Agreement for Construction of a Building on Owner’s Plot of Land
If the said architect or the parties hereto, of the second part, shall think proper at any time or times to make any alterations or additions to or omission in the works hereby contracted for he or they shall give to the said contractor written instructions for such alterations or omissions signed by the said architect, but the said contractor shall not be considered to claim for the value or otherwise in respect thereof, without such written instructions so signed as aforesaid. Any additional charge by the contractor with respect to such alterations if certified to be correct by the architect shall be paid for in the same manner and at the same time as hereinafter expressed for the payment of the ultimate balance of the said sum of Rs……………….
Any damage arising from accidents or carelessness of the workmen or otherwise to the said work hereby contracted for, or to the materials or implements therein used, shall be borne and effectually made good by the said contractor at his own costs and charges.
The said contractor shall provide all the materials of the best kind available in the market for the said building in accordance with the specification mentioned above.
The said contractor will not, unless with the consent of the said architect, make any sub-contract for the execution of the works hereby contracted for, or any part thereof, nor unless with such consent as aforesaid assign or underlet the present contract.
The contractor shall be paid Rs……. as his remuneration for the labour supplied and material used by him for the aforesaid building in the following manner:
Rs……. shall be paid by 12 monthly instalments of Rs…… each, the first instalment to be paid on ….. and the balance of Rs….. within three months of the completion of the building, provided that in the case of each payment the architect certifies that the work and materials to a sufficient amount shall have been done, executed or provided by the said contractor to the satisfaction of the said architect. Provided also that the said contractor shall not be entitled to payment or receive the said balance of Rs……. until the said architect shall certify under his own hand that whole of said works have been completed and finished to his satisfaction. The decision of the architect shall be binding on the parties and shall be final.
In Witness Whereof the parties hereto have signed this agreement on the day and year first written above.
