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CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AGREEMENT
This Construction Contract Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the ___ day of ___________, 20 ___ by and between __________, a(n) ☐ Individual ☐ Business Entity located at __________, __________, __________ __________, (“Owner”) and __________, a(n) ☐ Individual ☐ Business Entity located at __________, __________, __________ __________ with contractor's license number __________ ("Contractor"). Owner and Contractor may each be referred to in this Agreement individually
as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
The Parties agree as follows:
1. Description of Work. Contractor shall perform the following described work at __________, __________, __________ __________ (the "Property"), in accordance with Owner’s contract plans and specifications, this Agreement and any Change Order, as defined herein, (collectively, the "Contract Documents"): __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [Description of work] (the "Work"). Industry terminology used in any Contract Documents which are not defined shall be interpreted as having the same meaning as that recognized in the construction industry in the area where the Property
is located.
2. Contract Price and Payments. Owner agrees to pay Contractor the total amount of $________ (the “Contract Price”). Payment of this amount is subject to additions or deductions in accordance with any mutually agreed to changes and/or modifications in the Work. Payment will be made by (Check one) ☐ cash ☐ personal check ☐ cashier’s check ☐ money order ☐ credit card or debit card ☐ wire transfer ☐ other: __________, according to the following schedule:
Deposit (Check one) ☐ A deposit is NOT required. ☐ $ __________ deposit, due upon the execution of this Agreement.
Installments (Check one) ☐ There will be NO installment payments. ☐ Installment will be paid at set intervals. $________ due ☐ every week ☐ every month ☐ other: __________ from the completion of the Work. ☐ Installments will be paid upon the completion of the following milestones:
• $________ due upon __________ [Milestone]
• $________ due upon __________ [Milestone]
• $________ due upon __________ [Milestone]
Balance Due
$________ balance due upon completion of the Work.
3. Certificate of Completion. Work under this Agreement shall begin on ________, 20, (☐ a nd
shall be completed by ________, 20). Upon completion of the Work, Contractor shall notify Owner that the Work is ready for final inspection and acceptance and Owner shall make the final payment within __________ days after final inspection.
4. Materials and Labor. Contractor shall provide and pay for all labor and equipment, including tools, construction equipment, machinery, transportation and all other facilities and services, and all materials necessary for the completion of the Work. All materials shall be good quality and new, unless the Contract Documents require or permit otherwise. Contractor may substitute materials only with the prior written approval of Owner. (Check all that apply)
☐ The following materials will not be included in the Contract Price and are the sole responsibility of Owner and will not be covered under warranty by Contractor: _______________________________.
☐ In addition, the Contract Price shall include the following fixtures: __________________________.
5. Licenses and Permits. (Check one) ☐ Contractor ☐ Owner shall obtain all licenses and permits necessary for proper completion of the Work. (Check one) ☐ Contractor ☐ Owner is responsible for the cost of any necessary permits or licenses.
6. Laws and Regulations. Contractor shall perform the Work in a workmanlike manner and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and ordinances, trade standards, ethical guidelines and any safety requirements of Owner (the “Applicable Laws”). C ontractor shall promptly notify Owner upon discovery of any variance between the Applicable Laws and the Construction Documents.
7. Supervision of Construction. Contractor shall be solely responsible for and shall supervise and direct all construction under this Agreement. Contractor shall provide competent and suitable personnel to perform the Work and shall at all times maintain good discipline and order at the Property. Contractor will at all times take all reasonable precautions for the safety of its employees and the public at the Property. Contractor agrees to assume full responsibility for the acts, negligence, and/or omissions of its employees and any subcontractors and their employees.
8. Record Documents. Contractor shall maintain in a safe place at the Property one record copy of all drawings, specifications, addenda, written amendments, and the like in good order and annotated to show all changes made during construction, which will be delivered to Owner upon completion of the Work. Owner shall have the right to inspect and review such documents upon notice to Contractor.
9. Utilities. (Check one) ☐ Contractor ☐ Owner shall pay for all permanent electric, water, phone, cable, sewer and gas service as needed to perform the Work. (Check one) ☐ Contractor ☐ Owner shall pay for the installation, connection and removal of all temporary utilities on the Property during the performance of the Work. All temporary utilities shall conform and adhere to the Applicable Laws.
10. Hazardous Materials. Except as otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, Contractor shall be responsible for all Hazardous Materials brought to the Property by Contractor. Hazardous Materials shall
16. Work Changes. Owner reserves the right to order changes to the Work in the nature of additions, deletions or modifications, without invalidating this Agreement, and agrees to make corresponding adjustments in the Contract Price and time of termination if applicable. All changes will be authorized in a written “Change Order” signed by Owner and Contractor, which shall be incorporated by reference herein.
17. Other Contractors. Owner reserves the right to enter into other contracts in connection with the Work. Contractor shall cooperate with all other contractors so that their work shall not be impeded, and shall give them access to the Property as necessary to perform their contracts.
18. Indemnification. Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Owner and its agents and employees, from and against all claims, actions, liabilities, suits, demands, injuries, obligations, damages, losses, settlements, judgments, fines, penalties, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of any negligent act or omission by Contractor, a subcontractor or anyone directly or indirectly employed by them in the performance of the Work resulting in bodily injury, illness or death, or for property damage, including loss of use, unless caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of Owner.
19. Contractor’s Insurance. Contractor agrees to maintain at its own expense during the entire period of construction at the Property:
A. General Liability Insurance. Such general liability insurance as will protect Contractor from claims for property damage and bodily injury, with limits of liability not less than $__________ for each occurrence. (Check all that apply) ☐ B. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Such workers' compensation and employee insurance as required by law. ☐ C. Automobile Liability Insurance. Such automobile liability insurance with limits of liability not less than $ __________. ☐ D. Other Insurance. __________.
Contractor shall name Owner as an additional insured (☐ except for the workers' compensation insurance). Proof of such insurance shall be filed by Contractor with Owner within a reasonable time after
execution of this Agreement.
20 of Subrogation. Owner and Contractor each waive any and all claims or rights to recovery
against the other Party for any loss or damage to the extent such loss or damage is covered by insurance or would be covered by any insurance required under this Agreement. Owner and Contractor shall cause each insurance policy carried by Owner or Contractor relating to the Property to include or allow a full waiver of any subrogation claims.
21 of Essence. All times stated in this Agreement or in the Contract Documents are of the essence. Contractor agrees that such times are reasonable for performing and completing the Work.
22. Liquidated Damages. (Check one)
☐ Owner is entitled to liquidated damages. In the event the Work is not completed by the date set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, plus any extensions thereof as allowed in this Agreement, Owner shall suffer damages uncertain in amount and difficult to measure and prove accurately. Owner and Contractor agree that in lieu of actual damages, and not as a penalty, for delay in the performance of the Work, Contractor shall pay Owner the sum of $__________ for each calendar day completion of the Work is delayed. Contractor agrees that the liquidated damages specified herein are reasonable in amount and are not disproportionate to actual anticipated damages. Owner shall have the right to deduct any liquidated damages from any amount due or that may become due to Contractor. Liquidated damages shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for Owner for delay in completion of the work past the agreed upon date.
☐ Owner is NOT entitled to liquidated damages.
23. Extension of Time. The times stated in this Agreement may be extended for such reasonable time as Contractor may determine when performance of the Work by Contractor is delayed by a Change Order, labor disputes, fire, unusual delay in deliveries, abnormal adverse weather conditions, unavoidable casualties, or other causes beyond Contractor’s control or which justify the delay.
24. Early Termination for Breach of Contract.
A. Contractor's Termination. Contractor may, on __________ days’ written notice to Owner, terminate this Agreement before the completion of the Work when for a period of __________ days after a progress payment is due, through no fault of Contractor, Owner fails to make the payment. On such termination Contractor may recover from Owner payment for all Work completed and for any loss sustained by Contractor for materials, equipment, tools or machinery to the extent of actual loss thereon, plus loss of a reasonable profit.
B. Owner's Termination. Owner may, on __________ days’ notice to Contractor, terminate this Agreement before the completion of the Work, and without prejudice to any other remedy Owner may have when Contractor defaults in the performance of any provision of this Agreement, or fails to carry out performance of the Work in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents.
Excess Payment (Check all that apply) ☐ If the unpaid balance on the Contract Price at the time of the termination exceeds the expense of finishing the Work, Owner shall pay such excess to Contractor. ☐ If the expense of finishing the Work exceeds the unpaid balance of the Contract Price at the time of termination, Contractor shall pay the difference to Owner.
25. Disputes. Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be resolved through: (Check one)
☐ Court litigation. The dispute shall be resolved in the courts of the State of __________.
Attorneys’ Fees
36. Waiver. No Party shall be deemed to have waived any provision of this Agreement or the exercise of any rights held under this Agreement unless such waiver is made expressly and in writing. Waiver by any Party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other subsequent breach or violation.
37. Survival. The obligations of Contractor expressly identified in this Agreement, or those by operation of law, shall survive the completion of Work or termination of this Agreement.
38. Industry Language. The language used for terms of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined, shall be construed according to the customary meaning within the construction industry in the area where the Project is located and for the type of Work being performed.
39. Independent Contractor. Contractor acknowledges that it is an independent contractor and is not an agent, partner, joint venture nor employee of Owner. Contractor shall have no authority to bind or otherwise obligate Owner in any manner nor shall Contractor represent to anyone that it has the right to do so. Contractor further agrees that in the event that the Company suffers loss or damage as a result of a violation of this provision Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless Owner from any such loss or damage.
40. Rights of Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or give to any third party a claim or right of action against Contractor or Owner.
41. Confidentiality. (Check one)
☐ As a result of Contractor's participation in the Work, Contractor will have access and contribute to information and materials of a highly sensitive nature, including Confidential Information. Contractor hereby warrants that Contractor and its employees and agents shall not (without in each instance obtaining the Owner's prior written consent) disclose, make commercial or other use of, or give or sell to any person, firm, or corporation, any Confidential Information received directly or indirectly from Owner or acquired or developed in the course of the performance of this Agreement unless: (1) required to do so pursuant to Applicable Laws (and then only after Contractor has given Owner prompt written notice of the legal compulsion and, at Owner's expense, provided by Owner with cooperation in any attempt Owner may make to gain a protective order acceptable to Owner); or (2) it is rightfully in the possession of Contractor from a source other than Owner prior to the time of disclosure of the information to Contractor under this Contract; or (3) it was in the public domain prior to the time of Contractor's receipt; or (4) it became part of the public domain prior to the time of Contractor's receipt by any means other than an authorized act or omission on the part of Contractor; or (5) it is supplied to Contractor after the time of Contractor's receipt by a third party who was not under any obligation to Owner to maintain such information in confidence; or (6) it was independently developed by Contractor prior to the time of its receipt from Owner. All Confidential Information, regardless of form, shall be the property of Owner and shall be returned to Owner upon its request, or in any event, at the completion or earlier termination of this Agreement.
☐ Contractor will NOT have access and contribute to Confidential Information.
42. Other. __________
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
Owner Signature Owner Full Name
Owner Representative Signature Owner Representative Name and Title
Contractor Signature Contractor Full Name
Contractor Representative Signature Contractor Representative Name and Title
Construction-contract-template
Course: Bachelor of Science in Electrical engineering (BSEE2018)
University: Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation
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