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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 monthsthe claim is barredDisputes
DZ cl 11.1, 11.2.1Notify defects within the 3 months defects notification periodheld in the punch list register3 monthsno penalty statedDisputes
cl 12.4.1Lodge the final payment claim within 1 months of the defects period endingheld in the progress claim register1 monththe claim is barredDisputes
cl 12.5Issue the final payment schedule within 20 working daysheld in the payment schedule register20 working daysno penalty statedDisputes
cl 12.1.2, 12.2.1, 12.2.8secondaryMake a progress claim on the cadence the contract statesheld in the progress claim register1 montha breach of contractDisputes
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 daysa breach of contractDisputes
cl 10.3.5Decide an extension of time claim within 20 working daysheld in the contract notice register20 working daysno penalty statedMissed claims
cl 10.3.2Give notice of an extension of time claim within 20 working daysheld in the contract notice register20 working daysno penalty statedMissed claims
cl 5.10.1-5.10.4Submit the programme within 20 working daysheld in the programme register20 working daysthe claim is barredMissed claims
cl 9.5.3Give full details of an unforeseen physical conditionheld in the contract notice registernone setno penalty statedLapsed compliance
cl 9.5.2, 9.5.4Notify an unforeseen physical condition as soon as practicableheld in the contract notice registernone setno penalty statedLapsed compliance
cl 9.5.1Adverse weather is excluded from an extension of time claimheld in the contract notice registernone setno penalty statedLapsed compliance
cl 9.4.3Record day works on the day they occurheld in the day works docket register1 dayno penalty statedMissed claims
cl 9.2.2secondaryNotify a variation claim within 1 months of the instructionheld in the contract notice register1 monthno penalty statedMissed claims
cl 9.2.3secondaryNotify any other matter affecting time or cost within 1 monthsheld in the contract notice register1 monthno penalty statedMissed claims
cl 9.3.2Propose the value of a variation within 1 months of the instructionheld in the contract notice register1 monthno penalty statedMissed claims
cl 9.2.4secondaryRespond to a variation notice within 1 monthsheld in the contract notice register1 monthno penalty statedMissed 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: the claim is 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: no penalty stated. 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: the claim is 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: no penalty stated. 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: a breach of contract. 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.