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Agreement between An Owner and a Contractor on Fee and Cost of Labour and Materials |
- The contractors shall indemnify and keep the owners harmless against any claims, demands, actions or proceedings that may be made or adopted against the owners or that may be suffered by the owners by reason of anything done by the contractors pursuant to any work done by them in execution of the said works.
- The contractors shall during the execution of the said works insure them against destruction or damage by fire, earthquake, flood, cyclone, etc., to its full insurable value and keep insured until the possession of the buildings complete in all respects and fit for occupation is handed over to the owners.
- If the contractors fail to commence the work or without any lawful excuse under these conditions suspend the progress of the works for fourteen days after receiving from the architect the notice to proceed or persistently or repeatedly refuse or fail to supply properly skilled workmen to proper material or persistently disregard the- regulations, instructions or directions of the local or other authority or violate the terms of this agreement or fail to proceed the works with such due diligence and fail to make such due progress as would enable the works to be completed within the time agreed upon and the architect has certified that sufficient causes exist to justify the termination of the contract, then the owners may terminate the contract after giving the contractors seven days notice of their intention to do so. On such termination, the owners or their servants may enter upon and take possession of the works and tools, scaffolding, sheds and other materials lying upon the premises and use the same as their own property or may employ the same by means of its own servants and workmen in carrying on and completing the works or by employing any other contractor or other person or persons to complete the works and the contractors shall not in any way interrupt or do any act, matter or thing to prevent or hinder such other contractors or other person or persons employed for completing and finishing the said works or using the materials and plant for the said works.
In case of termination of the contract, the architect shall thereafter ascertain and certify in writing under his hand what shall be due or payable to or by the owners, for the value of the said plant and materials so taken possession of the owners and the expense or loss which the owners shall have been put to in procuring the said works to be completed and the amount, if any, owing to the contractors and the amount which shall be so certified shall thereupon be paid by the owners to the contractors or by the contractors to the owners, as the case may be, and the certificate of the architect shall be final and conclusive between the parties.
- In case any dispute or difference should arise between the parties, whether in respect of quality of material used by the contractors, or work done or in respect of delay in completion of work or any other matter arising out of or in connection with agreement or the carrying out of works, shall be referred to and settled by the architect, who shall state his decision in writing. If any party is dissatisfied with the decision of the architect, either party (the owners or the contractors) may give a written notice to the other party through the architect that the matters in dispute be referred to arbitration and final decision of an arbitrator to be agreed upon and complied by both the parties or in case of disagreement as to the appointment of a single arbitrator to the appointment of three arbitrators, to be appointed by each party. The submission shall be deemed to be a submission to arbitration within the meaning of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 or any statutory modification thereof. The award of the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall be final and binding on the parties. The fees of the arbitrator appointed by a party shall be paid by the party so appointing and other arbitration expenses shall be borne half and half by the parties. The owners and the contractors hereby also agree that arbitration under this clause shall be, a condition precedent to any right of action under the contract.
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