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NSW GC21 Edition 2 General Conditions of Contract (GC21 Ed 2)

conditions of contract, published by NSW Government (Department of Customer Service), Edition 2. New South Wales.

GC21 is the general conditions TfNSW lets its construction contracts on, and the G-series specifications are called up under it. It is thorough in the way a government form is thorough, which is to say every step has a number.

The detail it turns onGC21 Edition 2the G-seriessuperintendent's direction

8 obligations, clause by clause.

Eight obligations the form itself sets, before the specifications it calls up.

Where it is writtenThe obligationWindowIf missedDisease
cl 50.1, 50.9Notify a delay within 7 daysheld in the contract_notice register7 daysreduced_per_dayMissed claims
cl 50.3Claim an extension of time within 28 days of the delay startingheld in the contract_notice register28 daysreduced_per_dayMissed claims
cl 22.3Update the programme within 1 monthsheld in the programme register1 monthbreachMissed claims
cl 37.3, 37.8Notify a latent condition as soon as it is foundheld in the contract_notice register7 dayscosts excludedMissed claims
cl 68.1-68.3Claim a variation in writing within 28 days of the directionheld in the contract_notice register28 daysdamages onlyMissed claims
Schedule 8Record day works on the day they occurheld in the day_works_docket register1 dayguidanceMissed claims
cl 48.7Notify an unordered variation within 7 daysheld in the contract_notice register7 daysbarredMissed claims
cl 11.2Confirm a verbal direction in writing within 3 business daysheld in the contract_notice register3 business daysguidanceMissed claims

What this page is, and is not.

It is the clause text this library holds for this document, with the window and the consequence. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for reading the document you signed.

No library of law is complete, and Demiton never says this one is. An obligation the library does not hold, and you did not add, is not protected. You can add your own to any job.

Common questions

What does GC21 Ed 2 cl 50.1, 50.9 require?

Notify a delay within 7 days. Missing it: reduced_per_day. The window is 7 days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does GC21 Ed 2 cl 50.3 require?

Claim an extension of time within 28 days of the delay starting. Missing it: reduced_per_day. The window is 28 days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does GC21 Ed 2 cl 22.3 require?

Update the programme within 1 months. Missing it: breach. The window is 1 month. Demiton watches it against the programme register.

What does GC21 Ed 2 cl 37.3, 37.8 require?

Notify a latent condition as soon as it is found. Missing it: costs excluded. The window is 7 days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

What does GC21 Ed 2 cl 68.1-68.3 require?

Claim a variation in writing within 28 days of the direction. Missing it: damages only. The window is 28 days. Demiton watches it against the contract_notice register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in NSW GC21 Edition 2 General Conditions of Contract?

No library of law is complete, and Demiton never says this one is. An obligation the library does not hold, and you did not add, is not protected. You can add your own to any job.