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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)715 final
Brussels /7January 1977
. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Commission Proposal onthe General Conditions forpublic works contracts
financed bythe Europeen Development :Fund
C0M<76 )715final

COMMISSION COMMUNIC ATIONTOTHE COUNCIL
Commission Fropdsal ontheGeneral Conditions forpublio works
contracts financed bytheEuropean Development Fund „
Article 22ofProtocol No2totheLome Convention ontheapplication
offinancial and technical cooperation stipulates that
"Thegeneral provisions andconditions applicable totheplacing and
performance ofpublio works contracts financed bytheFund shall
thesubject ofoommon rules adopted ,onaproposal "bytheCommission .!
byadecipion oftheCounoil ofMinisters atitssecond meeting
following thedate ofentry into foroe oftheConvention *"
This provision isnot aninnovation# Its trubstanoe laexactly tha
Onxne aathat ofthecorresponding provision inthe second ?aound£
Convention (Article 16ofProtocol No6),which resulted in
Decision jfo42/71oftheAssociation Council of30November 1971
onthegeneral conditions forpublio works andsupply contracts
financed bytheEuropean Development Fund (OJNoL39of
14February 1972 ).These general conditions were applied ,following
their incorporation inthenational laws oftheAssociated State® ,
toallEDF-financed contracts signed subsequent toth«•svtry lata
foroe ofthe said conditions .
However ,theenlargement oftheAssociation through thesigning of
theLome Convention meant that theconditions had tobeadapted *
Inaddition tothesubstantive problems arising from the
application ofthegeneral conditions inforty -sixACPcountries
with widely differing legal traditions ,theneed tobroaden the
scope ofthegeneral conditions toinclude service contracts
called into question thestructure oftheoldconditions *Thie
being so,itwasfeltthat itwould bebetter todraw upthre «
draft sets ofgeneral conditions –oneeach £&&work® «ioatraois 9
supply contrasts andservice contracts#
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Thedraft ,general conditions forworks oontraots having "beenfinalized bythe Commissi on,thepurpose ofthis Communication
istopresent thedraft totheCouncil inorder topave thewayforanoffer from theCommunity tothe ACPStates andadecision
"bythe EBC-ACP Counoil ofMinisters ,whioh should normally "be
tAlcen atits seoond nesting .
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Like theoldgeneral conditions thedraft has "been checked against
thomost up-to-date Member State regulations governing public
contracts andagainst theCommunity rules regarding theopening^apofcompetition for oon.traots .
Also ,theConditions ofContraot forWorks ofCivil EngineeringConstruction used "bytheFederation Internationale des
Ingenieurs-Conseils (PIDIC )were considered more systematically /
andasaresult oertain additions were made totheexistingprovisions without affecting theunity ofthe document .
Lastly ,after more than four years *experience with the AASM
general conditions itwaspossible toidentify afewshortcomings
andtoremedy them byamending oradapting oertain provisions .
Bofore giving afewtrief details of "thodocument 'sstructure ^isconsidered appropriate tosetoutthegeneral guidelines
governing these draft general condition *forworks oontraots .
1.Political guidelines
(a)Theconsiderations ofcompetition andequality ofconditions
forparticipation which gaverisetothe AASM general conditions
(see S0C(69)224 final of24January 1969 :Draft general condition#forpublio works oontraots finanoed bytheEuropean Development
Fund-Commission Communication totheCounoil )arestill relevant
andconstitute theprinoipal justification forthepresent draftgeneral conditions . •. /
Inthis eonneotion animportant provision ofthedraft Bhould be
sis-ad ,namely thequestion oftheopening oftenders inpublio (Artiole 43)*
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This matter was discusoed indetail bytheMember States and the
AASM when theAASM general conditions were negotiated .Certain
AASM countries wsre against theopening oftenders inpublic for
political reasons connected with thefact that firms would be .
bound to "bring pressure tobear ontherelevant ministries with
a toobtaining thecontract# Fortheir part theMember States
emphasized themerits oftheopening oftenders inpublic asa
guarantee that theoperations would beconducted inaproper
manner .Thenegotiations ended with both sides accepting a
compromise which allowed theAASM toapply their ownrules or
practices inthematter ofworks contracts .However ,the
Association Council drew attention inarecital ofthe
^bovewentioned Deoision 42/71tothefact that itwas "important
thai thepublic opening oftenders should gradually become the
rule inrespeot ofallcategories ofinvitations totender ".
Thepresent draft accordingly establishes thenil® whereby tenders
forworks odniraots aretobeopened inpublic®
(b)Thedraft general conditions also reflect theLorae guidelines#
Theprovisions involved here aremainly those concerning
preferences fornational firms inArticle 6ofthedraft .First ,
there istheaccelerated procedure forissuing invitations to
tneder forminor works whioh are not ofinterest tointernational
competition .Then there isthe ICffoprice preference granted to
national firms ofthe AGP States for contracts worth lees thaux
2million SUA.Lastly ,there isthepreference given ,inthe
case oftenders acknowledged tobeequivalent ,tothefirm
permitting thegreatest passible utilization ofthephysical and
human resources oftheACPStates .These provisions have been
transposed from Article 20ofProtocol No2totheLoa6 Convention *
2.Community guidelines
(a)Inthesection onprocedures fortheplaoing ofcontracts ,th®
draft takes account oftheCouncil Directive of26July 1971
concerning thecoordination ofprocedures forth®award ofpublic
works contraots (OJNoL165of16August 1971 ).Since the
provisions ofthepresent general conditions areolfcaely related
totherules laid down bytheCouncil Directive ,itseew©4 useful
to©asry outacertain ajaffuat ofharmonization .lathis ea&nnation

■the introduction ofanarticle onrules inthe technical field
(Article 18)andanumber ofprovisions relating tothe
procedures forrestricted invitations totender with preseleotion
(Articles 19,21,26)represents animprovement ofthat part of
the draft * /
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(b)TheCommunity 'sconcern tointroduce agenerally applicable
unit ofaccount bymeans ofwhich itcould give specific expression
toitsactions andpolicies ,namely theEuropean unit ofaccount ,
had adirect influence ontherules forcontract payments laid
down inArticle 37ofthedraft .Tenders still have tobeexpressed
innational currency (Article 36)butthetenderer mayrequest that
aportion oftheamount ofthetender bepayable inEQAconvertible
at .theoption ofthetenderer into thecurrency ofaMember State
or ACPState asspecified inthecontract .These .rules arein
accordance with Artiole 45oftheFinancial Regulation oftheEDF
(Financial Regulation of27July 1976 applicable tothefourth
European Development Fund ,OJNoL229of20August 1976 ).
3*Application ofthegeneral conditions inoases ofcofinancing
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Itisdesirable that thegeneral conditions should apply also to
contracts financed inconjunction with other providers offunds .
The supplementary nature ofCommunity aidandthegreater
coordination ofaidgenerally suggest that oofinancing operations
will probably increase inthe future .
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with this inview ,particular attention wasgiven tothephrasing
ofcertain provisions ,notably those relating toparticipation by
firms ofthird oountries (Article 5of "thedraft ,which links up
with Article 56oftheLome Convention ).Theonly point onwhich
itisnotpossible tooompromise –atleast asregards thewording
oftheprovision inArticle 5–concerns thepreferences granted
tonational firms oftheACPStates (Article 6).However ,as
experience hasshown ,such aprovision should notbeconsidered an
insuperable barrier totheapplication ofthegeneral conditions
intheevent ofapartner inaoofinanoing operation adopting
different rules inthefield ofpreferences *
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Inanother context ,certain IBRD practices have been -.incorporated
into thedraft general conditions inorder tofacilitate
oofinanoing operations with that body .These include the i
provisional deposit (Artiole 67)andthereference date tobe

adopted forthe conversion rate applicable inrespect ofp&ysBsntsinforeign currency (Article 37)•
4,Legal guidelines
(a)Theapplication ofthegeneral conditions inEnglish –speaking
and French –speaking countries raises the awkward question ofthe
ler-nl framework for therules andpractices relating tocontracts
financed bythe State orthe public authorities .Ithardly need
"bestressed that the legal framework inthe former AAS?*,virtually
s.ll ofwhich are French-speaking countries using the continental
system oflaw ,isquite different from the legal framework inthe
new English-speaking ,countries ,which use the common law system .
However ,thedifficulty should not "beexaggerated .Certain legal
procedures andinstitutions aredifferent ,but once thepractical
problems towhich this gives rise have "been identified atechnique
often used inthedraft –namely reference tonational law-
enables apractical andsatisfactory solution tobefound .The
merits ofthis reference technique should bestressed ,since it
constitutes anindispensable safety valve without which nodraft
general conditions woruld "beviable and,furthermore ,because it
ensures that thelegal Bystem ofthe ACP State conoerned isnot
impinged upen ,
(b)The co–existence ofthese twolegal systems give3 rise toa
second problem ;namely ,that ofbalancing therights and
obligations oftheparties tothe contract .Inalmost all the
AA5M therules governing public contracts reveal theinfluence cf
theadministrative lawofthe former metropoles (France and
Belgium ).Under these rules theprerogatives ofthe admin :.strstico .
areestablished bythe inclusion incontracts ofprovisions that
lie outside the province ofcommon law.The tradition inthe
United Kingdom ,and hence inthe English –speaking ACP Stmtes ,is
that contracts awarded bythe public authorities are contracts
under private law where the administration acts asaprivate
individual ,which means that theparties are placed onPJI
absolutely equal footing .Thedesire tomaintain ab?.l=.nce
between theparties wasinfact already reflected inthe old
general conditions ,which contained provisions safeguarding the
rii?^*? ofthecontractor wherever theprerogatives cfthe
administration were affirmed .Accordingly ,itisinthe wording
rather than inthe substance that this concern for balance is
expressed inthedraft ofthe new general conditions .However ,
onimportant points such asthe oompansatioa tobeaccorded tot»ie
contraotor inthecase ofexceptional risks (Article 130)forthe *
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nature ofwork (Artioles 104,105 and .106)resulting from
circumstances which arenot -attributable totheoontraotor ,
firms are given more substantial guarantees *
5*Economie and social oontext
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The influence ofthe worldwide inflation which has been afeature
ofthepast three years isclearly visible incertain solutions
adopted inthedraft ofthe new general conditions *
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(a)Theprinciple embodied intheoldgeneral conditions whereby
advances other than the lump-sum advance cannot berevised is
abandoned infavour ofacase-by –case approach determined inthe
Special Conditions .Experience had shown that itwas nolonger
intheinterests ofcontractors torequest advances ,-for the
fact that these advances were not revised worked out more expensive
for them than theinterest they would have had topayifthey had
borrowed from banks# However ,theapplication oftheprinciple
ofnon–revision canquite easily beadjusted oreven made Bystematio
inthe Speoial Conditions ifeoonomio conditions become more stable
again *
(b)Since thesystem ofpayment inforeign currency with an
exchange shortfall guarantee haB not always resulted infairness
(e.g. payments made inweak currencies ),thedraft has made 'the
system ofpayment inforeign ^cur^ency considerably more flexible
byallowing contractors toreceive payments not only inthe currenoy
ofthe country where they have their registered place ofbusiness
with anexchange shortfall guarantee but also inEUA -convertible
into the currency ofaMember State orACP State asinthe oontraot
(Artiole 37)*Theright oftransfer isalBo affirmed (Article 39)•
(o)Thedraft embodies theprinciple ofdirect payment to
sub-contractors ,which issomething thelatter have repeatedly
called for.This measure –which has already been incorporated in
the national laws ofcertain Member States and ACP States «•
constitutes aguarantee forthose small and medium-sized firms
whioh are more seriously affeoted bythe economio oriais .
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fc'»Operational context
Aserious effort has "been made toimprove thelayout andtighten
nr>caterminology .Inview ofcomplaints from -users regarding
ir.adifficulty offinding one'sway about intheprovisions
f:piJion toworks and supply contracts andintheprovision raiaticg
specifically toeach ofthese typeB ofcontract ,tha old genqrt&i
renditions have "been split upinto separate documents ,oi>s QT:
wjnich isiixis draft relating toworks contracts .
Ineresult isthat iteras dealing with the same subject are
grcniped together inlogical and chronological order ,v-'hieh Bakes
iteasier tounderstand thetexts *Moreover ,the faot that each
artiole new has atitle makes iteasier tolocate items *
Greater accuracy interminological usage and definitions is
a.iether feature ofthe new general conditions for works contracts .
The term "administration "has "been replaced "bythree different
concepts :the contracting authority ,the works supervisor and
the engineer .The contracting authority isthe "body with which
;'necontractor deals regarding anymatters ofownership or
responsibility ;itisresponsible for payments anditisthe
"body which applies the most severe sanotions (rescission ,
placing under direct management oftheadministration ). Howeve ??
■thecontracting authority delegates all powers fordealing with
problems connected with the actual performance ofthe contract
"tothe wcrka supervisor' and the engineer .The works supervisor
isreponsibla for taking the most important decisions ,whereas
the engineer has thetask ofdealing with all da,y-t»~day prcblasrts
arising onthesite .
1»Mss governing works supervision and the use ofconsultants
Given the wii5.tr international context ofthese general conditionsitv--i,g necessary tolay down thsrules governing works superviaionj
particularly forcases where that task was performed bya
consultant .Tnis isanimportant matter because ithas yepsrouaaiop-s
enmany articles ofthe draft .
The old fl.iSK general conditions made nodistinction between works
supervision performed bythe admini strati onitself orbyaconsxtltaat
::nsof*r astheauthority responsible for managing and supervising
T-neworks ,which was represented by"theofficial responsible for
directing performance ofthecontraot ",came under thecontraotinr
administration .One should hasten toaddthat this way oftackJit,#
tr«problem diinot ofcourse deprive the admini strati onofth«s
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opportunity ofcalling inaconsultancy firm todothejobunder
aspecial service contract .However ,inkeeping with the
philosophy "behind this approach ,theconsultancy firta ,while
providing thenecessary technical assistance ,becarre asitwere
part oftheadministration ,which thus retained itsBupervisory
function®
Although this approach -which st^ll hasalotofsupport -was
retained itseemed advisable nottorule outother possibilities .
Itwastherefore necessary top.llow greater latitude inthetexts ,
firstly toenable works supervision tobecarried outboth by
theadministration andbyaconsultant ,andseoondly topermit the
necessary flexibility inthedelegation ofpowers toaconsultant
responsible forworks supervision .
This objective hasbeen achieved inthedraft general conditions
without radically altering thetexts bymeans of:
(a)thedefinition inArticle 4oftheconcepts "works supervisor "
and "engineer ",theworks supervisor being either anadministrative
department ,alegal person (consultancy firm )oranatural person
(consulting engineer );theengineer isalways expressly designated
either byhisfunction orbyhisname ;
(b)systematic designation throughout thetexts oftheperson -i.e. ,
theworks supervisor ortheengineer -whoenjoys theprerogatives
given totheadministration bythegeneral conditions ;
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(c)theobligation imposed upon thecontracting authority toinform
thecontractor intheletter ofcontract oftheidentities ofthewerka
supervisor andtheengineer andoftheengineer 'spowers (in
particular those delegated tohim)regarding theperformance of
thecontract (Artioles 49and59ofthedraft ).
(d)theaffirmation oftheengineer 'scompetence todealwith the
contractor andtoactasthepreliminary examining authority in
theamicable settlement ofdisputes (Article 57).TheHext states
that anattempt toreach an'amicable settlement shall iflaoonducted
before thevarious administrative authorities responsible ,andthe
first ofthese isalways theengineer .Ifthere arenoorganized
adauni etrati ve©flannels forseeking satisfaction thecontractor 's
oooiplainta will benotified totheengineer .Within theframework

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ofthepowers delegated tohimbytheworks sapervisor er -
authority ,theengineer will then deoide howth<?matter iatobe
resolved orrefer ittothehigher authority .
These provisions make therules governing vorks supervision both
extremely flexible andhighly precise andsupervision hasb«tn more
clearly integrated into theeveryday relations between th«parties
tothe©ontraot asaresult . >
80 Structure ofthe document'
Apart from thefact that certain items aregrouped together ,mainly
aaaresult oftheprovisions common toworks andeupply contracts
having bean removed ,thebasio structure ofthedooura®nt hasnet
changed *
Thefirst part contains regulations ,from which itisnotpossible
toderogate .Itiatherefore binding onboth thecontracting
authority andthefirm .Itfixes thebasic rules ofthecontract
andtheprocedures forplaoing andawarding contracts .Itis
therefore therepository oftheguarantees tovhioh firms ars
entitled fortheir participation incontracts .
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Thesecond part ismade upofthecontractual provisions ,from which
itispossible toderogate inthelight oftherequirements pow.liar
toeach contract . ■ - v ■ .
9.Conclusion
Tosuraup,itmaybesaid that thedraft general conditions for
works oontracts ,while retaining aclose affinity with theoldAASM
general conditions asregards thebasio structure and themajority
oftheprovisions ,have been adapted where necessary sothat they
canbeapplied inthenew context oftheACP States »The legril ,
economic ,social ,technical andformal changes that have been made
should give thegeneral conditions awider interaatlosal diaawsiw
s&dimprove their opere.t.i©n .

This will make thedocument amore effective instruraent ofthe
competition policy oonduoted inconnection with theexecution of
projects financed bytheEDFand ,furthermore ,&valuable admini strati 1/*
tool forthose Commission departments which areresponsible for
ensuring that projects areproperly exeouted from thetechnical
financial points ofview .

GEHERAL commons FORWORKS COKTRACTS
PHBJJCED WTHEEUROPE /®DTOTLOPMEW W®

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Title I REGULATIONS ,
Chapter IPrinciples andDefinitions
Art »1 Conditions
Art *2 General conditions
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Art# 3 Spécial conditions 1
Art# 4 Definitions
Art.5 Equality ofconditions forpartioipat ion
Art# 6 Preferences fornational firms
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Art# 7 ' Competition
Art# 8 Agreed prices
Art# 9 Payments for services rendered • ■•'"*
Art# 10 Annulment ofatendering procedure
Art# 11 Amendment ofthe contract
Art# 12 Classification ofoorrtracts
Art#13 Fixing ofprices inprovisional price oontracts
Art# 14 Checking ofprioes
Art# 15 Computation oftime limits
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Chapter II Procedure forpreparation aixl planning ofcontraots 1
Art# 16 Method ofplanning contracts
I–Contraots based oninvitation tqtenier
Art# 17 Types ofinvitation totender
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1Rules inthe teohnical field
Art# 18 Technical specifications andstandards
2 ;Rules governing publication
Arte *19 Notice ofinvitation totender
Art# 20 Publication ofnotices
Invitation totender ,
Time limit onthe submission ofteodersArt »*19
Art# 20
Art# 21
Art v.22
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3»Theinvitation totender dossier
Art.23 Contents oftheinvitation totender dossier
4®Qualitative criteria forpartioipation
Art.24 Standing andability required oftenderers
Art.25 Proof ofstanding andability
Ar-fc #26 Preselection ofcandidates
5.Detailed rules forthe drawing ;upoftenders
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Art•27 Language '
Art,28 Signature and jnumber ofcopies
Art.29 Agents
Art.30 Consortia
Art.31 Alterations and amendjmentB
Art.32 Connection oferrors and omissions
Art.33 Calculation ofthebill ofquantities
Art.34 Accuracy ofunit prioes
Art.35 • Taxation ,
Art.36 Wording oftenders
Art.37 Currency ofpayment ai-ri exchange shortfall guarantee
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6.Obligations ofthe State
Art.3o Temporary residence permit
Art.39 Right oftransfer >
7.Submission and opening oftenders
Art.40 Submission
Art,41 Withdrawals additions and amendments
Art.42 Period during which tenders arebinding
Art.43 Openxng oftenders
Art.44 Invalidity oftenders
Art.45 Work ofthe committee responsible forthe examination
oftenders
8.Selection bfcontractor and drawing upofthecontraot
Art.46 Selection ofcontractor
Art.47 Notification ofacceptance ofcontract
Art *48 Instrument ofcontract *letter ofoontraot
A*"** 49 Contents oftheletter ofbontraot

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Art,SO Order ofprooedure ofthe documents relating tothe
oontraots
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Art,51 Grouping irfto lots
Art,52 Variations ,
Art,53 Invitation totender with competition
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Chapter II Mutual agreement oontraots
Art,54 Definition andcharacteristics ofmutual agreement .
contracts
Art,55 .Cases where amutual agreement procedure may befollowed
Art,56 Instrument ofthe mutual agreement
Chapter III Settlement ofdisputes
j . •'Art,57 Amiable settlement ofdisputes
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Art,59 Arbitrât ion
Title II CONTRACTUAL ,ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL
PROVISIONS
I,Preliminary provisions
Art,59 The eiigineer
Art,60 The engineer 'srepresentative
Art,61 Pree acoess tothe site
Art,62 Address for service ofthe oontractor 1
Art,63 Superintendence ofthe works bythe contractor
Art,64 Assignment ,sub-contracting andsub-ordering
Art,65 Documents arjd items tobesupplied tothecontraotor
Art,66 Documents tobesupplied "bythecontractor
Art,67 Provisional deposit .•
II,Guarantees ofcontract
Art,68 Guarantee ofcontract bymeans ofadeposit oradirectly
liable guarantor
Art,69 Failure toestablish adeposit ortoprovide adirectly
liable guarantor
Art,70 Right ofthecontracting authority over thedeposit or
directly liable guarantor
Vrt,71 Return ofdeposit orrelease ofthedireotly liable .
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Art,72 Suras returned byway ofgu&rarrteo
Art *73 msurance
III•General obiigat ions
Art,74 Basic rulas forthedetermination ofprices
Art,75 Observance oflaws andregulations
Art,16 Policing ofsites
Art„77 Obstacles totraff ic
Art o78 Safeguarding ofad.jaoem ,properties
Art,79 Disturbane© toapubi ioutility Servio©
Art e60 Contractor 'stransport
Art,81 Cables and conduits
Ait «82 ■Outline ofworks
Art.83 Occupation ofland orpremises
.Art,84 Materials obtained from demolition
Art,85 Discoveries while work isinprogress
.Art*86 Temporary works and soil studies
Art,87 Overlapping contracts
Art,88 Siraultaneous contracte
Art,89 Suspension ofvorks for climatic reasons
Art,90 Patents and licences
Art,91 Staff
Art,92 Contractor 'sequipment
IV Commencement ofthe works –Period ofperformance
Administrative orders
Art,93 Order tocommence performance ofcorrtraot
Art,94 Period ofperformance
Art,95 Administrative orders
VInspection and supervision
Art„96 Work record -Daily statements ofmaterials used and
work done
Art# 97 Quality ofworks
Art,90 Supervision atodinspect ioi>ofgoods

Art.99
Art.100
Art.101
Art.102
Art.103
Art.104
Art.105
Art.106
Art.107
Art.108
Art.109
Art.110
Art.Ill
Art.112
Art.113
Art.114
Art.115
Art.116
Art.117
Art.118
Art.119
Art.120
Art.121
Art.122
Art.123
Art.I24
Art.125
Art.126Checking ofmaterials and Buppliea
Preliminary teoknical acceptance
Identification ■
Fraud and faulty workmanship
VI Modifications tothe contract
Unforseen work and modifications tothe ooirtraot
Increase inthe volume ofwork
Reduction inthe volume ofwork
Change inthequantities ofthevarious items inthebill
ofquantities
Substantial variations
VII Payment ofcontracts
General provisions ( •
Payment onacontraot for which the price isnot fixed
Advances
Reimbursement »fadvances
Partial paymexrts
Ownership ofmaterials j ■ .
Revision ofprioes
Revision threshold • >•
Price revision and repayment ofadvanoes
Payment inrespect ofprice revision
Rules for payment
Payments direot tosubcontractors
Payment inthe event ofattachment
Interest inres'peot ofdelay inpayments 1
Payment for the benefit ofthird parties
Notification ofthird parties
VIII Developments affecting performance ofthe contraot
Cessation orpostponement ofperfomanoe ofcontract
Decease <
Speoifio grounds forrescission

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IXAcceptance andmaintenance penod
Art.127 Useofworks "faythecontracting authority
ij-t#128 Acceptance
Art# 129 Maintenance periods maintenance ,repair andreplaoemexrt
XClaims andexceptional risks
Art.130 Claims "bythecontractor andexceptional risks
Art.131 Remission ofdamages fordelay
XINon-performance ofcontract andsanction thereof
Art# 132 Nonperformance ofcontraot "bycontractor
Art# 133 Finding ofnon-performanoe attributable tothe contractor
Art# I34 Sanction fopthe "braaoh ofoontraot onthe part oftha
contractor
Art# 135 Reoovery ofdamages
XII Responsibility ofthe contractor after aooeptanoe
Art# 136 Responsibility ofthecontractor after aooeptanoe
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TITLE I
REGULATIONS
CHAPTER I
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PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS
Artiole 1
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Conditions
Publio works contraots finanopd .tjythe European Development Fund
shall begoverned tryf
1*These general conditions ;
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2.The Spécial Conditions *
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Article 2
General conditions
These general conditions comprise :
1*Regulations laying down theprinciples and conditions forthe
preparation and award ofcontracts ;noderogation may beaade
from these provisions *
2*General contractual provisions ofanadministrative andtechnical
nature ,relating tothe performance ofoontraots *These provisions
shall apply toallcontracts andreference shall bemade tothem in
the Special Conditions *
Artiole 3
Spécial Conditions
TheSpeoial Conditions comprise ;
(a)special oontraotual clausea applloable toeaoh contraot ;

(b)allreferences tothetechnical specifications applicable
tooorrtracts relating tothe same type ofworks ;
(o)anindication ofthoBe oontractual provisions referred toin
Artiole 2(2)which arenotapplioa"ble inview ofthe speoi&l
requirements ofthe oontract ooncerned .
Article 4
Définitions
Forthe purpose ofimplementing these general conditions the
following definitions shall apply *
1#Contract :any corrtraot forvaluable consideration ,concluded
between acontracting authority andacontraotor (anatural
orlegal person ),the ,object ofwhich isthebuilding of
infra structural works orimmovable property ,inwhich theprovision
ofsupplies isonly ofsecondary importance andthe assessment of
thevalue ofsupplies isincluded inthecost ofthe work .
20Member States :the Member States ofthe European Economic Community ;
3*ACP States :the African ,Caribbean andPacific States whioh ar«
recipients ofaid from the European Development Fund ;
4*Contracting authority :the State ,regional orlooal authority ,"body
orary legal person governed bypublic law which concludes the
contract oronbehalf ofwhich the contract is concluded j
5«Works supervisor :the administrative department orthe natural or
legal person designated bythecontracting authority ashaving
responsibility forthe performance ofthe oontract ;
6»Engineer :theperson designated byname bytheworks supervisor
todirect orsupervise the performance ofthe conrtraot ;
7«Engineer 'srepresentative :ar\yperson designated name the
engineer tosupervise the performance ofthecontract and,where
specially authorized bytheengineer ,toparticipate indirecting
the performance ofthe oontraot ;
Û M _«• .6*Tenderers anynatural orlegal person subaitting atender with p,
view toconcluding acorrtraot ;

9«Contractors thetenderer with whom the contract isooncluded ;
10*Price sofciedulet the document porrtaining ,inthe case ofaunit price
contract |anitemized "breakdown oftheworks to "beoarried out,together
with astatement oftheunit prioes applicable totheundertaking in
respect ofeach ofthevarious items inquestion *
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11*Bill ofquantities :the document containing ,intheoase ofaunit price
contract ,anitemized breakdown"of theworks tobecarried out,indicating
anestimated quantity for each item andthe corresponding unit price as
given intheprice sohedule .Thetotal expenditure shall beassessed
byapplying theunit prices tothe estimated quantities and adding
together the various sums thus obtained .
Theestimated quantity shall beaquantity stated bythecontracting
authority inthebill ofquantities .Itshall beaquantitative estimate
ofthe work tobecarried out and shall constitute afactor in
determining theunit price tobeapplied tothequantities actually
carried out.
12.breakdown oftheoverall price :the document containing ,inthecase of
anoverall price contract ,anitemized breakdown ofthe works tobe
carried out.This itemized breakdown shall becompiled bythecontracting
authority onthebasis ofthe nature ofthe works tobecarried out,with
orwithout astatement ofquantities .Afirm price shall begiven for
each separate item .Thetotal expenditure oroverall price shall be
calculated byadding together thevarious firm prices inquestion *
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Where items are aooompanied byquantities ,thelatter shall befirm
quantities .
The firm quantity shall be 1thequantity for which thecontractor has
submitted anoverall price ,which shall bepaid tohimirrespective of
thequantity actually parried out.
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|J|. Article 5
jj; |j,.tEquality ofconditions forparticipation
1*Without prejudice toArticle 5^(3 )ofthe Lom§Convention concerning
|tibird countries ,anynatural orlegal person having thenationality
jcrf.a Member State eranACPState shall beeligible topartioipate onequal
terms intendering prooedures andoontraots financed bytheEuropean
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4.
Development Fund *
2*Tenders shall becompared onequal terms inorder toavoid anyobstacle
toparticipation intendering procedures andtheaward ofcontracts .
Tothis end ,documents inviting tenders maynotcontain anyspecification
such asmaygive rise todiscrimination between tenderers .
Article 6
Preferences for national firms
1*Contracts maybeawarded bymeans ofanaccelerated procedure forissuing
invitations totender involving shorter time limits forthesubmission
oftenders where theworks involved ,because oftheir scale ,aremainly
ofinterest tofirms ofthe ACP States -
This accelerated procedure shall beapplied toinvitations totender
whose value isestimated atless than 2million European units ofaccount *
Time limits forthe submission oftenders shall befixed inaooordanpe
with therules inforoe inthebeneficiary ACPState#
2«Forcontracts whose value isless than 2million European units ofaooount
aICffoprice preference shall betaken into acoount infavour ofthe
ACPStates where tenders ofequivalent economic andtechnical quality
arecompared .
This preference shall beconfined tonational firms oftheACPStates
within themeaning ofthenational laws ofthose States ,provided that
their residence fortaxpurposes andmain business areestablished in
anACPState andthat asignificant share oftheoapital andmanagement
staff aresupplied byoneormore ACPStates ,
3«Where twotenders areacknowledged tobeequivalent onthebasis ofthe
criteria setoutinArticle 46(1 ),preferenoe shall begiven tothepne
which permit *thegreatest possible utilization ofthephysical andhuman
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resouroes oftheACPStates *
Article 7
Compétition
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Contracts shall beawarded onthebasis ofcompetition *

Artiole 8
"Agreed prices
Contracts shall beplaced onthe "basis ofagreed prices *These prices
may beunit prices oranoverall price#
Thefact that contracts aretofeeplaced atanagreed price Bhall not
preclude prices being revised inthelight ofspecific fiscal ,economic
orsocial factors .Theprice revision procedures shall beexpressly
laid dowll inthe contract documents .
Inaddition ,and byway ofexoeption ,contracts may beplaced without
prices being fixed byagreement :
(a)forwork ofacomplex nature orinvolving anewtechnique presenting
considerable technical hazards which necessitate the commencement of
work before allthe conditions ofexecution can bedetermined ;
(b)intheevent ofexcept ional ,unforseeable circumstances ,where the
oontracts relate tourgent work whose nature and the means of
execution are difficult todetermine .
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Artiole 9
Payment for services rendered
Contracts may not provide for instalments onaccount except where a
service has been rendered and accepted .
Instalments ionaccount shall beallowed inrespect ofthe following
acoording tothe provisions laid down inthe contract :
(a)work done bythecontractor ,asandwhen such work iscompleted
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(b)supplies provided fortheperformance ofthecontract
bythe engineer .following ,
completed ;
and inspected

Nevertheless ,advanoes may liegranted Inaccordance with the f•
condition *andprocedures laid down inthese general conditions .
Thepayment ofadvances andinstalments onaocount does nothave
thecharacter offinal payment ;thereoipient shall beliable to
thepayer forthefull amount oftheadvance orinstalment until
final settlement ofthe oontract ,
Artiole 10
Annulment ofatendering procedure
Before placing theoontraot ,theoontraot ingauthority may :
(a)notwithstanding thecompletion ofaprocedure prior tothe
conclusion ofthecontract ,either decide not "toplaoe the
contract ororder that theprooedure berecommenced if
necessary using another method ;
(b)intheevent oftheoontract comprising twoormore lots ,
award only certain ofthelots and,possibly ,decide that
theothers aretobethesubject ofanother oontraot or
other oontracts ,ifneoessary using another method ^
Theannulment ofatendering procedure provided forinparagraph 1
maytake place only inthefollowing oases t
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«•ifnotender isreceived which neeta theconditions setoutin
theinvitation totender dossier ;
–ifnotender isreceived whioh satisfies theoriteria for theaward of
theoontraot assetoutinArtiole 46(1 )}
iftheeoonomio orteohnioal data oftheprojeot have been
fundamentally altered ;
••ifexceptional oiroumstanoes render normal performance ofthe
contract impossible ;
–ifthetenders received donotcorrespond tothefinancial resouroes
earmarked forthecontract ;
–ifthetenders received contain serious irregularities resulting
inparticular ininterference with thenormal play ofmarket forces ,or
-•ifnocompetition ispresent *
Intheevent ofannulment ofatendering procedure ,tenderers whoarestill
bound bytheir tenders shall beinformed thereof bythecontracting
authority .Tenderers shall notbeentitled tecompensation . '

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Article 11
Amendment ofthe oontraot
Thecontracting authority mayunilaterally modify theinitial project
inthe course ofperformance ofthe contract ,provided that itdoes
not change the purpose ofthe contract andthat itgives fair compensation
where appropriate *
Article 12
Classification ofoontraots
Contracts may beclassified asfollows ,according tothe way inwhich
the prices are determined :
-overall price contracts ;
-unit price contracts ;
-repayment contracts ,and
-composite contracts#
1*Inanoverall price contract the agreed price covers allthe works
orservices which arethe subject ofthe contract#
2#Inaunit price contract the works orservices are "broken down into
separate items andthe proposed unit price stated for each item#
Theunit prices shall heagreed# Theprice ofthe contract shall "be
determined byapplying theunit prices tothequantities ofworks or
services provided for#
3*Inarepayment contract the works orservices carried outare paid for
after inspection lytheengineer ,onthebasis ofthecost price arid
thesupplements inlieu ofprofit *

Inacomposite contract theprices arefixed by "twoormore ofthe
methods referred tounder 1.2and 3#
Article 13
Fixing ofprioea inprovisional prioe oontraots
Intheoases provided forinArtiole 8(3)»"theconftraot shall "be
concluded :
1,onarepayment "basis inaccordance with Artiole 12,point 3|or
2,onthe "basis ofprovisional prices initially andthen ofagreed
prices *Theagreed prices shall "bedetermined notlater than the
time atwhich theconditions forperforming thecontract areknown ;
or
3»partly onarepayment basis andpartly onanagreed prices "basis *
Article 14
Cheoking ofprices
1«IftheSpecial Conditions soprovide ,thecontracting authority
mayasktenderers tosupply anyinformation enabling anassessment
to "bemade oftheprices tendered *
2«Thecontractor shall beobliged tosupply aryinformation enabling
thesettlement prices tobechecked inthecases provided forin
Article 13#
Article 15
Computation oftime limits
Thetimelimits referred tointhese general conditions ,theSpeoial
Conditions andthecontract documents shall runfrom thebeginning of
thedayfollowing thedate oftheactordeed which serves asthepoint
ofcommencement forthesaid time limits .

9.
Where thetime limit isfixed indays ,itshall expire attheend
ofthelast dayoftheperiod laid down .
Where thetime limit isfixed inmonths ,itshall endontheday
having thesamenumber asthedayonwhich itbegan *Intheevent
ofthelast month ofatime-limit fixed inmonths nothaving aday
with thesame number asthedate onwhioh it "began ,thetime limit
shall endonthelast dayofthat month .
Inthelastdayofatime limit falls onaSunday orapublio holiday
established tylaw,thetime limit shall beextended until tl*
ofthenext working day#
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CHAPTER II
PROCEDURE FORPREPARATION ANDPLACING OPCONTRACTS
;Article 16
Methods ofplacing oontraota
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Contract qshall beplaced onaninvitation totender ,"Bywayofexception ,
they maybeplaced bymutual agreement inthecases provided forin
Article 55*
I.CONTRACTS BASED ONINVITATION TOTENDER
Article 17
Types ofinvitation totender
Aninvitation totender shall beopen orrestricted#
Anopen ^nvitation totender shall consist ofapublio invitation
totender ;aryinterested firm maytender#
Arestricted invitation totender used inthose cases referred toinArticle 19
ofProtocol No.2oftheLom6 Convention shall beopen only tothose applicants
which thecontracting authority decides toconsult *
Such consultation mayfollow apreselection procedure decided onwith parti­
cular reference tothespecial nature orthequantity ofthe worfcs orservices
tobecarried out,assetoutinArticle 18ofProtocol No.2ofthe Lorol
Convention .

10.
la Rules inthe technical field
Article 18
Technical specifications and standards
Thetechnical specifications andthedescription oftesting ,checking
acceptance andcalculation methods which appear inthedocuments rclatifig
toeach coasraci may bsdefined Vreference tonational orinternational
stamardâj
Unless eruch specifications arejustified bythesubject ofthecontract ,
itshall beprohibited toincorporate inthe documents relating toeaoh
contract technical specifications which mention products ofaspecific
make orsource oraparticular process and,which therefore favour or
eliminate certain firms® Inparticular ,itshall beprohibited toin&ioata
trade marks 3patents ortypes ,oraspecific origin orproduction ^However ,,
ifsuch indication isaccompanied bythewords "orequivalent ",itshall
beauthorized incases where thecontracting authority isunable
togive adescription ofthesubject oftheoontract using specifications
which sufficiently precis® andintelligible totheparties concerted 9
21Ifules governi ngpublication
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Article 19
Notice ofinvitation totender
Acontracting authority wishing toplace acontract byopen tendering procedure
orVrestricted tendering procedure with preselection shall make known its
intention bymeans ofanotice ,
1..Inanopentendering procedure thenotice ofinvitation totender shall state
inparticular i
(a)thesubject ofthecontract ,inparticular thenature andextent ef
theservices tobeprovided andthegeneral nature ofthevorkj
ifthecontract issubdivided into several lots ?theorder of
Magnitude ofthedifferent lots andthepossibility oftendering
forone ^forseveral ,orforallofffcelots ;th®possibility ©?

11.
submitting variations where authorized ;ifthe notice concerns ftn
invitation totender with competition which ,inaddition tothe
execution ofworks ,alBO involves thepreparation ofaproject ,
only the information needed "byfirms tounderstand the purpose of
the contract andtotender accordingly ;
(b)thelocation oftheworks ,thesource offinanoing andtheperiod of
performance ;
(c)thecontracting authority and,more particularly ,theaddress ofthe
department placing the contract ;
(d)theplaqe where theinvitation totender dossier may beinspected and
the terms onwhich itmay beacquired ;
(e)thefinal date forthereceipt oftenders ,theaddress towhich thoy
must besent andthe language orlanguages inwhich they must be
drawn up;
(f)theperiod ,reckoned from thefinal date forthereceipt oftenders ,
during which tenderers shall remain bound bytheir tenders ;exoept in
special cases ,this period shrill beof,.three months *duration ;
(g)thedate ,time andplace oftheopening ofthetenders ,together with
astatement totheeffeot that thetenders will beopened inpublic
inaccordance with Article 43(l);
(h)possibly ,anapproximate estimate ofthework total ;
(i)theaddress ofthedepartments from which firms mayobtain a.ryfurther
information itwould beintheir interest toobtain ;
2«Inarestricted tendering procedure with preseleotion ,thenotice shall state
inparti cular :
(a)theinformation given inparagraph 1(a).(b),(o)and(g);

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(b)the terrnB onwhich thedossier may beacquired ;
(c)thefinal date forthereceipt qfrequests toparticipate ,the
address towhich they must besent andthe language imvhiohthey
must tewritten ;
(d)possibly ,thefinal date fortheissue ofinvitations totender
bj-the contracting authority ;
(e)theinformation tobegiven intherequest toparticipate ,inthe
form ofstatements and documents concerning thefirs -aeituation and ih®
economic andtechnical conditions which the contracting authority
requires firms tofulfil inorder to "beseleoted ? requirecscsrtB
shall bethose specified inArticle 25*
Article 20
Publication ofnotices
19Inthe case ofanopen invitation totender ,the notice shall be
published inaocordance with such rules astoensure the widest
distribution ofinformation *Tothis enditshall published inths Off :"jial
Journal ofthe European Communities andtheofficial gasatte ofthe ACPSiaie
inassistance with Article 18(2)(a)ofProtocol No.2ofthe Lome Convvition
2.Inthe case ofaarestricted invitation totender ,ifapreselection pro :adura
envisaged ,thenotice ofinvitation totender shall estcuttheterms of p
dure andshall bepuslished inaccordance wit& pars graph 1,
Article 21
Invitation totender
Inarestricted procedure with preselect ion ^thecandidates selected in
accordance with Article 26shall rscsive animitator to stating
inpart icular:
(a)theinformation given inArticle 19(l){f )?(?) (g)|
(b)areference tothenotice mentioned inArtiel# 19(2 )s

13.
Article 22
Time limit for the submission oftenders
1«Inanopen tendering procedure ,four months shall elapse "between thedate
ofpublication ofthenotice ofinvitation totender andthefinal
date forthereceipt oftenders ,
Nevertheless ,this period may bereduced orextended depending on
thesubject ofthecontract orpursuant toArticle 6(l)«
2*Inarestricted tendering procedure ,theperiod between thedata ofthe invi­
tation totender andthefinal date fixed forthereoeipt oftenders shall
bedetermined onacase-by-case basis aocording tothe aubjeot pfthe
contraot •
3# The invitation totender dossier
-Article 23
Contents ofthe invitation totender dossier
Theinvitation totender dossier must contain the following :
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1.thenotice ofinvitation totender ,orthenotice ofpreselection
andtheinvitation totender ;
2*theSpecial Conditions ,theannexes thereto ,and %model tender ;
3*for aunit price contract :anoutline price schedule and anoutline
bill ofquantities ;
4*for anoverall price contract :anoutline breakdown ofthe pverall
price ;
5«hyway Qfinformation ,andwithout being binding upon theopntracting
authority ,aNote ofGeneral Information brought uptodate atthe time
ofpublication ordistribution oftheinvitation totender pnd
containing ,inparticular ,the following points *
-Geographical notes ;
-notes onthecliraatej
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-monetary and banking system ;
-aocess routes ;

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-location 01'Ho «itej
-cutnoiud andtaxregulations ,inorder toenable thetenderer to
calculi at3their incidence ontheamount ofhistender sand
.wage scales ,including anindication ofminima wagelevels Hid
downVnational laworcustomary intheplace where theoojrtract
istobeperformed ,corresponding tothemain looal categories of
labour reqtired forthe work.
4,Quantitative criteria forpartioipation
Artide 24
Standing andability required oftenderers
1«Aiiynatural orlegal person asdefined inArticle 5(1)vho
able toprove that hemeets thenecessary legal ,technical and
financial requirements mayparticipate ininvitations tot«nd«r
within theframework oftheprocedures laid down forthat
purpose bythese general conditions *
2«Thefollowing natural orlegal persons shall notb«entitled
toparticipate inaninvitation totender :
(a)any whoarebankrupt j
(b)aivwhoareinasituation ofsuspension ofpayments established
byjudgment ofaoourt other than bankruptcy ,andresulting ,in
accordance with their national laws ,inthetotal orpartial
loss oftheright toadminister anddispose oftheir property ;
(c)anyagainst whom legal proceedings have beeninstituted involving
adeclaration ofsuspension ofpayments andwhich mayresult ,
inaccordance with their national laws ,inadeclaration of
bankruptcy orinanyother situation entailing thetotal orparti *
loss oftheright toadminister anddispose oftheir property ;
(d)anywhohave been convicted ,under afinal judgment ,ofaror
offence affecting their professional conduct ;
(e)aryw'.-oareg\iilty ofsnriouo misrepresentation with regard to
information required forparticipation ii:aninvitation to
(f)any whom ithasboon decided toexclude pursuant to
Article 134(2 )(e)»

15.
Article 25
Proof ofstanding and .ability
Inorder toprovide proof ofhisstanding andability ,thetenderer
shall ,iftheSpecial Conditions sorequire ,supply thefollowing :
1*arydocument dated lessthan three months previously ,drawn up
inaccordance with thetenderer 'snational law,
-certify that hemeets theconditions setoutinArticle 5(l),
-certifying that noneofthesituations referred toinArticle 24(2)(a),
(b),(c)and (d)applies tohimj
2.references certifying tothefinancial resources available tohim
fortheperformance ofthecontract }
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3.inthecase ofacompany orfirm ,acopy ofitsmemorandum and
articles ofassociation oraiqyother document relating toits
constitution ,together with thecredentials oftheperson authorized
toenter into commitments onitsbehalf ;
4•astatement setting outhistechnical resources ,indicating work
which hehascarried outorintheexecution ofwhich hehas
participated ;heshall attach tothis statement anycertificates
relating toandassessing hisactivities and,where applicable ,
certificates issued byaqualifying andclassifying body approved
bytheadministration oftheMember State orACPState ofwhich heis
anational orinwhich hehasapermanent branch ;
5«astatement indicating thestaff andequipment heintends touseto
fulfil thecontract ;
6#anyrelevant information about hisproducers ,suppliers andthe
origin ofhisequipment andmaterials .
Article 26
Présélection ofcandidates
Inarestricted procedure withpreselection ,thecontracting authority

•!b»llselect ,©athebasis oftheinformation given pursuant toArticle 19(2)(e ),
iliaoasaditetes itshall iavit® totssader .
5.Detailed rules forthedrawl upoftenders
Article 27
Lstnguage
Tikistend«r shall hedrawn upinthelanguage stipulated intheinvitation to
tender .
Article 28
Sign&tare andnuaber ofcopies
Thetender shall hesigned tgrthetenderer orbyhis agent .Itshall bedrawn
upinasingle original bearing theword 'original •• TheSpecial Conditions
shall state iaaddition the number ofcopies tobesupplied bythetenderer .
Oepisa shall besiga®d intheswe wayastheoriginal andshall bear theworn
98CHr' s
Article 29
Á»3ü"SS
Tenders subsaitted byagents must state the name ornasaes ©ftheprincipal or
principals onwhose behalf they air®acting . Hoagent mayrepresent more th&a
onetenderer .Agents shall attach tothe tender thenotarial act ordeed
which eapowsrs them toact ©abehalf oftenderers «Signatures toadeed
«2®stat®d uM®r se&l ®rasi béa«,t^n^ieatad .
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Artiole 3017.
Consortia
Where thetender issubmitted byaconsortium ,without legal personality ,made
upofanumber ofnatural orlegal persons ,itshall besigned byeach ofthose
persons ,whoshall ,unless otherwise specified intheSpecial Conditions ,accept
joint andseveral liability andappoint oneoftheir number torepresent the
consortium vis-A-visthecontracting authority#
Therepresentative orrepresentatives ofsuch consort *uamist ,insofar aseach is
concerned ,provide theproof required under Artiole ?5fasifth^ywere themselves
the tenderer .
Article 31
Alterations andamendments
Anyerasures ,interlineations ,additions oramendments ,v\,th«ir inthetend® ,cr
initsannexes ,which could influenoe thebasic terms ofin®contract ,,suchas
prices ,time limits andtechnical conditions ,shall bssultfeot toaiteratir 3
approved andsigned bythetenderer orhisagent .
Article 32
Correction oferrors andomissions
1.Where theinvitation totender foranoverall price contract contains anoutline
breakdown oftheoverall price ,thetenderer shall rectify anyomissions inthat
document andoorrect sucherrors ashemayfindinthefir®quantities .
2.Inthecaseofaunitprice contract ,thetenderer rectify anyomissions in
theoutline billofquantities andcorrect sucherrors ashemayfindinthe
estimated quantities ,provided that theSpecial Conditions authorise such
amendments andthattheproposed rectification amounts toatleast 10jCoftheits®
under consideration .
3.Theamendments referred toinparagraphs 1and2shall bebased ontheplans ,the
Special Conditions andthetenderer 'sknowledge orpersonal findings .The
tenderer shall attach tohistender anotesetting outthereasons forsuoh
amendments .

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Article 33
Calculation ofthe "bill ofquantities
The tenderer shall inesrt therequisite information inthe outline "bill of
quantities ortheoutline "breakdown oftheoverall ^iee,issak® theneoessaxy
calculation ^sigo thedocument andattach ittotxm t#Rd@ ?finwhich heshall
mention theoverall amount ofthehill ofquantities orthabreaMwa oftb»
overall prioe .
Artiole 34
Accuracy ofunit prices
Unit prices must bedetermined insuch away astocorrespond tothe rel&tiv®
value ofea/ohitem inrelation tothetotal aaount @fthetender . Th«?y vmat
inparticular not beofsuch anature astodistort the comparison oftsMacrs or
toresult inthe payment ofinstalments onaccount which areeleayly
disproportionate tothe normal value ofthe services rendered .
Article 35
Taxation
Theprice offered bythetenderer shall -include allentry duties ,oh&rgas aM
taxes payable inthe ACPState inconnection with the perfcrra&nc® ofthecontract «
Inthis connection the tenderer shall refer tothe "Fete ofGeneral Xnf©Fraction 18
nentioned inArtiole 23,point 5»andtohis owninvestigations .
Article 36
Wording oftenders
1.Tenders shall beexpressed inthecurrency ofthebeneficiary AOPState .
2*Thetotal amount ofthetender andtheunit prices intheprice sche&ul® shall
bewritten outinfull.The same applies totheoverall amount ofeach it<&a of
thebill ofquantities iftheSpecial Conditions sorequire .
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where aprice isstated infigures andinwords andthere isadiscrnpataegr
the two,theprice expressed inwords shall beauthentic .

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Article 37
Currency ofpayment and exchanp ^shortfall guarantee
Payments shall bemade inthenational currenqy ofthe'beneficiary AC?State .
However ,thetenderer mayrequest inhistender that aspecified percentage
forwhich reasons shall begiven ,ofthenominal amount ofhiatender bepaid
inthecurrency ofthe Member State orACPState ofwhich heisanational or
inwhich hohashiaregistered place ofbusiness ,onthebasis oftherate of
exchange laid down inthefinal subparagraph hereof * Hemayalso express the
said percentage inEuropean units ofaccount onthebasis oftherate ofexchange
laid down inthefinal subparagraph thereof *
When apercentage ofthetender isexpressed inEuropean units ofaccount ,payments
relating tothis percentage shall bemade,where relevant ,inthecurrency ofthe
Member State orACPState laid down inthecontract ,onthebasis ofthe
equivalent value oftheEuropean unit ofaccount thedaypreceding payment .
Therates ofexchange referred tointhesecond subparagraph hereof shall be
thoBe inforce onthefirst working dayofthemonth preceding that inwhich
thedato fixed foropening thetenders falls# However ,theSpecial Condition *
mayprovide that theexchange rates shall bethose inforoe ontji®daythetender®
are opened * >
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Article 38
Temporary residence permit
Forthepurpose ofcarrying outstudies inpreparation forthedrawing upof
tenders ,the ACPState shall grant atemporary residence permit toanyperson ,
participating inaninvitation totender ,orhisagent.This permit shall expire
atthe!endofaperiod ofonemonth following thepublication ofthename oft)i«
successful tenderer bythecontracting authority inaccordance with customary
practice inthe ACPState *
Article 39
Right oftransfer
Subject toobservance ofthebeneficiary ACPState *sexchange regulations ,the
contractor shall beentitled totransfer sums duetohiradirectly orindirectly in
connection with performance ofthecontract *
Thetiming andamount ofthetransfer request orrequests shall beatthe
contractor 'sdiscretion *
Transfers nhall bemade inthecurrency oftheMember State orACPState ofwhich
thecontractor isanational orinwhich hehashisregistered place ofbu^inees ,
attherate ofexchange inforce inthebeneficiary ACPState onthedaytfce
transfer ismade *

20.
7.Submission and opening oftenders .
Artiole 40
Submission oftenders
Thetender ,theannexes toItstipulated intheSpeoial Conditions andthe
supporting documents referred toinArtiole 25shill beplpcri inasealed
cmrolopa thepddreos indicated inthenotioo ofinvitation totender or
Jntheinri+ation totender ,thereforcnoe tothenotice ofinvitation to
tender inropl.y towhich thetender iabeing submitted ,whero appropriate the
numbers ofthelots tondercd for pndthe following words *not to "beopened
bofore thenesting fortheopening oftenders ,written intholanguage ofthe
jTrd+ation totender deooier .
Inthecase ofarestricted invitation totender Kith preseleotion ,however ,the
supporting documents referred toinArticle 25shall not borequired unless
ot^crrrf.eo nt.iptlp.ted inthe Speoial Conditions .
Fnrelopea containing tenders crust \>esent typost orsubmitted byanyother means
Thotenderer myreiueat edrj.ee ofdelivory .
Onreceipt ,tho envelopes ,whioh mu«jt not bear anyreferenoe tothetenderer ,
ehall beentered inaspecial register intho order inwhioh they arrive . The
rcgiotration number and thodate andtino ofarrival shall bereoorded ontlx*
envelope .Envelopes must remain sealed until they ere opened under the
oonditions Bet out inArticle 43.
Article 41 N
Withdrawals ,additions and amendments
Anytender may bewithdrawn ,supplemented oramended prior tothefinal date
fired forthereceipt oftenders .
Withdrawals ,additions oramendments shall bestated inwriting andsigned
thetenderer orhis agont .

21.
Onpain ofrendering thetender null and void ,amendments andadditions nniBt
indicate precisely the purpose andtheextent ofthedesired change .
Withdrawal must heunconditional .
Theprovisions ofArticles 31and 40relating totenders shall heapplicable to
withdrawals ,additions oramendments .
Ifatenderer who has withdrawn his tender submits afresh one inthe proper
manner ,hemayrefer therein tothe documents attached tothefirst tender which
heintends touse insupport ofthe second .
Article 42
Period during which tenders are "binding
Tenderers shall behound "bytheir tenders ,where necessary corrected bythe
Committee responsible for the examination oftenders inaccordance with .
Article 45(2 )and (3),during theperiod laid down inthenotice ofinvitation to
tender ,ortheinvitation totender .
If,during this period ,thecontracting authority considers that itisnotina
position tomake achoice ,itmay propose byregistered letter that theperiod
beextended . The agreement ofthetenderers must beconveyed tothecontracting
authority byregistered letter .
Article 43
Opening oftend ers
1.The envelopes containing thetenders ,withdrawals ,amendments oradditions
shall beopened inpublic attheplace ,onthedate andatthetime fixed inthe
notice ofinvitation totender ,"byaCommittee whose composition shall be
determined bythe ACPState .
Only those envelopes which have been received inaccordance with theconditions
specified inArticles 40and 41rnotlater than thefinal date fixed forthe
receipt oftenders canbetaken into consideration ,without prejudice tothe
provisions ofparagraph 2.
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Kinutes ofthe•nvaloi)®»-«p«Kiia *op*a*fttioa *eiiaU b®ftrwrn up,giving details ofi
„+henumber aridcondition oftheenvelopes received ;
«thsidentity ofthetenderers ;
_thedocuments contained intheenvelopes ;
«•theamounts ofthetenders }
–»y>yamendments orwithdrawals oftenders .
^8Minutes shall besigned tytheChairman ,whoshall also endorse thedoomenta
contained intheenvelopes .These Minutes maynothemade public or
camaranicated toanytenderer .
TheChairman oftheCommittee shall then read aloud thenames ofthetenderers ,the
amounts ofthetenders ,pi-loe changes andwithdrawals .After this announcement
theOosaaittee shall oontinue itswork incamera .
2.Envelopes arriving after thefinal date fixed forthereceipt oftenders shall
betaken into consideration only ifl
(a)theywere posted byregistered mall notlater than tendays before thefinal
date fixed forthereceipt oftenders ;and
(b)they reach theChairman oftheCommittee responsible fortheexamination of
tenders before hedeclares themeeting open .
Ifpossible ,envelopes which arrive late shall beentered intheregister bythe
Coasaittee inaccordance with Article 40.
Article 44
Invalidity oftenders
Without prejudice totheinvalidity ofanytender theprovisions ofwhich conflict
with theessential requirements ofthese general conditions ,inparticular tbcs«j
setoutinArticle 31,theCommittee mayconsider tenders which donotconform to
theprovisions ofArticles 24to41and51to53,vhioh express reservations
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23.
„rth.substance of«hlobclearly doesnotcorrespond toreUity ,tobe
irregular and,hence ,millandvoid .
Article 45
WorkoftheCommittee responsible fortheexamination oftenders
1.Before classifying thetenders ,theCommittee shall eliminate candidates not
qualified totender orwhose qualifications arejudged inadequate ,inaccordance
with theprovisions ofArticles 24and25•
Th.reasons foraccepts® ,orrejection given byth.Committee shall b.mention# !
intheMinutes provided forinArticle 46(2).
2.Th.Committee shall thencheek th.result .oftheapithmstioal calculations
contained inth.Were .Itshall correct obvious material errors ormistakes
incalculation snd,incaseofdoubt ,askth.tender® Hrregistered letter to
givefurther details ofhistender .
Th.contracting authority shall notbeheldliahl.should errors .scape notice .
Tenderers ma,nottakeadvantage ofpossible d.fects offormintheir tenders ,
norofanyerrors theymaycontain oranyomissions .. . ,
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3.a)Where atenderer hasaltered thequantity ofoneormoreitems inthehill
ofquantities orthe "breakdown oftheoverall price inapplication of
Article 32,theCommittee shall cheok suchalterations ,rectify themaccording to
itsowncalculations andapply them totheother tenders .
Should theCommittee notbeinaposition toverify layitsowncalculations the
changes inquantities proposed foraniteminaunitprice contract ,the
correction ofwhich hasbeenauthorized bytheSpecial Conditions ,itshall
reduce totheinitial estimated quantity tenders containing quantities greater
thanthesaidinitial estimated quantity ,andshall leave unchanged anyreductions
made bytenderers .

Incases where anestimated quantity isreduoed ,the Committee shall be
entitled todecide !
-that theestimated quantity thus reduced shall heoome afirm quantity forthe
tenderer making thereduction ,
-that theunit price given inthehill ofquantities foraquantity that has
become afirm quantity maynotheused asthebasis forthecalculation of
costs necessitated tymodifications ordered inthe oourse ofperformance of
the contract . r.
Ifthetenderer who has made thereduction becomes thecontractor ,heshall be
informed ofthese decisions when heisnotified that his tender has been
accepted .
b)Where atenderer ,inapplication ofArtiole 32,hasreotified omissions inthe
bill ofquantities orthebreakdown oftheoverall price ,the Committee shall
ascertain whether thecorrection wasjustified and,where necessary ,rectify it
eocording toits owncalculations .
Iftheother tenderers have not proposed prioes fortheitems omitted ,theprice
ofeach suoh item shall becalculated asfollows inorder toenable the tenders
tobeclassified and shall bementioned for the purpose ofoorreoting the tender
which istobeaccepted !
Libeing the amount (rectified where appropriate bythe Committee )corresponding
totheitem omitted andincluded inthebill ofquantities orthe breakdown of
theoverall price submitted bythetenderer who drew attention tothe omission ;
Xtbeing theoverall amount ,reotified where appropriate inaccordance with
paragraphs (2)and (3)(a),ofthebill ofquantities orthebreakdown ofthe
overall price submitted bythe same tenderer ,exoluding items omitted ;
Y*being theoverall amount ,rectified where appropriate inaccordance with
psjragraphs (2)and (3)(a),ofthebill ofquantities orthebreakdown of +-b«
overall price submitted tyatenderer whohasnotdrawn attention totheoiiiaeion ,
eroiuding items omitted ;thepartial sumStobeadded toamount Tshall be
calculated bythefollowing formulas
S- L. T
X

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Where anumber oftenderers have drawn attention totheseas omission ,factors
Land Xintheabove formula shall becalculated bytaking thearithmetical
n>eanofvalue® Land Xasthey appear inthebill ofquantities orthebreakdown
©ftheoverall price submitted bythetenderers inc^usstlon *
Ineach case the -unit price ofanomitted item shall becalculated bydividing
thepartial sua Sbythecorresponding quantity ,rectified whera appropriate
bythe Committee *
Incalculating theprice ofanomitted item ,theCommittee mayignore atender
invhioh theprice proposed fortheomitted item isabnormal *
Inthat case ,ifnotenderer hasproposed anormal price fortheomitted item ,
theeoatraoting authority mayaward thecontract without taking into account the
item inquestion ;theprice ofthesaid item shall besettled bymutual agreement
iriLth thetenderer selected asthecontractor before histender isaccepted *
c)'Where theCommittee ,onthebasis ofArticle 34jfinds that theunit prices of
atender areapparently abnormal ,itBhall askthetenderer concerned byregistered
letter tofurnish ailexplanation ofhisunit prices *.. ^
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8.Selection ofcontractor and drawing upofthecontract
Article 4b
Sélection ofcontraotor
*?• Without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 6,theCommittee shall
recommend tothecontracting authority the most economically advantage onbteller ,
taking into account inparticular theprice ,utilization cost ,andtechnical value
ofthe works and thefinancial guarantees®
2. Thedeliberations ofthe Committee shall bereoorded inMinutes whioh msy not
bemade public *orcommunicated toanytenderer .These Minutes shall beemorBed
bythe members ofthe Coausii ttee .
Hywayofinformation ,thecontracting authority shall notify thetenderer ithas
seleoted ofitschoioe byregistered letter with advice ofdelivery ,tobeposted
before the expiry oftheperiod laid down inArticle 42.

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The tenderer seleoted shall remain bound byhie tender for afarther
period of60days following thedate ofsignature oftheadvioe ofdelivery .
ftiecontracting authority shall also notify thaother tenderers by
registered letter that their tenders have been viiBU'Soeesful .
Tbecontrasting authority isnotobliged tostate the reasons forits ohoioe
Hie name ofthe tenderer seleoted and the overall amount ofhis tender
shall bepublished bythe contracting authority .
3*Thecontracting authority shall not enter into any discussion with
tenderers |save torequest them tospecify orsupplement the oontent of
their tenders *
Article 47
Notification ofaoceptanoe ofcontract
1.(a)lheoontraot shall beconcluded when thetenderer isnotified
that his tender has been accepted .Notification must begiven atthe
latest within theperiod of60days laid down inArticle 46(2 )}
(b)Thenotification shall begiven byregistered letter with advice of
delivery .Itshall bedeemed tohave been given onthedate ofsignature
ofthe advioe ofdelivery bythetenderer .
2.Upon expiry oftheperiod laid down inparagraph 1^a)fifnotification
ofacoeptanoe ofthecontract hasnotbeen given ,thetenderer seleoted
shall befree towithdraw bymeans ofaregistered letter with advioe of
delivery .
Should thedate ofthebelated notification ofaoceptance ofthe oontraot
bethe same asthat oftheseleoted tenderer *swithdrawal fthewithdrawal
shall bedeemed toprecede thanotification#

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Inthe©vent ofwithdrawal bythetenderer selected ,theother tenderers
mayheapproached according totheorder inwhich their tenders are
classified orafresh procedure fortheinvitation oftenders maybe
initiated or,ifnecessary ,aoontraot bymutual agreement maybe
negotiated iftheoontraot corresponds tooneofthecases referred to
inArticle 55*
3.Ifthetenderer hasnotavailed himself oftheoption ofwithdrawal
provided forinparagraph 2before notification ofacceptance ofthe
contract hasbeen given ,heshall bebound bysuchnotification .However ,
ifsuohnotification isgiven morethanthree months after theexpiry of
theperiod laid downinparagraph 1,thetenderer shall bebound onlyif
herecords hisagreement byregistered letter within aperiod of15days
from thedate ofnotification ofacceptance ofthecontract .
Article 48
Instrument ofoontraot Jletter ofoontraot
T&einstrument ofthecontract shall betheregistered letter with advice
ofdelivery referred toinArticle 47(1)(*>)• better shall constitute
theletter ofcontraot .
Artiole 49
Contents oftheletter ofcontract
Theletter ofoontract shall include inparticular !
-Alist ofthedocuments relating tothecontraot ,together withtheir
refarences ,andinparticular thegeneral conditions ,theSpecial Conditions
anditsannexes ,thetender ,theprice schedule andthebill ofquantise®
orthe breakdown ofthe overall price »
-anyderogations from these documents bythecontract ,
-thecontractual performance period ,
-the amount ofthecontract andthe manner ofpayment ,
-thedecisions taken bythecontracting authority pursuant toArtiole 45»
-thedesignation oftheengineer ,theworks supervisor toidiom heis
responsible andhispowers regarding theperformance oftheoontiaot ,
-allparticulars neoessary fordetermining theobligations arising from
theoontraot other than those appearing inthedocuments referred to
inthe first indent .

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Article 50
Order ofprecedence ofthedocuments relating tothecontract
«Ihtorder ofpreoedence ofthedocuments relating tothecontract whioh are
listed intheletter ofoontraot shall beeatRelished bytheSpecial Conditione.
9*Speoial oaaes
Artiole 51
Orouping into lots
1.Should ithedeoided todivide upaninvitation totender for eoonomio and
technical reasons ,aooount shall hetaken ofthe advantage ofgrouping the
wort :ainto homogeneous lots Whioh are aslarge aspossible .
TheSpecial Conditions shall stipulate the number oflots ,thenature orsiie
ofeach lotandshall indioate ,where appropriate ,theminima and marl mom
number oflots for which agiven tenderer maytender .
Atender shall besubmitted inrespeot ofeach lot.
However ,thetenderer may submit atender relating toseveral lots ,provided
that hetenders therein for eaoh lotseparately .This condition need notbe
observed ,however ,ifthelots areidentical .
Unless theSpecial Conditions prescribe otherwise ,thetenderer maysupplement
histenders byreferring totheoverall rebate hewould grant intheevent of
eaalgaaation ofcertain lots forwhioh hehassubmitted individual t«rders .
2«Eachletshall bethesubject ofaseparate contraot .
However ,theSpecial Conditions maylaydown that lots apportioned tothe
®anetenderer ,eveniftheydiffer ,shall font asingle oontract ,theperiod
ofperformance ofwhioh itshall speoify .

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3»where works lots areapportioned todifferent contractors ,theSpecial
Conditions may provide forthe designation ofone contractor toaot as
joint agent toensmre coordination inthecarrying outofthe works in
ep.9BT.ion «
"maSpsoial Conditions shall stipulate whether thelots arethe Bubjeot of
separata contrasts orwhether they are grouped together inasingle contract .
contractors shall designate oneoftheir number toaotasjoint agent ,
unites theSpecial Conditions provide otherwise ,heshall "bejointly and
sevstally liable with them fortheexecution ofthelotorlots apportioned
T.Q MtOÏU
Article 52
Variations
IIth©invitation "totender has mad® provision forthe submission ofvariant
solutions ,theSpecial Conditions must specify thesubject ,limits andbasic
conditions thereof ;inparticular ,itmust state whether ornotthesubmission
ofvariations exempts thetenderer from submitting atender forthe
adiainistrative solution .
Variant solutions maynotderogate from therequirements ofthegeneral
conditions .They shall bebinding onthecompetitor inhiscapacity as
originator oftheproject .
Thesubmission ofanyvariant solution must comprise :
(a)forunit price contracts ::
-anindividual tender forthevariation *
-thedraft ofthe amendments tothe Speoial Conditions necessitated
bythevariation submitted bythetenderer ,
-theprice schedule asmodified bythevariation ,
-thebill ofquantities asmodified bythevariation ,
-thespecification ofworks provided forinthecontracting authority *s
draft butnotaffected bythevariant solution ,
-thespecification ofworks affected bythevariant solution ,
-ateohnical note ontheconception ofthevariation and,where
appropriate ,asummary ofthecalculations .

30.
Ifth.v&rlant .elation isadoptedWtheoontraoting .nthoritjr ,the
■peoifi cation ofth.wrk.to«hiohItrelate ..hallh.co«e aten.ofthe
contract andfixed .
However ,thisspecification shall oeaee tohesoinrespect ofvariations
inquantities which implementation oftheadministrative solution would in
anyeasehaveentailed asaresult ofthealteration ofthebasic assumptions .
(b)foroverall price contraots I
-anindividual tender forthevariation ,
-thedraft oftheamendments totheSpecial Conditions necessitated
byth®variation submitted bythetenderer ,
_thebreakdown oftheoverall prioe ,
-atechnical noteontheconception ofthevariation andwhere
appropriate ,asummary ofthecalculations .
Artide 53
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Invitation totender with competition
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1.Theinvitation totender maytake theformofacompetition .
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2.Acompetition procedure shall beadopted where special investigations
arejustified fortechnioal ,aesthetic orfinancial reasons .
3.Thecompetition shall takeplace onthebasis ofaschedule drawn up
bythecontracting authority .
4.Thecompetition shall beforthepreparation ofaproject anditsexecution .
5.TheCommittee responsible fortheexamination oftenders shall becalled
•theboard *.Thecomposition ofthisboard shall belaiddowninthe
competition schedule .
6.Theaward ofthecontract shall bedecided bythecontracting authority
after receiving theopinion oftheboard .
Theschedule maymakeprovision forprizes tobeawarded forthebeBt-plaoed
projects after theoneadopted forexecution .Suchprises shall bespecified
bytheschedule andawarded totheoriginators ofthesaid projeots in

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accordanoe with the order established bythe hoard .Prizes may hewithheld
iftheprojects are not judged satisfactory .
7.The sohedale shall establish precisely the respective rights ofthe
contracting authority andthe competitors tothe ownership anduse ofthe
projects .
8.3henotice ofinvitation totender with competition andthe compilation
ofthedossier mast oomply with theprovisions ofArtioles 19»20and 23*
9*Ikepreparation oftenders ,the prooedure forthe examination ,their
classification andthenotification ofacoeptanoe oftheprojeot adopted
shall comply with the corresponding provisions relating toinvitations to
tender without competition ,save where the sohednle provides otherwise .
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II*Mutual agreement contracts
Article 54
Definition andcharacteristics ofmutual agreement contraots
1.Acontract shall betermed amutual agreement contract where the
contracting authority enters freely into such discussions asitmay oonsider
useful and awards the contract tothe firm whioh ithas acoepted .
2.' Hiecontracting authority shall bebound toarrange acompetition ,as
faraspossible and byallappropriate means ,forfirms oapable ofoarrying
outthe work whioh isthe subjeot ofsuch contract .
3*Diecontracting authority shall bebound toapply theprovisions of
Article 18.
Article 55
Cases where amutual agreement prooedure may befollowed
Contracts bymutual agreement maybenegotiated 1

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1.where the minor importance ofthe subject ofthe oontraot does not
warrant recourse tothe normal prooedure ofprior competition ;
2*inthe absence oftenders ,orinthe event ofirregular tenders being
submitted following the adoption ofaninvitation totender procedure ,
orifthe tenders submitted areunacceptable ,insofar asthe terms of
theoriginal oontract are notsubstantially altered ;
3*for works the execution ofwhich isreserved for persons holding patents
orlicenoes forinventions ,improvements orimportation inrespect of
those works ,orfor works which oan only beobtained from asingle
firm ;
4.for works the execution ofwhioh may,for reasons ofteohnioal neoessity
orsubstantial prior investment ,beentrusted toonespecific firm only ;
5*where the works only take the form ofresearch ,tests ,studies or
improvements ;
6.forworks where ,incases ofemergency ,aninvitation totender
procedure would take too long ;
7*where theprices submitted are not governed bythe normal play of
market forces ;
8.foradditional works oontraots which cannot ,forteohnioal and economic
reasons ,beseparated from theprinoipal oontract orthe oost of
which does notexoeed 20/6ofthat oontraot ;
9*forworks contracts inwhioh ,pursuant toArticle 13»theprices can
bedetermined only provisionally .
Article 56
Instrument ofthe mutual agreement oontract
Bieinstrument ofamutual agreement oontract shall bearegistered letter
with advice ofdelivery ,bywhioh thecontracting authority accepts the
tender submitted bythefirm *

Theletter qtoontraot shall oomply with Artiole 49*
Chapter III-Settlement ofdisputes
Artiole $7
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Amicable settlement ofdisputes
Nodispute arising either between the contracting authority and atenderer
inconnection with the procedure forthe placing ofacontract orbetween
thecontracting authority andthecontractor resulting from theinterpretation
orperformance ofacontract shall bereferred toarbitration unless an
attempt hasfirst been made tosettle thedispute amicably .
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Where the complainant isthecontraotor oratenderer ,theattempt toreach
anamicable settlement shall beconduoted before the various administrative
authorities responsible ifthenational lawapplicable makes provision for
thepossibility ofreview byadministrative procedure *Ifnational law
does not provide for suoh possibility ,the attempt toreaoh anamicable
>settlement shall beinitiated bynotification ofthe complaints tothe
engineer inthe case ofadispute concerning theinterpretation orperfomanoe
ofaoontraot ,ortothepontraoting authority inthe case of»dispute
concerning theprocedure forthp award ofaoontract .
Where the complainant istheoontraoting authority ,theattempt toreach an
amicable settlement shall inall cases involve aprooednre under which
complaints arenotified to'theopposing party (thecontractor prtenderer ).
The amicable settlement stage shall bedeemed tobeatanendifnofinal
decision has been taken within aperiod offour months from the date ofthe
applioation forareview orofthenotifioation ofthe oomplaints *
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Artioie 58
Arbitration
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Ifthe procedures laid down inArtiole 57have been exhausted andthe attempt
toreach aaamicable settlement hasfailed ,thedispute shall besettled by

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arbitration inaccordance with therales ofarbitration adopted bythe
ACF-EEB Counoil ofMinisters ,aslaid down inArticle 23ofProtocol No.2
ofthn Tome Convention .
lherules ofarbitration provided forinthe preceding paragraph shall fix
theperiod within which the request forsettlement ofadispute Dust be
submitted tothearbitrating authority onpain ofbeing time-barred *
Theparties toadispute arising inconnection with the award or
performance ofoontraots ooncluded prior tothe entry into foroe ofthese
general conditions may also agree tosubmit such dispute tothe
arbitration prooednre referred tointhe twopreceding paragraphs *

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TITLE II
CONTRAC TUAL.AMI HISTRATI VE AND TECHNICAL PROVI SIONS
I-Preliminary provisions
Artiole 59
The engineer
Theengineer shall bemade known tothecontractor intheletter notifying
him ofaward ofthe contract .
Shis letter ofcontraot shall also state the powers ofthe engineer in
accordanoe with Artiole 49*
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Artiole 60
The engineer 'srepresentative
Theengineer 'srepresentative (s)responsible forsupervising performance
ofthecontract shall bemade known bythe engineer tothecontractor byan
order oftheadministration .Iftheengineer delegates tohisrepresentative (s)
some ofhis powers fordirecting performance oftheoontraot heshall inform
thecontractor bymeans ofanorder ofthe administration ofthe powers
thus delegated *
Article 61
Free access tothe site
Thecontractor shall ensure that theengineer orhisrepresentative (s)has
orhave free acoess totheplace where the works under thecontract are
carried out }andshall provide them with anyinformation that they may
require .Intheperformance oftheir duties ,theengineer orhis
representative ^)shall besubjecttotheobligations laid down inthe
last paragraph ofArtiole 98.

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Article 62
Address for service ofthe oontraotor
Bieoontraotor shall have anaddress forservioe close totheworks and
shall notify thecontracting authority ofthat address .Should hefail
tofulfil this obligation within twomonths ofnotification ofaward of
thecontract ,allnotifications concerning thecontract shall "bevalid
where these aresent totheaddress speoified forthis purpose inthe
Speoial Conditions .
After final acceptance oftheworks ,thecontractor shall berelieved of
thisobligation .Should hefail toinform thecontracting authority of
hianewaddress ,notifications oonoerning thecontraot ,made tothe
address given intheSpeoial Conditions ,shall bevalid .
Artide 63
Superintendence oftheworks bythecontractor
Biecontractor shall himself superintend theworks orheshall appoint a
representative todoso,such appointment tobesubmitted totheengineer
forapproval |inanyevent heshall beresponsible forensuring that the
works arecarried outsatisfactorily and,inparticular ,that theteohnioal
specifications andorders oftheadministration areadhered toby
mib-contraotors .
Therepresentative shall bedeemed tohavehisaddress attheaddress for
servioe given bythecontractor .
Theengineer shall beentitled todemand thereplacement oftherepresentative
atanytime .
Article 64
Assignment ,eub-contraoting andsub-ordering
1.taassignment shall anagreement kjr*bioH«>.oontraotor transfer .
hiscontract toathird party .

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Asub-contract shall "boanagreement bywhich the contractor entrusts
performance ofapart ofhis oontraot toathird ,party .
Asub-order shall beanorder made toathird party bythe contractor orby
that tLird party himself toanother third party ,with aview either tothe
manufacture ofintermediate items ormaterials tobeincorporated inthe
works carried out ortothe performance ofcertain operations affeating the
carrying out ofsuch works .
2.The contractor may not assign orsub-contraot the contract without the
express authorization ofthe contracting authority .Assignees or
sub-contract oramust meet theconditions setoutinArticle ?(l).
Sub-orders may beplaced freely .Nevertheless ,the Special Conditions may
stipulate that theprior authorization ofthe oontractiog authority isrequired
inresp9ot ofcertain Bub-orders .
3.Subjeot tothe application ofArticle 119 "thecontracting authority aha)!
acknowledge nolegal connection with the sub–contract ore and persons with whom
sub-orders are placed .
The engineer may avail himself oftherights laid down inArticle Qowith
regard ,toservioes carried out orprovided bysub-contractor *orpernors with
whom sub-orders are placed .
4«If,without being authorized todoso,thecontractor has assigned hie
oontraot ,concluded asub-oontract orplaced asub-order for which authori zo.*Uor
wasnecessary ,thecontracting authority may,without giving formal notice
thereof ,apply asofright the measures provided forinArtiole 134point 2.
Article 65
Document and items tobesupplied tothe contractor
1.After notification ofacceptance ofthecontract has been given ,the works
supervisor shall provide theoontraotor ,free ofoharge ,with achecked and,
where neoessary ,correoted copy ofthetender ,the Speoial Conditions andthe
annexes thereto .

38.
ittherequest oftoeoontraotor ,theworks supervisor shall forward tohia
freeofcharge andpostage paidanadditional oopjrofthedocuments referred
tointhepreceding subparagraph ,together withacomplete setofcopies of
theplans drawnupbythesaidworks supervisor fortheperforce ofthe
contract .Theworks supervisor shall beresponsible forensuring thatsuch
copies areInconformity withtheoriginals .
2.TheSpecial Conditions shall state theadditional documents enditems
which maybeplaced atthedisposal ofthecontractor athisrequest ,inorder
tofacilitate hiswork .
Open of»P«iod ofeight daysfollowing theprovision ofthese
doouments anditems ,theoontraotor shall bedeemed tohaveoheoked thatthey
conform withthose which served astiebasis fortheinvitation totender and
which areretained bytheworks supervisor forthepurposes ofaooeptance of
ry rv
theworks .
TheSpecial Conditions shall specify thedateandconditions forthereturn
ofthese documents anditems .
3.Thecontractor maypurchase additional copies ofthese plans ,doouments
anditems ,insofarasthey areavailable .
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4.Hieworks supervisor maynothandoverthese plans ,documents anditems
prior totheestablishment ofthedeposit orthecommitment ofthedirectly
liable guarantor provided forinArticle 67.
Article 66
Documents tobesupplied bytheoontraotor
1.Programme ofperformance
Theoontraotor shall drawupandsubmit fortheapproval oftheengineer the
programme forperformance oftheoontraot ,inaccordance with /thedetailed
rules laid down intheSpeoial Conditions .
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2.Detailed breakdown ofprioes .
Ifnecessary ,«>"«*within aperiod ofnotlessthanfifteen days ,theoontraotor
must beable toprovide atanytime ,attheengineer 'srequest ,adetailed
breakdown ofallorsome ofhisprioes .

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3.Detailed plans ;documents ana items
Thedetailed plans which thecontractor must draw upandsubmit forthe
contractor must draw upandsubmit fortheapproval oftheengineer shall be
referred tointheSpecial Conditions ,asshall thedocuments anditems whioh
oust besubmitted totheengineer forendorsement oraoceptanoe .
Unless otherwise specified intheSpeoial Conditions ,these detailed plans ,
documents anditems maynotbereproduced orused bythecontracting authority
foranother purpose nor oommunicated tothird parties .
4-Time limits forsubmission andapproval oracceptance
Thespecial conditions shall specify thetime limit within whioh theprogramme
ofperformance must besubmitted totheengineer forapproval .They may set
time limits within whioh thecontractor must submit allorpart ofthedetailed
plans ,documents anditems .They shall also state thetime limit forapproval
oracceptance bytheengineer oftheprogramme ofperformance ,detailed plane ,
documents and items .
5.Delay insubmission ,approval oracceptance
Anydelay bythecontractor insubmitting theprogramme ,thedetailed breakdown
ofprices orthedetailed plans ,documents anditems may ,without formal notice
being given ,result intheapplication ofliquidated damages foreaoh dayof
delay ,therate forwhioh shall dedetermined intheSpeoial Conditions .
Anydelay bytheengineer inapproving oraccepting theprogramme ,detailed
plans ,documents oritems shall ,atthesubstantiated request ofthecontractor ,
result inanextension oftheperiod ofperformano equal tothelength ofthe
delay .Ifsuch extension oftheperiod ofperformance does notmake good the
injury suffered bythecontractor ,thelatter mayclaim alonger extension of
theperiod ofperformance and/orpossibly andindemnity .
TheSpeoial Conditions mayprovide that thestart ofperformance ofthe
oontract shall besubjeot tothesubmission oftheprogramme orofallorpart
ofthedetailed plans ,documents anditems ,andtotheapproval oraoceptanoe
thereof ,without this provision affecting theinitial date oftheoontraotual
period .

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II.Guaranteea ofoontraot
Artici® 67
Provisionai depoBit
TheSpecial Conditions maystipulate ,where appropriate ,that tenderers establish e
provisional deposit asanearnest oftheir tenders .
Theprovisional deposit may "bereplaced "byaguarantee given byadireotly liable guarant
Theoonditions governing theestablishment ofthedeposit orthepersons empowered to
aotasdireotly liable guarantors shall beasstipulated inArticle 68(2 )<»
Provisional deposits shall bereturned ortheguarantors whose guarantees replace suv .
deposits released assoon asthecontractor isdesignated . Asregards the successful
tenderer ,however ,thereturn oftheprovisional deposit ortherelease oftheguarantor
shall take place only when thefinal deposit has been established ;theprovisional
deposit may serve asacontribution towards thefinal deposit *
Article 68
Guarantee ofcontract bymeans ofadeposit oradirectly liable guarantor
1.Unless theSpecial Conditions provide otherwise ,thecontractor shall beobliged
toestablish adeposit or,ifhesowishes ,provide adireotly liable guarantor to
guarantee recovery ofthe sums which heowes under the contract .
The amount ofthedeposit orthe commitment ofthedirectly liable guarantor maynot
exceed 3$oftheoriginal amount ofthecontraot ,inoreased where appropriate bythe
amount given intheriders where thecontraot does not provide foramaintenance period
andby20$where thecontract does provide foramaintenance period .
Within theabove limits ,andinaooordance with theprovisions oftheSpecial Conditions ,
thedeposit orthecommitment ofthedirectly liable guarantor maybeestablished
progressively asthecontract isperformed .
2.Thedeposit shall beestablished inthecurrenoy inwhioh thecontraot isexpressed *
Itshall bepaid inaccordance with national regulations .
Thedireotly liable guarantor shall beanybody under publio orprivate lawestablished
inanAGPState oraMember State orpossibly inathird country inthecases provided
forinArticle 56(3 )ofthe Lom£ Convention which isable toprovide such aguarantee
orisempowered todosobytheauthorities under whose oontrol itoperates *
3*Save where there arespecial provisions intheSpeoial Conditions ,.theestablishment
ofthedeposit orthecommitment ofthedireotly liable guarantor must take plaoe within
onemonth ofthedate ofnotification ofaooeptanoe ofthecontraot .

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JTopayment maybemad*infavour of "theoontraotor prior totheestablishment ofthe
deposit orthecommitment ofthedirectly liable guarantor *
Article 69
Failure toestablish adeposit ortoprovide adirectly liable guarantor
Iftheocrrtractor fails toproduce proof oftheestablishment ofthedeposit orthe
oommitment ofthedirectly liable guarantor within theperiod laid down inArticle
68(3)1 thecontracting authority shall beentitled toapply asofright themeasures
provided forinArtiole 134 »point 2*
Before applying these measure a,theworks supervisor shall send thecontractor a
registered letter giving formal notice regarding theestablishment ofthedeposit
orthecommitment ofthedirectly liable guarantor .Such formal notice shall set
v •anewtime limit which maynotbeless than tencalendar days andwhich shall take
effeot from thedate ofdispatoh oftheletter *
Article 70
Right ofthecontracting authority over thedeposit ordireotly liable guarantor
1*Theoontraoting authority reserves theright torequire payment atanytime from
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thedeposit ofall sums which theoontraotor owes under theoontraot .
Thedeposit shall continue tobeapplied tomeet theobligations ofthecontractor
until theoontraot hasbeen performed infull *
Should adeposit guaranteeing performance oftheoontraot cease tobeestablished
infull andshould thecontraotor fail tomake good thedeficit ,adeduction equal to
theamount ofthelatter maybemade from future payments andused tore-establish
thedeposit *

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2*Thedireotly liable guarantor shall payoffthesuas duefrom theoontraotor
under theoontraot |without being able todefer payment orraise anyobjection
foranyreason whatsoever *
During theperformance oftheoontraot ,ifthedireotly liable guarantor isnot
able toabide byitscommitments ,thecontracting authority shall treat itas
terminated .Itshall invite thecontractor toprovide anewguarantor which
shall undertake liability within thesame limits astheprevious one*
Should theoontraotor fail toprovide anewguarantor ,thecontracting authority
■ayoause theprovisions ofArtiole 69tobeapplied .
Article 71
Return ofdeposit orrelease ofthedireotly liable guarantor
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1*Thedeposit shall bereturned orthedireotly liable guarantor released by
means ofacancellation order issued bytheoontraoting authority within onemonth
following thedate offinal acoeptanoe oftheworks ,insofar astheoontraotor
hasbythat date fulfilled hisobligations *
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Upon theexpiry ofthis period ,the -liability oftheguarantor shall oease ,even
when nooanoellation order hasbeen given ,unless theworks supervisor hasstated
inaregistered letter addressed totheguarantor that theoontraotor hasnot
fulfilled allhisobligations ..Inthis case ,theguarantor naybedlsoharged
only byaoanoellation order issued bytheoontraoting authority *
2*However ,inthelight oftheoharaoteri sties oftheoontraot ,theSpeoial
Conditions mayprovide that onehalf ofthedeposit bereturned oronehalf ofthe
commitment ofthedireotly liable guarantor bereleased within onemonth ofthe
date oftheprovisional aoceptanoe .
Inthis oase ,paragraph 1shall apply tothat part ofthedeposit notyet
returned ortothat part ofthecommitment ofthedirectly liable guarantor not
yetreleased *

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JLrtiole ^2
Stuns retained bywayofguarantee
TheSpecial Conditions naystipulate thatadeduction shall hemade from
partial payments hywayofguarantee ofsumswhich thecontractor isacknowledged
asowing under theobligations arising inconnection withthemaintenance period .
*
Ifth.Speoial Conditions prorid.foraguarante.ofthiskind,th."turnof
thedeposit orth.rsloas.ofthedireotly liabl.guarantor ,referred toin
irtiol.71(1),musttakeplace within on.month ofthedat.ofprovisional
aooeptanoe ,insofar astheoontrwtor hashythatdatefulfilled his
obligations .
TheSpecial Conditions shall apeoify theamount andlaydownthedetailed rules
fortheguarantee ,andshall state whether itmayhereplaced hyadirectly
liable guarantor forthesameamount ontheterms setoutinArtiole 68(2).
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Article 73
Insurance
Within 15days following notification oftheaward oftheoontraot ,thecontraotor
shall take outinsuranoe ,totakeeffect from theactual commencement oftheworks
andtoremain inforce tbrougho%vi theperformance oftheoontraot ,ooveriag hie
liability with regard toacoidents atwork andoivil liability intheevent of
aooidents oaused tothird parties aearesult oftheworks ;heshall heobliged
tofurnish proof ofregular payawnt ofpremiums each time heisrequired todoso*
III,Gérai ]obligations
Art:' ,-sle 74
Basic rules for the de-termination ofprices
1,Theoontraotor shall bedeeatd tohave prepared histender onthebasis of
thedata,inparticular hydrolog^oal ,climatic andphysical data,provided inthe
invitation totender .However ,t.saresult ofhis owninvestigations andthe
on-the-spotvisits organised bytiecontracting authority incases where the
importance oftheworks sojustifr.es ,heshall bedeemed tohave ascertained ,
asfaraspossible ,before filing ,histender ,thecharaoteristios ofthelocate on,
thenature ofthe work ,thequanlitiee tobeproduced ,the amount ofthe
materials tobeprovided ,the way*aad means ofaccess tothe "building sites ,
theneoes8ary equipment ,and,inageneral manner ,tohave obtained all
information concerning risks ,har^fis aadcircumstances likely toinfluence
histender . \
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2* Theprioes tendered shall bechimed totake account ofallthat isrequired
for performance ,inparticular !
*"anyworks whatsoever which ,bytheir nature ,aredependent upon orbound up
with those defined intheapproved pivas and which aredesoribed ,inaddition ,
bytherequirements oftheSpecial Oordltions andthebill ofquantities ^
"*Allworks ,measures andexpenses relating toexecution oftheoontraot ,even
if,inaoontraot forwhich abill oftjuantities isdrawn up,they arenotthe
subjeot ofanitem inthebill of^antities .

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3.Sinoe thecontraotor isdeemed tohave determined hisprioes onthebasis Ox
hisowncalculations ,operations andestimates ,hemustoarry out,freeofcharge ,
anywork wfcioh isthesubject ofanyitemwhatsoever ,forwhich heneither indicates
aunit prioe norafirm sum *
4.Inthecaseofanoverall prioe oontract thedetails included "bythecontracting
authority intheoutline "breakdown oftheoverall price aregiven solely forpurpose s
ofinformation andmayheinvoked ,ifnecessary ,onlytomakegoodanyinadequacy
intheSpecial Conditions andintheapproved plans *
Since thecontractor isdeemed tohave determined theamount ofhistender onthe
basis ofhisowncalculations ,operations andestimates ,after thefinal datefixed
forfiling tenders heshall nolonger heallowed toenter anyolaim concerning
possible errors oromissions intheoutline breakdown ofthe -overall prioe
furnished bythecontracting authority *
Should theplans oontain disorepanoies ,thecontractor mayolaim tohaveprovided
forthecontingency which ismostadvantageous tohia,unless theoutline breakdown
oftheoverall price gives more precise details onthematter#
Article 75
Observance oflaws andregulations
Thecontractor shall oomply withnational lawandregulations governing works
oontraots ,especially those concerning building ,highways ,hygiene ,andthe
proteotion ofwork .
Artiole 76
Polioing ofsites
1.Thecontractor shall have theright toforbid anyperson notinvolved in
theperformance ofthecontract tohave access tothesite ,with theexception of
persons authorized bytheengineer .
2.Heshall ensure that sites arepoliced aslongaswork isinprogress ,and
shall beresponsible fortaking thenecessary steps ,both intheinterests ofhis
servants ,agents ofthecontracting authority andthird parties ,toprevent any
loss oraocident which mayresult from carrying outtheworks .

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3.Theoontraotor shall takeallessential steps ,onhisownresponsibility ,
andathisexpense ,toer.3ure thatexisting structures andinstallations are
protected ,preserved andmaintained .Heshall beresponsible forproviding
andmaintaining athiscvnexpense alllighting ,protection ,fenoing andBeourity
equipment thatproves moessary fortheproper performance oftheworks,orthat
isrequired bytheengiieer orhisrepresentative .
4.Ifduring theperflrmanoe oftheoontract urgent measures areneoessary to
obviate anyrisk ofaoc :iient ordamage ortoassure security following any
aooident ordajnege ,theworks supervisor ortheengineer mayinvite thecontractor
todowhat isneoessary .1
Ifthecontraotor isunwilling orunable toundertake these measures ,theworics
supervisor shall oarry ou"theworkunder direct management oftheadministration ,
attheexpense ofthecontraotor totheextent that heisliable .
Article 77 ;i
Obstacles tatraffio
Theoontraotor shall eri3ure that the"works andinstallations ofhisfirm oause
neither difficulties norobstaoles totraffio onroads ,railways ,waterways ,
aerodromes eto.,save aspermitted bytheSpeoial Conditions .
Article 78
Safeguarding ofadjacent properties
Onhis ownresponsibility andathisexpense ,thecontraotor shall takeall
theprecautions required bybuilding praotioe andbythespecial circumstances
tosafeguard neighbouring properties andtoavoid oausing anydisturbance therein
andBhall idenmify thecontracting authority against thefinancial consequences
ofallolaims byneighbouring landowners onresidents totheextent that heis
liable .

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Article 79
Disturbarje -toapublic utility service
Anywork whicb theengineer indicates tothecontractor ,orwhioh appe -*'r
itself as'being capable ofcausing damage ordisturbance toapub.Vio
service shall b®the aulajet %ofanotice issued "bytheoontraotor ,w.i^b
acknowledgement ofreceipt ,atA.lodged with thaoperating body ?»tl'-ig,*t 10
oals&d&r days prior tocomm.inces&snt ofthe works .
Article 80
Contractons transport
Theoontraotor must avoid causing damage tobridges tronda e^A tr°-cK'.s ser^.i g
thesite|asaresult ofhistransport opwrations . He&*.«•% ,i'ssp^.riiw.la ..-•
take account ofweignt restrictions w&en selecting routes &i.dwe'"' ",
order toavoid causing any daaeg® going beyond what isdeemed normal 3 •*•
above ffiantio'fled bridges ,road aandtracks .
Anyspeoial measures which prove necessary toprotect orstrengthen sections
ofroads ,tracks orbridges ,shall betheresponsibility oftheooctra ;^r.
Before carrying outanytransport operations thelatter must infers t?<
engineer orhis representative ofthe wsa.su reaHeintends totftkae
Artio'e 81
Cables aiid oonduits
Where ,intheoourse ofoarryitig outthe woxks ,theoontraotor «raaoum *"-«
benchmarks indicating thecourse ofunderground oables ,conduits and
installations ,heshall berequired tokeep suoh benchmarks inpp«iti-m or*s
replaoe them should execution ofthe works have necessitated their
removal®
Thecontractor shall beresponsible forthepreservation ,rescr^l avid
replaoement ,asthecase may b?s,ofthecables fconduits andiBS-faii&tioriS
specified bythecontracting authority inthecontract plans a&d d.oeuaen'"<e .

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Where ti»presence ofcables ,oonduits andinstallations hasnotbeen speoified
inthec«ntraot plans anddocuments Twitisrevealed "bybenchmarks andreferenoes ,
thecontmotor shall hehound byageneral duty ofoare andsimilar obligations
regarding preservation ,removal andreplacement# Inthis oase,theoontraoting
authority shall compensate himforexpenditure ,totheextent that suoh work
isnecessi.ry fortheexecution ofthecontract *
*
However ,;heobligation toremove andreplace oables ,conduits andinstallations ,
andtlis.ependiture resuiting therefrom shall notbetheresponsibility ofthe
contract criftheoontraoting authority deoides toaooept the same itself .
Thesame aha11apply where this obligation andtheexpenditure resulting therefrom
devolve v>on another specialist administration oranagent *
Damage oa»aedbythecontractor tocables ,oonduits andinstallations mhioh have
notbeen ivtified ,ormarked ,andofwhich heoould notreasonably have been
avare ,shs.'.l beregarded asresulting from aoirousts tanoe oovered inArtiole
130(2 ).
Article 82 "
Outline ofworks
Before stirting tocarry outtheworks thecontractor shall produoe anoutline
ofthe wc:"k andshall setupanadequate number ofbenchmarks towhich the
relative height ofthevarious parts ofthe work must beexactly related . He
shall have pegs,stakes ,profile battens ,etc.,positioned wherever theengineer
orhisrepresentative shall judge itnecessary .
When these operations arecompleted heshall inform theengineer orhis
representative thereof inwriting .Thelatter shall verify them without delay
and,where neoessary ,shall reotify them inthepresenoe ofthecontractor or
representative .
Theverification carried cutbytheengineer orhisrepresentative shall not
relieve thecontractor ofhisobligations asregards theacouraoy oftheoutline
oftheworks .Incases oferror thecontractor shall ,ifsorequired ,carry
outtheneoessary rectifications athis' ownexpense .However ,iftheerror
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contract !authority ©hall ^aponei /blet -vbereotifiv*a ,i^n »
Thecontractor shall seetoitthat po^ti ,e+sk**,profile fcato*Aa etc *rsm.Ji
intheposition andatthek-»igM thus fixed *heshall ber**po«sibU >iw
anyevent ,Xovta®conB®qu#n??es whiohcould result from the .-rbeing ®Cv ■<-.>
disturbed •
Thecontractor efc&U place thepegs ,line«,boards ,©takes ,sei^u>s-»i >»
profile battens ,water andapiril levels ,levelling rods, *©to *jat ^-a®
disposal oftheengineer orhiarepresentative ,oneach ceo*s<on thaiit»••«.■
the®,together withallthearticles neoeaaary fort.,-ac;oerati.&-fls vii'dh'^*
to "becarried oatsothatitnaybeaacertaiued that the*r*c»arebeing c^rri' ^
outinaccordance with theapproved plans andtheooncu n->># ?vh*oont .i»
Theengineer orhisrepresentative mayselect from &-&ong ?*-Qtox 's
staff ,andwith thelatter *8consent ,theworkman *cutcapatie <?f-s^ist' "*?
himintheoperations inquestion . Tfc#contractor sfc&ll bear ta# " «•*
wage 8oftheae •fecrkmen .
Artici® 8,}
Oceuo&tion ofJand^praaiBas
1.Useofland belonging tothecontracting author !vj
Apart from theactual building land,thecontractor snail y. t>>9
land heconsiders necessary forcarrying outthe woxfcs .2ftiie t,
authority proposes toprovide hi* lane ,w»oi.i.y or-
bestipulated intheSpecial orin contract pZmu *
Thecontractor maynot make use .cf proc.v.~*ii xor hxm "by »-#<...£
authority ,without written penal e«si*a .
2.Useofpreais«8 belongrir-.n %'i~hecontracting auvherity
Ifpremises areplaced athiedisposal foranyuse^a&tscavei ft;?u^-tracior
shall keep them inagood etai«:.,fv^eerrsiion wtdla k®isi» --'--caption and
shall restore them totheir orl£"-.&&X ©tat® ,oneo»p;.etS onof ooctraot ,if
called Upon todo BO.

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Nopayment mayUclaimed forimprovementB restating frominstallation workcarried
outbytheoontrvstor ofhisownacoord ,ifthecontracting authority decides to
retain them *
Article 84
Materials obtained from demolition
Wb«re thecontract inoVades demolition work ,materials andarticles obtained therefrom
shall betheproperty ofthecontractor subject totheprovisions ofArticle 85. •
Should theSpecial Conditions depart from this rule andreserve tothecontracting
authority theright ofownership ofmaterials orallorpart ofthearticles obtained
from thedemolition work ,thecontractor shall take allneoessary precautions toensure
that these arepreserved# Heshall beanswerable foranydestruction ofordamage
tosuch materials caused byhimorhisservants .
1
Irrespective oftheusetowhich thecontracting authority intends toputthematerials
orarticles ,inrespeot ofwhioh itreserves theright ofownership ,allcosts incurred
instoring them attheplace indioated bytheengineer shall beborne bythecontractor
fortheir transport over adistance notexceeding 100metres .
Save where theSpeoial Conditions otherwise provide ,thecontractor shall progressively
remove rubble andother demolition materials ,rubbish anddebris inaccordance with
theinstructions oftheengineer .
Article 85 t
Disooveries while work isinprogress
Thecontracting authority reserves theright ofownership ofmaterials found during
excavation anddemolition work carried outonland belonging toit,Bubject to
compensating thecontractor foranyspecial efforts .
Disooveries ofanyinterest whatsoever made during theexcavations or
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Objets d'art ,antiques ,natural history ,numismatic ,orother objeots which areo
scientific interest ,and .alsorare objects orobjects made ofprecious materials
found inthese excavations orinthisdemolition work shall betheproperty ofthe
contracting authority andshall beheld atthedisposal oftheengineer .
Intheevent ofdispute ,theengineer shall have soleauthority tomake adeoit.-on
astothecharacteristics setoutinthesecond andthird paragraphs .
Article 86
Temporary works andsoil studies
1•Temporary works
Thecontractor shall carry outathisexpense allthetemporary works toenable the
construction work tcbecarried out .
Heshall submit theplans forsuchtemporary works ,suoh ascoffer-deajs ,soaf "olding ,
trusses ,shuttering etc.,which heintends touse,totheengineer .Hesb-\ltake
account ofanyobservations made tohim,while assuming sole responsibility ':'orthese
plans .
2.Soil studies
Subjeot totheSpecial Conditions ,thecontractor shall hold atthedisposal ofthe
engineer thepersonnel andequipment necessary forcarrying outanysoil survey which
theengineer deems useful .Heshall becompensated forthecost ofthe aad
equipment used insuch work .
Article 87
Overlapping contracts
Where other contracts have tobecarried outonthesame site orinthe sajr ,5?building
thecontractor shall oomply with orders given tohimbytheengineer ,soSJStoenable
the contracts tobecarried out .

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Article 88
Simultaneous contracts
1.Subject totheapplication ofsuch rules governing legal compensation asmay
beestablished bynational laworusage ,each works contraot anditsperformance
bythecontractor shall beindependent ofallother contracts ofwhioh thecontractor
isholder . ~
2.Anydifficulties arising with regard toonecontraot mayinnocase entitle the
contractor toamend ordelay performance ofother contracts {similarly ,thecontracting
authority maynottake advantage ofsuch difficulties tosuspend payments dueunder
another contract .
Article 89
Suspension ofworks forclimatic reasons'
Theengineer maysuspend execution oftheworks foracertain period ,where heconsiders
that they cannot becarried outwithout difficulty byreason ofolimatio conditions or
the results thereof .
During theperiods ofsuspension ,thecontractor shall take ,athisownexpense ,all
protective measures tosafeguard works andmaterials .
Theperiods ofsuspension mayinnocase beaggregated with theperiods ofpostponement
provided forinArticle 124.
Article 90
Patents and licences
Thecontractor shall indemnify thecontracting authority against anyclaim resulting
from theuse ,during theperformance ofthecontract ,ofpatents ,licences ,drawings ,
models ,orfactory ortrade marks .
Where thecontracting authority gives adescription ofallorpart oftheworks ,without
referring totheexistence ofapatent ,licence ,drawing ,model ,trade mark ortrade
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charges ;inthat event itshall indemnify theoontraotor against any claim
"bytheholder resulting from such use.
Article 91
Staff
The agents and workmen employed bythe contractor must "besufficient innumber ,
and each must have thequalities necessary toensure steady progress and
satisfactory execution ofthe works . The contractor shall immediately replttce
all persons indicated bythe engineer ascapable ofjeopardizing satisfactory
execution ofthe works .
The general bases ofremuneration andthe general working conditions aslaid
down bynational law shall apply tostaff onthe work-site .
Where itisduly ascertained that there isadelay inthe payment ofwa&BS
andsalaries and the allowances andcontributions laid down bynational law,
the contracting authority may,asofright ,andafter giving notice to ..he
contractor ,payarrears ofwages andsalaries ,allowances andcontributions
outofamounts duetothecontractor or,failing this ,bydeduoting the amount
due from thedeposit ,orbyobtaining acontribution from thedirectly liable
guarantor .
Article 92
Contractons Equipaient
The undertaking' sequipment atthesite shall bedeemed tobefor the p-xrpoee
ofcarrying out the works . The contractor shall not beentitled toremove
itwithout thewritten consent ofthe engineer ;hemay however show that the
said equipment isnolonger required for carrying out the works .
IV.Commencement ofthe works -Period ofperformance -
Administrative Orders
«
Article 93
Order tocommence performance ofcontraot
Thecontracting authority may notfixthe date onwhich performance ofthe
contract istocommence later than the 120th day following notification of
acceptance ofthe contraot .

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Theorder tocommence performance ofthecontract shall result either from the
notification ofaoeeptance oftheoontract orfrom anadministrative order .
Where theorder tooommence performance ofthecontract res-alts from thenotification
ofacceptance oftheoontract ,aperiod of20days must elapse "batwaon thenotifioation
ofacceptance oftheoontract andthebeginning ofthecontractual period of
parfcnaance *
Where theorder tocommence performance ofthe contract results from anadministrative
order ,aperiod ofatleast 20days must elapse between thedate ofnotification of
theadministrative order e7>!thebeginning ofthecontractual period ofperformance .
Ifthedate fired for the commencement ofperformance ofthe contract doeB notfall
within theperiod of120days provided forinthefirst paragraph ,thecontractor may
demand therescission ofthecontract and/orreparation forthedamage hehassuffered *
Thecontractor shall forfeit this right unless hemakes use ofitnotlater than 30
da£"8 following ©xpiry ofthe period of120 days .
Artide 94
Peri odofperformance
Tbecontractual period ofperformance shall befixed bytheSpecial Conditions .
Article 95
Administrative Orders
Administrative orders must beinwriting .They shall bedated ,numbered andentered
inaregieier .
Thecontractor shall comply inallpoints with administrative orders drawn nrbythe
swdnesr orhiarepresentative .
Where thecontractor considers that therequirements ofanadministrative order go
beyond theobligations under thecontract ,hemust,onpain ofbeing time berred ,
submit notioe thereof inwriting totheengineer within 15days .Execution ofthe
administrative order shall notbesuspended because oftheobjection .

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V . Inspection and supervision
Artiole 96
Work record -Daily statements ofmaterials used
and work done
1# Awork reoord shall bekept oneach "building site bythe engineer orhis
representative whoshall enter init,inparticular ,thefollowing information :
(a)Anindication oftheatmoepherio oonditions ,interruptions ofwork owing to
inclement weather ,hours ofwork ,number and type ofworkmen employed onthe
site ,materials supplied ,equipment inuse,equipment notinworking order ,
tests carried outinsitu ,samples despatched ,unforeseen circumstance setc.,
aswell asorders given tothe oontraotor which axe purely occasional and of
little importance ; „
(b)Detailed daily statements ofallthequantitative andqualitative elements of
the work done andthe supplies effeoted ,oapable ofbeing checked onthesite
andrelevant incalculating payments tobemade tothecontractor .
The daily statements shall form anintegral part ofthe work record but they
may,where appropriate ,bereoorded inseparate documents .
The technioal rules for drawing upthedaily statements shall beset outin
the Special Conditions .
2*Thecontractor shall ensure that daily statements are drawn up,ingood time
andinaccordance with theprovisions ofthe Special Conditions ,inrespect ofwork ,
eervioeB and supplies which cannot betraced orverified subsequently ;failing this ,
hemsX accept thedecisions ofthe engineer unless ,athis own expense ,heprovides
evidence tothe oontrary .
3*Entries made aswork progresses inthe work record ,shall besigned bytheengineer
orhisrepresentative and oountersigned bythe oontraotor orhisrepresentative .

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Thecontractor shall communicate hisviews totheengineer byregistered letter
within 15calendar days ofthedate onwhioh theentry orthestatements objected
toare recorded .
Should hefail toor/outersign ortosubmit hisviews within theperiod allowed ,
thacontractor shall bedeemed toagree with thenotes shown intherecord .
Thecontractor mayexamine thework reoord atanytime endmay ,without removing
thedocument ,make orreceive aoopy ofentries whioh heconsiders necessary for
his own information .
4»Attherequest oftheengineer orhisrepresentative ,theeoatraotor shall
provide himwith theinformation needed tokeep thework reoord ingood order .
Article 97
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Quality ofworks
Theworks andobjects ormaterials tobe ^supplied must correspond inallpoints
tothetechnical specifications laid down intheSpecial Conditions .They mist
conform inallrespects with theplans ,drawings ,surveys ,models ,samples ,patterns ,
®to«,whioh have been held atthedisposal ofthecontractor foridentification ,in
accordance with theSpecial Conditions ,during theperiod ofonemonth following
thedate ofnotification ofacceptance ofthecontract .
Where materials andobjects tobesupplied aredefined atthesame tiraa byplans ,
samples andmodels ,andiftheSpeoial Conditions contain nostipulation tothe
contrary * P^®11ahall determine theform oftheobjeot ,itsdimensions ecdtha
material fro® whioh itismade ;themodel shall betaken into consideration only
inrespect ofth®finished article andthesampl® inrespect ofth®quality ofth*
material .
.Article 98
Supervision andinspection ofgoods
Thaengineer mayarrange forthesupervision andinspection ofanything fossing prepared
andnazmfaotured fordelivery inacoorduioe with theoontract .

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Tothis end,itmay apply such tents asitconsiders necessary from among
those provided forinthese contractual clauses ,supplemented oramended ,where
appropriate ,bytheSpeoial Conditions ,inorder toestablish whether the
materials andobjects areoftherequisite quality andquantity .Itmayrequire
the replacement orrepair ,asthe case may be,ofitems which donot conform
with thecontract ,even after their installation .
Thecontractor may notrely onthefact that such supervision andinspection
have been exercised inorder toavoid hisresponsibility inthe event ofthe
works being rejected byreason ofany defect .
Thecontractor shall place atthedisposal oftheengineer ,provisionally and
free ofoharge ,thepatterns andinstruments specified intheSpecial Conditions
whioh are considered necessary forverifying and inspecting the works tobe
carried out and the objectis tobesupplied .
The engineer orhisrepresentatives who arekept informed byreason oftheir
supervision and inspection ofthe methods ofmanufacture and operation ofthe
undertakings ,shall beunder anobligation nottodisclose such information
except tothose members ofthe administration who need toknow ofit.
Article 99
Cheoking ofmaterials and supplies
1.Supply and acceptance ofmaterials and supplies
Thecontractor shall berequired totake thenecessary steps toensure that the
materials andsupplies are oonveyed tothesite ingood time andthat the
engineer hasthenecessary equipment andtime athisdisposal toproceed with
theacceptance formalities ,irrespective ofthestate ofthe means of
communication andthe mode oftransport used .Since thecontractor isde<aned
tohave fully appreciated thedifficulties which hemight enoounter inthis
respect ,heshall not bepemitted toadvance any grounds fordelay intaking
such stops ,without prejudice toArticle 130.
Materials and Bupplies may not beused unless they have first been aocepted by
the engineer orhisrepresentative .

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2.Teet «
Theteats reqpiired fortechnical verification ofmaterials andsupplies
shall belaid down intheSpecial Conditions ,these shall specify whether the
tests aretotake places
a) onthework site orattheplaoe ofdelivery ,
b)atthemanufacturer 'sfactories ,
o)inthecontracting authority 'slaboratories ,
d)inlaboratories approved bythecontracting authority .
Intheoase ofverification onsite orattheplace ofdelivery asprovided
forunder a),thecontractor shall place atthedisposal oftheengineer ,at
hisownexpense ,theworkmen andthetools andarticles normally used ORsites ,
needed fortheverification andacceptance ofthematerials andsupplies .
Inthecase ofverification atthefactory asprovided forunder b),thetest
samples orparts which shall beready fortesting ,shall bemade available to
theengineer within five calendar days ofbeing marked forthat purpose .The
tests shall becarried outinthepresence oftheengineer orhis
representative }thecontractor shall bear thecost ofpreparing parts ,test
samples ,andthecosts ofthetests themselves .
Intheoase ofverification inthelaboratories asprovided forunder c)and
d),immediately after theparts tobetested orthesubstances tobeused in
preparing thetest samples have been selected andmarked fortesting bythe
engineer orhisrepresentative ,they shall besent bythecontractor ,free of
charge ,tothelaboratory responsible forthetests ,under thesupervision
ofthe engineer orhisrepresentative .

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Thecontracting authority shall hear thecoats ofpreparing parts andtest
samples *Itshall also hear the oost oftests carried outinitslaboratories
orinanapproved laboratory ,with the exception oftests which should have
been carried out bythecontractor inthemanufacturer 'sfactories .The
residue oftest samples ,broken parts andsurplus samples shall remain the
property ofthecontracting authority .Thecontractor may bepresent when the
tests arecarried outinoneofthecontracting authority 'slaboratories orin
alaboratory approved bythecontracting authority .
Inalloases themarkings must bepresent until thetime oftesting .
Where tests oarried outtoascertain thequality ofsupplies involve the
destruction ofcertain parts orcertain quantities ofmaterials ,these must
bereplaced bythecontractor ,athis expense .
Theextent towhioh thetests may involve such destruction shall beindicated
^ *•inthe Spécial Conditions .
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3.Test period
Theperiod which extends from thedate ofdespatch tothedate ofarrival in
the establishment responsible fortesting shall not beincluded inthe period
laid down intheSpecial Conditions fornotifying thecontractor ofthe
decision ofapproval orrejection .
4*Verifications
Weighing required toverify thearticles andmaterials forwhich theoretical
weights orweight tolerances arelaid down shall becarried outatthe
contractor 'sfactory ;thecontractor shall place theweighing instruments at
thedisposal oftheengineer orhisrepresentative ,free ofcharge ,in
acoordanoe with Article 97.
The same shall apply inthecase ofduly verified measuring equipment andtest
machinery required forthetests provided forinthecontractor 'sfactories
and onsite .

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5.Cheok teste
Intheevent ofanobjection byoneorother pa-Hy totheresults ofthe
teeis ,eaohoftheparties shall beentitled torequest acheck test.This
ahall becarried outinalaboratory selected bycommon oonsent fromthe
laboratories approved bythecontracting authority .
Iftheobjection concerns anitem which isincapable ofexact evaluation ,
eachoftheparties shall beentitled torequest anexpert opinion .The
expert shall beselected bycommon consent .Theexpert shall conduot his
examination ataplace nominated bytheexpert andapproved bythecontracting
authority .
Thereport drawn upbythelaboratory orbytheexpert shall besubmitted to
theengineer ,whoshall communicate it,without delay ,tothecontractor *
registered mail.Theresults oftheoheck testortheexpert opinion shall be
conolusiva .
Thecosts oftheoheck test ortheexpert opinion shall beborne bytheparty
for whom theresult isunfavourable .
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6.Period for check tests
Under penalty ofbeing time-barred ,thecontractor shall address therequest
foracheck testoranexpert opinion totheengineer byregistered letter
notlater thanthefifteenth calendar dayfollowing thedayonwhioh the
decision ofrejection isnotified .
Paragraph 3.tollapply totheperiod fornotifying th.deoiaion ofaco.pt.ao .
orrejection resulting free.th.chook testorth.expert opinion .
7.Extension oftheperiod ofperformance
Anextension oftheperiod ofperformance maybegranted tothecontractor
where thecheck test ortheexpert opinion isinhisfavour .
8.Materials andsupplies which have been accepted
MaterialB .uppU..-hioh haveheenaccepted -Wo*– <">
beremoved without theauthorization oftheengineer .

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9.Rejects
Materials and supplies which are not oftherequired quality shall be
rejeoied .
Aspecial mark may beapplied tothelatter ;this may not besuch astoalter
the supplies ,nor mayitmodify their commercial value *
Materials and supplies which have been rejected shall beremoved bythe
contractor from thesites ,ifthe engineer sorequires ,within aperiod whioh
heshall specify ,failing which they shall beremoved asofright atthe
expense andrisk ofthecontractor *
Making ueeofrejeoted materials andsupplies shall result inarefusal to
aocept the works .
Article 100
Preliminary technical acceptance
1.IftheSpecial Conditions lay down technical conditions forthe
acceptance ofmaterials orsupplies whioh thecontractor must incorporate in
connection with the works tobecarried out orfor the manufacture ofobjects
that hemust supply ,suoh materials orsupplies must becertified tobeupto
requirements bythe engineer prior totheir incorporation inthe works .
The same shall apply iftheSpecial Conditions make provision forthe
manufacture ofone ormore standard items andfor the examination ofsamples
before manufacture istocommenoe .
Anypreliminary teohnioal acceptance shall bethesubject ofarequest sent
byregistered post bythecontractor tothe engineer ;such request shall be
made inaccordance with the forms laid down bythe engineer ,who must act
upon itwithin theperiod provided forintheSpecial Conditions .
Therequest shall indicate thespecification ofthematerials ,supplies ,items
and samples submitted for acceptance andshall also indicate thereference to
the contract letter andpossibly thelot number andthe place where
acceptance istotake place .

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Evenifmatsrials ,supplies oritems t>b®incorporated intheworks to
-beexaeuted orinthemanufacture ofobjects to "hesupplied have been
technically accepted inthis way,they maystill berejected andmust be
replaced immediately bythecontractor ifafarther examination reveals
defects orfaults .
2.TheSpecial Conditions shall make provision foralltheprocedures
relating topreliminary technical acceptance ,inparticular ,theperiod of
time during which theengineer must take hisdecision toaooopt orreject
materials ,supplies ,standard items andsamples .
Article 101
Identification
TheSpecial Conditions mayrequire all ^articles andsupplies ,where possible ,
tobear thecontractor 'smark oranyother means ofidentification ina
specified place .
Article 102
Fraud and'faulty workmanship
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Iffraud orfaulty workmanship is8usp6ot6d ythecoirtrao1;or way boro^uiwdi
either while work isinprogress orbefore final acceptance ,todemolish the
works CGULT'isd out andtorebuild them .Thecosts ofsuch demolition and
reconstruction shall beborne bythecontractor orthecontracting authority ,
according towhether thesuspicion isconfirmed ornot *
VI.Modifications tothe contract
Article 103
Unforeseen work andmodifications tothe contract
Where thecontracting authority ,without varying theobject ofthecontract ,
considers itnecessary tocarry out ^unforeseen work ortomake alteration® in
theworka thecontractor shall comply with theadministrative orders be
receives inthis respect .
Thecost ofsuch work shall bedetermined inaccordance with Article 11B «
Within thelimits ofaproportion laid down "bytheSpecial Conditions ,which
maynotexceed 5$oftheamount ofthecontract ,thecontracting authority may
carry outallorpart ofthese works "byforce account .

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Thedetailed roles governing thework done byforce account and,inparticular ,
payment forservices arising therefrom ,shall besatoutintheSpeoial
Conditions .
Artiole 104
Increase inthe volume ofwork
Inthe event ofanincrease inthe volume ofwork required bythe works
supervisor orresulting from circumstances which are not oaused either bythe
contractor 'snegligenoe orbyanyaction onhispart ,thecontractor maynot
object where such inorease ,calculated onthebasis oftheoriginal prices ,
does not exceed Onefifth ofthe amount originally provided forinthecontract ,
unless theSpecial Conditions otherwise provide .Inthat case ,thecontractor
shall ,onapplication ,beentitled toanextension ofthecontractural period
ofperformance ;hemust give reasons forthe length ofthe extension he
requires .
Where theincrease ,calculated inthe same manner ,exceeds onefifth ,the
contractor may,when thefipal statement isdrawn up,request compensation
for anyloss incurred byhim asaresult ofthemodifications tothe original
project .Heshall also beentitled toanextension ofthecontractual period
ofperformance .
Where this increase ,calculated inthe same manner ,exceeds onethird ,the
contractor shall beentitled torefuse tocarry out any work over and above
this fraction .Inthis oase heshall inform the works
supervisor ofhisdeoision byregistered letter within aperiod oftwo months oftheadministrative order stipulating that increase .
Where theincrease specified inthe preceding paragraph istheresult of
circumstances which arecaused neither bythecontractor 'snegligence nor by
anyaotion onhispart andprovided that theincrease was notthesubject of
anadministrative order ,thecontractor shall give notice ofhisdecision
within two months ofthe date onwhich the circumstances arose orofthe date
onwhich they should normally hare cane tohisnotice .

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Article 105
Reduction inthe volume ofwork
Intheevent ofareduction inthevolume ofwork required bytheworks
supervisor orresulting from oircumstances which arenotcaused either hy
thecontractor 'snegligence orbyanyaction onhispart,thecontractor
maynotobject where suchreduction ,calculated onthebasis oftheoriginal
prices ,does notexceed onefifth oftheamount originally provided forin
thecontract ,unless theSpecial Conditions otherwise provide .
Where thereduction ,calculated inthesome manner ,exoeeds onefifth ,the
contractor amy,when thefinal statement isdrawn up,request compensation
foraaylossincurred byhimasaresult ofthemodifications totheoriginal
project .
Where this reduction ,calculated inthesame manner ,exceeds onethird ,the
contractor shall ,within aperiod oftwomonths oftheedninistrative order
stipulating suchreduction ,submit arequest totheengineer forcompensation
fortheloss incurred byhimasaresult ofthemodifications totkaoriginal
project . t, r.
Where thereduction specified inthepreceding paragraph istheresult of
circumstances which arenotcaused either bythecontractor 'snegligence or
byaziyaotion onhispart andprovided that theincrease wasnotthesubject
ofanorder oftheadministration ,thecontractor shall submit hisrequest
forcompensation within twomonths ofthedate onwhich thecircumstances
arose orofthedate onwhich they should normally have come tohisnotice .
Where within twomonths following thelodging oftherequest forcompensation ,
noagreement hasbeen reached with theworks supervisor astothesmomrt of
theeDispensation ,thecontractor shall beentitled torescind thecontract
andtoreceive compensation foranyloss caused bysuoh reeoission .

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Article 106
Changes inthequantities ofthevarious items inthebill ofquantities
1.Without prejudice toArticles 104and 105,where thecontract contains a
Mil ofquantities showing ,foreach item ,thequantities ofthevarious
works artritheir respective prioes ^andwhere thealterations required "bythe
works supervisor orresulting from circumstances ,which arecaused neither
bythecontractor 'snegligsnce nor "byanyaction onhispart,modify the
quantities ofcertain ofthese works insuch awaythat thequantity shown
foranyitemdiffers upwards ordownwards "byatleast afifth ,thecontractor
may,when thefinal statement isdrawn up,request compensation foranyIOBS
incurred layhimasaresult ofsuch modifications totheoriginal project .
2.Where theprice sohedule shows items with prices forreferenoe purposes
only,forwhich noquantity isindicated inthebill ofquantities ,paragraph 1
maynotbeinvoked bythecontractor .
Article 107
Substantiel variations
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1.Without prejudice toArticles 104,105and 106,where ,independently of
anyamendment made bytheworks supervisor tothecontract ,anyvolume of
work actually carried out,which iscovered Vanitem inthebill ofquantities
andwhich isprovided with aseparate' unit price ,exceeds four times the
estimated volume orisless than onehalf ofsuch volume ,thecontracting
authority orthecontractor mayrequest revision ofthisprice and/orthe
original time limits .
This revision shall besubject toitbeing shown that theestimated quantities
have been modified insuch awaythat theprice and/orthetime limits no
longer correspond with the newsituation thus created .
Where theworks supervisor andthecontractor areunable toagree onthe
unit price ,theworks supervisor shall determine this asofright ,without
pr«judioe toanyrights ofthecontractor .

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2.Paragraph 1mayalso beinvoked .where ,inthe case ofaparticular item
inthebill ofquantities ,thevariation inthequantity ofwork carried out
bycomparison with theestimated quantity entails anupward ordownward ,
variation inexoeBS of2C$ofthe volume calculated onthebasis ofthe
original prices .
VII.Payment ofcontracts
Article 108
General provisions
TheSpecial Conditions shall determine theadministrative ortechnical
conditions towhich the payment ofadvances ,instalments orpayment ofbalance
issu.bj.eot ,inaccordance with therules ofentitlement setout below .
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Article .109
Payment ofacontract for which the price isnot fixed
Where the prioes ofworks orthe exact conditions for determining than are
not immediately evident from theprovisions ofthecontract ,thelatter must ,
forthe purpose ofmaking its funds available andthe payment ofinstalments ,
state aprovisional price which iseither anoverall price oraprice
corresponding with thevarious elements ofthe services orthetechnical
stages ofexecution .
Article 110
Advanoes
1.Advances may begranted tothecontractor foroperations preparatory to
theexecution ofthe works which arethesubject ofthecontraot ,inthe
oases listed hereinafter :
a)asalump-sum advance enabling himtomeet expenditure resulting from
the commencement ofthecontract ;'
b)ifheaffords proof oftheconclusion ofacontraot forthepurchase or
order ofplant ,maohines ortools ;
o)ifheaffords proof oftheconclusion ofacontraot forthepurchase or
order orsupplies -materials ,rawmaterials ,manufactured artioles ,eto.-
neoessary fortheexecution ofthecontraot ofanyother substantial
prior expenses suoh astheacquisition ofpatents andstudy oosts .

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2.The amount oftheadvances maynotexceed 10$oftheoriginal amount
ofthecontract inrespect ofthe lump-sumallowance and 20$forallother
advances .
3.Theparticular conditions forgranting andreimbursing advances shall be
laid down inthe Special Conditions .
 
4*"0advance may bemade before thecontractor hasfurnished proof ofthe
establishment ofthedeposit orthe commitment ofthedirectly liable
guarantor asstipulated inArticle 68(1).
5.Anyadvanoe granted must be.guaranteed initsentirety bythe
commitment ofadirectly liable guarantor satisfying theconditions of
Artiole 68(2). n n
Article 111
Reimbursement ofadvanoes
Reimbursement ofthelump-sum advance referred toinArtiole 110(1 )a)shall
bemade bymeans ofadeduotion from theinstalments and,ifnecessary ,from
thebalance owing tothecontractor .Itshall begin when the amount ofsums
dueunder thecontract hasreached 60$oftheoriginal amount ofthelatter .
Itmust becompleted when 80$ ,ofthis amount hasbeen reached .
Reimbursement oftheadvances referred toinArticle 110(1 )b)and c)
shall bemade bymeans ofadeduction from theinstalments andpossibly from
the balance owing tothecontractor inaccordance with the procedure laid
down intheSpecial Conditions .Reimbursement ofsuch advances must be
completed atthelatest when the amount ofsums due under the contract has
reached 90$oftheoriginal amount ofthelatter .
Inallcase ofrescission ofthecontract ,foranyreason whatsoever ,the
contractor must immediately reimburse theuncleared balance ofthe advances .
Thedirectly liable guarantor provided forinArtiole 110(5 )shall be
released asand when the advances are reimbursed .

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Artiole 112
Partial payments
Under theoonditions laid down intheSpeoial Conditions ,thecontracting
authority must make partial payments tothecontractor ifthelatter
furnishes proof that hehas carried out one ofthe following services :
1.delivery atthebuilding *site orplace ofmanufacture ofmaterials
whioh axetoform part ofthe works stipulated inthecontract ,provided
that they have been fully acquired andpaid for bythecontractor ,that they
have been recognised asconforming tothe requirements ofthe contract and
that they arcsetoutinbatches insuch awaythat they may beohecked by
the engineer ;
2.performance ofoperations intrinsic tothecarrying outofworks and
inspeoted bythe engineer .
Article 113
Ownership ofmaterials
Materials forwhioh partial payments have been made shall remain theproperty
ofthecontractor who mayinnooircumstanoes make useofthem forother
works .
However ,theSpecial Conditions maylay down that,tosetoffpartial payments ,
theownership ofthematerials corresponding tosuch partial payments shall be
transferred tothecontracting authority .Inthis case,thecontractor shall .
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nevertheless ,assume theresponsibility oftrustee inrespect ofthese
materials ,inaccordance with therequirements ofnational law.
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Artide 114
Revision ofprioes
1.TheSpecial Conditions shall state whether thecontract isatfixed
prioes which maynotberevised orwhether prices mayberevised .
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2.Where prices mayberevised under acontract ,revision shall take place
either attherequest ofthecontractor orontheinitiative ofthe
contracting authority ,inaccordance with thedetailed rules forrevision
laid down intheSpecial Conditions .These detailed rules maytake into
account avariation intheprices ofimportant faotors intheestablishment
oftheprioes inthetender ,such asmanpower ,services ,materials and
supplies ,aswell asofcharges laid down bylaworadministration action .
3.Prices contained inthecontractor 'stender shall bedeemed tohave been
arrived atonthe basis ofthe conditions inforce onthe reference date .
Unless otherwise specified intheSpecial Conditions ,this date shall bethe
first working dayofthemonth preceding that inwhich thefinal date for
thereceipt oftenders occurs .
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4*Intheevent ofadelay inexecution oftheworks ,which isattributable
tothecontractor ,during theperiod between thecontractual date forthe
completion oftheworks andtheactual date ofcompletion (provisional
acceptance )arestricted revision shall take place onthebasis oftheofficial
indices orprices inforce inthefinal month oftheperiod ofthecontract ,
subject ,tothereservation that thelater indices maybeapplied ifthey are
advantageous tothecontracting authority .
Article ,115
Revision threshold
Therevision ofprioes shall begoverned bythedegree ofvariation ofprices ,
which must benotless than thepercentage ofvariation laid down inthe
Speoial Conditions .This percentage shall form therevision threshold .
Once this threshold hasbeen reached ,thevariation ofprices shall befully
taken into account .

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Artiole 116
Price revision end repayment ofadvances
Where advances have been granted andwhere ,pursuant toArticle 111,they
arereimbursed bydeduction from sums due bywayofpartial payment orfrcn
thebalanoe ,theSpecial Conditions Shall state whether theprice revision
olause shall apply tothe amount oftheinstalment orthebalance for works
carried outorelse tothedifferenoe between theinitial amount ofthat
instalment orbalance and the amount ofthe advanoe tobsdeducted *
Article 117
Payment inrespeot ofprice revision
Theperiods forsettling sums duejLnrespeot ofprice revision shall belaid
down intheSpecial Conditions .n ti
Article 118
Rules for payment
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1.Payment ofboth theinstalments andthebalance oftheoontract shall be
made only when thecontractor has ^produced astatement ofaooount ,dated ,
signed end supported byadetailed work progress report which ,according to
thecontractor ,justifies therequested payment .
This progress report ,compiled onthebasis ofthedaily statements provided
forinArtiole 96,may inolude :
a)quantities carried outinexcess oftheestimated quantities contained
inthebill ofquantities ofaunit prioe contract ;

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b)additional works performed inaccordance with anadministrative order
made bythe works supervisor orthe engineer ;
c)works carried outatprioes notyetagreed between theparties .
2.The engineer shall verify and where necessary correct the work progress
report .Should such report ,pursuant toparagraph 1c)contain quantities
theunit prices for which have notyet been agreed bytheparties ,the works
supervisor shall asofright determine theprices ,without prejudice tothe
rights ofthecontractor ,onthebasis oftheprices intheoontract or
those setoutinthe breakdown ofprices ,orbyanalogy with the most nearly
comparable works or,where necessary ,onthebasis ofprices current inthe
country inquestion .
After receiving each statement ofaccount the engineer shall prepare apayment
certificate attheearliest opportunity ,setting outthe amount which he
considers effectively due,andshall inform thecontractor ofthe works for
which payment isbeing made .
3*Payment ofsums duetothecontractor shall bemade within 60calendar
days ofthedate ofreceipt ofthe statement ofaccount ,except incases where
theSpecial Conditions provide for ashorter period .
Artiole 119
Payments direct tosub-contraotors
Attherequest ofasub-oontractor oronhis owninitiative ,the engineer may,
when apayment certificate isbeing drawn up,verify that thecontractor has
metallhisfinancial obligations tosub-contractors inrespect ofsub-contract
services for which thecontractor has previously received payment .
Ifitisduly found that apayment hasnotbeen made ,unless thecontractor
canputforward reasons which are acknowledged hytheengineer tojustify
withholding payment ,theworks supervisor may paydireot tothesub-contractors

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-the Bums owed tothem bythecontractor and .may recover the amount thereof
from any sum dueorfalling duetothecontractor *
Direct payments tosubcontractors shall hemade ,after thecontractor haa
been informed ,inaccordance with thefollowing provisions t
a)sub-contractors must sulanit adated andsigned statement ofaccount ,
supported byadetailed work progress report which ,intheopinion ofthe
$sub-contractors ,gives reason fortherequested payment .This statement of
acoount must beexpressed innational ourrenoy andshall state ,where
appropriate ,theproportion payable inforeign currenoy ;reasons must be
given forthis proportion ;
b)direct payments tosub-contraotors mayinnocase exceed thevalue at
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oontraot prices oftheservices performed bythe Bub-oontraotors ,for which
they request payment }thevalue atcontract prioes shall becalculated or
assessed onthebasis oftheprice schedule orbill ofquantities orthe
breakdown oftheoverall fixed price ;
c)direct payments tosub-contractors shall bemade inthenational currency
ofthecountry inwhich thecontract ,,isperformed ,orpartly i,nsuch national
currenoy andpartly inthecurrency ^ofthe Member State orthpoountry of
whioh the sub-oontractor isa.national orinwhich hehashisregistered
place ofbusiness .Ifnoprovision ismade inthe contract for payment in
thelatter currenoy ,payment shall bemade entirely innational currency .
Ifhere direct payments tosub-contractors are made inforeign currency ,they
shall becalculated onthebasis oftheparities laid down inthe contract .
They maynotresult inanyincrease intheoverall amount payable inforeign
currenoy ,asstipulated inthe contract *
Theprovisions relating todireot payment ,tosub-oontractors shall apply
subject tothe requirements ofnational law concerning theright topayment
oforeditors who axebeneficiaries ofanassignment ofcredit oracollateral
security * »

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Artiole 120
Payment in "theevent ofattachment
Intheevent ofajudgment ordering attachment against thecontractor fand
without prejudice totheperiod laid down inArticle 118,thecontracting
authority shall begiven aperiod of15calendar days ,starting from theday
when itreceives notification ofthelifting oftheobstacle topayment ,to
resume payments tothecontractor *
Article 121
Interest inrespect ofdelay inpayments
Iftheperiod laid down forpayment hasbeen exceeded ,although thecontract
hasnotgiven rise todispute ,thecontractor shall benefit fully andwithout
formal notice from interest calculated prorata onthebasis ofthenumber
ofcalendar days *delay attherediscount rate oftheissuing institute of
theACPState ,increased by1%perannum .
This supplement totherate shall beincreased to4«5$ PeryearASfrom the
71st dayofdelay#
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However ,payment oftheinterest ondelay shall besubjeot tothesubmission
bythecontractor ,notlater than to60th calendar dayfollowing thedayfor
payment ofthebalance ofthecontract ,ofawritten request having theeffect
ofastatement ofaccount .
Aremission oftheliquidated damages fordelay occurring after payment of
thebalance maynotberegarded asconstituting thepayment ofanewbalance
andshall notre-open theperiod provided forinthepreceding paragraph .
Article 122
Payment forthebenefit ofthird parties
Without prejudice toArticles 91and119»allorders forpayment tothird
parties maybecarried outonly after anassignment ofcredit oracollateral
security .

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The assignment ofcredit must benotified "totheoffioial responsible for
authorizing disbursements byregistered letter with acknowledgement of
receipt .Therules applicable tothetransfer oforedit shall bethose of
the State inwhich the transfer iseffeoted .
The assignment ofcollateral security must benotified totheoffioial
responsible for payments byregistered letter with acknowledgement of
receipt *Therules applicable tothe assignment shall bethose ofthe ACP
State inwhioh the oontract isperformed .
Article 123
Notification ofthird parties
Thecontractor andthe assignees ofcredit andcollateral securities may,
during the performance ofthepontract ,seek from the works supervisor either
asummary progress report ofthe work carried out,accompanied byanestimate
which shall not bebinding upon thecontracting authority ,oradetailed
account ofthecontractor 'sentitlement ;they mayalso request astatement
ofthe advances and instalments paid and adetailed report oninformation
received relating tothe contract . <
Ifacreditor ygiving evidence ofhiscapacity assuch ,should make such a
request byregistered letter ,thecontracting authority shall beobliged to
notify him,atthe same time asthecontractor ,ofall amendments tothe
contract which affect the guarantee resulting from the assignment oforedit
orcollateral security .
Beneficiaries ofassignment ofcredit andcollateral securities may notcall
for anyinformation other than that provided forinthefirst and second
paragraphs ,nor may they intervene inthe performance ofthe eontraot .
VIII .Developments affecting performance ofthecontract
Artide 124
Cessation orpostponement ofperformance ofeontraot
1.Where thecontracting authority unilaterally orders thefinal cessation
ofperformance oftheoontract ,thelatter shall beresoinded forthwith .The
contractor shall beentitled toanindemnity foranyinjury whioh hemayhave
•uffered byreason ofsuoh rescission forwhich heisnotresponsible *

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2.Where thecontracting authority orders the postponement ofthecontract ,
forreasons notspecified intheSpecial Conditions ,formore than sixmonths
either before orafter commencement ofthecontract ,theoontraotor shall be
entitled torescind the contract andshall beentitled toanindemnity for
any injury which hemay have suffered .
The same shall apply inthe case ofsuccessive postponements ,thetotal
duration ofwhich exceeds sixmonths ,even ifperformance ofthecontract has
been resumed inthe meantime .
Therequest forrescission shall bevalid only ifitissubmitted by
registered letter bythecontractor within two months ofthedate ofreceiving
theadministrative order leading topostponement ofperformance ofthecontracl
for more than six months ,orasfrom the expiry ofthesixth month of
postponement ,ifsuch order has notfixed theduration ofthe postponement .
Ifperformance ofthecontract has commenced ,thecontractor mayrequire
that acceptance ofservices should take place forthwith .
Ifthecontractor limits hisrequest toanindemnity ,itmust besubmitted
byregistered letter notlater than 60days after provisional acceptance of
all the works . - .
3.Where thecontracting authority orders thepostponement ofperformance of
thecontract forless than sixmonths ,thecontractor shall beentitled toan
indemnity for anyinjury suffered .Hemust submit hisrequest byregistered
letter notlater than 60days after provisional acceptance ofallthe works .
4.During theperiod ofthepostponements ,thecontractor shall take allsuoh
protective measures asmay benecessary tosafeguard theportion ofthe
contract already executed .
Expenses incurred inconnection with such protective measures shall be
reimbursed totheoontraotor ,without prejudice totheindemnity whioh hemay
claim inaccordance with paragraphs 2and 3*

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Artide 125
Decease
1.Where thecontract isgiven toonenatural person ,itBhall be
automatically rescinded ifthat person dies .
However ,thecontracting authority shall examine anyproposal made bythe
heirs ifthey have notified itoftheir intention tocontinue the contract .
Thedecision ofthecontracting authority shall benotified tothose
conoerned within one month ofreceipt ofsuch proposal .
2.Where thecontract isgiven toseveral natural persons and oneormore
ofthem die,areport shall beagreed between theparties ontheprogress
ofthe works andthe contracting authority shall decide whether torescind
orcontinue the contract inaccordance with the undertaking ofthe survivors
andoftheheirs ,asthe case may be.
3.Inthecases provided forinparagraphs 1and 2,persons offering to
continue toperform thecontract Bhall notify thecontracting authority
thereof byregistered letter within ten days ofthedate ofdecease .
Thenature oftheir liability shall bedetermined inaccordance with the
first paragraph ofArticle 30,supplemented where appropriate bytheSpeoial
Conditions .
Continuation ofthe contract shall besubject totherules relating to
establishment ofthedeposit orthe commitment ofthedirectly liable
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guarantor inaccordance with Article 68.
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Specific grounds forrescission
1»Without prejudice tothemeasures provided forinArticle 134 *the
contracting authority mayrescind thecontract inthefollowing cases *
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-anysituation involving suspension ofpayments ,other than bankruptcy ,
established byjudgment ofacourt andresulting ,inaccordance with his
national lawinthetotal orpartial loss ofthecontractor 'sright to
administer anddispose ofhisproperty ,
-anyfinal judgment ofacourt ortribunal oftheACPState justifying the
rescission ofpublic contracts inaccordance with national law,
-anyother legal disability hindering performance ofthecontract ,
-anyorganizational modification that must benotified tothecontracting
authority involving achange inthelegal personality ofthecontractor ,
unless such modification isrecorded inanendorsement tothe contract .
2.Inthe event ofrescission :
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a)Thecontractor orhisrepresentatives being present orduly convened ,a
report ofwork performed ,shall bedrawn upassoon aspossible ,and
inventories prepared ofmaterials supplied ,andoftheplant andsite
installations oftheundertaking .
Statements shall also bedrawn upofemoluments still owed l?ythecontractor
toworkers employed onthebuilding site ,andofsums owed bythecontractor
tothecontracting authority .
b)Thecontracting authority shall have theoption ofacquiring ,inwhole
orinpart :
-temporary structures which have been approved bytheengineer ,
-materials specially constructed inconnection with theexecution ofwork
under the contract and which cannot bere-used .
c)Thepurchase price ofthetemporary structures andmaterials referred to
above shall beequal totheunpaid portion oftheexpenditure incurred bythe
contractor ,such expenditure being limited ,where necessary ,tothat
corresponding tothenormal performance ofthecontract *
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d)Thecontracting authority shall purchase atmarket prices thematerials
anditems supplied orordered onconditions that theengineer considers
appropriate .
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settlement ,andifitissorequested ,paythecontractor upto80i»ofthe
oredit balance shown bytheprovisional settlement .Conversely ,if "the
provisional settlement shows aoredit balance infavour ofthecontracting
authority ,thelatter mayrequire thecontractor toreturn 80$oftheamount
ofsuoh balance .
IX«Acoeptanoe andmaintenance period .
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Article 127
Useofworks bythecontracting authority
Immediately after provisional acceptance ,thecontracting authority maymake
useofallthe works oompleted bythecontractor .
However ,iftheSpeoial Conditions soallow ,thecontracting authority may
ipaV ouseofthevarious structures forming part ofthecontract asandwhen
theyareoompleted ,oncondition that aninventory isdrawn upasappropriate .
Should thecontracting authority take overthework ^thisshall notcount
a8provisional acceptance .
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Once thecontracting authority hastaken possession ofastructure ora
partthereof ,thecontractor shall nolonger berequired tomake good damage
resulting from use.
Article 128
Acceptance
1.Verification andtesting
Theworks shall notbeaccepted until theprescribed verifications andtests
have been carried outatthe expense ofthecontractor .

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2.Rejection ofworks
Works which donotsatisfy theterms andconditions ofthecontract or
which arenotcarried outinaccordance with trade practices shall be
demolished andrebuilt bythecontractor ;otherwise this shall bedone ,asofrigh ^
athisexpense ,byorder oftheworks supervisor ortheengineer ,inone
orother oftheways indicated inArticle 134(2 ).
Theworks supervisor ortheengineer mayalso require thedemolition and
reconstruction bythecontractor ,under thesane conditions asthose laid
down inthepreceding sub-paragraph ,ofstructures inwhich materials have
been used which have notbeen accepted ,orofthose carried outinaperiod
ofsuspension ,aslaid down inArticle 89.
3.Provisional acceptance
Thecontractor must advise theengineer ofthecompletion oftheworks ,by
registered letter .
Within 30calendar days ofthedate ofreceipt ofthecommunication from
thecontractor ,orwithin alonger period ifsoprovided intheSpecial
Conditions ,theengineer shall draw upastatement ofprovisional acceptance
oftheworks orofrejection ,andshall forward acopy thereof tothe
contractor .
Ifthis time–limit isexceeded ,andthedelay isnotattributable tothe
contractor ,thecontracting authority shall become liable topayhim
compensation equal to0.5i°perweek ofdelay ontheamounts ,payment of
which isdependent upon provisional acceptance ,uptoalimit of5^ "th®
total ofsuch sums .
However ,thepayment ofthis compensation shall besubject tosubmission by
thecontractor ofarequest inwriting within 30days from thedate ofdispatch
ofthecopy ofthestatement ofprovisional acceptance o
Works which aresubject toprovisional acceptance shall ,unless thecontrary
isproved ,bedeemed tohave been soaccepted onthecompletion date indicated
bythecontractor inhisregistered letter o

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After completion oftheworks thecontractor must dismantle the site and
remove temporary structures aswell asmaterials nolonger required for
useinconnection with performance ofthecontract *Hemust also remove
anygoods instorage ,litter orredress anychange inthecondition ofthe
premises ,resulting solely from therequirements ofperforming thecontract .
4»Final acceptance
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Upon expiry ofthemaintenance period laid down inArtiole 129theengineer
shall draw up,assoon aspossible ,andwithin amaximum of30days ,a
statement offinal acceptance oftheworks orofrejection andshall forward
aoopy thereof tothecontractor .
Inthecase ofastatement ofrejection oftheworks ,itshall ,heinoumbent
upon thecontractor subsequently togive notice totheengineer ,byregistered
letter ,that alltheworks ofjtheundertaking areready forfinal acceptance ,
andacceptance oftheworks shall t$ke place within 30calendar days from
receipt oftheregistered letter .
5»Clauses applicable inrespect ofboth provisional aridfinal acceptance
Verification ofworks with aview toprovisional orfinal acceptance shall take
place inthepresence ofthecontractor .Theabsence ofthelatter shall not
beabartoacceptance oncondition that hehasbeen summoned indueform by
registered letter posted atleast 30calendar days prior tothedate of
acceptance .
Should oneormore oftheexceptional circum stances referred toinArticle 130
make itimpossible toascertain thestate oftheworks during theperiod of
30days fixed forprovisional orfinal acceptance ,astatement certifying
such impossibility shall bedrawn upafter summoning thecontractor .The
statement ofacceptance orrejection shall bedrawn upwithin 30calendar
days from thedate onwhioh such impossibility ceases toexist .

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The contractor shall not beentitled toinvoke these circumstances in
order toavoid theobligation ofpresenting theworks inastate suitable
foracceptance .
Article 129
Muin^nàiîce periods maintenance ,repair andreplacement
1,Withort prejudice tothespecial provisions relating totheacceptance
ofworks *,+hecontractor shall beobliged during themaintenance period
toca,ry outmaintenance ,repair andreplacement covering allservices
under thecontract ,s\ibject tonormal conditions ofuse .
reter xiati cmsresulting from thecircumstances provided forinArticle 130
orfrom abnormal use shall beexcluded from this obligation unless they
reveal afault ordefect such aBtojustify therequest forrepair or
replacement .
Theobligation tomaintain maybethesubject ofstipulations inthoSpecial
Conditions andoftechnical specifications which shall determine theperiod
and condition ^thereof .
Where theSpecial Conditions orthecontract provide foramaintenance
period ,they mayfixtheduration ,thereof .Ifnototherwise specified ,
the duratioxi ofthis period shall beoneyear .
Themaintenance period shall commence onthedate ofprovisional acceptance .
Where necessary ,themaintenance period shall beextended bythetime during
which ithasnotbeen possible touseaproduct oranelement ofthecontract
because ofdeterioration for reasons for which the contractor must assume
responsibility .
Allitems provided inreplacement shall besubject tothefull maintenance
period .
2.Thecontractor shall repair orreplace athisownexpense anyitem which
hasdeteriorated orfails tofunction inthecourse ofnormal useduring the
maintenance period .

3.Anystatement regarding deterioration orfailure tofunction must be
made intheform ofareport drawn upbytheengineer orToyanyother
representative authorize !bythecontracting authority before theexpiry of
themaintenance period .Acopyofthereport shall beBenttothecontractor
within one month .
4.Should theinterests oftheservice sorequire ,andparticularly incases
ofemergency ,theworks supervisor mayhavetherepairs carried outatthe
expense ofthecontractor ,thelatter having beenduly informed thecopy
ofthereport .
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X*Claims andexceptional ripks
Axtiole 130
Claims bythecontractor andexceptional risks
1.Thecontractor mayavail himself offacts alleged against hiscontracting
partner assdwhich would involve himindelay and/ordetriment inorder to
obtain ,where appropriate ,anextension oftheperiods ofperformance ,th®
revision orrescission ofthecontract and/oranindemnity based onthe
injury suffered .
2.Thecontractor shall notnormally beentitled tomake anyamendment to
thecontractual conditions asaresult ofcircumstances inwhich his
contracting partner hadnopart .
However ,aderogation fromthisprinciple shall bejustified laycircumstances
which thecontractor could notreasonably foresee whenthetender wassubmitted
orthecontract concluded ,which hecould notavoid andtheconsequences of
which hewasunable toavert even though hehad ,taken allnecessary steps i©
that end .
Where such circumstances makeitimpossible toperform theoontract ,the
contractor shall beentitled tohave thecontract rescinded .
Where thecircumstances donotmakeitimpossible toperform theoontract ,
thecontractor shall beentitled toanextension oftheperiods ofperformance
and/oranindemnity based ontheinjury suffered ,ortotherevision ofthe
contract .

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Thecontractor mayinvoke thedefault ofasub-contractor orsupplier only
insofarasth3y avail themselves ofcircumstances which thecontractor
would have been able toinvoke inasimilar situation .
3.Thecontractor shall beobliged toreport totheengineer ,byregistered
letter ,thefacts andcircumstances referred toinparagraphs 1and2assoon
asheshould n-viioally have knowledge thereof andnotlater than 30days after
their occurrence ,
4»Claims bythecontractor must ,under penalty ofbeing time-barred ,be
made byregistered letter within thefollowing periods :
a)before expiry ofthecontractual time-limits inorder toobtain an
extension oftheperiods ofperformance orrescission ofthecontract ;
b)inorder toobtain avariation ofthecontract oranindemnity ,notlater
than 60days after irovisional acceptance ofallworks .
5»Paragraphs 1to4above shall notapply tofacts andcircumstances
resulting inanincrease orreduction inthevolume ofwork orachange in
thequantities ofthevarious items inthebill ofquantities ,which arethe
subject ofspecial arrangements pursuant toArticles 104to107.
6®Noclaim ma,/besubmitted after signature cfthefinal statement except
inthecase oferror ,omission ,wrong orduplicated entry orwhere Article 131
applies .
Article 131
Remission ofdamages fordelay
1.Thecontractor shall havetheright toobtain remission ofthedamages
fordelay referred toinArticle 134point 1c)j
a)inwhole orinpart ,ifheproves thatthedelay isduewholly orin
part toactsbythecontracting partner ortothecircumstances referred to
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b)partially ,ifthecontracting authority considers that theamount of
thedamages isdisproportionate totheminimal importance oftheworks thus
delayed ,provided however thattheworks carried outarecapable ofbeing
used normally andthatthecontractor hasmade every effort tocomplete his
services intheshortest possible time .
2.Thecontractor must,under penalty ofbeing time-barred ,submit any
request fortheremission ofdamages byregistered letter within aperiod of
60days from the payment ofthebalance .
XI.Son-performance ofcontract andsanction therefor
Artiole 132
Non-performance ofcontract bycontractor
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Nonperformance ofthecontract bytjiecontractor occurs s ■h
1.where theworkisnotcarried outinaccordance with theprovisions of
the contraot }
2.where thework isnotcompleted within thecontractual period of
performance orwhere atanytimeitisnotproceeded with ^inatfyrespect ,
whatsoever ,soastobecapable ofbeing entirely completed within this
period |
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3.where thecontractor departs from written instructions given byhis
contracting partner .
Artide 133
Finding ofnon-performance attributable tothecontractor
Non-performance ofthecontraot shall beestablished bymeans ofane&try is
the work record .
This entry shall constitute formal notice toput eMtothefailure to
perform the contract .

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Within 15days ofthedate ofentry inthe work record ,thecontractor
shall "beobliged tosubmit thegrounds ofhisdefence totheengineer by
registered letter .Atthe endofthis period ,silence onhispart shall
bedeemed toconstitute admission ofthefacts established *
Theengineer shall give aruling onthedefence submitted bythecontractor ,
without delay ,n-ndshall inform himofitsdecision byregistered letter *
Artide 134
Sanction forbreach ofcontract onthepart ofthecontractor
Ifnoreasons for breaoh ofcontraot are accepted orfurnished within the
period laid down inArticle 133,thecontractor may besubject tooneor
more ofthemeasures defined in,andgoverned bythefollowing paragraphs :
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1•Damages
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a)Special damages forspecific failures inperforming thecontract ;
b)Liquidated damages percalendar dayforanybreach ,tobemade good
forthwith .
The same shall beapplied asfrom thedate onwhich thebreach ofcontract is
established byanentry inthework record inaccordance with Article 133,up
toandincluding thedate onwhich thebreach ismade good bythecontractor
orindefault bythecontracting authority ;
c),Liquidated damages fordelay where thebreach ofcontract results from
non-completion ofthecontract within thecontractual time limits .
Notwithstanding Article 133,thesaid liquidated damages shall beduewithout
formal notice ;
d)General damages foranyform ofnon–performance ofthecontract other than
those laid down under a),b)andc).
Theamount ofandthedetailed procedures relating tothese damages shall be
stipulated intheSpecial Conditions .

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2.Measures tobetaken asofright
These measures shall bethefollowing :
a)eieoution ofallorpart oftheworks tinder direct management ofthe
administration ;
b)outright rescission ofallorpart ofthecontract without compensation
payable bythecontractor ;
o)rescission ofallorpartofthecontract ,decided agp-inst thecontractor ,
with compensation payable bythecontractor ;
d)conclusion ofacontract withathird party ,fortheaccount ofthe
contractor ,after prior rescission oftheoriginal contract ;
e)temporary orpermanent exclusion from theaward pfcontracts .
3.Rules fortheapplication ofmeasures takep asoflight
Anydecision relating totheapplication ofmeasures ^aken asofright shall
beadopted bythecontracting authority andnotified tothecontractor by
registered letter .
Inapplying oneorother ofthese measures ,theengineer shall take aoy
appropriate steps toensure theprotection orsatisfactory eieoution ofthe .
works .
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_ *ΤΜ Χ1>Λ –. -_4_ _α ^ ^ · β.· ■■ Α. *Intheevent ofworks being undertaken under direct management ofthe
administration oracontract with athird party fortheaccount ofthe
contractor ,theengineer ,after summoning thecontractor byregistered letter ,
shall inspect theworks ,draw upaninventory ofplant andmaterials andmake
outastatement ofthewages andsalaries dueandtheamounts owed bythe
contractor under the contract *
Intheevent ofworks being undertaken under direct management ofthe
administration ,theworks supervisor shall bpentitled tousethecontractor 's
equipment inorder tocomplete theperformance ofthecontract ;Where works
areundertaken under direct management oftheadministration ,thecontractor
shall beauthorized toobserve theoperations without ,however ,being able to
interfere intheexecution ofinstructions giyen bytheengineer .Direct
management bytheadministration maybeterminated ifthecontractor furnishes
proof ofthenecessary means toresume thework andtobring ittoasatisfactory
conclusion .
Additional expenses resulting fromdirect management theadministration or
from thecontract withathird party fortheaccount ofthecontractor shall be
borne bythelatter .

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Ifdirect management bytheadministration orthecontraot with athird
party fortheaccount ofthecontractor results inareduction inexpenses ,
thecontractor maynotolaim anypart ofthe .profit thus derived ,which
shall hetheproperty ofthecontracting authority .
4irRules governing concurrence ofsanctions fornon-perforoance ofthecontract
Fortheapplication ofthemeasures laid down inpoints 1and2fthefollowing
rules shall beapplied :
a)asingle failure toperform thecontraot mayonly give rise tothe ,v,
application ofasingle penalty ;
b)direct management bytheadministration maybecombined with liquidated
damages fordelay andwith exclusion ;
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c)outright rescission maybecombined with exclusion andliquidated damages
fordelay relating totheperiod prior to„the date ofrescission ;
d)rescission decided against thecontractor maybecombined with exclusion
andliquidated damages fordelay relating totheperiod prior tothedate of
rescission ;
e)acontract with athird party fortheaccount ofthecontractor maybe
combined with exclusion ;
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f)exclusion maybecombined with anyofthesanctions fornon-performance .
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Article 135
l Recovery ofdamages
Recovery ofdamages ,disbursements orexpenses resulting from theapplication
ofthemeasures provided forinpoints 2and3ofArticle 131shall beeffected by
deduction from thesums duetothecontractor ,from thedeposit %grby
contribution from thedirectly liable guarantor .-
» XII.Responsibility ofthecontractor after acceptance
Article 136
s ,Responsibility ofthecontractor after acceptance
Without prejudice totheobligations laid down inArticle 129,thecontractor
shall nolonger beresponsible ,after provisional acceptance ,forrisks which
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from causes not attributable tohim.
However ,thecontractor shall beresponsible ,asfrom thedate ofprovisional
eoceptanco ,forthe soundness ofthestruotures .aslaid dovm innational law.
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