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GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA Procurement of Small Works Rehabilitation of the North East Agriculture Regional Office REFERENCE No: DM-MAF-200111-CW-RFQ Project: Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods & Climate Resilience Project Employer: Ministry of Blue & Green Economy, Agriculture, & National Food Security Country: Dominica Issued on: November 23, 2020 Table of Contents Request for Quotations ........................................................................................................... 1 ANNEX 1: Works Requirements .......................................................................................... 6 ANNEX 2: Quotation Forms................................................................................................ 20 ANNEX 3: Contract Forms.................................................................................................. 26 2 1 Request for Quotations RFQ Ref No.
: DM-MAF-200111-CW-RFQ RFQ Date: 23-Nov-2020 To: Contractor Dear: Sir/Madam Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1.

The Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security has received financing from the World Bank (Bank) toward the cost of the Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Rehabilitation of the North East Agriculture Regional Office.

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The Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security now invites quotations from contractors for the Works described in Annex 1: Works Requirements, attached to this RFQ.

Fraud and Corruption 3.

The Bank requires compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and its prevailing sanctions policies and procedures as set forth in the WBG’s Sanctions Framework, as set forth in Appendix A to the Contract Conditions.

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In further pursuance of this policy, Contractors shall permit and shall cause their agents (where declared or not), subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers, suppliers, and personnel, to permit the Bank to inspect all accounts, records and other documents relating to the RFQ and Contract performance (in the case of award), and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.

Eligible Materials, Equipment and Services 5.


The materials, equipment and services to be supplied under the Contract and financed by the Bank may have their origin in any country subject to Para.

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At the Employer’s request, Contractors may be required to provide evidence of the origin of materials, equipment and services.

Eligible Contractors 6.


In case the Contractor is a joint venture (JV), all members shall be jointly and severally liable for the execution of the entire Contract in accordance with the Contract terms.

The JV shall nominate a representative who shall have the authority to conduct all business for and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV during the Request for Quotations process and, in the event the JV is awarded the Contract, during contract execution.

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A Contractor may have the nationality of any country, subject to the restrictions pursuant to paras.

8 and 9 hereinafter.

A Contractor shall be deemed to have the nationality of a country if the Contractor is constituted, incorporated or registered in, and operates in conformity with, the provisions of the laws of that country, as evidenced by its articles of incorporation (or equivalent documents of constitution or association) and its registration documents, as the case may be.
This criterion also shall apply to the determination of the nationality of proposed subcontractors or subconsultants for any part of the Contract including Related Services.

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Firms and individuals may be ineligible if so indicated in para.9 below and: (a) as a matter of law or official regulations, the Borrower’s country prohibits commercial relations with that country, provided that the Bank is satisfied that such exclusion does not preclude effective competition for the supply of goods or the contracting of works or services required; or (b) by an act of compliance with a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Borrower’s country prohibits any import of goods or contracting of works or services from that country, or any payments to any country, person, or entity in that country.
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In reference to paras.

5 and 7, for the information of Contractors, at the present time firms, goods and services from the following countries are excluded from this procurement process: (a) Under para.

5 and 8 (a): “None”.

(b) Under para.

5 and 8 (b): “None” 10.
A Contractor that has been sanctioned by the Bank, pursuant to the Bank’s Anti- Corruption Guidelines, in accordance with its prevailing sanctions policies and procedures as set forth in the WBG’s Sanctions Framework as described in the appendix to the Contract Conditions (Appendix A) paragraph 2.2 d., shall be ineligible to submit Quotations or be awarded or otherwise benefit from a Bank-financed contract, financially or otherwise, during such period of time as the Bank shall have determined.
A list of debarred firms and individuals is available on the Bank’s external website: http://www.worldbank.org/debarr.

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Contractors that are state-owned enterprises or institutions in the Employer’s country may be eligible to compete and be awarded a Contract(s) only if they can establish, in a manner acceptable to the Bank, that they: (a) are legally and financially autonomous; (b) operate under commercial law; and (c) are not under supervision of the Employer.

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A Contractor shall not have a conflict of interest.

Any Contractor found to have a conflict of interest shall be disqualified.
A Contractor may be considered to have a conflict of interest for the purpose of this Request for Quotations process, if the Contractor: (a) directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another Contractor that submitted a Quotation; 2 (b) receives or has received any direct or indirect subsidy from another Contractor that submitted a Quotation; (c) has the same legal representative as another Contractor that submitted a Quotation; (d) has a relationship with another Contractor that submitted a Quotation, directly or through common third parties, that puts it in a position to influence the Quotation of another Contractor, or influence the decisions of the Employer regarding this Request for Quotations process; or (e) or any of its affiliates participated as a consultant in the preparation of the design or technical specifications of the works that are the subject of the Request for Quotations process; or (f) or any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Employer or Borrower for implementing the Contract; or (g) would be providing goods, works, or non-consulting services resulting from, or directly related to consulting services for the preparation or implementation of the project specified in this Request for Quotations, that it provided or were provided by any affiliate that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that firm; or (h) has a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Borrower (or of the project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the loan) who: (i) are directly or indirectly involved in the preparation of the Request for Quotations or specifications and/or the evaluation of Quotations, of the subject Contract; or (ii) would be involved in the implementation or supervision of such Contract unless the conflict stemming from such relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Bank throughout the Request for Quotations process and execution of the Contract.
Performance Security 13.

NA Validity of Quotations 14.

The quotations shall be valid until February 17, 2021.

Price 15.

The Contractor shall quote its total price in the Contractor’s Quotation Form.

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The Contractor shall also fill in a breakdown of its lump-sum price in the attached Activity Schedules.

The quoted price shall include all duties, taxes, and other levies payable by the Contractor under the Contract, as of the date 7 (seven) days prior to the deadline for submission of quotations.
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A Contractor expecting to incur expenditures in other currencies for inputs to the Works supplied from outside the Employer’s Country and wishing to be paid accordingly, shall indicate a foreign currency of its choice in addition to the local currency in: Eastern Caribbean Dollars 3 18.

The currency(ies) of the Quotation and the currency(ies) of payments shall be the same.

Technical proposal 19.


The Contractor shall furnish a technical proposal including a statement of work methods, equipment, personnel, schedule and any other relevant information, in sufficient detail to demonstrate the adequacy of its proposal to meet the work’s requirements and the completion time.

Clarifications 20.
Clarifications 20.

Any clarification request regarding this RFQ may be sent in writing to Attention: Kervin Stephenson/ Project Manager, EALCRP, 19-21 King George V Street,: 1st Floor First domestic Building, Roseau, Dominica Email: dealcrp@dominica.gov.d.

cc ealrcpprocurement@gmail.com before November 30th, 2020 The Employer will forward copies of its response to all Contractors including a description of the inquiry but without identifying its source.

Submission of Quotations 21.


Quotations shall be submitted in the form attached at Annex 2 hand delivery, surface mail, courier service and electronically.

Quotations submitted as email attachments shall be in the form of scanned non- editable images.

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The deadline for submission of Quotations is 10:00 a.m. Eastern Caribbean Time 10th December 2020.

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The address for submission of Quotations is: Attention: Kervin Stephenson Project Manager-EALCRP 1st Floor First Domestic Building 19-21 King George V Street Roseau, Dominica E-mail address: dealcrp@dominica.gov.dm.

cc ealcrpprocurement@gmail.com Opening of Quotations 24.

Quotations will be opened by the Employer’s representatives immediately after the deadline for the submission of Quotations.

Evaluation of Quotations 25.


The quotations will be evaluated to determine substantial responsiveness of the technical proposal.

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For evaluation and comparison purposes, the currency(ies) of the Quotations shall be converted into a single currency.
The currency that shall be used for comparison purposes to convert at the selling exchange rate offered prices expressed in various currencies into a single currency is: Eastern Caribbean Dollars The source of exchange rate shall be: National Bank of Dominica.

The date for the exchange rate shall be 27th November, 2020 27.
For technically compliant quotations, the total evaluated prices, excluding provisional sums and any provision for contingencies but including day works where priced competitively, will be compared to determine the lowest evaluated price/s.

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The Contract will be awarded to the Contractor who meets the eligibility requirements in accordance with the RFQ, offers the lowest evaluated price/s, offers a technically compliant quotation, and guarantees completion of the Works by the specified date.

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The Employer shall invite by the quickest means the successful Contractor/s for any discussion that may be needed to conclude the contract or otherwise for contract signature.

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The Employer shall communicate by the quickest means with the other Contractors on its contract award decision.

An unsuccessful Contractor may request clarifications as to why its quotation was not determined to be successful.

The Employer will address this request within a reasonable time.

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The Employer shall publish a contract award notice on its website with free access, if available, or in a newspaper of national circulation or UNDB online, within 15 (fifteen) days after award of contract.
The information shall include the name of the successful Contractor, the Contract Price, the Contract duration, summary of its scope and the names of the Contractors and their quoted and evaluated prices.
On behalf of the Employer: Signature: ………………………… Name: KERVIN STEPHENSON Title/position: PROJECT MANAGER Attachments: Annex 1: Works Requirements Annex 2: Quotation Form Annex 3: Contract Forms 5 ANNEX 1: Works Requirements Specifications The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have access to the key Contractor’s equipment listed hereafter: No.
Equipment Type and Characteristics Minimum Number required Hand Tools Site LDV Work Storage Containers Porker Vibrator Concrete Mixer Bomac Roller Tipper Truck Dumper – Bobcad Scaffolding (Formscaff) Jumping Man Concrete Cutting Machine Key Personnel The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have suitably qualified (and in adequate numbers) Key Personnel, as described in the Specifications.

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Position Contracts Manager Site Agent General Foreman Site Clerk Finishing Foreman Surveyor Electrician Foreman Plumber Foreman Total Work Similar Experience (years) In Similar Works Experience (years) 5 5 10 2 10 5 5 5 3 3 5 2 5 5 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Bill of Quantities BILL NO: 1 - PRELIMINARIES ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY RATE AMOUNT Schedule of Works 1.0 SITE LOCATION a The proposed project site is the Old North East Extension Office, Located at coordinates 15o33’17.3”N 61o 18’31.0”W, 15.554797, -61.308611, 3.1 km/5mins.
NW from the Douglas Charles Airport in the District of Marigot.

See Site Map Attached.

1.1 SCOPE OF WORKS a The general scope of the works consists of Major Rehabilitation works (inclusive of Demolition and New works) to the various sections (Roof, Floor, Internal and External surfaces, Doors and Window Openings etc.)
of to the existing portal frame structure with CMU envelope currently on the site (Seed propagation Complex), so as to make complete and fully functional as outlined in the associated attached documents or as directed by the Engineer.

1.2 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT a This SCHEDULE of WORKS is not measured to any method of measurement.
1.2 UNIT OF MEASUREMENT a The unit of measurement has been abbreviated in the bills of quantities as follows: i ii iii iv b - Cubic Feet - Cu.ft - Square Feet - Sq.ft - Pounds - Lbs - Board Measurement - BM All weights and measurements referred to in the bills of quantities are those normally use locally unless otherwise stated.
1.3 SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 7 a Noise and dust pollution from the works including disruption due to Construction traffic should be kept to a minimum and adherence to the national environmental regulations and as outlined in the associated environmental management plan should be maintained.

1.4 MOBILIZATION a Rates submitted are to include for Mobilization and demobilization of Plant and Equipment, Tools, materials and labour etc.
to site of construction for use in construction, and also for all temporary works and facilities associated with the project.

1.5 MATERIALS TESTING a Allow for sampling and testing of materials to be incorporated into the works as specified in the Technical Specifications and as directed by the Engineer.

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Sum 1 $500 $500 1.6 INSURANCES a Provide for insurance of the works for the DURATION of the Project inclusive of Defects Liability Period; i ii iii iv v Contractor's All Risk Employer's Liability Public Liability Allow for Performance Bond Allow for Advance Payment Security TO BILL SUMMARY Sum Sum Sum Sum Sum 1 1 1 1 1 8 Schedule of Works BILL NO.
2: DEMOLITION, CLEANING AND CLEARING WORKS ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY RATE AMOUNT 2.1 a i ii 2.2 a SITE PREPARATION - CLEARING AND DISPOSAL Provide for the removal and disposal off site to a designated/Government APPROVED dump site or as directed by the engineer, the following; Debris - All Non-Construction Debris in and around the immediate building site Vegetation - Clearing light vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the building site Sum Sum 1 1 DEMOLITION WORKS Provisions are to be made for the Systematic Removal / Demolition, and Disposal Off site of identified DEFECTIVE Members to the following areas of the Main building as Outline below.
All works are to be executed as per drawings provided or as directed by the Engineer.

2.2.1 ROOFING SYSTEM Provisions are to be made for the removal of the following items; i ii iii iv Roof Sheeting - Galvalume (sheetings are secured with J-Bolts) Sq.ft 500 Gable Sheeting - Galvalume Purlins - Detch steel purlins from cleats by releasing the fastners (bolts) and Store for Reuse.

Sq.ft Ft. 62.5 270 Vent Frame - Detach Metal frame purlin by releasing the cleat fastners Sum 1 9 and dismantle vent frame.
Store members for possible reuse.

Guttering - Galvalume (Store for possible reuse) Ft. 60 Any Other Incumberances Prov.
Sum 1 $1,500 $1,500 v vi 2.2.2 FLOORING SYSTEM Provide for the removal i Floor Tiles - Ceramic Sq.ft 375 2.2.3 WALL SYSTEM - Internal and External a i ii iii Provide for the removal of the following; External Wall - Masonry Block Walls (Inclusive of ALL windows and Doors) Sq.ft Internal Wall - Masonry Block Stump Wall Sq.ft Gable, Trims and Corners - Galvalume Sheet Cladding Sum Total To Summary 30 60 1 10 Schedule of Works BILL NO.3: INSTALLATION OF THE WORKS ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY RATE AMOUNT 3 INSTALLATION WORKS Provisions are to be made for the supply, cutting and fixing in position / Replacement / Re- Installation of NEW MEMBERS to the following areas of the Main building as provided for in the contract with workmanship and materials of the quality as outlined in the technical specification.
All works are to be executed as per drawings provided or as directed by the Engineer.

METAL WORKS - STEEL FRAME STRUCTURE Corrosion Removal / Surface Preparation Thoroughly Clean ALL steel members (Columns, Beams, Braces, Ties and Struts, Purlins etc.)

by mechanically sanding (wire brissle or equivalent) same to make free of ALL corrosion, followed by the application of compressed air to the said surfaces to make free of any residues or contaminants.
a 3.1 a i Sum 1 b Corrosion Protection / Painting i Apply Three (3) Coats of Anti- Corrosive Paint (or Equivalent) to ALL metal surfaces of the Entire Steel Frame Structure, this is inclusive of One (1) Prime Coat, One (1) Undercoat and One (1) Finishing Coat to the respective surfaces.
Sum 1 11 3.2 ROOFING SYSTEM All members are to be firmly secured with appropriate hurricane straps, hangers and ties as per drawings or otherwise directed; ALL timber members are to be of Treated Type (well seasoned) and ALL timber to timber fastners MUST be of appropriately sized Self tapping screws (metal to metal, and wood to metal as required) as per the technical specification or as directed by the engineer.
Rafter Beam - Cut rafter to form 3ft eaves overhang on the Atlantic Ocean Side Sum 1 Cleats - 4x3 fixed (welded) on rafters @ 2ft ctrs Ea.

30 Purlins (Z) - 5x2 (16 Ga) Z - Purlins fixed to cleats Eave Purlins - 5x2 (16 Ga.) L - Purlin fixed to cleats Decking - 1/2" thick plysheeting firmly secured to purlins with appropriate sized and type counter sink, Self tapping screws carrying neoprene washer.
Underlayment - MFM Self stick roll roofing secured to the decking and lapped according to manufacture specifications.

Eaves Drip - 3" x 3" eaves drip secured to eave purlins with fastners (screws) Sheeting - 24G x 30" Factory Pre-Painted, Industrial Profile, Galvanize sheeting, secured with Galvanized roofing screws and neprene washers, inclusive of tape sealant at every overlap ft ft 270 60 sq.ft 840 sq.ft 840 ft 60 sq.ft 840 a i ii iii iv v vi vii viii 12 of the sheeting.
All in accordance with technical specification and drawings or as directed by the engineer.

Gable Rake - 2 3/4" x 3 1/2" Gable rake at the four corners of the roof Ridge Cap - 30" girth, 24 gauge factory pre-painted and preshaped ridge cap, allow for 12" laps, and the application of Foam Closure Strip before securing with galvanized roofing screws.
ix x 3.3 MASONRY WORKS Provide and Place the following to make complete and fully functional; 3.3.1 EXTERNAL WALLS ft 58 ft 30 i ii iii iv External Wall, Main - 6" HCB core filled, placed in stretched bond with vertical reinforcing bars (in every block), and provisions for windows and doors openings.

Lintels - 6"x 8" x Opening (Doors and or windows) inclusive of 4 x 1/2" dia.

Mild steel bars refinforcement and 1/4" dia.

M.S bars @ 6" ctrs as styrrups.


Gable Wall - 6" HCB core filled, placed in stretched bond with vertical reinforcing bars (in every block) Fix (weld) to metal beam and Rafter.

Plastering - Apply 1/2" thick 1:3 mix ratio cement:sand plastering to both faces (internal and external) of the main and gable walls.
Sq.ft 200 ft 10 Sq.ft 125 Sq.ft 2200 13 3.3.2 INTERNAL WALLS Office, Storage & Wasroom Walls Wall Frame - Metal Furrings inclusive of Top and Bottom plates, studs @ 2ft ctrs, and noggings @ 2 ft ctrs, to form 15 ft heigh main wall frame system.

Wall Cladding - 1/2" thick x 9ft heigh, Mold Resistant Drywall secured to metal furring frame on both faces with drywall screws.

Include for angle corner bead, tape and compound to make same ready to receive paint finishing.
WINDOWS, DOORS AND JOINERY Door System Supply and Installation of the following DOORS, complete with frame and architraves, locks, pull handle bars and other ironmongry to make unit complete and fully functional upon installation.

(ALL door SWINGS must be confirmed with engineer before procurement and subsiquent installation of same).
Main Entry Door - Panel type 36" x 80" (Fibreglass, Hurricane Rated and provide for viewing panel above door proper) Internal Doors - Solid Core, flush type 32" x 80" (Provide for viewing panel above door proper) Back Door - Panel type 36" x 80" (Fibreglass, Hurricane i ii 3.4 a i ii iii Prov.

Sum 1 8,500.00 $8,500 Sq.ft 1140 Ea.

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2 1 14 Rated and provide for viewing panel above door proper) 3.5 Windows System Provisions are to be made for the installation of uPVC type and hurricane rated windows as outlined below and as per the technical specification or as directed by the engineer.

i ii iii iv Sash Type (uPVC) - Single (24"x 60") Sash Type (uPVC) - Double (24"x 60") Ea.

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Sliding (Eyelevel) - Single (18" x 36") Ea.


1 5 1 Grills and Shuttering - Provide for the modification and installation of the existing grill and timber suttering at each window.

Sum 1 3.6 TILINIG AND GLAZING a i Floor System Tiling - 24"x 24" non-skid porcelyn tiles fixed with tinset and grouted Total To Summary Sq.ft 750 Schedule of Works Bill No.4: Plumbing Works Item Description Units Qty Rate Amount 4.0 PLUMBING WORKS 15 Prov.
Sum 1 $5,000 $5,000 a Provisions are to to be made for all necessary PLUMBING WORKS, Pipes, Bends, Fittings and Appurteances to make complete and fully functional the Pure and Waste Water networking system in structure; These are to include but not limited to: Positioning and connection to the necessary Face Sinks, Facutes, Water Closets and septic tank and all appliances and equipment connceted with plumbing and their necessary appurtenances to make complete as per design.
4.1 Provide and Install the Following Plumbing Fixtures; Provide and install English type washroom fixtures as for drawings inclusive of all necessary fittings, hangers, anchors, taps and the like as shown on drawings.

Water Closet - White Glazed Ceramic Water closet (W.C) suite complete with fittings (W.C. suites, white, P trap, fix pan and cistern.)
Face and Hand Wash Sink - STERLING Sacramento Vitreous China Pedestal Combo Bathroom Sink in White with Overflow Drain (or evuivalent) No 1 No 1 Allow for testing the facilities for and tightness water performance.

Sum 1 a c 4.2 Guttering (Metal) i and Provision are to be made for the rehabilitation RE- INSTALLATION of the existing guttering and fittings.
these are to included 6" wide METAL CONTINUOUS gutters, gutter brackets fixed to metal eave Ft. 60 16 ends, stopped purlin, downspouts and downpipes, bends and Clamps Etc.

to make system fully complete and functional.

4.3 Septic Tank i for cleaning Provide (Pumping out) of the existing septic tank.

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Sum 1 Totals Schedule of Works Item Description Units Qty Rate Amount Bill No.5: Electrical Works Prov.
Sum 1 $7,500 $7,500 5.0 i ELECTRICAL and ICT WORKS Provisions are to to be made for all necessary ICT, Electrical Works, Fixture, Fittings and Appurteances to make complete and fully functional the elcetrical networking system in structure; These are to include but not limited to: The CAT Fibre wire, electrical wireing, Positioning and installation of the main panel control boxes, proposed Ceiling Lighting, AC Units, the necessary outlets, conduits, supply points and control switches for all appliances and equipment and their necessary appurtenances to make complete as per design or as directed by the engineer.
System (ICT and Electrical) are to be surface mounted wiring.

17 5.1 Ceiling Lighting Ea.

8 LED Lighting - 4 ft. 64-Watt Equivalent White Integrated LED Shop Light 4000K Bright White 3200 Lumens Linkable 5 ft. Cord Included Air Conditioning - Split System, Wall Mounted Open Office Area - 24,000 BTU (Complete) Ea.

1 Totals Schedule of Works Bill No.


6: Painting and Finishing Works Item Description Units Qty Rate Amount 6.0 Painting and Finishing Prepare internal and External surfaces to receive paint by thoroughly Cleaning, applying compound to internal surfaces and Fillers External surfaces ensuring that all intersections, joints, and crevices are sealed, and sanding same to rendering surfaces smooth before the application of the required coats of Paint.
a Internal Surfaces Walls Surface Preparation - Apply jointing compound to the ALL surfaces ensuring that all cracks and crevices are filled, and sand surfaces to a smooth finish.

Sq.ft 2200 Masonry - Apply one Prime Coat and two finishing coats of Emulsion paint (Three Coats) to all concrete surfaces.

Sq.ft 1100 18 b i ii Drywall & Timber - Apply one Prime Coat and two finishing coats of Semi-Gloss paint (Three Coats) to all other drywall and concrete surfaces.
Sq.ft 1140 External Surfaces - Walls Timber Surfaces - Apply one Prime Coat and two finishing coats of Oil paint (Three Coats) to all other wooden (Door frames and trims etc.)

surfaces.

Sq.ft 20 Masonry - Apply one Prime Coat and two finishing coats of Emulsion paint (Three Coats) to all concrete surfaces.

Sq.ft 1100 Total To Summary Schedule of Works Summary Sheet ITEM DESCRIPTION Bill No.

1 Preliminary Items Bill No.

2 Carpentry Works - Demolition Bill No.

3 Carpentry Works - Installation Bill No.


4 Plumbing Works Bill No.

5 Electrical Works Bill No.

6 Painting and Finishing Works Total of Construction Estimate VAT VAT Inclusive Contingencies @ 5% (rounded) Totoal of Budget Estimate AMOUNT 19 ANNEX 2: Quotation Forms Contractor Quotation Form From: Contractor’s Representative: Title/Position: Address: Email: To: Employer’s Representative: Title/Position: Address: RFQ Ref No.
: Date of Quotation: [Insert Contractor’s name; in case of a joint venture, specify the name of the joint venture] [Insert name of Contractor’s Representative] [Insert Representatives title or position] [Insert Contractor’s address] [Insert Contractor’s email address] [Insert Employer’s name] [Insert name of Employer’s Representative] [Insert Representatives title or position] [Insert Employer’s address, including email] Dear [insert name of Employer’s Representative]: SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION 1.
Conformity and No Reservations In response to the above named RFQ, we offer to execute the Works as per this Quotation and in conformity with the RFQ, Delivery and Completion Schedules and Technical Specifications.

We confirm that we have examined and have no reservations to the RFQ, including the Contract.

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Eligibility We meet the eligibility requirements and have no conflict of interest, in accordance with the Request for Quotations.

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Suspension and Debarment We, along with any of our subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, manufacturers, or service providers for any part of the contract, are not subject to, and not controlled by any entity or individual that is subject to, a temporary suspension or a debarment imposed by the World Bank Group or a debarment imposed by the World Bank Group in accordance with the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions between the World Bank 20 and other development banks.
Further, we are not ineligible under the Employer’s Country laws or official regulations or pursuant to a decision of the United Nations Security Council.

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Quotation Price The total price of our offer is [Insert one of the options below as appropriate] [Option 1, in case of one lot:] Total price is: [insert the total quotedf price in words and figures, indicating the various amounts and the respective currencies]; Or [Option 2, in case of multiple lots:] (a) Total price of each lot [insert the total price of each lot in words and figures, indicating the various amounts and the respective currencies]; and (b) Total price of all lots (sum of all lots) [insert the total price of all lots in words and figures, indicating the various amounts and the respective currencies]; (c) Cross-discount for award of more than one lot [indicate any cross discounts] 5.
Quotation Validity Our Quotation shall be valid until the date specified in the RFQ, and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before it expires.

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Performance Security [delete if performance security is not required] If we are awarded the Contract, we commit to obtain a Performance Security in accordance with the RFQ.

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Commissions, gratuities, fees We have paid, or will pay the following commissions, gratuities, or fees with respect to this Quotation [If none has been paid or is to be paid, indicate “none.”] Name of Recipient Address Reason Amount 8.
Not Bound to Accept We understand that you reserve the right to: a. accept or reject any Quotation and are not bound to accept the lowest evaluated cost Quotation, or any other Quotation that you may receive, and 21 b. annul the RFQ process at any time prior to the award of the Contract without incurring any liability to Contractors.

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Fraud and Corruption We hereby certify that we have taken steps to ensure that no person acting for us, or on our behalf, engages in any type of Fraud and Corruption.
On behalf of the Contractor: Name of the person duly authorized to sign the Quotation on behalf of the Contractor: [insert complete name of person duly authorized to sign the Quotation] * Title of the person signing the Quotation: [insert complete title of the person signing the Quotation] Signature of the person named above: [insert signature of person whose name and capacity are shown above] Date signed [insert date of signing] day of [insert month], [insert year] *The power of attorney shall be attached to the Quotation.
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Description Unit Quantity (1) Rate [insert local currency] (2) Amount (3= (1) x (2)) Amount (5= (1) x (4)) Rate [insert a foreign currency, if applicable] (4) Total 23 24 Technical Proposal The Contractor shall provide: the names and details of the suitably qualified key personnel to perform the Contract adequate information to demonstrate clearly that it has the capability to meet the requirements for the key equipment for the Contract information on Site organization its method statement on the execution of the works mobilization and construction schedule A summary of other information, if any, that the Contractor considers relevant - - - - - - 2.2 25 ANNEX 3: Contract Forms Contract Agreement • • THIS AGREEMENT made the .
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(hereinafter “the Contractor”), of the other part: • WHEREAS the Employer invited a Quotation for the execution of Works, [insert brief description of the Works], and has accepted the Quotation by the Contractor for the Works: • The Employer and the Contractor agree as follows: 1.

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In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Contract documents referred to.

The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement.

This Agreement shall prevail over all other Contract documents.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) the Letter of Award of Contract the Contractor’s Quotation the Conditions of Contract, including Appendices the Specifications the Drawings Bill of Quantities; 1 and any other document listed in the CC as forming part of the Contract.
In consideration of the payments to be made by the Employer to the Contractor as specified in this Agreement, the Contractor hereby covenants with the Employer to execute the Works and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract.
The Employer hereby covenants to pay the Contractor in consideration of the execution and completion of the Works and the remedying of defects therein, the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the Contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the Contract.

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In lump-sum contracts, delete “Bill of Quantities” and replace with “Activity 1 Schedule.” 26 [To facilitate this emergency procurement, if acceptable to the Employer and the Contractor, electronic signature of the Contract Agreement such as using DocuSign is recommended.]
• • Signed by: for and on behalf of the Employer Signed by: for and on behalf the Contractor in the presence of: Witness, Name, Signature, Address, Date Witness, Name, Signature, Address, Date in the presence of: 27 Conditions of Contract 29 Conditions of Contract Table of Clauses 42 31 44 34 37 43 44 36 37 45 46 46 Definitions Contract Specific Information Interpretation Prohibitions Project Manager’s Decisions Subcontracting 37 38 Cooperation Personnel and Equipment 39 Employer’s and Contractor’s Risks 42 Employer’s Risks 42 Contractor’s Risks 42 Insurance 43 Site Data Contractor to Construct the Works 43 Approval by the Project Manager 43 Health, Safety and Protection of the Environment Archaeological and Geological Findings Possession of the Site Access to the Site 44 Instructions, Inspections and Audits 44 45 Appointment of the Adjudicator Procedure for Disputes Fraud and Corruption Security of the Site A.
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54 Completion 55 Taking Over 55 Final Account Operating and Maintenance Manuals 55 Termination Payment upon Termination Property 57 Release from Performance 57 Suspension of Bank Loan or Credit 57 56 55 30 Contract Forms 31 Conditions of Contract [Note: All italicized text is for use in completing the contract and shall be deleted from the final Conditions of Contract] A.

General 1.
General 1.

Definitions 1.1 The following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them.

Boldface type is used to identify defined terms.

(a) The Accepted Contract Amount means the amount accepted in the Letter of Award of Contract for the execution and completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects.

(b) The Activity Schedule is a schedule of the activities comprising the construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of the Works in a lump-sum contract.
It includes a lump-sum price for each activity, which is used for valuations and for assessing the effects of Variations and Compensation Events.

(c) The Adjudicator is the person appointed jointly by the Employer and the Contractor to resolve disputes in the first instance, as provided for in CC 21.

(d) “Bank” means the World Bank and refers to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or the International Development Association (IDA).
(e) Bill of Quantities means the priced and completed Bill of Quantities forming part of the Contractor’s Quotation.

(f) Compensation Events are those defined in CC 40.

(g) The Completion Date is the date of completion of the Works as certified by the Project Manager, in accordance with CC 49.1.

(h) The Contract is the Contract between the Employer and the Contractor to execute, complete, and maintain the Works.

It consists of the documents listed in CC 3.3 below.
(i) The Contractor is the party whose Quotation to carry out the Works has been accepted by the Employer.

(j) The Contractor’s Quotation is the completed quotation document submitted by the Contractor to the Employer.

31 Contract Forms 32 (k) The Contract Price is the Accepted Contract Amount stated in the Letter of Award of Contract and thereafter as adjusted in accordance with the Contract.

(l) Days are calendar days; months are calendar months.
(m) Dayworks are varied work inputs subject to payment on a time basis for the Contractor’s employees and Equipment, in addition to payments for associated Materials and Plant.

(n) A Defect is any part of the Works not completed in accordance with the Contract.

(o) The Defects Liability Certificate is the certificate issued by Project Manager upon correction of defects by the Contractor.

(p) The Defects Liability Period is the period specified in CC 2.12 and calculated from the Completion Date.
(q) Drawings means the drawings of the Works, as included in the Contract, and any additional and modified drawings issued by (or on behalf of) the Employer in accordance with the Contract, include calculations and other information provided or approved by the Project Manager for the execution of the Contract.

(r) The Employer is the party who employs the Contractor to carry out the Works, as specified in CC 2.1.
(s) Equipment is the Contractor’s machinery and vehicles brought temporarily to the Site to construct the Works.

(t) “In writing” or “written” means hand-written, type- written, printed or electronically made, and resulting in a permanent record.

(u) The Intended Completion Date is the date on which it is intended that the Contractor shall complete the Works as specified in CC 2.1.

(v) Materials are all supplies, including consumables, used by the Contractor for incorporation in the Works.
(w) Plant is any integral part of the Works that shall have a mechanical, electrical, chemical, or biological function.

(x) The Project Manager is the person named in CC 2.1 (or any other competent person appointed by the Employer and notified to the Contractor, to act in replacement of the Project Manager) who is responsible for supervising 32 Contract Forms 33 the execution of the Works and administering the Contract.

(y) The Site is the area defined as such in the CC 2.1.
(z) Site Investigation Reports are those, if any, that were included in the request for quotations documents and are factual and interpretative reports about the surface and subsurface conditions at the Site.

(aa) Specifications means the Specifications of the Works included in the Contract and any modification or addition made or approved by the Project Manager.

(bb) The Start Date is given in CC 2.1.

It is the latest date when the Contractor shall commence execution of the Works.
(cc) A Subcontractor is a person or corporate body who has a Contract with the Contractor to carry out a part of the work in the Contract, which includes work on the Site.

(dd) Temporary Works are works designed, constructed, installed, and removed by the Contractor that are needed for construction or installation of the Works.

(ee) A Variation is an instruction given by the Project Manager which varies the Works.
(ff) The Works are what the Contract requires the Contractor to construct, install, and turn over to the Employer, as defined in the CC 2.1.

(gg) “Contractor’s Personnel” refers to all personnel whom the Contractor utilizes on the Site or other places where the Works are carried out, including the staff, labor and other employees of each Subcontractor.

(hh) “Key Personnel” means the positions (if any) of the Contractor’s personnel that are included in the contract.
(ii) “Sexual Exploitation and Abuse” “(SEA)” means the following: Sexual Exploitation is defined as any actual or attempted abuse of position of vulnerability, differential power or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another; 33 Contract Forms 34 Sexual Abuse is defined as the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions; (jj) “Sexual Harassment” “(SH)” is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature by the Contractor’s Personnel with other Contractor’s or Employer’s Personnel; and (kk) “Employer’s Personnel” refers to the Project Manager and all other staff, labor and other employees (if any) of the Project Manager and of the Employer engaged in fulfilling the Employer’s obligations under the Contract; and any other personnel identified as Employer’s Personnel, by a notice from the Employer or the Project Manager to the Contractor.
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Contract Specific Information 2.1 General (a) The Employer is: [insert name, address, and name of authorized representative] (b) The Intended Completion Date for the whole of the Works shall be: [insert date] [If different dates are specified for completion of the Works by completion” or milestones), these dates should be listed here] (“sectional section (c) The Project Manager is: [insert name, address, and name of authorized representative] (d) The Site is located at [insert address of Site] and is defined in drawings No.
[insert numbers] (e) The Start Date shall be: [insert date].

(f) The Works consist of: [insert brief summary, including relationship to other contracts under the Project] 2.2 Any notice given by one Party to the other pursuant to the Contract shall be in writing to the address hereafter using the quickest available method such as electronic mail with proof of receipt.
Address for notices to the Employer: [insert the name of officer authorized to receive notices] [title/position] [department/work unit] [address] 34 Contract Forms 35 [Electronic mail address] Address for notices to the Contractor: [insert the name of officer authorized to receive notices] [title/position] [department/work unit] [address] [Electronic mail address] 2.3 In accordance with CC 3.2, Sectional Completions are: [insert nature and dates, if appropriate; otherwise delete] 2.4 The language of the contract is [insert name of the language.
The language shall be that of the Quotation].

2.5 The Contract shall be governed by the law of [state: “the Employer’s Country”, unless any other law shall apply].

The contract specific information for the listed Conditions of Contract (CC) clauses follows: 2.6 CC 12: The minimum insurance amounts and deductibles shall be: (a) for loss or damage to the Works, Plant and Materials: [insert amounts].

(b) For loss or damage to Equipment: [insert amounts].
(c) for loss or damage to property (except the Works, Plant, Materials, and Equipment) in connection with Contract [insert amounts].

(d) for personal injury or death: of the Contractor’s employees: [amount] of other people: [amount].

2.7 CC 13: Site Data are: [list Site Data].

2.8 CC 18: Site Possession Date(s) shall be: [insert location(s) and date(s)] 2.9 CC 21: Appointing Authority of Adjudicator: [insert name of Authority].
2.10 CC 25.1: A Program for the Works shall be submitted within: [insert: number] days from the date of the Letter of Award of Contract.

2.11 CC 25.2: The period for submission of progress reports is:[insert period].

2.12 CC 33: The Defects Liability Period shall be: [insert number] days from the date of Completion.

35 Contract Forms 36 2.13 CC 43: The retention amount shall be [insert percentage].
2.14 CC 44.1: The liquidated damages for the whole of the Works shall be: [insert percentage] of the final Contract Price per day.. 2.15 CC 44.1: The maximum amount of liquidated damages for the whole of the Works is: [insert percentage] of the final Contract Price.

2.16 CC 44.3: the Bonus for the whole of the Works is: [insert percentage] of the final Contract Price per day.

The maximum amount of Bonus for the whole of the Works is [insert percentage] of the final Contract Price.
[If early completion would provide benefits to the Employer, this clause should remain; otherwise delete.

The Bonus is usually numerically equal to the liquidated damages.]

2.17 CC 45: The Advance Payment shall be: [insert %] of the Accepted Contract Amount and shall be paid to the Contractor no later than [insert number of days] after the Contractor submits an acceptable Bank Guarantee.
[The Employer may decide to waive the requirement for a bank guarantee for advance payments not exceeding 10% of the Accepted Contract Amount.]

the requirement for [The Employer may decide Performance Security for the subject emergency procurement.

If a Performance Security is required, insert the following: to waive 2.18 CC 46: The Performance Security amount shall be for an amount of: [insert %] of the Accepted Contract Amount.
[insert percentage; not exceeding 10% for Bank guarantee and 30% for performance bonds.]

2.19 CC 52.1: The date by which operating and maintenance manuals are required is [insert date].

In accordance with CC 52.1, the date by which “as built” drawings are required is [insert date].

2.20 CC 52.2: The amount to be withheld: [insert amount].

2.21 CC 54.1: The percentage to apply to the value of the work not completed [insert percentage, [insert percentage].
considering the Employer’s additional cost for completing the Works ] is: 3.

Interpretation 3.1 In interpreting these CC, words indicating one gender include all genders.

Words indicating the singular also include the plural and words indicating the plural also include the singular.

Headings have no significance.

Words have their normal meaning under the language of the Contract unless specifically 36 Contract Forms 37 defined.
The Project Manager shall provide instructions clarifying queries about these CC.

3.2 If sectional completion is specified in CC 2.3, references in the CC to the Works, the Completion Date, and the Intended Completion Date apply to any Section of the Works (other than references to the Completion Date and Intended Completion Date for the whole of the Works).
3.3 The documents forming the Contract shall be interpreted in the following order of priority: (a) the Contract Agreement, (b) The Letter of Award of Contract (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) The Contractor’s Quotation, the Conditions of Contract, including Appendices the Specifications, the Drawings, the Bill of Quantities,1 and any other document [include other documents if any].

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Prohibitions 4.1 Throughout the execution of the Contract, the Contractor shall comply with the import of goods and services prohibitions in the Employer’s country when (a) as a matter of law or official regulations, the Borrower’s country prohibits commercial relations with that country; or (b) by an act of compliance with a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Borrower’s Country prohibits any import of goods from that country or any payments to any country, person, or entity in that country.
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Project Manager’s Decisions 5.1 Except where otherwise specifically stated, the Project the Manager shall decide contractual matters between Employer and the Contractor in the role representing the Employer.

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Subcontracting 6.1 The Contractor may subcontract with the approval of the Project Manager but may not assign the Contract without the In lump-sum contracts, delete “Bill of Quantities” and replace with “Activity 1 Schedule.” 37 Contract Forms 38 7.
Cooperation approval of the Employer in writing.

Subcontracting shall not alter the Contractor’s obligations.

7.1 The Contractor shall cooperate with and allow appropriate opportunities for other contractors, public authorities, utilities, and the Employer, to carry out on or near the Site work, if any, not included in the Contract.

38 Contract Forms 39 8.


Personnel and Equipment 8.1 The Contractor shall employ the Key Personnel and use the Equipment identified in its quotation, to carry out the Works or other personnel and Equipment approved by the Project Manager.

The Project Manager shall approve any proposed replacement of Key Personnel and Equipment only if their relevant qualifications or characteristics are substantially equal to or better than those proposed in the quotation.
8.2 The Project Manager may require the Contractor to remove (or cause to be removed) any person employed on the Site or Works, including the Key Personnel (if any), who: (a) persists in any misconduct or lack of care; (b) carries out duties incompetently or negligently; (c) fails to comply with any provision of the Contract; (d) persists in any conduct which is prejudicial to safety, health, or the protection of the environment; (e) engages in Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse or in any form of sexual activity with individuals under the age of 18 except in case of pre- existing marriage; (f) based on reasonable evidence, is determined to have engaged in Fraud and Corruption during the execution of the Works; or (g) has been recruited from the Employer’s Personnel.
As appropriate, the Contractor shall then promptly appoint (or cause to be appointed) a suitable replacement with equivalent skills and experience.

8.3 Labor 8.3.1 Engagement of Staff and Labor.

The Contractor shall provide and employ on the Site for the execution of the Works such skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labor as is necessary for the proper and timely execution of the Contract.
The Contractor is encouraged, to the extent practicable and reasonable, to employ staff and labor with appropriate qualifications and experience from sources within the Country.

8.3.2 Labor Laws.

The Contractor shall comply with all the relevant labor laws applicable to the Contractor’s Personnel, including laws relating to their employment, health, safety, welfare, immigration and emigration, and shall allow them all their legal rights.

: 39 Contract Forms 40 8.3.3 Facilities for Staff and Labor.
[if facilities for staff and labor are to be provided by the Contractor, insert this sub-clause; otherwise delete] The Contractor shall provide and maintain all necessary accommodation and welfare facilities for the Contractor’s Personnel.

8.3.4 Supply of Foodstuffs.


[if food to its personnel is to be provided by the Contractor, insert this sub-clause; otherwise delete] The Contractor shall arrange for the provision of a sufficient supply of suitable food at reasonable prices for the Contractor’s Personnel for the purposes of or in connection with the Contract.

8.3.5 Supply of Water.


[if water to its personnel is to be provided by the Contractor, insert this sub-clause; otherwise delete] The Contractor shall, having regard to local conditions, provide on the Site an adequate supply of drinking and other water for the use of the Contractor’s Personnel.

8.3.6 Forced Labor.

The Contractor, including its Subcontractors, shall not employ or engage forced labor.
Forced labor consists of any work or service, not voluntarily performed, that is exacted from an individual under threat of force or penalty, and includes any kind of involuntary or compulsory labor, such as indentured labor, bonded labor or similar labor-contracting arrangements.

No persons shall be employed or engaged who have been subject to trafficking.
Trafficking in persons is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power, or of a position of vulnerability, or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purposes of exploitation.

8.3.7 Child Labor.
8.3.7 Child Labor.

The Contractor, including its Subcontractors, shall not employ or engage a child under the age of 14 unless the national law specifies a higher age (the minimum age).

The Contractor, including its Subcontractors, shall not employ or engage a child between the minimum age and the age of 18 in a manner that is likely to be hazardous, or to interfere with, the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral, or social development.
The Contractor including its Subcontractors, shall only employ or engage children between the minimum age and the age of 18 after an appropriate risk assessment has been conducted by the Contractor with the Project Manager’s 40 Contract Forms 41 to regular approval.

The Contractor shall be subject monitoring by the Project Manager that includes monitoring of health, working conditions and hours of work.
Work considered hazardous for children is work that, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to jeopardize the health, safety, or morals of children.
Such work activities prohibited for children include work: (a) with exposure to physical, psychological or sexual abuse; (b) underground, underwater, working at heights or in confined spaces; (c) with dangerous machinery, equipment or tools, or (d) (e) (f) involving handling or transport of heavy loads; in unhealthy environments exposing children to hazardous substances, agents, or processes, or to temperatures, noise or vibration damaging to health; or under difficult conditions such as work for long hours, during the night or in confinement on the premises of the employer.
8.3.8 Employment Records of Workers.

The Contractor shall keep complete and accurate records of the employment of labor at the Site.

8.3.9 Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity.

The Contractor shall not make decisions relating to the employment or treatment of Contractor’s Personnel on the basis of personal characteristics unrelated to inherent job requirements.
The Contractor shall base the employment of Contractor’s Personnel on the principle of equal opportunity and fair treatment, and shall not discriminate with respect to any aspects of the employment relationship.

8.3.10 Contractor’s Personnel Grievance Mechanism.

The Contractor shall have a proportionate grievance mechanism for Contractor’s Personnel.

8.3.11 Awareness of Contractor’s Personnel.


The Contractor shall to relevant Contractor’s provide appropriate awareness Personnel on any applicable environmental and social aspects of the Contract, including on health, safety and prohibition of SEA and SH.

41 Contract Forms 42 9.

Employer’s and Contractor’s Risks 9.1 The Employer carries the risks which this Contract states are Employer’s risks, and the Contractor carries the risks which this Contract states are Contractor’s risks.

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Employer’s Risks 10.1 From the Start Date until the Defects Liability Certificate has been issued, the following are Employer’s risks: (a) The risk of personal injury, death, or loss of or damage to property (excluding the Works, Plant, Materials, and Equipment), which are due to (i) use or occupation of the Site by the Works or for the purpose of the Works, which is the unavoidable result of the Works or (ii) negligence, breach of statutory duty, or interference with any legal right by the Employer or by any person employed by or contracted to him except the Contractor.
(b) The risk of damage to the Works, Plant, Materials, and Equipment to the extent that it is due to a fault of the Employer or in the Employer’s design, or due to war or radioactive contamination directly affecting the country where the Works are to be executed.

10.2 From the Completion Date until the Defects Liability Certificate has been issued, the risk of loss of or damage to the Works, Plant, and Materials is an Employer’s risk except loss or damage due to 11.

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Insurance (a) a Defect which existed on the Completion Date, (b) an event occurring before the Completion Date, which was not itself an Employer’s risk, or (c) the activities of the Contractor on the Site after the Completion Date.
11.1 From the Starting Date until the Defects Liability Certificate has been issued, the risks of personal injury, death, and loss of or damage to property (including, without limitation, the Works, Plant, Materials, and Equipment) which are not Employer’s risks are Contractor’s risks.
12.1 The Contractor shall provide, in the joint names of the Employer and the Contractor, insurance cover from the Start Date to the end of the Defects Liability Period, in the amounts and deductibles specified in CC 2.6, for listed events which are due to the Contractor’s risks: 42 Contract Forms 43 12.2 Policies and certificates for insurance shall be delivered by the Contractor to the Project Manager for the Project Manager’s approval before the Start Date.
All such insurance shall provide for compensation to be payable in the types and proportions of currencies required to rectify the loss or damage incurred.

12.3 If the Contractor does not provide any of the policies and certificates required, the Employer may effect the insurance which the Contractor should have provided and recover the premiums the Employer has paid from payments otherwise due to the Contractor or, if no payment is due, the payment of the premiums shall be a debt due.
12.4 Alterations to the terms of an insurance shall not be made without the approval of the Project Manager.

12.5 Both parties shall comply with any conditions of the insurance policies.

13.1 The Contractor shall be deemed to have examined any Site Data referred to in CC 2.7, supplemented by any information available to the Contractor.

14.1 The Contractor shall construct and install the Works in accordance with the Specifications and Drawings.

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Contractor to Construct the Works 15.


Approval by the Project Manager 15.1 The Contractor shall submit Specifications and Drawings showing the proposed Temporary Works to the Project Manager, for his approval.

15.2 The Contractor shall be responsible for design of Temporary Works.

15.3 The Project Manager’s approval shall not alter the Contractor’s responsibility for design of the Temporary Works.
15.4 The Contractor shall obtain approval of third parties to the design of the Temporary Works, where required.

15.5 All Drawings prepared by the Contractor for the execution of the temporary or permanent Works, are subject to prior approval by the Project Manager before this use.

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Health, Safety and Protection of the Environment 16.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety of all activities on the Site, and for taking care of the health and safety of all persons entitled to be on the Site and any other place where the Works are being executed.

16.2 The Contractor shall comply with all applicable health and safety regulations and laws.
43 Contract Forms 44 16.3 Protection of the environment (a) The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to: protect the environment (both on and off the Site); and (b) limit damage and nuisance to people and property resulting from pollution, noise and other results of the Contractor’s operations and/ or activities.
In the event of damage to the environment, property and/or nuisance to people, on or off Site as a result of the Contractor’s operations, the Contractor shall agree with the Project Manager the appropriate actions and time scale to remedy, as practicable, the damaged environment to its former condition.

The Contractor shall implement such remedies at its cost to the satisfaction of the Project Manager.

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Archaeological and Geological Findings 17.1 All fossils, coins, articles of value or antiquity, structures, groups of structures, and other remains or items of geological, archaeological, paleontological, historical, architectural or religious interest found on the Site shall be placed under the care and custody of the Employer.

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Possession of the Site 18.1 If possession of a part is not given by the date stated in CC 2.8, the Employer shall be deemed to have delayed the start of the relevant activities, and this shall be a Compensation Event.

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Access to the Site 19.1 The Contractor shall allow the Project Manager and any person authorized by the Project Manager access to the Site and to any place where work in connection with the Contract is being carried out or is intended to be carried out.

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Instructions, Inspections and Audits 20.1 The Contractor shall carry out all instructions of the Project Manager which comply with the applicable laws where the Site is located.

20.2 The Contractor shall keep and shall make all reasonable efforts to cause its Subcontractors and subconsultants to keep, accurate and systematic accounts and records in respect of the Works in such form and details as will clearly identify relevant time changes and costs.
20.3 Inspections & Audit by the Bank Pursuant to paragraph 2.2 e. of Appendix A to the CC- Fraud and Corruption, the Contractor shall permit and shall cause its agents (where declared or not), subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers, suppliers, and personnel, to permit, the Bank and/or persons appointed by the Bank to inspect the site and/or 44 Contract Forms 45 21.

Appointment of the Adjudicator 22.


Procedure for Disputes the accounts, records and other documents relating to the procurement process, selection and/or contract execution, and to have such accounts, records and other documents audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.
The Contractor’s and its Subcontractors’ and subconsultants’ attention is drawn to CC 23.1 (Fraud and Corruption) which provides, inter alia, that acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the Bank’s inspection and audit rights constitute a prohibited practice subject to contract termination (as well as to a determination of ineligibility pursuant to the Bank’s prevailing sanctions procedures).
21.1 The Employer and the Contractor shall jointly appoint an adjudicator with relevant experience, within 7 (seven) days of contract signature.

In case of disagreement between the Employer and the Contractor on the appointment of the Adjudicator within this period, either party will request the Appointing authority stated in CC 2.9, to appoint the Adjudicator within 7 (seven) days of receipt of such request.
21.2 Should the Adjudicator resign or die, or should the Employer and the Contractor agree that the Adjudicator is not functioning in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, a new Adjudicator shall be jointly appointed by the Employer and the Contractor.
In case of disagreement between the Employer and the Contractor, within 14 (fourteen) days, the Adjudicator shall be designated by the Appointing Authority stated in CC 2.9, at the request of either party, within 7 (seven) days of receipt of such request.
22.1 If the Contractor believes that a decision taken by the Project Manager was either outside the authority given to the Project Manager by the Contract or that the decision was wrongly taken, the decision shall be referred to the Adjudicator within 14 (fourteen) days of the notification of the Project Manager’s decision.

22.2 The Adjudicator shall give a decision in writing within 14 (fourteen) days of receipt of a notification of a dispute.
The adjudicator’s cost (hourly fee and reimbursable expenses) shall be divided equally between the Employer and the Contractor, whatever decision is reached by the Adjudicator.

22.3 Both parties shall attempt to settle the dispute amicably before commencement of arbitration.

If the dispute is not settled amicably within 14 (fourteen) days of the Adjudicator’s written decision, either party may refer a decision of the Adjudicator to an Arbitrator.
If neither party refers the dispute to arbitration 45 Contract Forms 46 within 28 (twenty eight) days of the Adjudicator’s written decision, the Adjudicator’s decision shall be final and binding.

The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the following arbitration procedures.

[For smaller contracts, the institution is usually from the Employer’s Country.
For larger contracts, and contracts that are likely to be awarded to international contractors, the it arbitration procedure of an international institution is used] is recommended that [CC 22.3(a) shall be retained in the case of a Contract with a foreign Contractor and CC 22.3 (b) shall be retained in the case of a Contract with a national of the Employer’s Country.]
(a) Contract with foreign Contractor: [unless the Employer chooses the commercial arbitration rules of another international arbitral institution, the following sample clause should be inserted:] All disputes arising out of or in connection with the present contract shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules.
(b) Contracts with Contractor national of the Employer’s Country: In the case of a dispute between the Employer and a Contractor who is a national of the Employer’s Country, the dispute shall be referred to adjudication or arbitration in accordance with the laws of the Employer’s Country.]

23.1 The Bank requires compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and its prevailing sanctions policies and procedures as set forth in the WBG’s Sanctions Framework, as set forth in Appendix A to the CC.
23.2 The Employer requires the Contractor to disclose any commissions or fees that may have been paid or are to be paid to agents or any other party with respect to the to the request for quotations or execution of the Contract.

The information disclosed must include at least the name and address of the agent or other party, the amount and currency, and the purpose of the commission, gratuity or fee.

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Fraud and Corruption 24.
Security of the Site 24.1 [Insert the following where the Contractor is responsible for the security of the Site] The Contractor shall be responsible for the security of the Site, and: 46 Contract Forms 47 (a) for keeping unauthorized persons off the Site; (b) authorized persons shall be limited to the Contractor’s Personnel, the Employer’s Personnel, and to any other personnel identified as authorized personnel (including the Employer’s other contractors on the Site), by a notice from the Employer or the Project Manager to the Contractor.
The Contractor shall require the security personnel to act within the applicable Laws.

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Time Control 25.

Program and Progress Reports 26.

Extension of the Completion Date 25.1 The Contractor shall submit for approval a Program for the Works, within the period stated in CC 2.10.

The Contractor may revise the Program and submit it to the Project Manager again at any time.

A revised Program shall show any effect of Variations and Compensation Events.
25.2 The Contractor shall monitor progress of the Works and submit progress reports to the Project manager at intervals no longer than the period stated in CC 2.11.
25.3 In addition to the progress reports stated in CC 2.11, the Contractor shall inform the Project Manager immediately of any allegation, incident or accident in the Site, which has or is likely to have a significant adverse effect including, but is not limited to, any incident or accident causing fatality or serious injury; significant adverse effects or damage to private property; or any allegation of SEA and/or SH.
The Contractor shall provide full details of such incidents or accidents to the Project Manager within the timeframe agreed with the Project Manager.

26.1 The Project Manager shall extend the Intended Completion Date if a Compensation Event occurs or a Variation is issued which makes it impossible for Completion to be achieved by the Intended Completion Date without the Contractor taking steps to accelerate the remaining work, which would cause the Contractor to incur additional cost.
26.2 If the Contractor has failed to give early warning of a delay or has failed to cooperate in dealing with a delay, the delay by this failure shall not be considered in assessing the new Intended Completion Date.

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Acceleration 27.1 When the Employer wants the Contractor to finish before the Intended Completion Date, the Project Manager shall obtain 47 Contract Forms 48 28.

Delays Ordered by the Project Manager 29.

Management Meetings 30.


Early Warning priced proposals for achieving the necessary acceleration from the Contractor.

If the Employer accepts these proposals, the Intended Completion Date shall be adjusted accordingly and confirmed by both the Employer and the Contractor.

27.2 If the Contractor’s priced proposals for an acceleration are accepted by the Employer, they are incorporated in the Contract Price and treated as a Variation.
28.1 The Project Manager may instruct the Contractor to delay the start or progress of any activity within the Works.

29.1 Either the Project Manager or the Contractor may require the other to attend a management meeting.

The business of a management meeting shall be to review the plans for remaining work and to deal with matters raised in accordance with the early warning procedure.
30.1 The Contractor shall warn the Project Manager at the earliest opportunity of specific likely future events or circumstances that may adversely affect the quality of the work, increase the Contract Price, or delay the execution of the Works.
30.2 The Contractor shall cooperate with the Project Manager in making and considering proposals for how the effect of such an event or circumstance can be avoided or reduced by anyone involved in the work and in carrying out any resulting instruction of the Project Manager.

C. Quality Control 31.

Identifying Defects 32.

Tests 31.1 The Project Manager shall check the Contractor’s work and notify the Contractor of any Defects that are found.
Such checking shall not affect the Contractor’s responsibilities.

The Project Manager may instruct the Contractor to search for a Defect and to uncover and test any work that the Project Manager considers may have a Defect.

32.1 If the Project Manager instructs the Contractor to carry out a test not specified in the Specifications to check whether any work has a Defect and the test shows that it does, the Contractor shall pay for the test and any samples.
If there is no Defect, the test shall be a Compensation Event.

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Correction of Defects 33.1 The Project Manager shall give notice to the Contractor of any Defects before the end of the Defects Liability specified in CC 48 Contract Forms 49 2.12.

The Defects Liability Period shall be extended for as long as Defects remain to be corrected.

33.2 Every time notice of a Defect is given, the Contractor shall correct the notified Defect within the length of time specified by the Project Manager’s notice.
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Uncorrected Defects 34.1 If the Contractor has not corrected a Defect within the time specified in the Project Manager’s notice, the Project Manager shall assess the cost of having the Defect corrected, and the Contractor shall pay this amount.

D. Cost Control 35.

Contract Price2 36.

Changes in the Contract Price3 35.1 The Bill of Quantities shall contain priced items for the Works to be performed by the Contractor.

The Bill of Quantities is used to calculate the Contract Price.
The Contractor will be paid for the quantity of the work accomplished at the rate in the Bill of Quantities for each item.

36.1 If the final quantity of the work done differs from the quantity in the Bill of Quantities for the particular item by more than 25 percent, provided the change exceeds 1 percent of the Accepted Contract Amount, the Project Manager shall adjust the rate to allow for the change.
The Project Manager shall not adjust rates from changes in quantities if thereby the Accepted Contract Amount is exceeded by more than 15 percent, except with the prior approval of the Employer.

36.2 If requested by the Project Manager, the Contractor shall provide the Project Manager with a detailed cost breakdown of any rate in the Bill of Quantities.
2 In lump-sum contracts, replace CC 35.1 as follows: 35.1 The Contractor shall provide updated Activity Schedules within 7 (seven) days of being instructed to by the Project Manager.

The Activity Schedule shall contain the priced activities for the Works to be performed by the Contractor.

The Activity Schedule is used to monitor and control the performance of activities on which basis the Contractor will be paid.
If payment for materials on site shall be made separately, the Contractor shall show delivery of Materials to the Site separately on the Activity Schedule.

3 In lump-sum contracts, replace entire CC 36 with new CC 36.1, as follows: 36.1 The Activity Schedule shall be amended by the Contractor to accommodate changes of Program or method of working made at the Contractor’s own discretion.

Prices in the Activity Schedule shall not be altered when the Contractor makes such changes to the Activity Schedule.
49 Contract Forms 50 37.

Variations 37.1 All Variations shall be included in updated Programs4 produced by the Contractor.

37.2 The Contractor shall provide the Project Manager with a quotation for carrying out the Variation when requested to do so by the Project Manager.

The Project Manager shall assess the quotation, which shall be given within 7 (seven) days of the request or within any longer period stated by the Project Manager and before the Variation is ordered.
37.3 If the Contractor’s quotation is unreasonable, the Project Manager may order the Variation and make a change to the Contract Price, which shall be based on the Project Manager’s own forecast of the effects of the Variation on the Contractor’s costs.

37.4 If the Project Manager decides that the urgency of varying the work would prevent a quotation being given and considered without delaying the work, no quotation shall be given and the Variation shall be treated as a Compensation Event.
37.5 The Contractor shall not be entitled to additional payment for costs that could have been avoided by giving early warning.

37.6 If the work in the Variation corresponds to an item description in the Bill of Quantities and if, in the opinion of the Project Manager, the quantity of work above the limit stated in CC 36.1 or the timing of its execution do not cause the cost per unit of quantity to change, the rate in the Bill of Quantities shall be used to calculate the value of the Variation.
If the cost per unit of quantity changes, or if the nature or timing of the work in the Variation does not correspond with items in the Bill of Quantities, the quotation by the Contractor shall be in the form of new rates for the relevant items of work.

5 38.1 The Contractor shall submit to the Project Manager monthly statements of the estimated value of the work executed less the cumulative amount certified previously.
38.2 The Project Manager shall check the Contractor’s monthly statement and certify the amount to be paid to the Contractor.

38.3 The value of work executed shall be determined by the Project Manager.

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Payment Certificates 4 5 In lump-sum contracts, add “and Activity Schedules” after “Programs.” In lump-sum contracts, delete this paragraph.

50 Contract Forms 51 39.


Payments 38.4 The value of work executed shall comprise the value of the quantities of work in the Bill of Quantities that have been completed.6 38.5 The value of work executed shall include the valuation of Variations and Compensation Events.

38.6 The Project Manager may exclude any item certified in a previous certificate or reduce the proportion of any item previously certified in any certificate in the light of later information.
39.1 Payments shall be adjusted for deductions for advance payments and retention.

The Employer shall pay the Contractor the amounts certified by the Project Manager within 28 (twenty eight) days of the date of each certificate.

If the Employer makes a late payment, the Contractor shall be paid interest on the late payment in the next payment.

The interest rate shall be at the prevailing rate of interest for commercial borrowing for each of the currencies in which payments are made.
39.2 Items of the Works for which no rate or price has been entered in shall not be paid for by the Employer and shall be deemed covered by other rates and prices in the Contract.

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Compensation 40.1 The following shall be Compensation Events: Events (a) The Employer does not give access to a part of the Site by the Site Possession Date pursuant to CC 2.8.

(b) The Project Manager orders a delay or does not issue Drawings, Specifications, or instructions required for execution of the Works on time.
(c) The Project Manager instructs the Contractor to uncover or to carry out additional tests upon work, which is then found to have no Defects.

(d) The Project Manager unreasonably does not approve a subcontract to be let.
(e) Ground conditions are substantially more adverse than could reasonably have been assumed before issuance of the Letter of Award of Contract from the information issued to Contractors (including the Site Investigation Reports), from information available publicly and from a visual inspection of the Site.
In lump-sum contracts, replace this paragraph with the following: “The value of work 6 executed shall comprise the value of completed activities in the Activity Schedule.” 51 Contract Forms 52 (f) The Project Manager gives an instruction for dealing with an unforeseen condition, caused by the Employer, or additional work required for safety or other reasons.
(g) Other contractors, public authorities, utilities, or the Employer does not work within the dates and other constraints stated in the Contract, and they cause delay or extra cost to the Contractor.

(h) The advance payment is delayed.

(i) The effects on the Contractor of any of the Employer’s Risks.

(j) The Project Manager unreasonably delays issuing a Certificate of Completion.
40.2 If a Compensation Event would cause additional cost or would prevent the work being completed before the Intended Completion Date, the Contract Price shall be increased and/or the Intended Completion Date shall be extended.

The Project Manager shall decide whether and by how much the Contract Price shall be increased and whether and by how much the Intended Completion Date shall be extended.
40.3 As soon as information demonstrating the effect of each Compensation Event upon the Contractor’s forecast cost has been provided by the Contractor, it shall be assessed by the Project Manager, and the Contract Price shall be adjusted is deemed accordingly.

unreasonable, the Project Manager shall adjust the Contract Price based on the Project Manager’s own forecast.

The Project the Contractor shall react Manager shall assume competently and promptly to the event.

the Contractor’s forecast that If 41.


Tax 40.4 The Contractor shall not be entitled to compensation to the extent that the Employer’s interests are adversely affected by the Contractor’s not having given early warning or not having cooperated with the Project Manager.

41.1 The Project Manager shall adjust the Contract Price if taxes, duties, and other levies are changed between the date of submission of quotations for the Contract and the date of the last Completion certificate.
The adjustment shall be the change in the amount of tax payable by the Contractor.

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Price Adjustment 42.1 Prices shall not be adjusted for any fluctuations in the cost of inputs.

52 Contract Forms 53 43.

Retention 44.

Liquidated Damages and Bonuses 43.1 The Employer shall retain from each payment due to the Contractor the proportion stated in CC 2.13 until Completion of the whole of the Works.
43.2 Upon the issue of a Certificate of Completion of the Works by the Project Manager, in accordance with CC 49.1, half the total amount retained shall be repaid to the Contractor and half when the Defects Liability Period has passed and the Project Manager has certified that all Defects notified by the Project Manager to the Contractor before the end of this period have been corrected.

The Contractor may substitute retention money with an “on demand” Bank guarantee.
44.1 The Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Employer at the rate per day stated in CC 2.14 for each day that the Completion Date is later than the Intended Completion Date.

The total amount of liquidated damages shall not exceed the amount defined in CC 2.15.

The Employer may deduct liquidated damages from payments due to the Contractor.

Payment of liquidated damages shall not affect the Contractor’s liabilities.
44.2 If the Intended Completion Date is extended after liquidated damages have been paid, the Project Manager shall correct any overpayment of liquidated damages by the Contractor by adjusting the next payment certificate.

The Contractor shall be paid interest on the overpayment, calculated from the date of payment to the date of repayment, at the rates specified in CC 39.1.
44.3 The Contractor shall be paid a Bonus calculated at the rate per calendar day stated in CC 2.16 for each day (less any days for which the Contractor is paid for acceleration) that the Completion is earlier than the Intended Completion Date.

The Project Manager shall certify that the Works are complete, although they may not be due to be complete 45.
Advance Payment 45.1 The Employer shall make advance payment to the Contractor in the amount specified in CC 2.17, against provision by the Contractor, if required in CC 2.17, of an Unconditional Bank Guarantee in a form and by a bank acceptable to the Employer in amounts and currencies equal to the advance payment.

The Guarantee shall remain effective until the advance payment has been repaid, but the amount of the Guarantee shall be progressively reduced by the amounts repaid by the Contractor.
45.2 The Contractor is to use the advance payment only to pay for Equipment, Plant, Materials, and mobilization expenses required specifically for execution of the Contract.

The 53 Contract Forms 54 Contractor shall demonstrate that advance payment has been used in this way by supplying copies of invoices or other documents to the Project Manager.
45.3 The advance payment shall be repaid by deducting proportionate amounts from payments otherwise due to the Contractor, following the schedule of completed percentages of the Works on a payment basis.

No account shall be taken of the advance payment or its repayment in assessing valuations of work done, Variations, price adjustments, Compensation Events, Bonuses, or Liquidated Damages.
46.1 The Performance Security, if required in CC 2.18, shall be provided to the Employer no later than the date specified in the Letter of Acceptance and shall be issued in an amount specified in CC 2.18, by a bank or surety acceptable to the Employer, and denominated in the types and proportions of the currencies in which the Contract Price is payable.
The Performance Security shall be valid until a date 28 days from the date of issue of the Certificate of Completion in the case of a Bank Guarantee, and until one year from the date of issue of the Certificate of Completion in the case of a Performance Bond.

47.1 If applicable, the Dayworks rates in the Contractor’s Quotations shall be used only when the Project Manager has given written instructions in advance for additional work to be paid for in that way.
47.2 All work to be paid for as Dayworks shall be recorded by the Contractor on forms approved by the Project Manager.

Each completed form shall be verified and signed by the Project Manager within two days of the work being done.

47.3 The Contractor shall be paid for Dayworks subject to obtaining signed Dayworks forms.
48.1 Loss or damage to the Works or Materials to be incorporated in the Works between the Start Date and the end of the Defects Correction periods shall be remedied by the Contractor at the Contractor’s cost if the loss or damage arises from the Contractor’s acts or omissions.

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Performance Security 47.

Dayworks 48.

Cost of Repairs E. Finishing the Contract 49.


Completion 49.1 The Contractor shall request the Project Manager to issue a Certificate of Completion of the Works, and the Project Manager shall do so upon deciding that the whole of the Works is completed.

54 Contract Forms 55 50.

Taking Over 50.1 The Employer shall take over the Site and the Works within 7 (seven) days of the Project Manager’s issuing a Certificate of Completion.

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Final Account 51.1 The Contractor shall supply the Project Manager with a detailed account of the total amount that the Contractor considers payable under the Contract before the end of the Defects Liability Period.

The Project Manager shall issue a Defects Liability Certificate and certify any final payment that is due to the Contractor within 56 (fifty six) days of receiving the Contractor’s account if it is correct and complete.
If it is not, the Project Manager shall issue within 56 (fifty six) days a schedule that states the scope of the corrections or additions that are necessary.

If the Final Account is still unsatisfactory after it has been resubmitted, the Project Manager shall decide on the amount payable to the Contractor and issue a payment certificate.

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Operating and Maintenance Manuals 52.1 If “as built” Drawings and/or operating and maintenance manuals are required, the Contractor shall supply them by the dates stated in CC 2.19.

52.2 If the Contractor does not supply the Drawings and/or manuals by the dates stated in CC 2.19, or they do not receive the Project Manager’s approval, the Project Manager shall withhold the amount stated in CC 2.20 from payments due to the Contractor.

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Termination 53.1 The Employer or the Contractor may terminate the Contract if the other party causes a fundamental breach of the Contract.
53.2 Fundamental breaches of Contract shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (a) (b) (c) the Contractor stops work for 28 (twenty eight) days when no stoppage of work is shown on the current Program and the stoppage has not been authorized by the Project Manager; the Project Manager instructs the Contractor to delay the progress of the Works, and the instruction is not withdrawn within 28 (twenty eight) days; the Employer or the Contractor is made bankrupt or goes into liquidation other than for a reconstruction or amalgamation; (d) a payment certified by the Project Manager is not paid by the Employer to the Contractor within 84 (eighty four) days of the date of the Project Manager’s certificate; 55 Contract Forms 56 (e) (f) (g) (h) the Project Manager gives Notice that failure to correct a particular Defect is a fundamental breach of Contract and the Contractor fails to correct it within a reasonable period of time determined by the Project Manager; the Contractor does not maintain a Security, which is required; the Contractor has delayed the completion of the Works for which the maximum amount of liquidated damages can be paid, as specified in CC 2.15; or in Fraud and Corruption, as defined if the Contractor, in the judgment of the Employer has in engaged paragraph 2.2 a of the Appendix A to the CC, in competing for or in executing the Contract, then the Employer may, after giving 14 (fourteen) days written notice to the Contractor, terminate the Contract and expel him from the Site.
53.3 Notwithstanding the above, the Employer may terminate the Contract for convenience.

53.4 If the Contract is terminated, the Contractor shall stop work immediately, make the Site safe and secure, and leave the Site as soon as reasonably possible.

53.5 When either party to the Contract gives notice of a breach of Contract to the Project Manager for a cause other than those listed under CC 53.2 above, the Project Manager shall decide whether the breach is fundamental or not.
54.1 If the Contract is terminated because of a fundamental breach of Contract by the Contractor, the Project Manager shall issue a certificate for the value of the work done and Materials ordered less advance payments received up to the date of the issue of the certificate and less the percentage specified in CC 2.21 to apply to the value of the work not completed.

Additional Liquidated Damages shall not apply.


If the total amount due to the Employer exceeds any payment due to the Contractor, the difference shall be a debt payable to the Employer.
54.2 If the Contract is terminated for the Employer’s convenience or because of a fundamental breach of Contract by the Employer, the Project Manager shall issue a certificate for the value of the work done, Materials ordered, the reasonable cost of removal of Equipment, repatriation of the Contractor’s personnel employed solely on the Works, and the Contractor’s costs of 56 54.

Payment upon Termination Contract Forms 57 55.

Property 56.
Property 56.

Release from Performance protecting and securing the Works, and less advance payments received up to the date of the certificate.

55.1 All Materials on the Site, Plant, Equipment, Temporary Works, and Works shall be deemed to be the property of the Employer if the Contract is terminated because of the Contractor’s default.
56.1 If the Contract is frustrated by the outbreak of war or by any other event entirely outside the control of either the Employer or the Contractor, the Project Manager shall certify that the Contract has been frustrated.

The Contractor shall make the Site safe and stop work as quickly as possible after receiving this certificate and shall be paid for all work carried out before receiving it and for any work carried out afterwards to which a commitment was made.

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Suspension of Bank Loan or Credit 57.1 In the event that the Bank suspends the Loan or Credit to the Employer, from which part of the payments to the Contractor are being made: (a) The Employer is obligated to notify the Contractor of such suspension within 7 (seven) days of having received the Bank’s suspension notice.
(b) If the Contractor has not received sums due to it within the 28 (twenty eight) days for payment provided for in CC 39.1, the Contractor may immediately issue a 14 (fourteen)-day termination notice.

57 Conditions of Contract 58 APPENDIX A TO CONTRACT CONDITIONS Fraud and Corruption (Text in this Appendix shall not be modified) 1.

Purpose 1.1 The Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and this annex apply with respect to procurement under Bank Investment Project Financing operations.

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Requirements 2.1 The Bank requires that Borrowers (including beneficiaries of Bank financing); bidders (applicants/proposers),consultants, contractors and suppliers; any sub-contractors, sub- consultants, service providers or suppliers; any agents (whether declared or not); and any of their personnel, observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process, selection and contract execution of Bank-financed contracts, and refrain from Fraud and Corruption.

2.2 To this end, the Bank: a.


Defines, for the purposes of this provision, the terms set forth below as follows: i.

“corrupt practice” is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, of anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party; ii.

“fraudulent practice” is any act or omission, including misrepresentation, that knowingly or recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, a party to obtain financial or other benefit or to avoid an obligation; iii.
“collusive practice” is an arrangement between two or more parties designed to achieve an improper purpose, including to influence improperly the actions of another party; iv.
“coercive practice” is impairing or harming, or threatening to impair or harm, directly or indirectly, any party or the property of the party to influence improperly the actions of a party; v. “obstructive practice” is: (a) deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering, or concealing of evidence material to the investigation or making false statements to investigators in order to materially impede a Bank investigation into allegations of a corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, or collusive practice; and/or threatening, harassing, or intimidating any party to prevent it from disclosing its knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation or from pursuing the investigation; or Contract Forms 59 (b) acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the Bank’s inspection and audit rights provided for under paragraph 2.2 e. below.
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Rejects a proposal for award if the Bank determines that the firm or individual recommended for award, any of its personnel, or its agents, or its sub-consultants, sub- contractors, service providers, suppliers and/ or their employees, has, directly or indirectly, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive, or obstructive practices in competing for the contract in question; c. In addition to the legal remedies set out in the relevant Legal Agreement, may take other appropriate actions, including declaring misprocurement, if the Bank determines at any time that representatives of the Borrower or of a recipient of any part of the proceeds of the loan engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive, or obstructive practices during the procurement process, selection and/or execution of the contract in question, without the Borrower having taken timely and appropriate action satisfactory to the Bank to address such practices when they occur, including by failing to inform the Bank in a timely manner at the time they knew of the practices; d. Pursuant to the Bank’s Anti- Corruption Guidelines and in accordance with the Bank’s prevailing sanctions policies and procedures, may sanction a firm or individual, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, including by publicly declaring such firm or individual ineligible (i) to be awarded or otherwise benefit from a Bank-financed contract, financially or in any other manner;1 (ii) to be a nominated2 sub-contractor, consultant, manufacturer or supplier, or service provider of an otherwise eligible firm being awarded a Bank-financed contract; and (iii) to receive the proceeds of any loan made by the Bank or otherwise to participate further in the preparation or implementation of any Bank-financed project; e. Requires that a clause be included in bidding/request for proposals documents and in contracts financed by a Bank loan, requiring (i) bidders(applicants/proposers), consultants, contractors, and suppliers, and their sub-contractors, sub-consultants, service providers, suppliers, agents personnel, permit the Bank to inspect3 all accounts, records and other documents relating to the procurement process, selection and/or contract execution, and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.
1 For the avoidance of doubt, a sanctioned party’s ineligibility to be awarded a contract shall include, without limitation, (i) applying for pre-qualification, expressing interest in a consultancy, and bidding, either directly or as a nominated sub-contractor, nominated consultant, nominated manufacturer or supplier, or nominated service provider, in respect of such contract, and (ii) entering into an addendum or amendment introducing a material modification to any existing contract.
2 A nominated sub-contractor, nominated consultant, nominated manufacturer or supplier, or nominated service provider (different names are used depending on the particular bidding document) is one which has been: (i) included by the bidder in its pre-qualification application or bid because it brings specific and critical experience and know-how that allow the bidder to meet the qualification requirements for the particular bid; or (ii) appointed by the Borrower.
3 Inspections in this context usually are investigative (i.e., forensic) in nature.

They involve fact-finding activities undertaken by the Bank or persons appointed by the Bank to address specific matters related to investigations/audits, such as evaluating the veracity of an allegation of possible Fraud and Corruption, through the appropriate mechanisms.
Such activity includes but is not limited to: accessing and examining a firm's or individual's financial records and information, and making copies thereof as relevant; accessing and examining any other documents, data and information (whether in hard copy or electronic format) deemed relevant for the investigation/audit, and making copies thereof as relevant; interviewing staff and other relevant individuals; performing physical inspections and site visits; and obtaining third party verification of information.
59 Contract Forms 60 Sample Letter of Award of Contract [modify as appropriate] [use letterhead paper of the Employer] [date].

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You are requested to sign the contract within [insert no of days].
[Insert the following only if Performance Security is required:] “You are also requested to furnish a Performance Security within [insert no of days] in accordance with the Conditions of the Contract, using for that purpose one of the Performance Security Forms attached to the Contract.
• Authorized Signature: Name and Title of Signatory: Name of Agency: Attachment: Contract 60 Contract Forms 61 [Delete if not applicable] [If Performance Security applies, this is recommended] Performance Security - Bank Guarantee [Guarantor letterhead or SWIFT identifier code] Beneficiary: Date: _ [Insert date of issue] PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE No.
: [insert name and Address of Employer] [Insert guarantee reference number] Guarantor: [Insert name and address of place of issue, unless indicated in the letterhead] We have been informed that _ [insert name of Contractor, which in the case of a joint venture shall be the name of the joint venture] (hereinafter called "the Applicant") has entered into Contract No.
[insert reference number of the contract] dated [insert date] with the Beneficiary, for the execution of _ [insert name of contract and brief description of Works] (hereinafter called "the Contract").

Furthermore, we understand that, according to the conditions of the Contract, a performance guarantee is required.
At the request of the Applicant, we as Guarantor, hereby irrevocably undertake to pay the Beneficiary any sum or sums not exceeding in total an amount of [insert amount in figures] (______) [insert amount in words],1 such sum being payable in the types and proportions of currencies in which the Contract Price is payable, upon receipt by us of the Beneficiary’s complying demand supported by the Beneficiary’s statement, whether in the demand itself or in a separate signed document accompanying or identifying the demand, stating that the Applicant is in breach of its obligation(s) under the Contract, without the Beneficiary needing to prove or to show grounds for your demand or the sum specified therein.
This guarantee shall expire, no later than the ….

Day of ……, 2… 2, and any demand for payment under it must be received by us at this office indicated above on or before that date.

The Guarantor shall insert an amount representing the percentage of the Accepted 1 Contract Amount specified in the Letter of Award of Contract less provisional sums, if any, and denominated either in the currency(ies) of the Contract or a freely convertible currency acceptable to the Beneficiary.
2 Insert the date twenty-eight days after the expected completion date as described in CC 49.1.

The Employer should note that in the event of an extension of this date for completion of 61 Contract Forms 62 This guarantee is subject to the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) 2010 Revision, ICC Publication No.

758, except that the supporting statement under Article 15(a) is hereby excluded.
_____________________ [signature(s)] Note: All italicized text (including footnotes) is for use in preparing this form and shall be deleted from the final product.

the Contract, the Employer would need to request an extension of this guarantee from the Guarantor.

Such request must be in writing and must be made prior to the expiration date established in the guarantee.
In preparing this guarantee, the Employer might consider adding the following text to the form, at the end of the penultimate paragraph: “The Guarantor agrees to a one-time extension of this guarantee for a period not to exceed [six months][one year], in response to the Beneficiary’s written request for such extension, such request to be presented to the Guarantor before the expiry of the guarantee.” 62 Contract Forms 63 [Delete if not applicable] Performance Security - Performance Bond By this Bond [insert name of Principal] as Principal (hereinafter called “the Contractor”) and [insert name of Surety] as Surety (hereinafter called “the Surety”), are held and firmly bound unto [insert name of Employer] as Obligee (hereinafter called “the Employer”) in the amount of [insert amount in words and figures], for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made in the types and proportions of currencies in which the Contract Price is payable, the Contractor and the Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
day of WHEREAS the Contractor has entered into a written Agreement with the Employer dated the , for [name of contract and brief description of Works] in accordance with the documents, plans, specifications, and amendments thereto, which to the extent herein provided for, are by reference made part hereof and are hereinafter referred to as the Contract.
, 20 NOW, THEREFORE, the Condition of this Obligation is such that, if the Contractor shall promptly and faithfully perform the said Contract (including any amendments thereto), then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect.
Whenever the Contractor shall be, and declared by the Employer to be, in default under the Contract, the Employer having performed the Employer’s obligations thereunder, the Surety may promptly remedy the default, or shall promptly: (1) complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions; or (2) obtain a Bid or Bids from qualified Bidders for submission to the Employer for completing the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions, and upon determination by the Employer and the Surety of the lowest responsive Bidder, arrange for a Contract between such Bidder and Employer and make available as work progresses (even though there should be a default or a succession of defaults under the Contract or Contracts of completion arranged under this paragraph) sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the Balance of the Contract Price; but not exceeding, including other costs and damages for which the Surety may be liable hereunder, the amount set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
The term “Balance of the Contract Price,” as used in this paragraph, shall mean the total amount payable by Employer to Contractor under the Contract, less the amount properly paid by Employer to Contractor; or (3) pay the Employer the amount required by Employer to complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions up to a total not exceeding the amount of this Bond.

The Surety shall not be liable for a greater sum than the specified penalty of this Bond.
Any suit under this Bond must be instituted before the expiration of one year from the date of issue of the Certificate of Completion.

63 Contract Forms 64 No right of action shall accrue on this Bond to or for the use of any person or corporation other than the Employer named herein or the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of the Employer.
In testimony whereof, the Contractor has hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal, and the Surety has caused these presents to be sealed with his corporate seal duly attested by the signature of his legal representative, this 20 day of .

SIGNED ON on behalf of By in the capacity of In the presence of SIGNED ON on behalf of By in the capacity of In the presence of Note: All italicized text (including footnotes) is for use in preparing this form and shall be deleted from the final product.
64 Contract Forms 65 Advance Payment Security Demand Guarantee [Guarantor letterhead or SWIFT identifier code] Beneficiary: [Insert name and Address of Employer] Date: ADVANCE PAYMENT GUARANTEE No.
: [Insert date of issue] [Insert guarantee reference number] Guarantor: [Insert name and address of place of issue, unless indicated in the letterhead] We have been informed that [insert name of Contractor, which in the case of a joint venture shall be the name of the joint venture] (hereinafter called “the Applicant”) has entered into Contract No.
[insert reference number of the contract] dated [insert date] with the Beneficiary, for the execution of [insert name of contract and brief description of Works] (hereinafter called "the Contract").

Furthermore, we understand that, according to the conditions of the Contract, an advance payment in the sum [insert amount in figures] () [insert amount in words] is to be made against an advance payment guarantee.
At the request of the Applicant, we as Guarantor, hereby irrevocably undertake to pay the Beneficiary any sum or sums not exceeding in total an amount of [insert figures] ( ) [insert amount in words]1 upon receipt by us of the Beneficiary’s complying demand supported by the Beneficiary’s statement, whether in the demand itself or in a separate signed document accompanying or identifying the demand, stating either that the Applicant: amount in (a) has used the advance payment for purposes other than the costs of mobilization in respect of the Works; or (b) has failed to repay the advance payment in accordance with the Contract conditions, specifying the amount which the Applicant has failed to repay.
A demand under this guarantee may be presented as from the presentation to the Guarantor of a certificate from the Beneficiary’s bank stating that the advance payment referred to above has been credited to the Applicant on its account number [insert number] at [insert name and address of Applicant’s bank]..
The maximum amount of this guarantee shall be progressively reduced by the amount of the advance payment repaid by the Applicant as specified in copies of interim statements or payment certificates which shall be presented to us.
This guarantee shall expire, at the latest, upon our receipt of a copy of the interim payment certificate indicating that ninety (90) The Guarantor shall insert an amount representing the amount of the advance payment 1 and denominated either in the currency(ies) of the advance payment as specified in the Contract, or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to the Employer.
65 Contract Forms 66 percent of the Accepted Contract Amount, less provisional sums, has been certified for payment, or on the [insert day] day of [insert month], 2 [insert year],2 whichever is earlier.

Consequently, any demand for payment under this guarantee must be received by us at this office on or before that date.

This guarantee is subject to the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) 2010 Revision, ICC Publication No.
758, except that the supporting statement under Article 15(a) is hereby excluded.

____________________ [signature(s)] Note: All italicized text (including footnotes) is for use in preparing this form and shall be deleted from the final product.

2 Insert the expected completion date as described in CC 49.1.

The Employer should note that in the event of an extension of the expected completion date of the Contract, the Employer would need to request an extension of this guarantee from the Guarantor.
Such request must be in writing and must be made prior to the expiration date established in the guarantee.
In preparing this guarantee, the Employer might consider adding the following text to the form, at the end of the penultimate paragraph: “The Guarantor agrees to a one-time extension of this guarantee for a period not to exceed [six months] [one year], in response to the Beneficiary’s written request for such extension, such request to be presented to the Guarantor before the expiry of the guarantee.” 66