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Contract
not to be sublet.
Contructors
to indemnify Crown Agents.
Alterations.
Payment for extra work.
deductions
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2. The Contractors shall not without the written consent of the Crown Agents assign or sublet this Contract or any part thereof nor allow any portion of the work to be done otherwise than in their own establishment.
3. The Contractors shall indemnify the Crown Agents against all claims at any time on account of patent rights or royalties whether for manufacture or for use in the Colony.
4. The Crown Agents or the Engineers shall have the power of requiring reasonable alterations in the work or in any of its details and if such alterations do not involve extra expense no payment shall be made in respect of them. If the alterations diminish the value of the work to be done the Contractors shall allow a reduction in the Contract sum of such amount as the Engineers shall certify to be reasonable. If the alterations increase the value of the work to be done the Engineers shall agree with the Contractors as to a reason- able additional sum to be paid by the Crown Agents on this account before the alterations are put in hand by the Contractors.
5. The Contractors shall not receive payment beyond the Contract Price for any work which they may consider should be paid for as an extra unless such work shall have been ordered in writing by the Crown Agents as extra work.
Additions or 6. The Crown Agents shall have the power of ordering reason- able additions to or deductions from the quantities or weights specified and these additions or deductions shall be allowed for at the Contract rates.
Extension of
time for additions.
Discrepancies between
Specification.
7. In the event of additions to the quantities being ordered the Crown Agents may if they think it necessary extend the time for delivery to such extent as they may consider reasonable and proper.
8. Should there be any discrepancy between the Contract Drawings and Drawings and the Specification or any inconsistency or omission in either of them reference must be made to the Inspector (or to the Crown Agents when no Inspector has been appointed) for an explanation and the Contractors will be held responsible for any errors that may occur in the work through neglect of this precaution.
The works to be delivered
complete.
Inspector to
approve methods.
9. The Contractors shall deliver the whole of the works complete in all its parts and furnished with every necessary detail and fitting notwithstanding any omission or inconsistency in the Contract Drawings and Specification.
10. Before proceeding to execute any work the Contractors shall obtain the Inspector's approval of the manner in which the Contractors propose to execute each portion of the work and shall furnish such drawings or information as the Inspector shall require.
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Contractor to
11. The Contractors shall take all risks of accident or damage at all oke. to the work from whatever cause arising and shall be responsible for the sufficiency of all means used by them for the fulfilment of the Contract until shipment has been completed and shall not be relieved from such responsibility by any approval which may have been given by the Crown Agents the Engineers or the Inspector.
testing.
12. All labour assistance tools gauges articles or apparatus Means of which the Inspector may require for the purpose of testing inspection or gauging shall be provided by the Contractors free of charge.
to satisfaction
13. The works are to be executed in strict conformity with the Works to be Contract Drawings and Specification. The materials and fittings of of Inspector. every kind used are to be free from defects and unless otherwise specified are to be of the best description of their respective kinds. The workmanship is to be of first class character and the degree of finish such as the Inspector shall require.
Inspector.
14. The Inspector will adopt any means he may think fit to Powers of satisfy himself that the materials specified are actually used and he shall have power throughout the Contract either personally or by deputy to inspect in any manner he may think fit without giving previous notice the entire work or any part thereof at every stage of progress and wherever the work or any part thereof may be in progress to amend and alter anything he may think fit and to reject any parts of the work of which he may disapprove. If any work is so rejected the Contractors shall at once execute it afresh to the entire satisfaction of the Inspector.
given to
15. The Contractors shall give the Inspector at least one week's Notice to be notice in writing previous to any of the work being ready for Inspector. inspection.
analyses.
16. When tests and analyses are considered necessary by the Cheek tests or Engineers or Inspector in addition to those made by the Inspector on the Contractors' or Sub-Contractor's premises the tests or analyses will be made by persons appointed by the Crown Agents. The Contractors will pay the cost of supply and carriage of samples. The cost of the tests or analyses will be paid by the Crown Agents if they show the material to be in accordance with the Specification but if not their cost will be borne by the Contractors.
17. The Contractors shall if required weigh the whole or any Payment by
weight. portion of the work in the presence of the Inspector or his deputy and where the work is to be paid for by weight the Contractors shall only be paid for the net weights delivered. Notwithstanding the existence