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NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline)

conditions of contract, published by Standards New Zealand, 2013 ed.; published NZS 3910:2023 text not read. New Zealand.

17 obligations, clause by clause.

17 obligations transcribed from the conditions of contract, each held with its clause, the window it sets and what missing it costs.

Where it is writtenThe obligationWindowIf missedDisease
cl 3.1.2-3.1.7Provide the contractor's bond within 2 monthsheld in the bank_guarantee register2 monthsbarredDisputes
DZ cl 11.1, 11.2.1Notify defects within the 3 months defects notification periodheld in the punch_list register3 monthsguidanceDisputes
cl 12.4.1Lodge the final payment claim within 1 months of the defects period endingheld in the progress_claim register1 monthbarredDisputes
cl 12.5Issue the final payment schedule within 20 working daysheld in the payment_schedule register20 working daysguidanceDisputes
cl 12.1.2, 12.2.1, 12.2.8secondaryMake a progress claim on the cadence the contract statesheld in the progress_claim register1 monthbreachDisputes
cl 12.3.3; DZ 12.3.4, 12.3.7Release retention within 10 working days of practical completion (or the defects period ending)held in the retention_position register10 working daysbreachDisputes
cl 10.3.5Decide an extension of time claim within 20 working daysheld in the contract_notice register20 working daysguidanceMissed claims
cl 10.3.2Give notice of an extension of time claim within 20 working daysheld in the contract_notice register20 working daysguidanceMissed claims
cl 5.10.1-5.10.4Submit the programme within 20 working daysheld in the programme register20 working daysbarredMissed claims
cl 9.5.3Give full details of an unforeseen physical conditionheld in the contract_notice registernone setguidanceLapsed compliance
cl 9.5.2, 9.5.4Notify an unforeseen physical condition as soon as practicableheld in the contract_notice registernone setguidanceLapsed compliance
cl 9.5.1Adverse weather is excluded from an extension of time claimheld in the contract_notice registernone setguidanceLapsed compliance
cl 9.4.3Record day works on the day they occurheld in the day_works_docket register1 dayguidanceMissed claims
cl 9.2.2secondaryNotify a variation claim within 1 months of the instructionheld in the contract_notice register1 monthguidanceMissed claims
cl 9.2.3secondaryNotify any other matter affecting time or cost within 1 monthsheld in the contract_notice register1 monthguidanceMissed claims
cl 9.3.2Propose the value of a variation within 1 months of the instructionheld in the contract_notice register1 monthguidanceMissed claims
cl 9.2.4secondaryRespond to a variation notice within 1 monthsheld in the contract_notice register1 monthguidanceMissed 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 NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline) cl 3.1.2-3.1.7 require?

Provide the contractor's bond within 2 months. Missing it: barred. The window is 2 months. Demiton watches it against the bank_guarantee register.

What does NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline) DZ cl 11.1, 11.2.1 require?

Notify defects within the 3 months defects notification period. Missing it: guidance. The window is 3 months. Demiton watches it against the punch_list register.

What does NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline) cl 12.4.1 require?

Lodge the final payment claim within 1 months of the defects period ending. Missing it: barred. The window is 1 month. Demiton watches it against the progress_claim register.

What does NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline) cl 12.5 require?

Issue the final payment schedule within 20 working days. Missing it: guidance. The window is 20 working days. Demiton watches it against the payment_schedule register.

What does NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline) cl 12.1.2, 12.2.1, 12.2.8 require?

Make a progress claim on the cadence the contract states. Missing it: breach. The window is 1 month. Demiton watches it against the progress_claim register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in NZS 3910:2013 Conditions of Contract (2013/DZ public-comment redline)?

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.