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PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF UNIVERSAL SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATION

2. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

2.1.1 In the `Contract' (as hereinafter defined) the following words and expressions shall have the meanings
herein assigned to them, except where the subject or context otherwise requires.

2.1.2 The `Contract' shall mean and notice of Tender, the sealed quotation and acceptance thereof, the
Articles of Agreement, conditions of Tender, Conditions of Contract the Appendix, the Specifications,
the Priced Bill of Quantities and shall include any special conditions, Annexure, letters amending,
altering of stipulating conditions or rates, or specifications in so far, as accepted by the Employer
defined hereinafter, and Drawings. All these shall be deemed to form one contract and shall be
complementary to one another including correspondence.

2.1.3 The `Contractor' shall mean M/s having its office at shall include his heirs,
legal representative/s, assigns, or successor/s.

2.1.4 The `Employer' ‘Client’ shall mean M/s Universal Charitable Centre having its office at No.2922/20,
Chord road, R.P.C. Layout, Near Attiguppe Bus Stop, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru-40.

2.1.5 The `Architect' shall mean M/s. SHASTRI ASSOCIATES, having its office at # 1002, 25 th main, 11th
cross, sector 1, HSR Layout, Bangalore - 560 034, who are so appointed for this work, or in the event
of their ceasing to be the Architects for the purpose of this contract, such other person/s as the
Employer shall nominate.

2.1.6 "NOTICE IN WRITING" or "WRITTEN NOTICE" shall means a notice written or typed and addressed to
the Employer or the Contractor as the case may be; by Registered Post or by any other means of
acknowledged delivery, to the addresses referred to in Clause 2.1.3 and 2.1.4 applicable.

2.1.7 A `Day' shall mean any day of 24 hrs from midnight to midnight, irrespective of the number of hrs
Worked in that day.

2.1.8 A `Week' shall mean seven consecutive days, without regard to the number of hrs worked in any day
of that week.

2.1.9 `Drawings' means the drawings referred to in the tender and any modifications of such drawings
approved in writing by the Architects and any such drawings as may from time to time be furnished or
approved in writing by the Architect.

2.1.10 "Act of Insolvency" shall mean any act of insolvency as defined by the Presidency Towns Insolvency
Act or the Provincial Insolvency Act or any act amending such original.

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2.1.11 "Excepted Risks" are risks due to riots (otherwise than among Contractor's employees) and civil
commotion (in so far as both these are uninsurable) war (whether declared or not) invasion of foreign
enemies, hostilities, civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or unsurped power, any acts
of God such as earthquakes, lightning, unprecedented flood, etc., over which the Contractor has no
control and accepted as such by the Employer.

2.1.12 "Market Rate" in the case of items not covered in the Contract shall be the rate as decided by the
Employer on the basis of the direct cost of materials and labour to the contract, prevailing at the
time when the work is to be executed plus a percentage of Fifteen percent to cover all overheads
and profits.

2.1.13 "Net Prices" If in arriving at the contract amount, the Contractor shall have added to or deducted from
the total of the items in the Tender any sum either as a percentage or otherwise, then the net price of
any item in deducting from the actual sum arrived at by adding to or deducting from the actual sum
appearing in the tender a similar percentage or proportionate sum provided always that in
determining the percentages or the proportion of the sum is added or deducted, by the Contractor,
the total amount of any prime cost items and provisional sums of money shall be deducted from the
total amount of the tender. The expression "Net Rates" or "Net Prices" when used with reference too
the contract shall be held to mean rates or prices so arrived at.

2.1.14 i. "Nominated sub-Contractor" shall mean all other specialists merchants, tradesmen and others
executing any special work or supplying any who may be selected or approved and employed
directly by the Employer.
ii. "Nominated sub-Contractor" shall undertake towards the contractor the like obligations and liabilities
are as imposed upon the contractors by the terms of his contract. “Sub contract” shall mean any
contract entered in to by the contractor with any such nominated or approved Sub-contractor.

2.1.15 The "Site" shall mean the lands and/or other on, under in or through which the work is to be executed
under the contract including any other lands or places which is allotted or used for the purposes of
the contract.

2.1.16 "Specifications" means primarily the specifications with these documents and the specifications of the
Indian Standards Institution as referred therein.

2.1.17 "Works" shall mean the works to be executed in accordance with the contract or part(s) thereof as the
case may be and shall include all authorized extra or additional, altered or substituted works as
required for the performance of the contract.

2.1.18 Where the context so required, words importing persons including firms and corporation and works
importing singular only also include the plural and vice-versa.

2.1.19 Scope:

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i] The scope of work is to the complete Civil & Structural Works as called for in the drawings, Bill of
Quantities all as per tender document for duly completion of work.

Irrespective of anything else said in this contract, the Employer retains all full powers for the
performance / operation of the Contract from his side. The Architect shall act on his behalf.

For the completion of the project, it will be necessary for the other agencies to be employed. The
Employer's Representatives and the Architect will co-ordinate all activities and the Contractor shall
extend full co-operation so as to achieve speedy completion.

2.2.1 Intents:
i) The work to be carried out under the contract shall include all the items given in the Schedule of
Quantities and such other item as may be instructed by the Employer/Architect and shall except as
otherwise specified in these conditions include all labour, materials including wastage, tools plant
equipment and transport, hoisting, setting and fitting in position etc., which may be required in
preparation and completion of the works.

ii] Provisional items shall mean all items of works which may be required and for which only approximate
quantities may have been included in the Schedule of Quantities.

iii] No work under such provisional items shall be executed without prior instruction in writing from the
Employer / Architect.

2.2.2 Architects /his Representatives instructions:


i] The Contractor shall carry out and complete the said works in every respect in accordance with this
contract and with the directions of and to the satisfaction of the Architect/Employer. The Architect /
Employer may from time to time issue further drawings and/or written instructions, details, directions
and explanations which are hereinafter collectively, referred to as `Architect's instructions'.
In regard to:
(a) The variation or modification of the design, quality or quantity of works or the additions or omission or
substitution of any work.
(b) Any discrepancy in the drawings or between the schedule of quantities and/or drawings and / or
specifications.
(c) The removal from the site of any materials brought there on by the contractor and the substitution of
any other material thereof.
(d) The dismissal from the works of any persons employed thereupon.
(e) The opening up for inspection of any work covered up.
(f) The amending and making good of any defects.

ii] The Contractor shall forthwith comply with and duly execute any work comprised in such Architect's
instructions provided always that verbal instruction, directions, and explanations given to the
Contractor or his representative upon the works by the Architect shall, if involving a variation, be
confirmed in writing by the Contractor within a further seven days by the Architect, and if not
dissented from such shall be deemed to be Architect's instructions within the scope of the contract. If

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oral instructions are not confirmed in writing with in 7 days, the contractor shall, nevertheless, comply
with the same. However, the employer shall issue the written confirmation at any time prior to issue
of the final certificate and the said confirmation shall, there upon, be deemed to have taken effect on
the date on which it was orally issued.
iii] If compliance with the Architect's instructions as aforesaid involves work and/or expense and/ or
loss beyond issued owing to some breach of this contract by the Contractor, the Employer shall pay
to the Contractor on the Architect's Certificate the price of the said work to the extent of the work
exempted only and nor for total volume of item (as an extra to be valued as hereinafter provided)
and/or expenses and or loss.

2.2.3 Deviations
The Employer/Architect may make any alterations, additions to or omissions from the work as
described in the tender documents, including change in the lines, levels, positions and dimensions of
any part of the work that may in his opinion be necessary and for that purpose he shall have proven
to order the Contractor to do and the Contractor shall carry out the same as provided in this tender
document.

2.2.4 Drawings and schedule of Quantities


The original contract agreement shall remain in the custody of the Employer. The Contractor on the
signing here of shall be furnished by the Architect free of cost with a copy of the priced schedule of
quantities, three copies of each of the drawings, one copy of the specifications . Any further copies of
such drawings required by the Contractor shall be paid as per Architects Instructions. The Contractor
shall keep one copy of all drawings and specifications on the works and the Employer / Architect or
his representative shall at all reasonable times have access to the same. Before the issue of the final
certificate to the Contractor, he shall forthwith return to the Architect all drawings and specifications.
The Contractor will not, at any time during the tenure of construction or otherwise divulge to any other
firm or person any technical data or know-how that would be available to him for discharge of day-to-
day functions during the tenure of constructions.

2.2.5 Drawings to be kept at site


The Contractor shall keep one copy of the approved drawings furnished to the Contractor, at site
neatly laminated/covered with clear plastic sheet and the same at all reasonable times are available
for inspection and use by the Employer/Architect

2.2.6 Schedule of Quantity


(i) The Schedule of Quantities unless otherwise stated shall be deemed to have been prepared in
accordance with the Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works issued by the Indian
Institute of Architects.

(ii) Any error of description or in omission of items from the Schedule of Quantities shall not vitiate
this contract but shall be rectified and the value thereof as ascertained under Clause 2.2.33 here of
shall be added to or deducted from the contract amount (as the case may be) .

2.2.7 Sufficiency of rates.

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The Contractor shall be deemed to have satisfied himself before tendering as to the correctness and
sufficiency of his tender for the works and of the prices stated in the schedule of Quantities and/or the
Schedule of Rates and prices which rates and prices shall cover all his obligations under the
Contract, and all matters and things necessary and shall obtain clarification from the Architect his
intent for each item tendered for.
2.2.8 Variation not to vitiate Contract.
No alteration, omission or variation shall vitiate this Contract but in case Employer through the
Architect thinks proper at any time during the progress of works to make any alterations in or
additions to or omissions from the works or any alteration in the kind or quality of the materials to be
used therein and shall give notice thereof in writing to the Contractor. The Contractor shall not do any
work extra or make any alternations or additions to or omissions from the works or any deviation from
any of the provisions from the works or any deviation from any of the provisions of the contract
stipulation, Specification or Contract Drawings without the previous consent, in writing of the
Architect/Employer and the value of such extras, alterations, additions or omissions shall, in all cases
be determined by the Architect/Employer. Thereof, and the same shall be added to or deducted from
the Contract amount accordingly.

2.2.9. Material specifications/tests.


All materials and workmanship shall be of the respective kinds described in the SCHEDULE OF
QUANTITIES and / or specification and in accordance with the Architect's instructions, and the
Contractor shall furnish the Architect/Employer with all invoices, accounts, receipts and other
vouchers to prove that the materials comply there with. The Contractor shall at his own cost arrange
for and/ or carry out any test of any materials which the Employer/Architect may require. No
deviations from the specifications shall be permitted under any circumstances.

2.2.10. Contractor to provide everything necessary.


The Contractor shall provide everything necessary for the proper execution of the works according to
the intent and meaning of the drawings, schedule of quantities and specification taken together
whether the same may or may not be particularly shown or described therein provided that the same
can reasonably be inferred there from, and if the Contractor finds any discrepancy in the drawings or
between the drawings, schedule of quantities and specification, he shall immediately and in writing
refer the same to the Employer / Architect who shall decide which is to be followed.

2.2.11 Contractor's Superintendence


(i) The Contractor shall give all necessary personal superintendence during the execution of the
work and as long thereafter as the Architect/Employer may consider necessary and until the
expiration of the "Defects Liability Period" stated in the Appendix hereto, or if none stated, within
12 months after the virtual completion of the works, the Contractor shall also during the whole
time the works are in progress employ a competent representative approved of by the
Architect/Employer (which approval may at any time be withdrawn) at his cost who shall be
constantly in attendance at the building while the men are at work. Any directions, explanations,
instructions or notices given by the Architect to such representative shall be deemed to be given
to the Contractor. The Contractor shall maintain a site order book in which instruction from the
Architect or clerk of works or Employers representative shall be recorded.

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(ii) The Contractor shall provide and employ on the site in connection with the execution and
maintenance of the Works.
(a) Only such technical assistants as are skilled and experienced in their respective callings
and such sub-agents, foremen and leading hands as are competent to give proper
supervision to the work, they are required to supervise and
(b) Such skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour as is necessary for the proper and timely
execution and maintenance of the works.
(c) Where required by law or regulation of local or other authority such personnel shall be
duly licensed by the competent authority to practice their trades professions and callings.
(d) The contractor shall also provide a list of qualified and experienced technical/skilled
Personnel proposed to be employed at site.

(iii) The Employer / Architect shall be at liberty to object to and require the Contractor to remove
forthwith from the work, any person employed by the Contractor in or out the execution or
maintenance of the works who in the opinion of the Employer/Architect misconduct's
himself, or is incompetent or negligent in the proper performance of his duties, or whose
employment is otherwise considered by the Employer / Architect to be undesirable and such
person shall not be again employed upon the works without the written permission of the
Employer / Architect. Any person so removed from the works shall be replaced without delay
by a competent substitute approved by the Employer/Architect. No person under the age of
16 years shall be employed at site.

(iv) The contractor shall if required by the Employer/Architect deliver to the Employer/Architect
returns in such form and at such interval as the Employer/Architect may otherwise desire in
detail the Employer/Architect may otherwise desire, showing in detail the supervisory staff
and the numbers of the several classes of labour from time to time daily, weekly and/or
monthly as the Employer feels appropriate employed by the contractor on the site.

(v) The Contractor shall maintain and protect public and private carriage ways, footways, kerbs,
pipes, ducts, sewers, service mains, overhead cables, etc., and keep approaches to the site
clear of mud throughout the execution of the works and make good or pay for the
reinstatement of any damage caused there to directly or indirectly by the execution of the
works.

2.2.12 Temporary service road etc.,


(i) Unless otherwise specified, the contractor shall provide and bear all expenses and charges
for special or temporary service roads required by him in connection with access to the site.
He shall after, adapt or maintain the same as required from time to time.
(ii) He shall not object to the use of these roads by other traffic permitted by the employer.
(iii) The contractor will not have any other claim in case of delay by the Employer or removal of
trees, or shifting raising or removing of telegraph telephone or electric lines (overhead or
underground) other construction if any which may come in the way of the work.

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2.2.13 Site Offices, Stores, Accommodation, etc.


Contractor shall make his own administrative arrangement for the work. The employer may allow
certain site facilities to the contractor, provided that these arrangements will not interfere with the
Employers future construction program, or any of his other requirements. At any rate the contractor
will not be allowed to put up any other structures other than those contracted for in the working site,
unless specifically permitted by the Employer/Architect . He shall maintain the temporary site facilities
as necessary.

The contractor shall dismantle and remove from site all such temporary structures on completion of
contract or whenever the Architect/Employer may require such dismantling and removal on account
of obstruction of work, nuisance value or any other reason.

All construction shall be suitable for all weather use and be reasonably secure from thieves.

A covered store for cement stock and a tool store constructed in block work and GI sheet roofing
have to be provided.

2.2.14 Progress
(i) Time is the essence of this contract. It shall be clearly understood that the contractor is bound to
complete the works in all respect within the time specified in these documents. The contractor shall
also make arrangement submitting the following during the project.
a) Submission of daily labour and progress reports
b) Submission of monthly progress reports
c) Submit reports of weekly progress meetings
d) Submission of monthly progress photographs.

(ii) The Contractor's program of work / bar chart submitted by him shall bear a responsible relation to
the total time schedule and shall give the forecast of the dates of commencement and completion of
the various construction trade/stages of the work. It shall also indicate the time schedule for all
preliminary arrangements the contractors intends to make before start of the works.

The schedule shall be in form of GANTT or BAR or CPM/PERT CHART specifying activity
relationships and duration critical path and milestones. The date wise program of work shall be
submitted to the Architect/Employer/PMC with in one week of award of the work. It shall contain the
completion dates of important milestones like that of structure, finishing works and handing over.

The contractor shall prepare and submit a bar chart based constructions program which should
indicate:
Expected commencement & completion dates of each work item.
Monthly cash outlay
Scheduling of samples, shop drawings & approvals.
Scheduling of material procurement.
Scheduling of manpower, plant, tools, machinery and formwork.
This program, after due approval by the Employer, will form part of the contract documents

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(iii) The progress schedule should be amended on a regular basis, to be decided by the Architect /
Employers representatives.

(iv) The Contractor shall appoint adequate manpower for civil engineering work to be carried out by him
to complete the job and shall increase the manpower requirement in order to speed up the job so as
to complete the same within the time schedule.

The Contractor should submit within 7 days of award of work, a schedule showing his manpower
deployment (with classification by trade) over the duration of the project. The Employer/Architect
shall amend this if necessary, in consultation with the contractor and the contractor shall be bound to
adhere to revised manpower scheduling.

(v) The contractor shall arrange at his cost and bring to the site the necessary construction equipment’s
in excellent working condition shall arrange for additional construction equipment if deemed
necessary to speed up the job in order to complete the same within the time schedule. No plant,
equipment or machinery shall be withdrawn from the side unless permitted by the Employer/Architect
.
(vi) No construction material belonging to the contractor such as centering material, mechanical and
electrical equipment shall be allowed to be taken out of site without specific approval of the
Employer’s Employer/Architect.

2.2.15 Setting out of Works.

(i) The Contractor shall be responsible for the true and proper setting out of the works. He shall be
responsible for the proper maintenance of all reference pillars, benchmarks, stakes and other
evidences existing in the field required in connection with the setting out of works at his own cost till
physical completion of all the items of work or prior to that if agreed to by the Architect. The
contractor shall employ a qualified surveyor for maintaining of records jointly.

(ii) All such benchmarks, reference pillars etc., shall be subject to checks and approval of the Architect /
Employer at all times. Any variations noticed in the work as a result of improper establishment or
maintenance of these shall be at the risk and expense of the contractor.

2.2.16 Access to Works


The Employer, Consulting Engineer, Architect and the Financing Agent and their representatives,
shall at all reasonable times to have free access to the works and/or to the workshops, factories, or
other places where materials are lying or from which they are being obtained and the contractor shall
give every facility to them and their representatives, necessary for inspection and examination and
test of the materials and workmanship. No person unauthorized by the Architect / Employer /
Consulting Engineer / except the representatives of public authorities shall be allowed on the works
at any time.

2.2.17 Authorities, Notices and Patents

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(i) The contractor shall conform to the provisions of any Act of the Legislature relating to the works, and
to the Regulations and Bye-Laws of any authority, and of any water, lighting and other companies
and/or Authorities with whose system the structure is proposed to be connected, and shall, before
making any variations from the drawings or specifications that may be necessitated by so
conforming, give to the Architect written notice, specifying the variation proposed / made and the
reason for making it, and apply for instructions there on. In case the contractor shall not within five
days receive such instructions, he shall proceed with the work, conforming to the provisions,
regulations, or Bye/Laws in question, and any variation so necessitated shall be dealt.
(ii) The contractor shall bring to the attention of the Architect all notices required by the said Acts,
Regulations or Bye-Laws to be given to any Authority and pay to such Authority, or to any Public
Office all fees that may be properly chargeable in respect of the works and lodge the receipts with the
Architect / Employer.

(iii) The contractor shall indemnify the Employer against all claims in respect of patent rights, and shall
defend all actions arising from such claims, and shall himself pay all royalties, license fees, damage,
costs & charges of all and every sort that may be legally incurred in respect thereof.

2.2.18 Watching and Lighting


The Contractor shall provide and maintain at his own expenses all lights, guards and watching when
and where necessary or required by the Employer for the protection of the works or for the safety and
convenience of those employed in the works of the public.

2.2.19 Working during nights and Holidays.


Subject to any provisions to the contrary contained in the contract, none of the permanent works shall
be carried out during night or on weekly and authorized holidays without the permission in writing of
the Architect & Employer except when the work/s is/are unavoidable or absolutely necessary for the
safety of life, property or works, in which case the contractor shall immediately advise the Architect /
Employer accordingly. Provided always that the provisions of this clause shall not be applicable in the
case of any work, which it is customary to carry out in rotary or double shifts. No extra payment for
carrying out the work at night or on holidays. All safety measures and precautions to be taken while
working at night.

2.2.20 Assignments and Sub-letting.


The whole of the works included in the contract shall be executed by the contractor and the
contractor shall not directly or indirectly transfer, assign or sub-let the contract or any part thereof or
interest therein without the written consent of the Architect / Employer and no undertaking shall
relieve the contractor from active superintendence of the works during their progress.

2.2.21 Nominated Sub-Contractors


(i) All specialists, Merchants, tradesmen and others executing any work or supplying and fixing any
goods for which prime cost prices, provisional sums are included in the schedule of quantities and/or
specifications, who may be nominated or selected by the Employer are hereby declared to be sub
contractors employed by the contractor and are herein referred to as nominated sub contractors.

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(ii) No nominated Sub-Contractor shall be employed on, in connection with the works against whom the
contractor shall make reasonable objection or (save where the Employer and the Contractor shall
otherwise agree) who will not enter into a contract provided.

a) That the nominated sub-contractor shall indemnify the contractor against claims in respect of any
negligence by the Sub-Contractor, his servants or agents or any misuse by him or them of any
scaffolding or other plant and property of the contractor or under any workmen's compensation
act in force.

b) Payment shall be made to the nominated subcontractor within fourteen days of his receipt of the
Architect's certificate provided that before any certificate is issued the contractor shall upon
request furnish to the Architect, proof that all nominated sub-contractor's accounts included in
previous certificates have been duly discharged, in default whereof the Employer may pay the
same upon a certificate of the Architect and deduct the amount thereof from any sums due to the
contractor. The exercise of this power shall not create privity of contract as between Employer
and sub-contractor.

2.2.22 Facilities to other Contractors


The Employer reserves the right to use the premises and any portions of the site of the execution of
any work not included in this contract which he may desire to have carried out by the other agencies /
persons, and the Contractor is to allow all reasonable facilities for the execution of such work but is
not required to provide any plant or materials for the execution of such work except by special
arrangement with the Employer. Such work shall be carried out in such a manner as not to impede
the progress of the works included in the contract and the contractor is not to be responsible for any
damage or delay that may happen to be occasioned by such work. The Architect / Employer will co-
ordinate the activities of all the agencies / persons.

2.2.23 Care of Works


(i) From the commencement to the completion of the works the contractor shall take full responsibility or
the care thereof and of all temporary works and in the case any part thereof and of all temporary
works from any cause whatsoever, save and except the "Excepted Risks" as defined in "General
Conditions of Contract: Definitions & Interpretations" shall at his own cost, repair and make good the
same, so that at completion, the permanent works shall be in good order and condition and in
conformity in every respect with the requirements, of the contract and the Architect's instructions.

In the event of any such damage, loss or injury happening from any of the excepted risks, the
contractor shall if and to the extent required by the Architect, repair and make good the same as
aforesaid at the cost of the employer,
The contractor is also liable for any damage caused to the works occasioned by him in the course of
any operations carried out by him in the course of any operations carried out by him for the purpose
of complying with his obligations under clause .

ii) "Excepted Risks" are as defined in”Definitions and Interpretations”

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2.2.24 Insurance & failure to insurance


(i) Without limiting his obligations and responsibilities, the contractor shall provide necessary Insurance
in terms approved by the Employer, to cover the following in the joint names of the employer and the
contractor and a copy / copies of the policy / policies shall be furnished to the Employer within 15
days from the award of the contract. Contractor should reimburse the amount and no payment is
payable against this by the employer.

a] CONTRACTORS ALL RISK INSURANCE POLICY covering loss or damage due to fire, lightning,
collapse, defective workmanship and/or materials, flood, storm, theft, burglary, malicious damage,
subsidence, riots, etc.
b] Third Party Liability
c] Workmen's Compensation in accordance with latest, revised statutory provision;
d] Contractors tools, tackles and machinery;
e] All risks to materials during transit;
f] Any other Insurance required for fully indemnifying the Employer from any claim that may arise on
account of the Contractors' operations at site.
g] Sub-contractors are covered under insurance.
h] Insurance on materials supplied by client and dumped on site.
i] Personnel from client side, visiting consultants and their personnel shall be covered under the
insurance.
j] This insurance shall be for the entire period of the contract and valid till the work completion
certificate is issued.
k] All documents pertaining to insurance shall be submitted to the employer with full details including
dates of renewal.

ii) If within a reasonable time from the commencement of the works the contractor shall fail to effect and
keep in force the Insurance or any other Insurance he may be required to effect under the terms of
the contract, then the Employer may effect and keep in force any such Insurance and pay such
premium or premiums as may be necessary for that purpose and deduct the same from time to time
from the monies due or which may become due to the contractor in the manner laid down .

2.2.25 Labour and General Laws


(i) The contractor shall employ labour in sufficient force either directly or through approved sub
contractors to maintain the required rate of progress and quality specified in the contract and to the
satisfaction of the Employer / Architect.

(ii) The contractor shall provide pure drinking or potable water facilities to the workers.

(iii) The Contractor shall pay fair and reasonable wages to workmen, employed by him in the contract
undertaken by him. In the event of any dispute arising between the contractor and his workmen on
the ground that the wages paid are not fair and reasonable, the dispute shall be referred without
delay to the Employer who shall decide the same. The decision shall not in any way affect the
conditions in the contract regarding the payment to be made by the Employer at the accepted Tender
Rates.

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(iv) The contractor shall comply with provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, minimum Wages Act
1948, Employees Liability Act 1938, Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, Industrial Disputes Act,
1947, the contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970, or any modifications thereof or any
other law relating thereto and rules made thereunder from time to time.

(v) The contractor shall indemnify the employer against any payment to be made under the Acts for the
observance of the Regulations aforesaid without prejudice to his right to claim indemnity from his
sub-contractors.

(vi) The contractor shall be responsible for and shall pay any compensation to his own workmen under
the Workmen's Compensation Act 1923 (VIII) of 1923, (hereinafter called "The said Act") for injuries
caused to the workmen. If such compensation is paid by the Employer as Principal under Sub-
section (i) of section 12 of the said Act on behalf of the Contractor under Sub-Section 2) of the said
section. Such compensation shall be recovered in the manner laid down .

(vii) The Contractor shall be responsible for and shall pay the expense for providing medical aid to any
workmen whom may suffer a bodily injury as a result of an accident. If the Employer incurs such
expenses, the same shall be recoverable from the Contractor forthwith and be deducted without
prejudice to any other remedy by the Employer from any amount due or that may become due to the
Contractor.

(viii) The Contractor shall provide all personal safety equipment and first aid and apparatus for the
persons employed on the site and maintain the same in good condition suitable for immediate use at
any time.
(ix) The contractor shall not engage labours that are aged below 16 years.

2.2.26 Nuisance
(i) The Contractor shall not at any time, do, cause or permit any nuisance on the site or do anything
which shall cause unnecessary disturbance or inconvenience to Employers, tenants, or occupants of
other properties near the site of work and to the public generally.

(ii) The contractor shall indemnify the Employer in respect of all claims, demands, proceedings,
damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of or in relation to any such nuisance
in so far as the Contractor is responsible thereof.

2.2.27 Failure to Comply with Architects Instruction.


If the contractor after receipts of written notice from the Architect / Employer requiring compliance
within five days fails to comply with such further drawings and/or Architect's / Employer's instructions,
the Employer may employ and pay other persons to execute instructions and any such work
whatsoever that may be necessary to give effect thereto, and all cost incurred in connection
therewith, plus 50% as penalty shall be recoverable from the contractor by the Employer on the
Certificate of the Architect as a debt or may be deducted by him from any moneys due or may

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become due to the contractor.

2.2.28 All inclusive rates


This is an Item Rate contract. The Item Rate shall include purchase cost of material of approved
make, all taxes, cost of labor, tools – tackles & plants incidentally required for full execution, testing,
commissioning and completion of installation as per specifications & drawings; cost of waste on
materials; hoisting, lowering and fixing in position; any other overheads, and cost of sample works
and contractors profit. They shall be quoted for all lifts up to all heights given in the drawings for
multiple staging, tall centering, scaffolding etc. including extra labor, if required. Nothing extra shall
be paid on account of any taxes or any other reason. The item rates are excluding Goods & Service
Tax which will be as per Government Norms.

The Item Rates shall also include costs towards barricades etc if required that may have to be
erected as per statutory authorities directions &/or as directed by the Employer/ Architect. Nothing
extra shall be paid on this account.

Contractor shall consider all Basic Rates mentioned in the tender document for quoting the item
rates. The Basic Rate shall include the rate at which the specified material will be purchased and
delivered at site including all cost, various taxes and duties. Contractor shall mention basic rates of
materials which are not mentioned in the tender document

The Item Rates quoted by the contractor shall remain constant till the completion of all works,
provided the Basic Rates remain unchanged. The variation in the Basic Rate (both the up ward and
down ward) will be accommodated by Modified Item Rates brought to the notice before the execution
of such affected items by submitting the modified rate analysis to the consultants for their approval. If
client provides any material, the Basic Rate as quoted for such item will be deducted from contractors
Quoted Item Rate for working out Modified Item Rate.

The Consulting Architect’s decision on the finalization of rates for any such new, extra, substituted,
modified items shall be final and binding.

2.2.30 Advances
Mobilization Advance
Mobilization advance of 10% the total negotiated cost of works may be paid against the Bank
Guarantee and on submission of an undertaking in an approved form to return the amount in the
event of termination of contract or cancellation of the project for any reason. The mobilization
advance will be recovered from each running account bill on pro-rata basis.

Advance as supply of materials


The employer may consider supplying some/any of the materials required for construction and
amount paid for such materials will be considered as additional advance and will be deducted in full
from contractors immediate running account (interim) bill.

Secured Material Advance


The Consulting Architect may consider certifying, along with the running account bills, a Secured
Material Advance of up to 75% of the amount of challans & bills submitted and the materials
delivered and properly & safely stocked at site.

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2.2.31 Retention Money

The retention money will be recovered from interim bills at the rate of 5% of gross value of works
done. In case of termination of contract the retention money shall be forfeited under this contract.
On completion and during final certification the Consulting Architect may consider certifying to return
up to 50% of the retention money; only if he thinks that the balance of the retention money is
sufficient security for the defects liability period.

The retention money will be interest free and will be returned to the contractor on satisfactorily
rectifying all the defects found during the defects liability period.

2.2.32 Submission of Bills


All the bills should be supported by the detailed measurement sheets and should detail out material
supplied by the client, account of materials at site, previous payments, adhoc payments received
etc., and any other deductible amount and detailed rate analysis for the extra and modified items.
The Architect shall check the bill jointly with contractor. If found necessary and advisable the
Architect may certify an adhoc payment against the submitted bill. In each interim & final bill previous
& present quantities shall be mentioned and measurement sheets of the present quantities shall be
attached. The bills & measurement sheets shall be clear & without ambiguity; as a prerequisite for
the submission of the bills. Ambiguous bills and bills less than 10 % of the contract value shall not be
accepted.

2.2.33 Certificates and Payments


i) The Contractor shall be paid by the Employer from time to time by installments under Interim
Certificates to be issued by the Architect on account of the work executed and bills raised by the
contractor, when in the opinion of the Architect, work to the approximate value named in the
Appendix as "Value of Work for Interim Certificates" (or less at the reasonable discretion of the
Architect / Employer) has been executed in accordance with this Contract subject, however to a
retention of the percentage of such value named in the Appendix hereto as "Retention Percentage for
the Interim Certificates”. All the payments made under interim certificate will be subject to final
reconciliation at the time of settlement of final bill/accounts.

ii) And when the works have been virtually completed and the Architect shall have certified in writing
that they have been completed, the contractor shall be paid by the employer in accordance with the
certificate to be issued by the Architect the sum of money named in the Appendix as "Installment
after virtual completion" being a part of the said Total Retention Money and the Contractor shall be
entitled to the payment of the final balance in accordance with the final certificate to be issued in
writing by the Architect at the expiration of the period referred to as "The Defects Liability Period" in
the Appendix here to from the date of virtual completion or as soon after the expiration of such period
as the works shall have been finally completed and all defects made good according to the true intent
and meaning hereof which ever shall last happen, provided always that the issue by the Architect of
any certificate during the progress of the works or at or after their completion shall not relieve the
contractor of his liability under Clause 2.2.2 and 2.2.4, nor absolve the contractor of his liabilities in

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cases of fraud, dishonesty, or to any matter dealt with in the certificate in case of all defects and
insufficiencies in the works or materials which a reasonable examination would not have disclosed.
No certificate is evidence that any works or materials to which it relates are in accordance with the
contract. The Employer will not be liable to pay to the contractor any interest on the amount so
retained by him.

(iii) The Architect and/or Employer shall have power to withhold any certificate if the works or any parts
thereof are not being carried out to their satisfaction.

(iv) The Architect may by any Certificate make any correction in any previous certificate that shall have
been issued by him.

(v) Payments upon the Architect's Certificate shall be made within 7 (seven) working days after
certificates has been delivered to the Employer.

(vi) Whenever any claim for the payment of a sum of money to the Employer arises out of or under this
contract against the Contractor, the same may be deducted by the Employer from any sum then due
or which at any time thereafter may become due to the contractor, under this contract, or failing that
under any other contract with the Employer or from any other sum due to the Contractor from the
Employer or from his retention money, or he shall pay the claim on demand.

(vii) Architect may certify an adhoc payment up to 75% of the Running Account bill within four days of the
submission of the bill to him if he is satisfied with the works executed by the contractor at site. This
adhoc payment shall be adjusted during certifying the relevant Running account bill. The Architect
reserves the right to certify the adhoc payment against the running account bill.

2.2.34 Ascertainment of Prices of Extra Items.


(i) In the event the contractor is asked to execute any item of work that is not covered under the contract
or Schedule of Quantities and Rates, such items of work will be paid for & valued as per and in order
of preference indicated below:
a. At rates applicable in the contract schedule or
b. At rates that may be derived from the rates in the contract scheduled for analogous items.
c. In the event of a & b not being possible, at market rates as may be worked out based on the actual
cost of work at site to the contractor plus 20% towards his overheads and profits + all taxes as
applicable

The unit rates of extra items shall be generally worked out on the basis of cost of materials including
taxes & transportation + labor + 20% as overheads and profits + Goods & Service tax as applicable.

(ii) While all efforts will be made to finalize the rates before the extra item of work is ordered, the
Contractor shall not stop the work on account of non-finalization of the rates.

2.2.35 Payments at Reduced Rates


The rates for several items of work agreed to within shall be valid only when the items concerned are

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accepted as having been completed fully in accordance with the sanctioned specifications. In cases
where the items of works are not accepted as so completed, the Architect may certify payment on
account of such items at such reduced rates as he may consider reasonable in either preparation of
final or on account bills.
If the Employer deems it inexpedient to correct work which has been damaged or not done in
accordance with the contract, the Employer reserves the right to make equitable deductions from
contract prices against such work.

2.2.36 Unfixed materials to become property of Employer


Where in any certificate (of which the Contractor) has received payment the Architect has included
the value of any unfixed materials intended for and/or placed on or adjacent to the works, such
materials shall become the property of the Employer and they shall not be removed except for use
upon the works, without the written authority of the Employer. The contractor shall be liable for any
loss or damage to such materials.

2.2.37 Penalty for Bad work and Removal of improper work.


If at any time before the security deposit is refunded to the contractor, it shall appear to the
Employer/Architect/PMC that any work has been executed with unsound, imperfect or unskillful
workmanship or with materials of inferior quality or articles provided by him for the execution of the
work are unsound or of a quality not in accordance with the contract, it shall be lawful for the
Employer/Architect/PMC to intimate this fact in writing to the contractor and then not withstanding
the fact the work, materials or articles complained for may have been paid for, the contractor shall be
bound forthwith to rectify or remove and reconstruct the work so specified and provide other proper
and suitable materials or articles at his own cost. In the event of the contractor failing to do so within
a period to be specified by the Employer/Architect/PMC in the written intimation aforesaid, the
employer may rectify, or remove and re-execute the work or remove and replace the materials or
articles complained of, as the case may be at the risk and expense in all respects of the contractor.
Should the Employer for any valid reasons, consider that any such inferior work or materials as
described above has to be accepted, he may accept the same at reduced rates as he may fix
therefore.

2.2.38 Date of Commencement and Completion.


The contractor shall be allowed admittance to the site on the "Date of Commencement" stated in the
Appendix, and he shall put all efforts/requisite resources in the form of men, materials and
machinery, and forthwith begin the works and shall regularly proceed with and complete the same
(except such painting or other decorative work as the Architect/Employer may desire to delay) on or
before the "Date of Completion" stated in the Appendix subject nevertheless to the provisions for
Extension time hereinafter contained.

2.2.39 Delay and Extension of Time.


If in the opinion of Architect/Employer/PMC the works be delayed
a) By force majure.
b) By reasons of any exceptionally inclement.
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Employers or public authorities arising otherwise than through the Contractor's own default or
d) By the works or delays of other contractors or tradesmen engaged or nominated by the employer
or the Architect and not referred to in the schedule of quantities or
e) By reason of civil commotion, local combination of workmen on strike or lockout affecting any of
the building traders or
f) in the consequence of the contractor not having received in due time the necessary instructions
from the Architect for which he shall have specifically applied for in writing, the Architect in
consultation with the Employer shall make a fair and reasonable extension of time for completion of
the contract works. In case of such strike as may be given written notice thereof to the Architect, the
Contractor shall nevertheless constantly use his endeavors to prevent delay and shall do all that may
reasonably be required to the satisfaction of the Architect to proceed with work. The Contractor shall
not be entitled to any compensation for escalation on this account.

2.2.40 Suspension of works.

(i) If at any time after the execution of the contract documents, the Employer shall for any reason
whatsoever require the whole or any part of the work, as specified in the tender to be stopped for any
period or shall not require the whole or part of the work to be carried out at all, he shall give notice in
writing of the fact to the contractor who shall thereupon suspend or stop the work totally or partially
as the case may be. In any such case, except as provided hereunder the contractor shall have no
claim to any payment of compensation whatsoever on account of any profit or advantage which he
might have derived from the execution of the work in full but which he did not so derive in
consequence of the full amount of work not having been carried out, or on account of any loss he
may be put to on account of materials purchased or agreed to be purchased after issue of such
notice or for unemployment of labour recruited by him. He shall not have any claim for compensation
by reason of any alterations having been made in the original specifications, drawings, designs or
instructions which may involve any curtailment of the work as originally contemplated.

(ii) Where, however, materials have already been purchased or agreed to be purchased by the
Contractor before receipt by him of the said notice, the contractor shall be paid for such materials at
the rate determined by the employer provided, they are not in excess of requirements and are of
approved quality and / or shall be compensated for the loss if any, that he may be put to in respect of
materials agreed to be purchased by him, the amount of such compensation to be determined by the
employer whose decision shall be final and binding.

iii) Any substantial part of the permanent works that has been both completed to the satisfaction of the
Architect, and occupied or used by the Employer.

(iv) If any part of the Permanent Works shall have been substantially completed and shall have
satisfactorily passed any final test that may be prescribed by the contract, the Architect may issue a
Certificate of completion in respect of that part of Permanent Works before completion of the whole of
the works and upon the issue of such Certificate, the Contractor shall be deemed to have undertaken

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to complete any outstanding work in part of the works during the period of maintenance.

(v) Provided always that a Certificate of Completion given in respect of any section or part of the
Permanent Works before completion of the whole shall not be deemed to certify completion of any
ground or surfaces requiring reinstatement, unless such certificate shall expressly so state.

2.2.41 Certificate of Virtual completion


The works shall not be considered as completed until the architect has certified in writing that they
have been virtually completed and the defects liability period commence from the date of such
certificate.

2.2.42 Defects After Completion.


Any defect, shrinkage, settlement or other fault which may appear within the "Defects Liability Period"
stated in the Appendix hereto or, if none stated, then within twelve months after the virtual completion
of the works arising in the opinion of the Employer / Architect from materials or workmanship not in
accordance with the contract, shall upon the direction in writing of the Employer / Architect, and with
in such reasonable time as shall be specified therein, be amended and made good by the contractor,
at his own cost unless the Employer shall decide that he ought to be paid for such amending and
making good; and in case of default make good such defects, and all damages, shrinkage,
settlements or other faults, and all damages, loss and expenses consequent there on or incidental
thereto, shall be recoverable from him by the Employer or may be deducted by the Employer from
any money due to the contractor, or the Employer may in lieu of such amending and the contractor a
sum to be determined by the Employer/Architect/PMC equivalent to the cost of amending such work
plus 50% as penalty and in the event of the amount retained under retention being insufficient, to
recover the balance from the Contractor, together with any expenses the Employer may have
incurred in connection therewith. Should any defective work have been done or material supplied by
any sub-contractor employed on the works who has been nominated or approved by the employer as
, the contractor shall be liable to make good in the same manner, as if such work or material has
been done or supplied by the Contractor had been subject to the provisions of this Clause. The
Contractor shall remain liable under the provisions of this clause not withstanding the signing by the
Architect of any Certificate or the passing of any accounts / payments.

2.2.43 Damage for Non Completion


If the Contractor fails to complete the works by the date stated in the Appendix or within any
extended time herein and the Architect certifies in writing that in his opinion the same ought
reasonably so to have been completed, the contractor shall pay or allow to the Employer the sum
named in the Appendix as "Liquidated Damages" for the period during which the said works shall so
remain incomplete and the Employer may deduct such damages from any moneys due to the
Contractor. The deduction of such sum shall not however absolve the contractor of his responsibility
and obligations to complete the work in its entirety.

2.2.44 Termination of Contract by Employer.


(i) If the Contractor being an individual or a Firm commit any "Act of Insolvency" or shall be adjudged an
insolvent or being an Incorporated Company shall have an order for compulsory winding up made

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against it or pass an effective resolution for winding up voluntarily or subject to the Liquidator in such
acts of Insolvency or winding up shall be liable within seven days after notice to him requiring him to
do so to show to the reasonable satisfaction of the Employer that he is able to carry out and fulfill the
contract, and to give security thereof, if so required by the Employer.

(ii) Or if the Contractor (whether an individual Firm of Incorporated Company) shall suffer execution to
be issued.

(iii) Or shall suffer any payment under this contract to be attached by or on behalf of any of the creditors
of the Contractor.

(iv) Or shall assign or sublet this contract without the consent in writing of the Employer first obtained.

(v) Or shall charge or encumber this contract or any payments due or which may become due to the
Contractor thereunder.

(vi) Or if the Architect shall certify in writing to the Employer that the Contractor -
a] Has failed to commence the works, or has without any lawful excuse under these conditions
suspended the progress of the works for ten days after receiving from the Architect written notice to
proceed, or
b] Has failed to proceed with the works with such diligence and failed to make such due progress as
would enable the works to be completed within the time agreed upon, or
c] Has failed to remove materials from the site or to pull down and replace the work for five days after
receiving from the Architect written notice that the said materials or work were condemned / rejected
by the Architect under these conditions, or
d] Has neglected or failed persistently to observe and perform all or any of the acts, matters or things
by this contract to be observed and performed by the Contractor for five days after written notice shall
have been given to the Contractor requiring the Contractor to observe or perform the same, or
e] Has to the detriment of good workmanship or in defiance of the Architect's instructions to the
contrary sublet any part of the Contract.

Then and in such of the said cases the Employer in consultation with the Architect may
notwithstanding any previous waiver, after giving seven days notice in writing and without affecting
the powers of the Architect or the obligations and liabilities of the contract the whole of which shall
continue in force as fully as if the works subsequently executed by or on behalf of the Contractor.
And further, the Employer in consultation with the Architect, may enter upon and take possession of
the works and all plant, tools, scaffoldings, sheds, machinery and other power utensils and materials
lying upon the premises or adjoining lands or roads, and use the same by means of his own servants
and workmen in carrying on and completing the works or by employing any other Contractors or
other person or persons to complete the works, and the Contractor shall not in any way interrupt or
do any act, matter or thing to prevent or hinder such other Contractor or other person or persons
employed for completing and finishing or using the materials and plant for the works. When the works
be completed or as soon thereafter as convenient the Architect shall give a notice in writing to the
Contractor to remove his surplus materials and plant, and should the Contractor fail to do so within a

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period of ten days after receipt thereof by him, the employer shall sell the same by public auction,
and shall give credit to the contractor for the amount realized after deducting expenses. The Architect
shall thereafter ascertain and certify in writing under his hand what (if anything) shall be due or
payable to or by the Employer for the value of the said plant and materials so taken possession of by
the Employer and the expenses or loss which the Employer shall have been put to in producing the
works to be completed, and the amount which shall be so certified shall there upon be paid by the
Employer to the Contractor or by the Contractor to the Employer, as the case may be, and the
certificate of the Architect shall be final and conclusive between the parties.

2.2.45 Termination of Contract by Contractor


(i) If payment of the amount payable by the Employer under Certificate of the Architect as provided for
hereinafter shall be in arrears and unpaid for thirty days after specific notice in writing under this
clause requiring payment of the amount as aforesaid or Employer interferes with or obstructs the use
of any such certificate, or the Employer commits any "Act of Insolvency", or shall have an order made
against him or pass an effective resolution for winding up, either compulsorily or subject to the
supervision of the court or voluntarily, or if the Official Assignee or the Liquidator in any such winding
up shall be unable within 15 days after notice to him requiring him to do, to show to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Contractor that he is able to carry out and fulfil the contract and to make payment
or to give security for the same, or if the works be stopped for a continuous period of over six months
under the order of the Architect or the Employer or by any injunction or other orders of any Court of
Law, then and in any of the said cases, the Contractor shall be at liberty to terminate the contract by
notice in writing to the Employer, through the Architect and he shall be entitled to recover from the
Employer, payment for all works executed and for any loss he may sustain upon any plant or material
supplied or purchased or prepared for the purpose of the Contract.

(ii) In arriving at the amount of such payment the net rates contained in the Contractor's original tender
shall be followed, or where the same may not apply, valuation shall be made in accordance .

2.2.46 House Keeping


All unwanted debris should be cleared from the site. The contractor should obtain permission from
the concerned authorities if necessary. In any case the Contractor will not be allowed to stock more
than 100 Cum of debris at site. Site & store should be maintained neat and clean. It is the
responsibility of contractor to clear all debris generated at site with no extra claims.

2.2.47 Urgent Repairs


If by reason of any accident or failure or other event occurring to or in connection with the works or
any part there of either during the execution of the works or during the period of execution of
maintenance any remedial or other work or repair shall in the opinion of the Employer or the
Employer's representative be urgently necessary for security and the contractor is unable or unwilling
at once to do such work or repair, the Employer may by his own or other workmen do such work or
repair as the Employer or the Employer's representative may consider necessary. If the work or
repair so done by the employer is work which in the opinion of the Employer the contractor was liable
to do at his own expense under the contract all costs and charges properly incurred by the employer
in doing so shall on demand be paid by the contractor to the employer from any money due or which

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may become due to the contractor provided always that the employer or the
Architect/Employer/PMC's representative (as the case may be) shall as soon after the occurrence of
any such emergency as may be reasonable practicable notify the contractor thereof in writing.

2.2.48 As Built Drawings


The Architect will furnish working drawings and sketches from time to time as required for the
execution of the job. The contractor has to return one set of the drawings and sketches with all
additions/ alterations as actually made after completion of the works to enable the Architect to get
such additions/alterations made during the execution incorporated in the original tracings in order to
have these original tracings as "AS BUILT' drawings.

2.2.49 Complete job and site cleaning


The complete job means and includes protecting executed works by carefully & properly supporting,
tying, covering with the help of paper, plastic sheets, gunny bags, by laying plaster of Paris or such
other means.

The complete job also means & includes uncovering and cleaning of all surfaces, grooves, nooks and
corners, redoing properly the damaged surfaces, cleaning of taps, bottle traps, floor traps, gully
traps, inspection chambers, flushing systems, leakage, fall-outs of cement mortar, gums and
adhesives, paints and polish etc. Cleaning of switchboards, light fittings and satisfactory
commissioning of all works and parts. All the surfaces should be washed, vacuum cleaned, polished,
dusted thoroughly as applicable and appropriate.

Care should be taken for not disturbing / damaging the works of other agencies as well as furniture,
fittings and any fixtures, gadgets etc. brought by the client for installation at site. Any such damage
should be made good at the contractor’s own cost, as per the direction of Consulting Architect.

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