Clause 14 – Contract Price and Payment
Clause 14 - Contract Price and Payment by George Rosenberg.
Clause 13 – Variations and Adjustments
Clause 13 - Variations and Adjustments by George Rosenberg.
Clause 12 – Tests after Completion
Clause 12 deals with Tests after Completion. It is more common overall for Tests on Completion to be the final test required rather than Tests after Completion. However, tests after completion are commonly required for process and power contracts. There may, for example be a requirement for a “reliability” test during a period of initial functioning. Sometimes the tests are required to be carried out in different seasons of the year to test functioning under different conditions – whether from weather or load. Thus, by definition, the Plant is likely to be under the control of the Employer by the
Clause 7 – Plant Materials and Workmanship
Clause 7 deals with a variety of issues relating to Plant Materials and Workmanship. All sub clauses have been subject to some change – in several cases of significance.
Sub-Clause 1.15: Limitation of Liability
The substance of this provision was already in Sub-Clause 17.6 in the 1999 edition and has now been separated from other provisions dealing with Risk and Responsibility. As before it generally exempts parties from liability to the other for “loss of use of any Works, loss of profit, loss of any contract or any indirect or consequential loss” except in respect of a list of identified Sub-Clauses. The list has been extended and several of the changes are very significant. It also limits liability to certain levels in some circumstances. Finally, it excludes parties from cover by the exemption and limits in certain circumstances. All three elements have changed.
