Payments toNominatedSubcontractors 28 59.5 CertilicationofPayment.stoNominatedSubcontractors 28

Certificates and Payment \ fonthlyStatement.s 29

60.2 l\lomhlyPayments 29 Payment of Retention ~ I oney

Correction of Certi ficates 60.5 Statem~ntatCompletion

Final Statement 60.7 Discharge 60.8 FinalCenificate 60.9 CessationofEmployer'.sLiability 60.10 Time for Pa)mem 61.1 Approvalonl)byDefectsLiabilityCertificate 62.1 DefectsLiabilityCenificatc 62.2 Unfulfi lledObl igations

Remedies Default of Contractor

63.2 ValuationatDateofTermination Payment after Termination

63.4 AssignmcntofBenefitofAgre<:ment Urgent Remedial\\"ork

Special Risks 65. 1 NoLiabilityforSpeciaiRish

SpeciaiRi>ks

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Damage to Works by Special Risks 65.4 Project ile. ~ 1 i.s~ i le

lncrea>edCo•t>arisingfromSpecialRisks Outbreak of War H

65.7 Removal of Contractor's Equipment on Termination " 65.8 Paymem if Contract Ttrminatcd

Release from Performance Payment in E•em of Rdea.se from Performance

Settlement of Disputes Engineer's Decision H

67.2 Amicable&nlement 36

FailuretoComply" ithEngineer'sDeci$ion

Notices t"O!icetoContrac10r t-."O!i,·etoEmplo)·erandEngineer Change of Addre•~

Default of Employer 69.1 Default of Employer 69.2 Remon! of Contractor's Equipment 69.3 PaymcmonTermination n

Comractor's Entit\ementtoSu>pendWork " Resumptionof \\.ork

Changes in Cost and Legislation 70.1 lnneaseorOecreaseo!"Cost " Subsequent Legislat ion 18

Currency and Rates of Exchange 71.1 CurrencyRC'>trictions 72.1 Rmesofhchange

Currenq· Proportions J8 CurrenciesofPaymem forl'ro,·isiona\Sums

REFERENCE TO PART II INDEX TENDER CONTRACT AGREEMENT

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CONDITIONS OF CON1RACf

FOR WORKSOFCIVIL

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PART II CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR APPLICATION WITH GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATIONOFPARTIICLAUSES

FOURTH EDITION 1987

CONTENTS

PART II: CONDITIONS OF PARTICULAR APPLICATION

lntroduction(indudingspecialrderencetoDredgingand R~lamation Work )

Engin~r'sDut ies

5 Language/sand Law and Documents 9 Comract Agrttment

10 PerformanccS«urity 11 !nsp.:ctionoFSite 12 Adverso:Physical ObstructionsorCondit ions 14 Programme and Cash Flow Estimate 15 Comractor'sSupcrintendence 16 Cont ractor 'sEmployees 18 BoreholesandE•ploratoryE•cavation 19 Safety,&curityand Prote<:tionofthe Environment 21 lnsuranceof Work.sandContrac10r's Equipmem

21 , 23 &25 lnsuranct"> Arrangedby Employer

Royalti~s

31 Opponunit iesfor OtherContractors

" 35 RecordsandReports 40 Suspension

Time fo r Completion Re,trictionon Working Hours

47 Bonuses 48 Preventionfrom Test ing 49 DefectsLiability 50 Contractorto&arch

52 Pa)mentin Foreign Currency 54 Vesting of Contractor 's Equipment 60 Certificates and Paymems

&nkmemofDisputes Notices

69 DefaultofEmplo)·er ChangesinCostandlegislation Currency PrOpOrtions Additional Clauses

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INTRODUCTION

Theterm,oftheJ-ourthEditionofLheConditionsofConuactforWorksofCi,il tngineerinaConstructionha,eb«nprepar<.'db)theF~rationlmernationalc de. lngtnieurs Conseils (riDIC) and are r~mmendtd for general u<e for the purpose of construction of ~uch "'orh v.here tenders are in\'ited on Jn international basis. The Conditions are equally \Uitable for u<e on domesti<' contract>

The>ersioninEnglishoftheCondition<isconsider<"Cibyi'ID!Castheofficia\ andauthentictextforthepurposcoftraru.lmion.

TlleCiause'lofgeneralapplication ha,·eb<:'l:ngroupoedtogetherina 1eparatcl) bound document and are rtf erred to as Part l-General Conditions. They ha,·e b«n print<"'l ina form which"'ill facilitatetlleirinclu<ion, as primed. in the contractdocumemsnormallypreparcd

In the preparation of the Conditions it was r<"Cogni.se<l that "hik there are numerous Clauses which will be generally applicable there are some Clause• which must necessarily ~ary to take accoum of the circumstanus and localil)' of theWorl~.

Pan I -General Conditions and Part JJ- Condition~ of f>anicular Appli<·ation together ~omprise the Condition• go•erning the rights and obligation~ of the parttes.

For this reason a Part IJ standard form lias not been produ~ed . 1t will be Re«ssarytopreparca Part II document foruchindi•idualcomra't and tile Guidelinesare intendcdtoaid inthistas~ bygi,iogoptionsfor•ariousd:tu>eS where appropriate.

l'art ll d:tusesmayarise foroneormorcreasons, of.,.hichthe folio"'"' are examples:

(i)WherethewordinginPartl'P<'<~ficallyrequtresthatfunherinformationis to be included in Part Jl andtheConditions,.ould notbecomplcte"ithout that infO!Irmation, namely in Sub-Oauses 1.1 paragraphs (a) (i) and (i\), ~ . 1 (part). l4.l , l4.3,68.2and70. 1

(ii) Where 1he wording in Pan! indicates that supplememary information rna} be included in Partll . buttheconditionswouldstillbcrompkte"ithoutany such information, namdy in Sub-Ciau.o;es2.1 raragraph (h), 5. 1 (pan), 21.1 paragraph(b)and72.2.

(iii) Wher~ the type, circum<tanus or locality of th~ \'•orks necessitate<; addi1ionaJC!au-esorSub·Ciause:s. (iv)Wherethe lawofthecountryorexceptionalcircumstance$neccssitmean alteration in Pan 1. Such altermions ~hould be effceled b~· stating in Pan II thataparticularCiause,orpartofaCiau~e. in Part! i<deletedandgivinJthe IUb'itituteClause,orpart,asapplicable

As far as pOSSible, in the Clauses that are mentioned hereunder, example wording isprovided. lnthecaseofsomeClauses.ho"e'er. onlyanaide·memoireforthe preparation is si•en. Before incorpOrating any nample wording it mult be checkedtoen<urethatitiswholly•uitablefortheparticularcircum>tancesand.if not, it must be ~aried. Where e~ample wording is •aried and in all ca~s "here additionalmatenalisindudedinPartl l ,caremustbetakenthatnoambisunyts createdwithPart!orbetweenthcCiausesinPan II

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Dredging and ReclamationWor~

SpecialconsiderationmustbegiventoPartllwheredredgingandcertaintype<;of reclamation work are involved. Dredgersareconsiderablymoreexpensivethan most items ofComrac10r's Equipment and the capital valueofadredgercan oftene"erothevalueoftheComractonwhichitisu~d

Forthisreason,itisintheinterestsofboththeEmployerandtheContractorthat adredgcrisoperatedintensivelyinthemosteconomicfashion,subjecttothc quality of work andanyotherover·riding factors. With this end in view, it is customarytoallowtheContractortoexecutedredgingworkcontinuouslybyday andbynightsevendaysaweek.Anotherdifferencefrommostcivilengineeringis thatondredging,••orktheComracrorisnotnormallyhcldro:sponsibleforthe remedyingofdefectsafterthedateofcompletionascenifiedunderCiause48 Partllcontainsexplanationsande..amplewordingtocovertheabovepointsand othersrelatingtodredging.Clausesll, 12, 18, J9,28,40,4S,49,SOandSI arc those which most often require anention in Part II when dredging work is involved and reference is included under each of these Clauses. Other Clauses may also nero additions in Part ll in certain circumstances. Reclamation work •·ariesgreatlyincharacterandeachinstancemunbeconsideredbeforedeciding whetheritisappropriatetoimroduceinPartllchangessimilartothoseadopted fordredging,ortousethestandardcivilengineeringformunaltered.

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