Oman Conditions 1999

Sultanate of Oman
STANDARD DOCUMENTS FOR BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
FOURTH EDITION
SEPTEMBER 1999
Building & Civil Engineering Rules & Regulations of Oman Page 1

INDEX
 Form of Tender
 Appendix to the Form of Tender
 Form of Agreement
 Appendices to Form of Agreement
 Standard Conditions of Contract
 Table of Contents
 Standard Conditions
 Form of Tender Bond
 Form of Advance Payment Bond
 Form of Performance Bond

Brief Description of Works:
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Form of Tender
Note: The Appendix to the Form of Tender shall constitute a part of the Tender documentation. The
Tenderers are required to fill up the blank spaces in this form and in the Appendix.
To…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Messrs,
1. Having examined the instructions to Tenderers, Drawings, Standard Conditions of Contract,
Specification and Bill of Quantities/ Schedule of Rates* for the execution of the
aforementioned Works, we, the undersigned, hereby offer to execute, complete and maintain
the whole of the said Works in accordance with the said Instructions, Drawings, Standard
Conditions of Contract, Specification and Bill of Quantities/Schedule of Rates* for a total sum
of Rials Omani ……….. (RO ………………………..) or such other sum as may be ascertained
in accordance with the said Conditions.
2. We hereby undertake that in the event of the acceptance of our Tender, we shall commence
the Works within a period of ……… days from the date of the Engineer's order to this effect
and that we shall complete and hand over all the Works covered by the contract within
………. days to be calculated with effect from the date of the deadline for the commencement
of the said Works.
3. We further undertake that in the event of the acceptance of our Tender, we shall submit the
required guarantee from an insurance company or bank registered locally (pursuant to the
conditions set forth in Edition Ill of the Standard Contract for Building and Civil Engineering
Works, published in the Sultanate of Oman), to be jointly and severally bound with us in the
sum of 5% of the value of contract, so as to ensure the proper execution under the
Performance Bond approved by you.
4. We agree to adhere to this Tender for a period of ninety days from the date set for the receipt
of the Tender. The Tender shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time
before the expiry of such period.
5. In the event of the acceptance of our Tender and pending the preparation and signing of an
official agreement, this Tender, together with its acceptance in writing by the Employer, shall
constitute a binding obligation upon us.
6. We are aware that you are under no obligation to accept either the Tender with the lowest
price or any other Tender.
7. We acknowledge receipt of the following circulars:
Letter No. Date
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We affirm that the contents of these letters have been taken into consideration in our Tender.
*Strike off what is not applicable.

Appendix to the Form of Tender
1. Ruling Language : 5(1) (A) Language in which the Contract Documents

have been drafted.
2. Amount of Guarantee or Performance Bond : 10 (5% of the Contract Value).
3. Minimum Limit of Third Party Insurance Value : 23 (2) RO…………………………………………………..
4. Period of Commencement After Engineers Order : 41 ……………………………………………………..days
5. Duration of Completion of Works : 43 ……………………………………………………..days
6. Amount of Penalties for Delay : 47(1) RO …………………………………………per day
7. Maintenance Period : 49 (1) 365 days
8. Quantities : 55 Estimated quantities*
56 Actual and Correct Quantities*
9. Percentage of Adjustment of P.C. sums included in : 59-4 (C) …………………………………………...per cent
provisional sums
10. Advance Payment : 60 (2) 10% of Contract Value excluding Sums for
Contingencies.
11. Recovery of Advance Payment : 60 (4) (B) 10% of the Total Interim Certificate Value up
to the amount of the Advance.
12. Payment for Materials and Goods at Site : 60 (4) (B) 80% of the net value of material and goods
supplied to the site.
13. Minimum Limit of Monthly Interim Certificate : 60 (4) RO …………………………………………………
14. Time within which payment is to be made after : 60 (5) (A) 60 days
Certificate of Payment
15. Percentage of Retention Money : 60 (7) 10%.of value of the Gross Interim Certificate.
16. Limit of Retention Money : 60 (7) 5% of Contract Value.
17. Recovery of Retention Money : 60 (8) 50% after the issuance of Certificate of
Completion. 50% after the completion of Period of
Maintenance.
18. Interest for Delay of Payment : 60 (9) 7% annually
19. Cash Flow : 60 (13)
Annual Cash Flow 19 20 20 20 20
Percentage of Contract Value …...%......%...... …............%........................%......................%
Dated this………………………………………day of the year 19/20…………………………………………

Signature………………………………………in the capacity of………………………………………………
Authorized signatory of tenders in the name and on behalf of………………………………………………
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Address …………………………… Witness ……………………………
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Occupation ……………………….
*Strike what is not applicable
FORM OF AGREEMENT
This agreement was made on the ………………………day of………………………………………. 19/20
between …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
hereinafter called 'the Employer' of the first part and……………………………………….…………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….hereinafter
called 'the Contractor' of the other part.
Whereas the Employer is interested in the execution of the works………………………………………….
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and has accepted the Tender submitted by the Contractor for the execution, completion and
maintenance of the above works, as specified in Appendix B 'Summary of Contract Value', the two
parties have agreed to the following:
1. All the words and expressions used in this agreement shall carry the meanings assigned
to them subsequently in the Standard Conditions of Contract.
2. The documents listed below shall constitute an integral part of this agreement
and shall be read and interpreted as part of this agreement:
The said Tender
The Standard Conditions of Contract
The Drawings
The Specification
The Bill of Quantities*
The Schedule of Rates and Prices
The Letter of Acceptance*
……………………………………………**
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3. The Contractor shall execute, complete and maintain the works required of him in
accordance with the conditions and provisions of the Contract against an undertaking by
the Employer to pay the amounts payable to him as specified below.
4. The Employer undertakes to pay the Contract price to the Contractor, in return for the
execution, completion and maintenance of the Works, on the dates and in the manner
prescribed by the Contract, in accordance with the agreed Cash Flow specified in the
Appendix to the Tender.
*Strike off what is not applicable

**Additional documents as required

On the basis of the above, this agreement has been signed and concluded between the two parties
on the above date.
Signed by the authorized legal representative of and on behalf of the government of the Sultanate of
Oman
Witness ……………………………………………
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Witness ……………………………………………
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Signed by the authorized legal representative of and on behalf of the Contractor
Witness ……………………………………………
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Ratified by virtue of the Royal Decree no. 48/76 and amendments thereto.
…………………………………………… ……………………………………………
Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs Undersecretary for Finance
Darwish Bin Ismail Bin Ali Al Balushi

Appendix A to Form of Agreement
Constitution of Company
1. International Companies:
The Contractor shall, prior to the signing of the Form of Agreement, submit notarially
authenticated copies of the original documents specifying the formation of the company,
powers of attorney and other relevant documents.
In case of a partnership or firm, these documents shall be duly authenticated extracts from the
partnership deed and other instruments.
Such documents shall also specify the individuals with whom contracts may be concluded, the
nature of such contracts, the individuals directly responsible for the adequate execution of
such contracts and those who may issue valid receipts and their specimen signatures.
An overseas power of attorney of a foreign signatory to the Tender shall be endorsed by an
approved Omani authority (such as an Embassy).
A Contractor who intends to conclude such Contract in association with another firm or other
firms, including firms or individuals serving as consultants shall submit a statement explaining
the methodology of meeting the contractual liabilities and defining the exact relationship
between various parties.
The Contractor shall provide the name and address of his resident agent in Oman, if any.
2. Omani Companies:
The Contractor shall, prior to the signing of the Form of Agreement, submit details of the
nature of the company, specifying whether it is a general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture or joint stock company and shall state the number of
registration in the Commercial Register.
Such details shall also specify the individuals with whom contracts may be concluded, the
nature of such contracts, the individuals directly responsible for the adequate execution of
such contracts and those who may issue valid receipts and their specimen signatures.

Appendix B to Form of Agreement
Summary of Value of Contract
List of Quantities Description Value in Omani Rials

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Total Value of Contract …
Value of Preliminaries …
Value of Measured Works …
Value of Provisional Sum …
Value of Dayworks …
Value of Contingencies …
TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACT …

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
Table of Contents
Definitions and Interpretation
Clause 1
1. Definitions
2. Singular and Plural
3. Captions and Notes
4. Cost
Engineer and Engineer's Representative

Clause 2
1. Duties and Powers of Engineer
2. Duties and Powers of Engineer's Representative
Assignment and Sub-contracting

Clause 3
Assignment
Clause 4
Sub-contracting
Contract Documents
Clause 5
1. Language and Law
2. Mutually Explanatory Documents
Clause 6
1. Possession of Drawings and Specification
2. Preservation of Copy of Drawings and Specification on Site
3. Disruption of Progress
4. Delays and Cost of Delay of Drawings
Clause 7
Other Drawings and Instructions
General Liabilities
Clause 8
General Liabilities of Contractor
Clause 9
Form of Agreement

Clause 10
Performance Bond
Clause 11
Site Inspection
Clause 12
1. Sufficiency of Tender
2. Errors in Computing Tender
3. Adverse Physical Conditions and Artificial Obstructions
Clause 13
Imperativeness of Executing Works to Engineer's Satisfaction
Clause 14
Submission of Comprehensive Program
Clause 15
Contractor's Supervision
Clause 16
Contractor's Employees
Clause 17
1. Setting Out
2. Notice
Clause 18
Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
Clause 19
Safety and Security
Clause 20
1. Carefulness in Works
2. Liability for Reinstatement
3. Excepted Risks
4. Reinstatement Compensation for Damage to Life and Property
Clause 21
Insurance of Works Etc.
Clause 22
1. Damage to Life and Property
2. Indemnity by Employer
3. Personal Non-Liability of Employer's Staff
Clause 23
1. Third Party Insurance
2. Minimum Limit of Third Party Insurance
3. Condition for Employer's Indemnity
Clause 24
1. Industrial Accidents or Injuries

2. Insurance Against Industrial Accidents or Injuries
Clause 25
1. Notification by Contractor
2. Remedy on Contractor's Failure to Insure
Clause 26
Compliance with Laws, Provisions and Regulations
Clause 27
Fossils Etc.
Clause 28
Patents and Royalties
Clause 29
Interference with Traffic and Other Properties
Clause 30
1. Extraordinary Traffic
2. Special Loads
3. Settlement of Extraordinary Traffic Claims
4. Waterborne Traffic
Clause 31
Opportunities for Other Contractors
Clause 32
Maintenance of Cleanliness on Site by Contractor
Clause 33
Post-completion Site Cleaning
Manpower
Clause 34
1. Recruitment
2. Water Supply
3. Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs
4. Arms and Ammunition
5. Festivities and Religious Traditions
6. Epidemics
7. Disorderly Conduct Etc.
8. Compliance by Subcontractors
Clause 35
Reports on Labour Etc.

Materials and Workmanship
Clause 36
1. Quality of Materials, Workmanship and Tests
A & B.: Conditions of Purchase of Machinery, Materials and Equipment
2. Tests of Quality
3. Cost of Samples
4. Cost of Tests
5. Cost of Unspecified Tests
Clause 37
Inspection of Operations
Clause 38
1. Inspection of Work Before Covering Up
2. Uncovering and Making Openings
Clause 39
1. Removal of Unwanted Works and Material
2. Contractor's Failure to Obey Orders
Clause 40
1. Suspension of Work
2. Suspension of Work for More Than Ninety Days
Time of Commencement of Works, Procedure and Delay

Clause 41
Commencement of Works
Clause 42
1. Possession of Site by Contractor
2. Wayleaves
3. Use of Site
Clause 43
Period of Completion of Works
Clause 44
Extension of Period of Completion of Works
Clause 45
Suspension of Work at Night and on Fridays
Clause 46
Rate of Progress
Clause 47
1. Penalties for Delay
2. Curtailment of Penalties

Clause 48
1. Certificate of Completion of Works
2. Certificate of Stage-wise Completion of Works
Maintenance and Defects

Clause 49
1. Definition of Period of Maintenance
2. Execution of Repair Works
3. Cost of Repair Works
4. Remedy on Contractor's Failure to Carry Out Required Repair Works
Clause 50
Investigation of Faults by Contractor
Alterations, Additions and Omissions

Clause 51
1. Variations
2. Necessity of Written Variation Orders
Clause 52
1. Valuation of Variations
2. Engineer's Power to Fix Rates
3. Variations Above 10%
4. Dayworks
5. Claims
Plant, Temporary Works and Material

Clause 53
1. Plant Etc.: Definitions
2. Vesting of Plant
3. Conditions and Hire of Plant
4. Costs for Purpose of Clause 63
5. Notification of Plant Ownership
6. Hire and Hire-Purchase Payments by Employer
7. Inadmissibility of Removal of Plant Etc.
8. Re-vesting and Removal of Plant Etc.
9. Disposal of Plant
10. Liability for Loss or Injury to Plant
11. Insertion of Clause in Subcontracts
12. Port Dues
13. Re-export of Plant

14. Customs Clearance
Clause 54
Absence of Implicit Approval of Materials
Quantities
Clause 55
1. Estimated Quantities
2. Works to be Measured
Clause 56
Actual and Correct Quantities
Clause 57
Method of Measurement
Provisional Sums
Clause 58
1. Definition of 'Provisional Sum'
2. Use of 'Provisional Sums'
3. Production of Documents
Nominated Subcontractors
Clause 59
1. Definition of Nominated Subcontractor
2. Objection to Nomination By Nominated Subcontractors
3. Express Provision of Design Requirements
4. Payments to Nominated Subcontractors
5. Certification of Payments to Nominated Subcontractors
6. Specification of Liabilities of Nominated Subcontractor
Certificates and Payments

Clause 60
1. Certificates and Payment
2. Advance Payment Certificate
3. Monthly Statements
4. Monthly Certificates
5. Monthly Payments
6. Final Account
7. Retention
8. Payment of Retention Money
9. Outstanding Payments

10. Correction and Withholding of Certificates
11. Retention on Subcontractors' Account
12. Currency of Payment
13. Cash Flow
Clause 61
Only Approval by Maintenance Certificate
Clause 62
1. Maintenance Certificate
2. Cessation of Employer's Liability
3. Unfulfilled Obligations
Remedies and Powers

Clause 63
1. Default of Contractor
2. Valuation Upon Forfeiture
3. Payment After Forfeiture
Clause 64
Urgent Repairs
Special Risks
Clause 65
1. Absence of Liability for War Risks Etc.
2. Damage to Works Etc. by Special Risks
3. Projectiles and Missiles
4. Increased Costs Arising from Special Risks
5. Special Risks
6. Outbreak of War
7. Removal of Plant on Termination
8. Payment on Termination of Contract
Frustration
Clause 66
Payment in Event of Frustration
Settlement of Disputes
Clause 67
Settlement of Disputes and Arbitration

Notices
Clause 68
1. Service of Notice Upon Contractor
2. Service of Notice Upon Employer
3. Service of Notice Upon Engineer
4. Change of Address
Default of Employer
Clause 69
Default of Employer
Changes in Cost and Legislations

Clause 70
Variation of Price of Labour and Materials
Miscellaneous
Clause 71
Bribery and Corruption
Clause 72
Precautions Against Fire
Clause 73
Confidentiality of Details
Clause 74
Photographs and Advertising
Clause 75
Wireless Communications
Clause 76
Land Acquisition for Quarries, Borrow Pits and Contractor's Use
Clause 77
Maintenance of Other Services and Structures
Clause 78
Spoil Dumps
Clause 79
Operating and Maintenance Instructions

Standard Conditions of Contract
Definitions and Interpretations
Clause 1
1. Definitions:
The following words and expressions contained in the Contract shall carry the meaning specified
against each unless the context requires otherwise.
A. Employer:
It means the government of the Sultanate of Oman or the legal successor of the Employer
engaging the contractor.
The address of the Employer for the purpose of this Contract shall be as follows;
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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B. Contractor:
It means the individual, individuals, undertaking or company whose Tender is accepted by the
Employer, including the personal representatives of the Contractor, his legal heirs or the agents
approved by the Employer.
1. Name and full address in the Sultanate of Oman (including the details of registration of
the company).
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2. Official address of the head office (If different from the above).
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C. Engineer: It means:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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or any other individual, individuals or undertaking the Employer appoints from time to time and
notifies the Contractor thereof in writing to perform the functions of Engineer for the purpose of
this Contract.
1. Full address in the Sultanate of Oman (including the details of registration).
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. Official address of the head office (If different from the above).
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D. Engineer's Representative:
It means an assistant of the Engineer appointed from time to time by the Employer or the
Engineer to perform the duties specified in Clause 2 of these conditions. The Contractor shall be
notified in writing of the functions of the representative of the Engineer in a letter from the
Engineer addressed to the Contractor.
E. Works:
It means both the Permanent Works and Temporary Works.
F. Contract:
It means instructions to Tenderers, the Standard Conditions of Contract, Specification, Drawings,
Priced Bill of Quantities, Schedule of Rates (if any), Tender, Letter of Acceptance and the Form
of Agreement.
G. Value of Contract:
It means the sum specified in the Letter of Acceptance.
H. Price of Contract:
It means the above Value of Contract subject to such additions thereto or deductions therefrom
as may be made under the provisions hereinafter contained.
I. Constructional Plant:
It means all kinds of tools, fittings and machinery required by the Contractor for the execution,
completion and maintenance of the works not including materials or other articles Clauses that
have or shall become a part of Permanent Works.
J. Temporary Works:
It means all kinds of temporary works required for the execution, completion or maintenance of
the Works.
K. Permanent Works:
It means all permanent works to be executed, completed and maintained by virtue of the
Contract.
L. Specification:
It means the specifications referred to in the Tender documents or any amendments or additions
thereto made or approved by the Engineer in writing from time to time.
M. Drawings:
It means the Drawings referred to in the Specification or any amendments thereto approved by
the Engineer in writing and also any other Drawings furnished or approved by the Engineer in
writing from time to time.
N. Site
It means land and other places upon, inside, under or through which the Permanent or
Temporary Works are executed or any other land or places provided by the Employer for the
purpose of work or for any other purposes designated in the Contract as forming part of the Site.
O. Approved
It means approved in writing. It includes any subsequent written endorsement of a prior verbal
approval. Approval also means the written approval including as aforesaid.

P. Letter of Acceptance
It means the letter from the Employer (concerned Ministry) by virtue of the Royal Decree no.
48/76 and amendments thereto notifying the acceptance of the final offer of the Contractor.
2. Singular and Plural
The meaning of the words used in a singular form shall apply to those used in the plural and vice
versa where the context so requires.
3. Captions and Notes: Captions or notes contained in these Conditions of Contract shall not
constitute a part thereof and shall not be taken into account while interpreting or executing the
contract.
4. Cost: The word cost shall include overhead costs whether in or off the Site.
Engineer and Engineer's Representative

Clause 2
1. Duties and Powers of Engineer
The duty of the Engineer shall be to issue decisions, certificates and orders specified in the Contract.
Except where such orders are issued by virtue of Clause 64 hereof, the Engineer shall secure the
specific approval of the Employer as required under the Royal Decree no. 48/76 and amendments
thereto before issuing any orders that increase the Contract Value or Contract Price.
2. Duties and Powers of Engineer's Representative:
The Engineer's Representative shall be responsible before the Engineer. His duty shall be to monitor
and supervise the works and test and examine any materials to be used or any workmanship
employed in connection with the Works.
He shall have no authority to relieve the Contractor of any of his contractual duties or liabilities, nor,
except where expressly provided in Clause 64 hereafter or elsewhere in the Contract, to order any
work involving delay or any extra payment by the Employer nor to make any variations in the Works.
The Engineer shall be entitled to authorize the Engineer's Representative in writing from time to time
to perform any of the functions of the Engineer or exercise his powers.
He shall provide the Contractor and the Employer with a copy of all the written delegation of authority
and power.
Provided always as follows:
A. The failure of the Engineer's Representative to disapprove work or materials shall not
prejudice the Engineer's power, subsequently, to disapprove such work or materials or
order the pulling down, removal or breaking up thereof.
B. Where the Contractor is not satisfied with the decision of the Engineer's Representative,
he shall be entitled to refer the matter to the Engineer who shall thereupon support,
reject or amend the decision.
The Contractor and the Employer shall abide by any written instructions or approvals issued by the
Engineer's Representative only insofar as they are within the limits of the authority, in which case they
shall be deemed to have been issued by the Engineer.

Assignment and Sub-contracting
Clause 3
Assignment
The Contractor shall not assign the Contract or any part thereof or any benefits or interest therein or
thereunder, otherwise than by a charge in favour of the Contractor's bankers of any monies due or to
become due under this Contract, without the prior written consent of the Employer.
Clause 4
Sub-contracting
The Contractor shall not sublet the whole of the Works.
Except where otherwise provided by the Contract, the Contractor shall not sublet any part of the
Works without the prior written consent of the Engineer, which shall not be withheld unreasonably.
Such consent, if given, shall not relieve the Contractor from any liability or obligation under the
Contract and he shall be responsible for the acts, defaults and neglects of any subcontractor, his
agents, servants or workmen as fully as if they were the acts, defaults or neglects of the Contractor,
his agents, servants or workmen.
Provided always that the provision of labour on a piecework basis shall not be deemed to be a
subletting under this Clause.
Contract Documents
Clause 5
1. Languages and Law
A. Unless provided otherwise, the approved language shall be the one in which the Contract
documents have been drafted.
B. All correspondence exchanged between the Employer, Engineer and Contractor shall be
conducted in the Arabic and English languages.
C. This Contract shall be subject to and interpreted by virtue of the laws applicable in the
Sultanate of Oman.
2. Mutually Explanatory Documents
The set of Contract documents shall be treated as mutually explanatory unless provided otherwise in
the Contract within the limits of such provision.
In the event of an ambiguity or contradiction, the Engineer shall issue his explanations and
interpretations and give instructions to the Contractor in this regard.
However, where in the judgement of the Engineer, compliance by the Contractor with such
instructions is liable to make the latter incur additional expenses he is unable to assess in advance on
account of such ambiguity or contradiction, the Engineer shall, subject to the provisions of Clause 2
(1), sanction additional reasonable amounts to cover such expenses and the Employer shall pay them
to the Contractor.
Clause 6
1. Possession of Drawings and Specification
The Drawings and Specification shall remain in the possession of the Engineer and the Contractor
shall be provided with two copies free of charge.

The Contractor may prepare any additional copies he requires at his personal expense. Upon the
conclusion of the Contract, the Contractor shall return to the Engineer all the Designs and
Specification received by him by virtue of the Contract.
2. Preservation of Copy of Designs and Specification on Site
The Contractor shall keep at the Site a copy of the Designs and Specification provided to him in the
aforesaid manner. Such copy shall remain available at all reasonable times for the inspection and use
of the Engineer and the Engineer's Representative or any person authorized by the Engineer in
writing.
3. Disruption of Progress in Work
The Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing in case of a possible delay or disruption in the
progress of work or setting-out unless the Engineer issues an additional Drawing or order including
instructions or approval within a reasonable period.
Such notice shall incorporate the details of the Drawing or order required, the reason for its demand,
the period required for issuing it and a description of the delay or disruption resulting from delay in
issuing it.
4. Delays and Cost of Delay of Drawings
Where the Contractor suffers from the delay or incurs expenses as a result of the Engineer's failure or
inability to issue the Drawing or the order required from the Contractor, by virtue of sub-clause 3 of
this Clause within a reasonable period in all cases, the Contractor shall notify the Employer of the
matter and the Engineer shall take such delay into consideration while determining an extension to
the period granted to the Contractor under Clause 44 herein. The Contractor shall be paid a
reasonable amount to cover such expenses.
Clause 7
Other Drawings and Instructions
The Engineer shall have the full authority and power to provide the Contractor, from time to time and
while the work is in progress, with other instructions and Designs necessary for the accurate and
appropriate execution, completion and maintenance of the Works and the Contractor shall comply
with them and act accordingly.
General Liabilities
Clause 8
General Liabilities of Contractor
1. The Contractor shall execute and complete the Works by virtue of the Contract with full
attention and diligence and shall provide and supervise all the workers and provide materials,
Constructional Plant and all other articles, of a temporary or permanent nature, necessary for
execution, completion or maintenance where such provision is stipulated in or reasonably
understood by the Contract.
2. The Contractor shall bear the entire responsibility in respect of the adequacy, permanence
and safety of the techniques of execution and of all the operations on the Site. The Contractor
shall not, unless provided expressly in the Contract, be responsible for the designs and
specification of the Permanent Works and the designs and specification of Temporary Works
prepared by the Engineer.

Clause 9
Form of Agreement
The Contractor shall, when asked, sign the Form of Agreement on the pattern of the draft
accompanying this Tender after making necessary changes. The Employer shall prepare the
Agreement at his own expense.
Clause 10
Performance Bond
In order to ensure the proper implementation of the Contract, the Tender shall include an undertaking
by the Contractor that he shall, within ten days from the date of the Letter of Acceptance in respect of
contracts concluded inside the Sultanate and twenty days in respect of those concluded abroad,
obtain a guarantee from an insurance company or bank registered in the Sultanate of Oman to be
jointly and severally bound with the Contractor to the Employer in the sum of 5% of the Contract
Value.
The said insurance company or bank and the terms of the said bond or guarantee shall be subject to
the approval of the Employer.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the preparation of the guarantee and the payment of all
related expenses and fees from his own account.
The bond or guarantee shall be valid until the end of the Maintenance Period.
Clause 11
Site Inspection
The Contractor shall be deemed to have prepared his Tender on the basis of the data on hydrological,
sub-surface and climatic conditions placed at his disposal by the Employer, together with the Tender
documents, and obtained by or on behalf of the Employer from investigations undertaken relevant to
the Works.
The Contractor shall nevertheless have inspected and examined the Site and its surroundings and
information available in connection therewith and to have satisfied himself, before submitting his
Tender, as to the form and nature thereof, including the sub-surface conditions, the hydrological and
climatic conditions, the extent and nature of work and materials necessary for the completion of
Works, the means of access to the Site and the accommodation he may require and shall be deemed
to have obtained all necessary information as to risks, contingencies and all other circumstances
which may influence or affect his Tender.
Clause 12
1. Sufficiency of Tender
The Contractor shall be deemed to have satisfied himself before tendering as to the correctness and
sufficiency of his Tender for the Works and of the rates and prices stated in the Priced Bill of
Quantities and the Schedule of Rates and Prices, if any, which Tender rates and prices shall, except
insofar as it is otherwise provided in the Contract, cover all his contractual obligations and all matters
and things necessary for the proper execution, completion and maintenance of the Works.
2. Errors in Computing Tender
The Contractor shall be responsible for any error which he may make in computing any quantities of
material and labour required or cost involved.
The Contract Price shall not be allowed to be corrected for any errors made by the Contractor in
calculating the Contract Value.

3. Adverse Physical Conditions and Artificial Obstructions
Without prejudice to Clause 11 hereof, if during the execution of the Works, the Contractor encounters
physical conditions, other than climatic conditions on the Site, or artificial obstructions which
conditions or obstructions could not, in his opinion, have been reasonably foreseen by an experienced
Contractor, the Contractor shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the Engineer's Representative.
If, in the opinion of the Engineer, such conditions or artificial obstructions could not have been
reasonably foreseen by an experienced Contractor, the Engineer, subject to the provisions of Clause
2 (1), shall certify and the Employer shall pay the additional cost to which the Contractor shall have
put, by reason of such conditions, including the proper and reasonable cost:
A. of complying with any instruction which the Engineer may issue to the Contractor in
connection therewith, and
B. of any proper and reasonable measures approved by the Engineer which the Contractor may
take in the absence of specific instructions from the Engineer.
The Contractor shall not take any measures to cover, bury or remove the effects of such conditions or
obstructions until so instructed by the Engineer, except in the event of there being an urgent need to
undertake remedial or other works or repairs to reduce risks of injuries or damages to life or property.
Clause 13:
Imperativeness of Executing Works to Engineer's Satisfaction
Save insofar as it is legally or physically impossible, the Contractor shall construct, complete and
maintain the Works in strict accordance with the Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer and shall
comply with and adhere strictly to the Engineer's instructions and directives on any matter, whether
mentioned in the Contract or not, touching or concerning the Works.
The Contractor shall receive instructions and directives only from the Engineer or, subject to the
limitations referred to in Clause 2 hereof, from the Engineer's Representative.
Clause 14:
Submission of Comprehensive Program
1. The Contractor shall, within fourteen days of the notification of the acceptance of his Tender,
submit to the Engineer for his approval, a detailed program outlining the order of procedure in
which he proposes to carry out the Works and the method he shall follow.
The Contractor shall, whenever required by the Engineer or Engineer's Representative,
furnish in writing for his information the particulars of the Contractor's arrangements for the
execution of the Works and of the Construction Plant and Temporary Works which the
Contractor intends to supply or construct as the case may be.
2. If at any time it should appear to the Engineer that the actual progress of the Works does not
conform to the approved program referred to in sub-clause 1 of this Clause, the Contractor
shall produce, at the request of the Engineer, a revised program showing the modifications to
the approved program necessary to ensure the completion of the Works within the time for
completion as defined in Clause 43 hereof.
3. The submission to and approval by the Engineer or Engineer's Representative of such
programs or the furnishing of such particulars shall not exonerate the Contractor from any of
his contractual duties, responsibilities or liabilities.

Clause 15
Contractor's Supervision
The Contractor shall give or provide all necessary superintendence during the execution of the Works
and as long as thereafter as the Engineer may consider necessary for the proper discharge of the
Contractor's contractual obligations.
It shall be incumbent upon the Contractor or his competent and authorized agent or representative
approved in writing by the Engineer (which approval may at any time be withdrawn) to be constantly
on the Works and give his whole time to the superintendence thereof.
Where such approval is withdrawn by the Engineer, the Contractor shall, as soon as is practicable,
having regard to the requirement of replacing him as hereinafter mentioned, after receiving written
notice of such withdrawal, remove the agent from the Works and shall not thereafter re-employ him on
the Works in any capacity and shall replace him by another agent approved by the Engineer.
Such authorized agent or representative shall receive, on behalf of the Contractor, directives and
instructions from the Engineer subject to the limitations referred to in Clause 2 hereof.
Clause 16
Contractor's Employees
1. The Contractor shall provide and employ on the Site in connection with the execution,
completion and maintenance of the Works,
(A) Only such technical assistants as are skilled and experienced in their respective callings and
such sub-agents and foremen as are competent to give proper supervision to the work they
are required to supervise and
(B) Such skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labour as is necessary for the proper and timely
execution, completion and maintenance of the Works.
2. The Engineer shall be at liberty to object to and require the Contractor to remove forthwith
from the Works any person employed by the Contractor in or about the execution, completion
or maintenance of the Works who, in the opinion of the Engineer, misconducts himself or is
incompetent or negligent in the proper performance of his duties or whose employment is
otherwise considered by the Engineer to be undesirable and such person shall not be re-
employed upon the Works without the written permission of the Engineer.
Any person so removed from the Works shall be replaced as soon as possible by a
competent substitute approved by the Engineer.
3. The Contractor's agent and a reasonable proportion of his technical assistants shall be
capable of speaking, writing and understanding the language (s) of the Contract Documents.
A sufficient number of the foremen shall have a working knowledge of the language(s) spoken
by the labour employed on the site.
Clause 17
1. Setting-out
The Contractor shall be responsible for the true and proper setting-out of the Works from the
information given by the Engineer in writing and for the correctness of the position, levels, dimensions
and alignment of all parts of the Works and for the provision of all necessary instruments, appliances
and labour in connection therewith.
If, at any time during the progress of the Works, any error shall appear or arise in the position, levels,
dimensions or alignment of any part of the Works, the Contractor, on being required to do so by the
Engineer or the Engineer's Representative, shall, at his own cost, rectify such error to the satisfaction
of the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative, unless such error is based on incorrect data

supplied in writing by the Engineer, in which case the expense of rectifying the same shall be borne
by the Employer.
The checking of any setting-out or of any line or level by the Engineer or the Engineer's
Representative shall not in any way relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for the correctness
thereof and the Contractor shall carefully protect and preserve all bench-marks, sight-rails, pegs and
other articles used in the setting-out of the Works.
2. Notice
The Contractor shall give to the Engineer not less than twenty-four hours' notice of his intention to set
out or give levels for any part of the Works so that arrangements are made for checking or issuing
instructions.
Clause 18
Boreholes and Exploratory Excavation
If at any time during the execution of the Works, the Engineer shall require the Contractor to make
boreholes or to carry out exploratory excavation, such requirement shall be ordered in writing and
shall be deemed to be an addition ordered under the provisions of clause 51 hereof, unless an item or
a provisional sum in respect of such anticipated work shall have been included in the Bill of
Quantities.
Clause 19:
Safety and Security
The Contractor shall, throughout the progress of the Works, have full regard for the safety of all
persons upon the Site and shall keep the Site (so far as the same is under his control) and the Works
(so far as the same are not completed or occupied by the Employer) in an orderly state appropriate to
the avoidance of danger to such persons and shall, inter alia, in connection with the Works, provide
and maintain at his own cost all lights, guards, fencing, warning signs and watching when and where
necessary or required by the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative or by any competent official
authority, for the protection of the Works or for the safety and convenience of the public or others.
Clause 20
1. Carefulness in Works
The Contractor shall take full responsibility for the care of the Works from the date of the
commencement thereof until a date not exceeding fourteen days from that stated in the Certificate of
Completion for the whole of the Works pursuant to clause 48 hereof. Provided that if the Engineer
shall issue a Certificate of Completion in respect of any part of the Permanent Works before he shall
issue a Certificate of Completion in respect of the whole of the Works, the Contractor shall cease to
be responsible for the care of that part of the Permanent Works from a date not later than fourteen
days after the date stated in the Certificate of Completion in respect of that part and the responsibility
for the care of that part shall pass to the Employer.
Provided further that the Contractor shall take full responsibility for the care of any outstanding work,
which he shall have undertaken to finish during the Period of Maintenance, unless such outstanding
work is completed.
2. Liability for Reinstatement
In case any damage, loss or injury from any cause whatsoever, save and except the excepted risks
as defined in sub-clause 3 of this Clause, shall happen to the Works, or to any part thereof, while the
Contractor is responsible for the care thereof, the Contractor shall, at his own cost, repair and make
good the same, so that within fourteen clays after the completion of the Permanent Works, they shall
be in good order and condition and in conformity in every respect with the requirements of the
Contract and the Engineer's instructions.

If in the opinion of the Engineer, any such damage, loss or injury happens from any of the excepted
risks, the Contactor shall, if and to the extent required by the Engineer, and subject always to the
provisions of Clause 65 hereof, repair and make good the same as aforesaid at the cost of the
Employer.
The Contractor shall also be liable for any damage to the Works occasioned by him in the course of
any operations carried out by him for the purpose of completing any outstanding work or complying
with his obligations under Clause 49 and 50 hereof.
3. Excepted Risks
The 'excepted risks' are war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), invasion, act of foreign
enemies, rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or usurped power, civil war or, unless solely
restricted to employees of the Contractor or of his subcontractors and arising from conduct of the
Works, riot, commotion or disorder or use or occupation by the Employer of any part of the Permanent
Works, or ionising radiations or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any
nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel, radioactive toxic explosive or other hazardous
properties of any explosive, nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof, pressure waves caused
by aircraft or other aerial devices travelling at sonic or supersonic speeds, or any such operation of
the forces of nature as an experienced contractor could not foresee or reasonably make provision for
or insure against all of which are herein collectively referred to as 'the excepted risks'.
4. Reinstatement Compensation for Damage to Life and Property
Unless stated otherwise, the Contractor shall reinstate all properties whether public or private, which
are damaged in consequence of the execution, completion and maintenance of the Works to a
specified condition at least equal to that obtaining before his first entry on them.
If in the opinion of the Engineer, the Contractor shall have failed to take reasonable and prompt action
to discharge his obligations in the matter of reinstatement, the Engineer shall inform the Contractor in
writing of his opinion, in which circumstances the Employer reserves the right to employ others to do
the necessary work of reinstatement and to deduct the costs thereof from any money due or which
shall become due from the Employer to the Contractor.
The Contractor shall refer to the Employer without delay all claims, which may be considered to fall
within the provisions of Clause 22.
Clause 21
Insurance of Works Etc.
Without limiting his obligations and responsibilities under Clause 20 hereof, the Contractor shall insure
in the joint names of the Employer and the Contractor, against all loss or damage from whatever
cause arising, other than the excepted risks, for which he is responsible under the terms of the
contract and in such manner that the Employer and the Contractor are covered for the period
stipulated in Clause 20 (1) hereof and are also covered during the Period of Maintenance for loss or
damage arising from a cause, occurring prior to the commencement of the Period of Maintenance,
and for any loss or damage occasioned by the Contractor in the course of any operations carried out
by him for the purpose of complying with his obligation under clause 49 and 50 hereof:
(A) The works for the time being executed to the estimated Contract Price thereof, plus a further
15% to cover any additional expense of a nature incidental to the demolition, removal,
restoration or repair of any such loss or damage, together with the materials for incorporation
in the Works at their replacement value.
(B) The Constructional Plant and other articles brought into the Site by the Contractor to the
replacement value of such Constructional Plant and other articles.
(C) The equipment, materials and other articles being provided under a separate contract or by
nominated subcontractors to the replacement value for incorporation in the Works from the

time such equipment, materials and other articles are taken over by the Contractor at the
port, workshop or place of manufacture, as the case may be.
Such insurance shall be effected prior to the commencement of the Works with an insurer registered
in the Sultanate of Oman and in terms to be approved by the Employer (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld).
Such terms shall exclude the exercise by the insurer of any right of indemnity against their or either of
their servants, agents or employees, and the Contractor shall, whenever required, produce to the
Engineer or the Engineer's Representative the policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for
payment of the current premiums.
Clause 22
1. Damage to Life and Property
The Contractor shall, except if and so far as the Contract provides otherwise, indemnify and keep
indemnified the Employer and his servants, agents or employees against all losses and claims in
respect of injuries or damage to any persons or material or physical damage to any property
whatsoever which may arise out of or in consequence of the execution, completion and maintenance
of the Works and against all claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever
in respect of or in relation thereto, except any compensation or damages for or with respect to:
(A) The permanent use or occupation of land by the Works or any part thereof.
(B) The right of the Employer to execute the Works or any part thereof on, over, under, in or
through any land.
(C) Injuries or damage to persons or property, which are the unavoidable result of the execution,
completion or maintenance of the Works in accordance with the Contract.
(D) Injuries or damage to persons or property resulting from any act or neglect of the Employer,
his agents, servants or other contractors, not being employed by the Contractor, or for or in
respect of any claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses in respect
thereof or in relation thereto or where the injury or damage was contributed to by the
Contractor, his servants or agents, such part of the compensation as may be just and
equitable, having regard to the extent of the responsibility of the Employer, his servants or
agents or other contractors for the damage or injury.
2. Indemnity by Employer
The Employer shall indemnify the Contractor against all claims, proceedings, damages, costs,
charges and expenses in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso to sub-clause 1 of this
Clause.
3. Personal Non-Liability of Employer's Staff
Neither any member of the Employer's staff, nor the Engineer, nor any of his staff, nor the Engineer's
Representative, shall be in any way personally liable to the Contractor for their acts or contractual
obligations or answerable for any default or omission on the part of the Employer in the observance or
performance of any of the acts, matters or things that are contained in the Contract.
Clause 23
1. Third Party Insurance
Before commencing the execution of the Works, the Contractor (but without limiting his obligations
and responsibilities under clause 22 hereof) shall insure against his liability for any material or
physical damage, loss or injury which may occur to any property (including that of the Employer) or to
any person (including any employee of the Employer) by or arising out of the execution of the Works

or in the carrying out of the Contract, otherwise than due to the matters referred to in the proviso to
Clause 22(1) hereof.
2. Minimum Limit of Third Party Insurance
Such insurance shall be effected with an insurer registered in the Sultanate of Oman and in terms
approved by the Employer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and for at least the
amount stated in Appendix to the Tender, per single accident with an unlimited number of accidents.
The terms shall exclude the exercise by the insurer of any right of indemnity against the servants,
agents or employees of the Employer or the Contractor.
The Contractor shall, prior to the commencement of Works, produce to the Engineer or the Engineer's
Representative the policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for payment of current and
subsequent premiums within seven days of payment.
3. Condition for Employer's Indemnity
The terms shall include a provision whereby, in the event of any claim in respect of which the
Contractor would be entitled to receive indemnity under the policy being brought or made against the
Employer, the insurer shall indemnify the Employer against such claims and any cost, charges, and
expenses in respect thereof.
If the Employer pays any monies in respect of any such claims or demands as aforesaid, the amount
so paid and the cost incurred by the Employer shall be charged to and paid by the Contractor,
provided always that the Employer shall if circumstances permit give to the Contractor a reasonable
opportunity of examining such claim or demand before payment.
In the event of the Contractor disputing the payment, except payments made in accordance with a
legal obligation or after approval of the Contractor, the Contractor shall have the right to refer the
matter to arbitration, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 67 hereof.
Clause 24
1. Industrial Accidents and Injuries
The Employer shall not be liable for or in respect of any damages or compensation payable at law in
respect or in consequence of any accident or injury to any workman or other person in the
employment of the Contractor or any subcontractor, save and except an accident or injury resulting
from any act of default of the Employer, his agents or servants. The Contractor shall indemnify and
keep indemnified the Employer against all such damages and compensation, save and except as
aforesaid and against all claims, proceedings, cost, charges and expenses whatsoever in respect
thereof or in relation thereto.
2. Insurance Against Industrial Accidents and Injuries
The Contractor shall insure against accidents and injuries with an insurer registered in the Sultanate
of Oman and approved by the Employer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and shall
continue such insurance during the whole of the time that any persons are employed by him on the
Works and shall, when required, produce to the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative such
policy of insurance and the receipt for payment of the current premium.
Provided always that, in respect of any persons employed by any subcontractor, the Contractor's
obligation to ensure as aforesaid under the sub-clause shall be satisfied if the subcontractor shall
have insured against the liability in respect of such persons in such manner that the Employer is
indemnified under the policy, but the Contractor shall require such subcontractor to produce to the
Engineer or the Engineer's Representative prior to the commencement of Works, such policy of
insurance and the receipt for the payment of the current and subsequent premiums within seven days
of payment.

Clause 25
1. Notification by Contractor
A. The Contractor shall notify the insurers of any of the insurances referred to in Clauses 21, 23
and 24 hereof of any matter or event which by the terms of such insurances are required to
be so notified and the Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer against
all losses, claims, demands, proceedings, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising
out of or resulting from any default by the Contractor in compliance with the requirements of
this Clause whether as a result of the avoidance of such insurance or otherwise.
B. The Contractor shall keep the Employer informed of all matters regarding claims submitted
by him to the insurers wherein any advantage from insurance policies is claimed.
2. Remedy on Contractor's Failure to Insure
If the Contractor shall fail to effect and keep in force the insurances referred to in Clauses 21, 23 and
24 hereof, or any other insurance he may be required to effect under the terms of the Contract, then
and in any such case the Employer may effect and keep in force any such insurance and pay such
premium or premiums as may be necessary for that purpose and from time to time deduct the amount
so paid by the Employer as aforesaid from any monies due or which may become due to the
Contractor, or recover the same as a debt due from the Contractor.
Clause 26
Compliance with Laws, Provisions and Regulations
The Contractor shall conform in all respects with the Laws of the Sultanate of Oman and give all
notices and pay all related fees in relation to the execution of the Works and by the Rules and
Regulations of all public bodies and companies whose property or rights are affected or may be
affected in any way by the Works and shall keep the Employer indemnified against all penalties and
liability of every kind for breach of any such law, rules or regulations.
Clause 27
Fossils Etc.
All the fossils, coins, articles of value or antiquity, known structures and other remains or articles of
geological or archaeological interest found on the site of the Works shall, as between the Employer
and the Contractor, be deemed to be the absolute property of the Employer.
The Contractor shall take reasonable precautions to prevent his workmen or any other persons from
removing or damaging any such article or thing and shall, immediately upon discovery, acquaint the
Engineer's Representative and carry out, subject to the provisions of Clause 2 (1), the orders of the
Engineer's Representative as to the disposal, or otherwise, of the same at the expense of the
Employer.
Clause 28
Patents and Royalties
The Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer from and against all claims and
proceedings for on account of infringement of any patent rights, design trademark or name or other
protected rights in respect of any Constructional Plant, machine work or material used for or in
connection with the Works or any of them and from and against all claims, proceedings, damages,
costs, charges and expenses whatsoever in respect thereof or in relation thereto.
Except where otherwise specified, the Contractor shall pay all tonnage and other royalties, rent and
other payments or compensation, if any, for getting stone, sand, gravel, clay or other materials
required for the Works or any of them.

Clause 29
Interference with Traffic and Other Properties
All operations necessary for the execution of the Works, specially work at night, shall, insofar as
compliance with the requirements of the Contract permit, be carried on so as not to interfere
unnecessarily or improperly with the convenience of the public, or the access to, use and occupation
of public or private roads or footpaths to or of properties, whether in the possession of the Employer
or of any other person.
The Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer in respect of all claims, proceedings,
damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of, or in relation to, any such matters
insofar as the Contractor is responsible therefore.
Clause 30
1. Extraordinary Traffic
The Contractor shall use every reasonable means to prevent any of the highways or bridges
communicating with or on the routes to the Site from being damaged or injured by any traffic of the
Contractor or any of his subcontractors and, in particular, shall select routes, choose and use vehicles
and restrict and distribute loads so that any such extraordinary traffic as shall inevitably arise from the
moving of plant and material from and to the Site shall be limited, as far as reasonably possible, and
so that no unnecessary damage or injury may be occasioned to such highways and bridges.
2. Special Loads
Should it be found necessary for the Contractor to move one or more loads of Constructional Plant,
machinery or pre-constructed units or parts of units of work over part of a highway or bridge, the
moving whereof is likely to damage any highway or bridge, unless special protection or strengthening
is carried out, then the Contractor shall, before moving the load onto such highway or bridge give
notice to the Engineer or Engineer's Representative of the weight and other particulars of the load to
be moved and his proposals for protecting or strengthening the said highway or bridge.
Within fourteen days of the receipt of such notice, the Engineer shall by counter notice, direct that
such protection or strengthening is necessary or unnecessary. The Contractor shall then carry out
such proposals or any modifications thereof that the Engineer shall require and, unless there is an
item or are items in the Bill of Quantities for pricing by the Contractor of the necessary Works for the
protection or strengthening as aforesaid, the costs thereof shall be borne by the Contractor.
3. Settlement of Extraordinary Traffic Claims
If during the execution of the Works, or at any time thereafter, any damage or loss shall occur due to
any failure on the part of the Contractor to discharge his obligations under sub-clause 1 and 2 of this
Clause, then the amount certified by the Engineer to be due to such failure shall be paid by the
Contractor to the Employer.
4. Waterborne Traffic
Where the nature of the Works is such as to require the use by the Contractor of waterborne
transport, the foregoing provisions of this Clause shall be construed as though 'highway' included a
lock dock sea wall or other structure related to a waterway and 'vehicle' included craft and shall have
effect accordingly.
Clause 31
Opportunities for Other Contractors
The Contractor shall, in accordance with the requirements of the Engineer, afford all reasonable
opportunities to any other contractors (to enable them to carry out their work) employed by the
Employer and their workmen and to the workmen of the Employer and of any other duly constituted
authorities, who may be employed in the execution on or near the Site of any work not included in the

Contract or of any contract which the Employer may enter into in connection with or ancillary to the
Works.
lf, however, the Contractor shall, on the written request of the Engineer or the Engineer's
Representative, make available to any such other contractor, or to the Employer or any such
authority, any roads or ways for the maintenance of which the Contractor is responsible, or permit the
use by any such of the Contractor's scaffolding or other plant on the Site, or provide them with any
other service of whatsoever nature, the Employer shall pay to the Contractor, in respect of such use
or service, such sum or sums as shall be reasonable in the opinion of the Engineer.
Clause 32
Maintenance of Cleanliness on Site by Contractor
During the progress of the Works, the Contractor shall keep the Site reasonably free from all
unnecessary obstruction and shall store or dispose of any Constructional Plant and surplus materials
and clear away and remove from the Site any wreckage, rubbish or Temporary Works no longer
required.
Clause 33
Post-completion Site Cleaning
On the completion of the Works, the Contractor shall clear away and remove from the Site all
Constructional Plant, surplus materials, rubbish and Temporary Works of every kind and leave the
whole of the Site and Works clean and in a workmanlike condition to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
In addition to this, the Contractor shall, after the completion of the Works, obtain the approval of the
municipal authorities as to the hygiene and cleanliness of the Site and its surroundings.
Nevertheless, all buildings and equipment either provided or paid for by the Employer, which form part
of the Temporary Works, shall, where directed by the Engineer, be maintained in a reasonable
condition and shall be handed over to the Employer.
Manpower
Clause 34
1. Recruitment
The Contractor shall make his own arrangements for the engagement of all labour, local or otherwise,
and save insofar as the Contract otherwise provides, for its transportation, boarding and lodging, in
accordance with the Laws of the Sultanate of Oman.
2. Water Supply
The Contractor shall provide on the Site, to the satisfaction of the Engineer's Representative, an
adequate supply of drinking and other water for the use of the Contractor's staff and work people.
3. Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs
The Contractor shall not, otherwise than in accordance with the laws of the Sultanate of Oman, for the
time being in force, import, sell, give, barter or otherwise dispose of any alcoholic beverages,
intoxicants or drugs or permit or suffer any such importation, sale, gift, barter or disposal by his
subcontractors, agents or employees.
4. Arms and Ammunition
The Contractor shall not give, barter or otherwise dispose of to any person or persons, any arms or
ammunition of any kind or permit or suffer the same as aforesaid.

5. Festivities and Religious Traditions
The Contractor shall, in all dealings with labour in his employment, have due regard to all nationally
recognized festivals, days of rest and religious or other customs.
6. Epidemics
In the event of any outbreak of illness of an epidemic nature, the Contractor shall comply with and
carry out such regulations, orders and other requirements as may be made by the government, or the
local medical or sanitary authorities, for the purpose of tackling or overcoming such illness.
7. Disorderly Conduct Etc.
The Contractor shall, at all times, take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unlawful riotous or
disorderly conduct by or amongst his employees or for the preservation of peace and protection of life
and property in the neighbourhood of the Works against such conduct.
8. Compliance by Subcontractors
The Contractor shall be responsible for the observance by his subcontractors of the foregoing
provisions.
Clause 35
Reports on Labour Etc.
The Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer's Representative or to his office, at monthly intervals, a
return in detail in such form as the Engineer may prescribe showing the supervisory staff and the
numbers of the several classes of labour employed and the Constructional Plant used from time to
time by the Contractor on the Site and such other information as the Engineer's Representative may
require.
Material and Workmanship

Clause 36
1. Quality of Material, Workmanship and Tests
All material and workmanship shall be of the respective kinds described in the Contract and in
accordance with the Engineer's instructions.
Provided that:
A. Conditions of Purchase of Machinery, Material and Equipment
The Contractor shall purchase within the Sultanate of Oman during the currency of the
Contract, either directly or through subcontractors, a minimum of 20% of his total
requirement of materials of the required specification unless it is contractually not possible to
do so.
As proof thereof, all invoices shall be submitted to the Engineer's Representative, with
invoices for materials purchased in the Sultanate of Oman listed separately.
B. All machinery and equipment installed and incorporated as a part of the Permanent Works
shall be manufactured by companies having agents in the Sultanate of Oman for the
subsequent regular maintenance and repair of the machinery and equipment.
2. Quality Test
All materials and workmanship shall be subjected from time to time to such tests as the Engineer may
direct at the place of manufacture or fabrication, or on the Site or at such other place or places as may
be specified in the Contract, or at all or any of such places.

The Contractor shall provide such assistance, instruments, machines, labour and materials as are
normally required for examining, measuring and testing any work and the quality, weight or quantity of
any material used and shall supply samples of materials before incorporation in the Works for testing
as may be selected and required by the Engineer.
3. Cost of Samples
All samples shall be supplied by the Contractor at his own cost if the supply thereof is clearly intended
by or provided for in the Contract. If not, the Employer shall bear the cost.
4. Cost of Tests
The cost of making any test shall be borne by the Contractor if such test is clearly intended by or
provided for in the Contract and, in the cases only of a test under load or of a test to ascertain whether
the design of any finished or partially finished work is appropriate for the purposes which it was
intended to fulfil, is particularized in the Contract in sufficient detail to enable the Contractor to price or
allow for the same in his Tender.
5. Cost Unspecified Tests
If any test is ordered by the Engineer which is either
A. Not so intended by or provided for in the Contract, or
B. (In the cases above mentioned) is not so particularized, or
C. Though so intended or provided for in the Contract, is ordered by the Engineer to be carried
out by an independent person at any place other than the Site, the laboratories of the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry or the place of manufacture of fabrication of the materials
tested.
the cost of such test shall be borne by the Contractor, if the test reveals that the
workmanship or material is inconsistent with the provisions of the Contract or the Engineer's
instructions.
Where the test reveals otherwise, the Employer shall bear the cost.
Clause 37
Inspection of Operations
The Engineer and any person authorized by him shall at all times have access to the Works and to all
workshops and places where work is being prepared or from where materials, manufactured articles
or machinery are being obtained for the Works and the Contractor shall afford every facility for and
every assistance in or in obtaining the right to such access.
Clause 38
1. Inspection of Work Before Covering Up
No work shall be covered up or put out of view without the approval of the Engineer or the Engineer's
Representative and the Contractor shall afford full opportunity for the Engineer or the Engineer's
Representative to examine and measure any work which is about to be covered up or put out of view
and to examine foundations before Permanent Work is placed thereon.
The Contractor shall give due notice to the Engineer's Representative whenever any such work or
foundations is or are ready or about to be ready for examination and the Engineer's Representative
shall, without unreasonable delay, attend for the purpose of examining and measuring such Work or
of examining such foundations.

2. Uncovering and Making Openings
The Contractor shall uncover any part or parts of the Works or make openings in or through the same
as the Engineer may, from time to time, direct and shall reinstate and make good such part or parts,
to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
If any such part or parts have been covered up or put out of view after compliance with the
requirement of sub-clause 1 of this Clause and are found to be executed in accordance with the
Contract, the expenses of uncovering, making openings in or through, reinstating and making good
the same, shall be borne by the Employer, but in any other case, all costs shall be borne by the
Contractor.
Clause 39
1. Removal of Unwanted Works and Material
The Engineer shall, during the progress of the Works, have power to order in writing from time to time:
A. The Removal from the Site, within such time or times as may be specified in the order, of
any materials, which, in the opinion of the Engineer, are not in accordance with the Contract.
B. The substitution of proper and suitable materials and
C. The removal and proper re-execution, notwithstanding any previous tests thereof or interim
payment therefor, of any work which in respect of materials or workmanship is not, in the
opinion of the Engineer, in accordance with the Contract.
2. Contractor's Failure to Obey Orders
In case of default on the part of the Contractor in carrying out such order, the Employer shall be
entitled to employ and pay other persons to carry out the same and all expenses consequent thereon
or incidental thereto shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer, or may be deducted by
the Employer from any monies due or which may become due to the Contractor.
Clause 40
1. Suspension of Work
The Contractor shall, on the written order of the Engineer, suspend the progress of the Works or any
part thereof for such time or times and in such manner as the Engineer may consider necessary and
shall during such suspension properly protect and secure the work, as far as is necessary in the
opinion of the Engineer.
The extra cost incurred by the Contractor in giving effect to the Engineer's instructions under this
Clause shall be borne and by the Employer unless such suspension is
A. otherwise provided for in the Contract
B. necessary by reason of some default on the part of the Contractor, or
C. necessary by reason of climatic conditions on the Site, or
D. necessary for the proper execution of the Works or for the safety of the Works or any part
thereof, insofar as such necessity does not arise from any act or default by the Engineer or
the Employer or from any of the excepted risks defined in Clause 20 hereof.
Provided that the Contractor shall not be entitled to recover any such extra cost unless he gives
written notice of his intention to claim to the Engineer, within twenty-eight days of the Engineer's
order.
The Engineer shall settle and determine such extra payment and/or extension of time under Clause
44 hereof to be made to the Contractor in respect of such claim as shall, in the opinion of the
Engineer, be fair and reasonable and the Engineer's decision shall be final and binding.

2. Suspension of Work for More Than Ninety Days
If the progress of the Works or any part thereof is suspended on the written order of the Employer and
if permission to resume work is not given by the Employer within a period of ninety days from the date
of suspension, then, unless such suspension is within paragraphs 1 (A), 1(B), 1(C) or 1(D) of sub-
clause 1 of this Clause, the Contractor may serve a written notice on the Employer, requiring
permission within twenty-eight days from the receipt thereof to proceed with the Works, or that part
thereof in regard to which progress is suspended.
If such permission is not granted within that time, the Contractor by a further written notice so served
may, but is not bound to, treat the suspension where it affects part only of the Works, as an omission
of such part under Clause 51 hereof, or, where it affects the whole Works, an abandonment of the
Contract by the Employer.
Time of Commencement of Works, Procedure and Delay

Clause 41
Commencement of Works
The Contractor shall commence the Work on Site within the period specified in the Appendix to the
Tender after the receipt by him of a written order to this effect from the Engineer and shall proceed
with such work expeditiously and without delay, except as may be expressly sanctioned or ordered by
the Engineer or be entirely beyond the control of the Contractor.
Clause 42
1. Possession of Site by Contractor
Save insofar as the Contract may prescribe, the extent of portions of the Site of which the Contractor
is to be given possession from time to time and the order in which such portions shall be made
available to him and, subject to any requirement in the Contract as to the order in which the Works
shall be executed, the Employer shall, with the Engineer's written order to commence the Works, give
to the Contractor possession of so much of the Site as may be required to enable the Contractor to
commence and proceed with the execution of the Works, in accordance with the program referred to
in Clause 14 hereof, and otherwise, in accordance with such reasonable proposals as the Contractor
may make, by written notice to the Engineer, from time to time as the Works proceed, give to the
Contractor possession of such further portions of the Site as may be required to enable the Contractor
to commence and proceed with the execution of the Works with due despatch in accordance with the
said program or proposals, as the case may be.
If the Contractor suffers delay or incurs cost from failure on the part of the Employer to give
possession in accordance with the terms of this Clause, the Engineer shall grant an extension of time
for the completion of the Works and certify Such sum as, in his opinion, shall be fair to cover the cost
incurred by the Contractor, which sum shall be paid by the Employer.
2. Way-leaves Etc.
The Contractor shall bear all cost and charges for special or temporary way-leaves required by him in
connection with access to the Site.
The Contractor shall also provide at his own cost any additional accommodation outside the site
required by him for the purpose of the Works.
3. Use of Site
In particular, but without in any way limiting or detracting from the forgoing, the following provisions
shall be deemed to apply to the possession and use of the Site:

A. The Contractor shall maintain access for the inspection, operation and maintenance of any
installations belonging to the Employer and not being part of the Contract, which lie within
the Site or elsewhere.
B, The Contractor shall not use any portion of the Site for any purpose not connected with the
Works unless the prior written permission of the Employer has been obtained.
C. The lands and other places outside the Site, which are the property of or under the control of
the Employer, shall be used strictly in accordance with the instructions of the Employer.
Clause 43
Period of Completion of Works
Subject to any requirement in the Contract as to completion of any section of the Works before the
completion of the whole, the Contractor shall complete the whole of the Works, in accordance with the
provisions of Clause 48 hereof, within the time stated in the Contract, calculated from the last day of
the period named in the Appendix to the Tender as that within which the Works are to be commenced,
or such extended time as may be allowed under Clause 44 hereof.
Clause 44
Extension of Period of Completion of Works
Should the amount of extra or additional work of any kind or any cause of delay referred to in these
Conditions, or exceptional adverse climatic conditions, or other special circumstances of any kind
whatsoever, which may occur, other than through default of the Contractor, be such as fairly to entitle
the Contractor to an extension of time for the completion of the Works, the Engineer shall determine
the amount of such extension and the Engineer shall consult with and provide to the Employer a
detailed written report giving the reasons for his decision to extend the completion date, before
notifying the Contractor.
Provided that the Engineer is not bound to take into account any extra or additional work or other
special circumstances, unless the Contractor has, within 28 days after such work has been
commenced, or such circumstances have arisen, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, submitted to
the Engineer's representative the full and detailed particulars of any extension of time to which he
may consider himself entitled in order that such submission maybe investigated at the time.
The decision of the Engineer regarding extension of time shall be final and binding.
Clause 45
Suspension of Work at Night and on Fridays
Subject to any provision to the contrary contained in the Contract, none of the Permanent Works shall,
save as hereinafter provided, be carried on during the night or on Friday without the permission in
writing of the Engineer's Representative, except when the work is unavoidable or absolutely
necessary for the saving of life or property or the safety of the Works, in which case the Contractor
shall immediately advise the Engineer's Representative. Provided always that the provisions of this
Clause shall not be applicable in the case of any work, which it is customary to be carried out by
rotary or double shifts.
Clause 46
Rate of Progress
If for any reason, which does not entitle the Contractor to an extension of time the rate of progress of
the Works or any section is at any time, in the opinion of the Engineer, too slow to ensure completion
by the prescribed time or extended time for completion, the Engineer shall so notify the Contractor in
writing and the Contractor shall thereupon take such steps as are necessary and the Engineer may
approve to expedite progress so as to complete the Works or such section by the prescribed time or
extended time. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional payment for taking such steps. If,

as a result of any notice given by the Engineer under this Clause, the Contractor shall seek the
Engineer's permission to do any work at night or on Fridays, such permission shall not be
unreasonably refused.
Clause 47
1. Penalties for Delay
If the Contractor shall fail to achieve completion of the Works within the time prescribed in Clause 43
hereof, or such extended time as may be allowed under Clause 44 hereof, the Contractor shall pay to
the Employer the sum stated in the Appendix to the Tender as a penalty for such default for every day
or part of a day which shall elapse between the time prescribed by Clause 43 hereof or the extended
time as the case may be and the date of certified completion of the Works provided such sum does
not exceed 10% of the Contract Value.
The Employer may, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, deduct the amount of such
penalties from any monies in his hands, due or which may become due to the Contractor.
The payment or deduction of such penalties shall not relieve the Contractor from his obligation to
complete the Works, or from any other of his obligations and liabilities under the Contract.
This shall not prejudice the government's right to claim compensation for actual damage or loss
caused as a result of such delay.
2. Curtailment of Penalties
If, before the completion of the whole of the Works any part or section of the Works has been certified
by the Engineer as completed, pursuant to Clause 48 hereof, and occupied or used by the Employer,
the penalties for delay shall, for any period of delay after such certificate and in the absence of
alternative provisions in the Contract be reduced in the proportion which the value of the part or
section so certified bears to the value of the whole works.
Clause 48
1. Certification of Completion of Works
When the whole of the Works have been substantially completed and have satisfactorily passed any
final test that may be prescribed by the Contract, the Contractor may give a written notice to that
effect to the Engineer or to the Engineer's Representative, accompanied by an undertaking to finish
any outstanding work during the Period of Maintenance.
Such notice shall be deemed to be a request by the Contractor for the Engineer to issue a Certificate
of Completion in respect of the Works.
The Engineer shall, within twenty-one days of the date of delivery of such notice, either issue to the
Contractor, with a copy to the Employer, a Certificate of Completion stating the date on which, in his
opinion, the Works were substantially completed, in accordance with the Contract or give instructions
in writing to the Contractor, specifying all the work which, in the Engineer's opinion requires to be
done by the Contractor before the issue of such Certificate.
The Engineer shall also notify the Contractor of any defects in the Works affecting substantial
completion that may appear after such instructions and before completion of the works specified
therein.
The Contractor shall be entitled to receive such Certificate of Completion within twenty-one days of
completion to the satisfaction of the Engineer in respect to the works so specified, subject to his
undertaking to make good any defect so notified.

2. Certificate of Stages-wise Completions of Works
Similarly, in accordance with the procedure set out in sub-clause (1) of this Clause, the Contractor
may request and the Engineer shall at his sole discretion issue a Certificate of Completion in respect
of : -
A. any section of the Permanent Works in respect of which a separate time for completion is
provided in the Contract and
B. any substantial part of the Permanent Works which has been both completed to the
satisfaction of the Engineer and occupied or used by the Employer.
3. If any part of the Permanent Works shall have been substantially completed and shall have
satisfactorily passed any final test that may be prescribed by the Contract, the Engineer may
issue a Certificate of Completion in respect of that part of the Permanent Works before
completion of the whole of the Works.
Upon the issue of such Certificate, the Contractor shall be deemed to have undertaken to
complete any outstanding work in that part of the Works during the Period of Maintenance.
4. Provided always that a Certificate of Completion, given in respect of any section or part of the
Permanent Works, before completion of the whole, shall not be deemed to certify completion of
any ground or surfaces requiring reinstatement, unless such Certificate so states expressly.
Maintenance and Defects

Clause 49
1. Definition of Period of Maintenance
In these Conditions the expression "Period of Maintenance" shall mean a period of 365 days,
calculated from the date of completion of the Works, certified by the Engineer in accordance with
Clause 48 hereof, or, in the event of more than one certificate having been issued by the Engineer
under the said Clause, from the respective dates so certified.
In relation to the Period of Maintenance the expression "the Works" shall be construed accordingly.
Provided that, if any outstanding work is to be finished during the Period of Maintenance, in
accordance with Clause 48 (1), the Period of Maintenance for this work shall commence from the date
of their completion as certified in writing by the Engineer to the Employer.
2. Execution of Repair Works.
The Contractor shall undertake that the condition of the Works, excluding fair wear and tear, at the
completion of the Period of Maintenance, shall be the same as it was upon delivery on the date of
Completion of Works certified in accordance with Clause 48.
The outstanding works, if any, may be completed on the aforesaid date of delivery The Contractor
shall execute all such work of repair, amendment, reconstruction, rectification and making good
defects, imperfections, shrinkages or other faults as may be required of the Con-tractor in writing by
the Engineer during the Period of Maintenance, or within fourteen days after its expiration, as a result
of an inspection made by or on behalf of the Engineer prior to its expiration.
3. Cost of Repairs
All such work shall be carried out by the Contractor at his own expense unless he can prove to the
satisfaction of the Engineer that such work was not due to the use of materials or workmanship not in
accordance with the Contract, or to neglect or failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with any
obligation, expressed or implied, on the Contractor's part under the Contract.

If, in the opinion of the Engineer, such work was due to any other cause, the value of such work shall
be ascertained and paid for as if it were additional work.
4. Remedy on Contractor's Failure to Carry out Required Repair Work
If the Contractor fails to do any such work as aforesaid required by the Engineer, the Employer shall
be entitled to employ and pay other persons to carry out the same and if such work is one which, in
the opinion of the Engineer, the Contractor was liable to do at his own expense under the Contract, all
expenses consequent thereon or incidental thereto shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the
Employer, or may be deducted by the Employer from any monies due or which may become due to
the Contractor.
Clause 50 :
Investigation of Faults by Contractor
The Contractor shall, if required by the Engineer in writing, carry out such searches, tests or trials as
may be necessary to determine the cause of any defect, imperfection or fault under the direction of
the Engineer.
Unless such defect, imperfection or fault shall be one for which the Contractor is not liable under the
Contract, the cost of the work carried out by the Contractor as aforesaid shall be borne by the
Employer.
If such detect, imperfection or fault shall be one for which the Contractor is liable as aforesaid, the
cost of the work carried out as aforesaid shall be borne by the Contractor. The Contractor shall, in
such case, repair, rectify and make good such defect, imperfection or fault at his own expense in
accordance with the provisions of Clause 49 hereof.
Alterations, Additions and Omissions

Clause 51
1. Variations
The Engineer shall make any variation of the form, quality or quantity of the Works or any part thereof
that may have been approved by the Employer and he shall have power to order the Contractor to do
and the Contractor shall do any of the following:
A. Increase or decrease the quantity of any work included in the Contract,
B. Omit any such work,
C. Change the character or quality or kind of any such work,
D. Change the levels, lines position and dimensions of any part of the Works, and
E. Execute additional work of any kind necessary for the completion of the Works.
No such variation shall in any way vitiate or invalidate the Contract, but the value, if any, of all such
variations shall be taken into account in ascertaining the amount of the Contract Price.
2. Necessity for Written Variation Orders
No such variations shall be made by the Contractor without an order in writing of the Engineer.
However, as provided for under Clause 55, no order in writing shall be required for an increase or
decrease, not exceeding five per cent in the total quantity of the works, where such increase or
decrease is not the result of an order given under this Clause, but is the result of the quantities
exceeding or being less than those stated in the Bill of Quantities.
Provided also that if for any reason the Engineer shall consider it desirable to give any such order
verbally, the Contractor shall comply with such order and any confirmation in writing of such verbal

order given by the Engineer, whether before or after the carrying out of the order, shall be deemed to
be an order in writing within the meaning of this Clause.
Provided further that if the Contractor shall, within seven days, confirm in writing to the Engineer and
such confirmation shall not be contradicted in writing within fourteen days by the Engineer, it shall be
deemed to be an order in writing by the Engineer.
Clause 52
1. Valuation of Variations
All extra or additional work done or work omitted by order of the Engineer shall be valued at the rates
and prices set out in the Contract if, in the opinion of the Engineer, such rates and prices are
applicable to such work.
If the Contract does not contain any rates or prices applicable to the extra or additional work suitable
rates or prices shall be agreed upon between the Engineer and the Contractor.
In the event of disagreement the Engineer shall fix such rates or prices as shall, in his opinion, be
reasonable and proper.
2. Power of Engineer to Fix Rates
Where the nature or amount of any omission or addition relative to the nature or amount of the whole
of the Works or to any part thereof is such that, in the opinion of the Engineer, the rate or price
contained in the Contract for any item of the Works is, by reason of such omission or addition,
rendered unreasonable or inapplicable, a suitable rate or price shall be agreed upon between the
Engineer and the Contractor.
In the event of disagreement the Engineer shall fix such other rate or price as shall, in his opinion, be
reasonable and proper having regard to the circumstances.
Provided also that no increase or decrease under sub-clause (1) of this Clause or variation rate or
price under sub-clause (2) of this Clause shall be made unless, as soon after the date of the order as
is practicable, but not later than seven days and, in the case of extra or additional work, before the
commencement of the work or as soon thereafter, as is practicable, but not later than seven days
notice is given in writing:
A. by the Contractor to the Engineer of his intention to claim extra payment or a varied rate or
price,
B. by the Engineer to the Contractor of his intention to vary a rate or price.
3. Variations Exceeding 10 percent
If, on certified completion of the whole of the Works it shall be found that a reduction or increase
greater than ten per cent of the Contract Value excluding all provisional sums and allowance for day
works, and adjustments of price made under Clause 70 (1) hereof, has resulted from:
A. The aggregate effect of all Variation Orders, and/or
B. All adjustments upon measurement of the estimated quantities set out in the Bill of
Quantities,
but not from any other cause, the amount, beyond ten per cent of the said adjusted Contract
Value shall be subject to amendment by such sum as may be agreed between the
Contractor and the Engineer or, failing agreement, fixed by the Engineer having regard to all
material and relevant factors, including the Contractor's Site and general overhead costs of
the Contractor.

4. Dayworks
The Engineer may, if, in his opinion it is necessary or desirable, order in writing that any additional or
substituted work shall be executed on a daywork basis.
The Contractor shall then be paid for such work under the conditions set out in the Daywork
Schedule, if any, included in the Contract and at the rates and prices affixed thereto by him in his
Tender.
The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer such receipts or other vouchers as may be necessary to
prove the amount paid and, before ordering materials, shall submit to the Engineer quotations for the
same for his approval.
In respect of all work executed on a daywork basis, the Contractor shall, during the continuance of
such work, deliver each day to the Engineer's Representative an exact list in duplicate of the names,
occupation and time of all workmen employed on such work.
A statement, also in duplicate, showing the description and quantity of all materials and plant used
thereon or therefor (other than plant which is included in the percentage addition in accordance with
the Schedule hereinbefore referred to) shall also be delivered. One copy of each list and statement
shall, if correct, or when agreed, be signed by the Engineer's Representative and returned to the
Contractor.
At the end of each month the Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer's Representative a priced
statement of the labour, material and plant used, except as aforesaid.
The Contractor shall not be entitled to any payment unless such lists and statements have been fully
and punctually submitted.
Provided always that if the Engineer shall consider that for any reason the sending of such lists or
statements by the Contractor, in accordance with the foregoing provision, was impracticable he shall
nevertheless be entitled to authorize provisional payment for such work, either as daywork (on being
satisfied as to the time employed and plant and materials used on such work) or at such value
therefore as shall, in his opinion, be fair and reasonable.
5. Claims
The Contractor shall send to the Engineer's Representative at the end of every month an account
giving particulars, as full and detailed as possible, of all claims for any additional payment to which the
Contractor may consider himself entitled and of all extra or additional work ordered by the Engineer
which he has executed during the preceding month.
No final or interim claim for payment for any such work or expense shall be considered if not included
in such monthly accounts.
Provided always that the Engineer shall be entitled to authorise payment to be made for any such
work or expense, notwithstanding the Contractor's failure to comply with this condition, if the
Contractor has, at the earliest practicable opportunity, notified the Engineer in writing that he intends
to make a claim for such work and has, as soon as is practicable thereafter sent detailed particulars of
the claim.
Provided that no claim of the Contractor shall be admissible on account of escalation of prices of
materials, labour, fuel, machinery and any other items of costs except those provided for explicitly in
Clause 70 hereof, due to variation by legislation of the Sultanate of Oman after the date of the Letter
of Acceptance.

Plant, Temporary Works and Materials
Clause 53
1. Plant, Etc.: Definitions:
For the purpose of this Clause:
A. the expression "Plant" shall mean any Construction Plant, Temporary Works and materials
for Temporary Works but shall exclude any vehicles engaged in transporting any labour,
plant or materials to or from the Site.
B. The expression "Hired Plant" shall mean any Plant held by the Contractor under any
agreement for hire thereof.
C. The expression "Agreement for Hire" shall be deemed not to include an agreement for hire
purchase.
D. The expression "Hire Purchase Plant" shall mean any Plant held by the Contractor under an
agreement for the hire purchase thereof.
2. Vesting of Plant
All plant, goods and materials owned by the Contractor or by any company in which the Contractor
has a controlling interest shall, when on the Site (or in the case of Hire Purchase Plant on the Site on
its becoming the property of the Contractor) be deemed to be exclusively intended for the execution of
the Works and to be the property of the Employer.
3. Conditions and Hire of Plant
With a view to securing, in the event of a forfeiture, under Clause 63 hereof, the continued availability
for the purpose of executing the Works of any of Hired Plant, the Contractor shall not bring on the Site
any Hired Plant.
However he may do so if there is an Agreement for the hire thereof, which contains a provision that
the owner thereof shall, on request in writing, made by the Employer, within seven days after the date
on which any such forfeiture has become effective and on the Employer undertaking to pay all hire
charges in respect thereof from such date, hire such Hired Plant to the Employer on the same terms
in all respects as the same was hired to the Contractor, save that the Employer shall be entitled to
permit the use thereof by any other contractor employed by him for the purpose of completing the
Works by virtue of Clause 63 referred to above.
4. Costs for Purposes of Clause 63.
In the event of the Employer entering into any agreement for the hire of Hired Plant pursuant to sub-
clause (3) of this Clause all sums properly paid by the Employer under the provisions of any such
agreement and all expenses incurred by him in entering into such agreement shall be deemed for the
purpose of Clause 63 to be part of the cost of completing the Works.
5. Notification of Plant Ownership
The Contractor shall upon request made by the Engineer at any time in relation to any Plant forthwith
notify to the Engineer in writing the name and address of the owner thereof and shall in the case of
Hired Plant certify that the agreement for the hire thereof contains a provision in accordance with the
requirements of sub-clause (3) of this Clause.
The Contractor shall also upon request as aforesaid give an identical notification (but without
certification) in regard to any Hire Purchase Plant.
The Contractor shall upon request made by the Engineer provide the Engineer with a true copy of
such agreements.

6. Hire and Hire Purchase Payments by Employer
The Employer shall in order to avoid seizure by the owner of any Hired or Hire Purchase Plant be
entitled to pay to such owner the amount of any overdue instalment or other sum payable under any
agreement relating to such Plant.
In the event of his so doing any amount paid by him shall be a debt due from the Contractor to the
Employer and shall be deductible or recoverable by the Employer from any monies due or that may
become due to the Contractor under the Contract or may be recovered by the Employer from the
Contractor at law.
7. lnadmissibility of Removal of Plant Etc.
No Plant, goods or materials or any part thereof shall be removed from the Site without the written
consent of the Engineer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, where the same are no
longer immediately required for the purposes of the completion of the Works.
However, the Employer shall permit the Contractor the exclusive use of all such Plant, goods and
materials in and for the completion of the Works until the occurrence of any event which gives the
Employer the right to exclude the Contractor from the Site and proceed with the completion of the
Works.
8. Revesting and Removal of Plants, Etc.
Upon the removal of any such Plant, goods or materials as have been deemed to have become the
property of the Employer, under sub-clause (2) of this Clause, with the consent as aforesaid, the
property therein shall be deemed to revest in the Contractor. Upon completion of the Works the
property in the remainder of such Plant, goods and materials as aforesaid shall, subject to Clause 62,
be deemed to revest in the Contractor who shall remove the same from the Site.
9. Disposal of Plant
If the Contractor shall fail to remove any such Plant, goods or materials as required pursuant to
Clause 33 within such reasonable time after completion of the Works as may be allowed by the
Engineer then the Employer may:
A. sell any which are the property of the Contractor and
B. return any not the property of/the Contractor to the owner thereof at the Contractor's
expense.
after deducting from any proceeds of sale the costs, charges and expenses of and in connection with
such sale and of and in connection with the return as aforesaid, the Employer shall pay the balance (if
any) to the Contractor.
To the extent that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to meet all such costs the excess shall be a
debt due from the Contractor to the Employer and shall be deductible or recoverable by the Employer
accordingly as aforesaid.
10. Liability or Loss or Injury to Plant
The Employer shall not at any time be liable for the loss or damage to any of the Plant, goods or
materials which have been deemed to become the property of the Employer under sub-clause (2) of
this Clause save as mentioned in Clauses 20 and 65 hereof.
11. lnsertion of Clause in Subcontracts
The Contractor shall while entering into any sub-contract for the execution of any part of the Works
incorporate in such sub-contract by reference or otherwise, the provisions of this Clause in relation to
Plant, goods or materials brought on to the Site by the sub-contractor.

12. Port Dues
The Contractor shall pay all Port Dues, Customs Duties, Import Duties, Landing Charges and other
expenses in connection with the shipment and landing of Piant, goods and materials for use in
connection with the Works brought into and despatched from the Sultanate of Oman.
13. Re-export of Plant
In respect of any Constructional Plant which the Contractor shall have imported for the purpose of the
Works, the Employer shall assist the Contractor, where required, in procuring any necessary
Government consent for the re-export of such Constructional Plant by the Contractor upon the
removal thereof as aforesaid.
14. Customs Clearance
The Employer shall assist the Contractor, where required, in obtaining clearance through the Customs
of Constructional Plant, materials and other things required for the Works.
Clause 54
Absence of Implicit Approval of Materials.
The operation of Clause 53 hereof shall not be deemed to imply any approval by the Engineer of the
materials or other matters referred to therein nor shall if prevent the rejection of any such materials at
any time by the Engineer.
Quantities
Clause 55
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1. Estimated Quantities
The quantities set out in the Bill of Quantities are the estimated quantities of the work, but they are not
to be taken as the actual and correct quantities of the Works to be executed by the Contractor in
fulfilment of his contractual obligations.
The quantities may vary conforming to the actual Site conditions, due to errors or omissions in the
original Bill of Quantities, and on account of variations.
Such errors in, omissions from, or variation to the Bill of Quantities shall not in any way vitiate or
invalidate the Contract, nor shall the Contractor be entitled to any claim whatsoever except as
provided in Clauses 51 and 52 hereof.
2. Works to be measured
The Engineer shall, except as otherwise stated, ascertain and determine by actual measurement the
value in terms of the Contract of work done in accordance with the Contract.
He shall, when he requires any part or parts of the Works to be measured, give notice to the
Contractor's authorised agent or representative, who shall forthwith attend or send a qualified agent to
assist the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative in making such measurement, and shall furnish
all particulars required by either of them. Should the Contractor not attend, or neglect or omit to send
such agent, the measurement made by the Engineer or approved by him shall be taken to be the
correct measurement of the work.
For the purpose of measuring such Permanent Work as is to be measured by records and drawings,
the Engineer's Representative shall prepare records and drawings month by month of such work.
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The Contractor, as and when called upon to do so in writing, shall, within fourteen days, attend to
examine and agree such records and drawings with the Engineer's Representative and shall sign the
same when so agreed.
If the Contractor does not so attend to examine and agree such records and drawings, they shall be
taken to be correct.
If, after examination of such records and drawings, the Contractor does not agree the same or does
not sign the same as agreed, they shall nevertheless be taken to be correct, unless the Contractor
shall, within fourteen days of such examination, lodge with the Engineer's Representative, for decision
by the Engineer, notice in writing of the respects in which such records and drawings are claimed by
him to be incorrect. The decision of the Engineer shall be conclusive, final and binding.
In the case of foundation works, or where the Engineer considers it necessary, the Contractor shall,
before the surface of any portion of the ground is interfered with or the work is put in hand, in
conjunction with the Engineer or the Engineer's' Representative, examine the Site and the plans and
sections of the work and take such additional levels or other measurements as may be necessary and
shall agree as to the surface levels etc., with the Engineer.
Such agreement shall be recorded in writing and shall be signed by the Contractor and by the
Engineer and shall form the basis of the measurement of the Permanent Works.
Clause 56
2Actual and Correct Quantities
Except as provided for under Clause 51 and 58 hereof the quantities as set out in the Bill of Quantities
are to be taken as to be the actual and correct Quantities of the work to be executed by the Contractor
in fulfilment of his contractual obligations.
Any error in description or in quantity or omission of item from the Bill of Quantities shall not vitiate the
Contract but shall be corrected and deemed to be a variation required by the Engineer.
In the case of the quantities for foundation works being stated to be provisional the Contractor shall,
before the surface of any portion of the ground is interfered with or the Work is put in hand in
conjunction with the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative examine the Site and the plans and
sections of the work and take such additional levels or other measurements as may be necessary and
shall agree as to the surface levels etc., with the Engineer.
Such agreement shall be recorded in writing and shall be signed by the Contractor and by the
Engineer and shall form the basis of the measurement of the Permanent Works.
Clause 57
Method of Measurement
The Works shall be measured net, notwithstanding any general or local custom, except where
otherwise specifically described or prescribed in the Contract.
Provisional Sums
Clause 58
1. Definition of "Provisional Sum"
"Provisional Sum" means a sum included in the Contract and so designated in the Bill of Quantities for
the execution of work or the supply of goods, materials, or services, or for contingencies, which sum
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may be used, in whole or in part, or not at all, at the direction of the Engineer, who shall consult with
the Employer prior to the issue of an instruction to this expenditure.
The Contract Price shall include only such sums in respect of the work, supply or services to which
such Provisional Sums relate as the Engineer shall approve or determine in accordance with this
Clause.
2. Use of Provisional Sums
In respect of every Provisional Sum the Engineer shall have power to order:
A. Work to be executed, including goods, materials or services to be supplied by the
Contractor. The Contract Price shall include, the value of such work executed and/or such
goods, materials or services supplied, determined in accordance with Clause 52 hereof.
B. Work to be executed or goods, materials, or services to be supplied by a nominated Sub-
Contractor as hereinafter defined. The sum to be paid to the Contractor therefor shall be
determined and paid in accordance with Clause 59 (4) hereof.
C. Goods and materials to be purchased by the Contractor. The sum to be paid to the
Contractor therefor shall be determined and paid in accordance with Clause 59 (4) hereof.
3. Production of Documents
The Contractor shall when required by the Engineer, produce all quotations, invoices, vouchers and
accounts or receipts in connection with expenditure in respect of Provisional Sums.
Nominated Sub-Contractors
Clause 59
1. Definition of Nominated Subcontractors
All specialists, merchants, tradesmen and others executing any work or supplying any goods,
materials, or services for which Provisional Sums are included in the Contract, who may have been or
be nominated or selected or approved by the Employer or the Engineer, and all persons to whom by
virtue of the provisions of the contract the Contractor is required to sublet any work shall in the
execution of such work or the supply of such goods, materials or services, be deemed to be
subcontractors employed by the Contractor and are referred to in this Contract as "Nominated Sub-
Contractors".
2. Objection to Nomination by Nominated Subcontractors
The Contractor shall not be required by the Employer or the Engineer or be deemed to be under any
obligation to employ any nominated Subcontractor against whom the Contractor may raise reasonable
objection, or who shall decline to enter into a sub-contract with the Contractor containing provisions:
A. That in respect of the work, goods, materials or services covered by the subcontract, the
nominated Subcontractor shall undertake towards the Contractor the like obligations and
liabilities as are imposed on the Contractor towards the Employer by the terms of the
Contract and shall save harmless and indemnify the Contractor from and against the same
and from all claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever
arising out of or in connection therewith, or arising out of or in connection with any failure to
discharge such obligations or to meet such liabilities.
B. That the nominated Subcontractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Contractor from
and against any negligence by the nominated Subcontractor, his agents, workmen and
servants and from and against any misuse by him or them of any Constructional Plant or
Temporary Works provided by the Contractor for the purposes of the Contract and from all
claims as aforesaid.

3. Express Provision on Design Requirements
If in connection with any Provisional Sum the services to be provided include any matter of design or
specification of any part of the Permanent Works or of any equipment or plant to be incorporated
therein, such requirements shall be expressly stated in the Contract and shall be included in any
nominated Subcontract.
The nominated Sub-contract shall specify that the nominated Subcontractor providing such services
shall save harmless and indemnify the Contractor from and against the same and from all claims,
proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of or in connection with
any failure to discharge such obligations or to meet such liabilities.
4. Payments to Nominated Subcontractors
For all work executed or goods, materials, or services supplied by any nominated Subcontractor,
there shall be included in the Contract Price:
A. the actual price paid or due to be paid by the Contractor, on the direction of the Engineer,
and in accordance with the Subcontract;
B. the sum, if any, entered in the Bill of Quantities, for labour supplied by the Contractor in
connection therewith, or if ordered by the Engineer pursuant to Clause 58 (2) B hereof, as
may be determined in accordance with Clause 52 hereof;
C. in respect of all other charges and profit, a sum being a percentage rate of the actual price
paid or due to be paid, calculated where provision has been made in the Bill of Quantities for
a rate to be set against the relevant Provisional Sum, at the rate inserted by the Contractor
against that item. Only where no such provision has been made in the Bill of Quantities shall
the Contractor insert a rate in the Appendix to the Tender.
5. Certification of Payments to Nominated Sub-Contractors
Before issuing, under Clause 60 hereof, any certificate, which includes any payment in respect of
work done or goods, materials or services supplied by any nominated Subcontractor, the Engineer
shall be entitled to demand from the Contractor reasonable proof that all payments, less retentions,
included in previous certificates in respect of the work or goods, materials or services of such
nominated Subcontractors have been paid or discharged by the Contractor, in default whereof, unless
the Contractor shall
A. inform the Engineer in writing that he has reasonable cause for withholding or refusing to
make payments and
B. produce to the Engineer reasonable proof that he has so informed such nominated
Subcontractor in writing.
the Employer shall be entitled to pay to such nominated Subcontractor direct, upon the
certificate of the Engineer, all payments, less retentions, provided for in the Subcontract,
which the Contractor has failed to make to such nominated Subcontractor and to deduct by
way of set-off the amount so paid by the Employer from any sums due or which may become
due from the Employer to the Contractor.
Provided always that, where the Engineer has certified and the Employer has paid direct as
aforesaid, the Engineer shall in issuing any further certificate in favour of the Contractor
deduct from the amount thereof the amount so paid direct as aforesaid, but shall not withhold
or delay the issue of the certificate itself when due to be issued under the terms of the
Contract.
6. Specification of Liabilities of Nominated Subcontractors
In the event of a nominated Sub-Contractor, as hereinbefore defined, having undertaken towards the
Contractor in respect of the work executed, or the goods, materials or services supplied by such

nominated Subcontractor, any continuing obligation extending for a period exceeding that of the
Period of Maintenance under the Contract, the Contractor shall at any time, after the expiration of the
Period of Maintenance, assign to the Employer, at the Employer's request and cost, the benefit of
such obligation for the remaining duration of such period.
Certificates and Payments

Clause 60
1. Certificates and Payments
Unless otherwise provided, payments shall be made at monthly intervals in accordance with the
conditions set out below.
2. Advance Payment Certificate
On signing the Form of Agreement and in exchange for the Performance Bond and a separate
guarantee for the amount of the Advance Payment, the Contractor shall receive from the Engineer an
Advance Payment Certificate for an amount equal to 10 per cent of the Contract Value, less any sum
for contingencies included in the Contract Value.
The guarantee for the full amount of the Advance Payment shall be from an insurance company or
bank registered in the Sultanate of Oman.
The conditions of the guarantee shall bind the Guarantor to indemnify and pay to the Employer any
part of the Advance Payment which remains not repaid by the Contractor to the Employer and which
the Contractor has failed to repay in accordance with this sub-clause.
Any Advance Payment made by the Employer shall be recovered by the deduction from each interim
certificate of 10 per cent of the estimated value of the Permanent Works, executed during the period
to which the interim certificate applies, but so that at the completion of the Works, the Contractor shall
have repaid the amount of the Advance Payment in full.
This guarantee shall be valid for twelve months or until the full recovery of the advance payment
whichever is the later.
If; however, the advance payment is recovered in full prior to the end of the twelve-month period, the
Contractor may make application to the Ministry of Finance for the release of the guarantee, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Where the Contract ends under Clause 63 or 65 hereof, the Employer may deduct the balance of the
Advance Payment outstanding from any monies due or which may become due to the Contractor or
the Contractor shall upon demand pay to the Employer the amount of such balance and it shall be
deemed a debt due from the Contractor to the Employer and shall be recoverable accordingly from
the Contractor or from the Guarantor.
3. Monthly Statements
The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer after the end of each month a statement, in the form
approved by the Engineer, showing: —
A. the estimated value in accordance with the Contract of the Permanent Work executed on the
Site and forming part of the Works;
B. a list of any goods or materials delivered to the Site for use but not yet incorporated in the
Permanent Works and their value. (Such goods or materials shall be protected against all
kinds of damage including deterioration to the approval of the Engineer);
C. the estimated amounts to which the Contractor considers himself entitled in connection with
all other matters for which provision is made under the Contract, including any Temporary

Works or Constructional Plant for which separate amounts are included in the Bill of
Quantities;
unless, in the opinion of the Contractor, such values and amounts together shall not justify
the issue of an interim certificate.
Amounts payable in respect of nominated Subcontractors are to be listed separately.
4. Monthly Certificates
Within twenty-eight days of the date of delivery to the Engineer, in accordance with sub-clause 3 of
this Clause, of the Contractor's monthly statement, the Engineer shall issue an interim certificate to
the Employer with a copy to the Contractor certifying:
A. amount which, in the opinion of the Engineer, on the basis of the monthly statement, is due
to the Contractor on account of sub-clause 3 (A) and (C) of this Clause.
B. such amounts (if any) as the Engineer may consider proper (but in no case exceeding eighty
per cent of their value in accordance with the Contract) in respect of sub-clause 3 (B) of this
Clause,
The amounts so certified shall be subject to deductions of:
(i) Retention money retained.
(ii) Partial recovery of any advance payment.
(iii) any sums which are due and payable to the Employer by the Contractor
under the terms of the Contract.
(iv) any previous payments made by the Employer to the Contractor under the
terms of the Contract.
The Engineer shall only issue an interim certificate if the amount thereof, after deducting retention
money, partial recovery of any advance payment, any other sums which are due and payable to the
Employer under the terms of the Contract and previous interim payments, is more than the minimum
amount of interim certificates as stated in the Appendix to the Tender.
5. Monthly Payments
A. Payment upon the Engineer's Advance Payment Certificate and upon each of the Engineer's
interim certificates or in case of any objections as defined in sub-clause (b) hereafter, upon
those portions approved by the Employer shall be made by the Employer to the Contractor
within 60 days after such Certificates have been delivered to the Employer.
B In the case of the Employer objecting to or rejecting to pay in total or in part any particular
items of the certificate either:
(i) by way of a bonafide defence or counterclaim, or
(ii) because of a requirement in writing for necessary additional documentary

evidence or details, or
(iii) where the Contract expressly gives the Employer the right to deduct monies
from sums due under the Contract.
the Employer shall notify the Engineer, with a copy to the Contractor, of his
objections within sixty days of the date of the interim certificate. In this case,
he shall pay the sums not included in the objection within the same period.

6. Final Account.
As soon as possible, but not later than six months after the issue of the Maintenance Certificate, the
Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a statement of final account, with documentary evidence,
showing in detail the value of the work done, in accordance with the Contract, together with all further
sums which the Contractor considers to be due to him under the Contract.
Within two months after receipt of this final account and of all information reasonably required for its
verification the Engineer shall issue a final certificate stating:
A. the amount which, in his opinion, is finally due to the Contractor under the Contract and
(after giving credit to the Employer for all amounts previously paid by the Employer and for
all sums to which the Employer is entitled under the Contract),
B. the balance, if any, due from the Employer to the Contractor or from the Contractor to the
Employer as the case may be. Such balance shall, subject to Clause 47 hereof, be paid to or
by the Contractor as the case may require within sixty days of the Certificate.
7. Retention
The retention to be made pursuant to sub-clause 4 of this Clause shall be a sum equal to 10 per cent
of the amount due to the Contractor, under sub-clause 4 (A) and (B) of this Clause, related to interim
certificates only, until a reserve shall have accumulated in the hand of the Employer up to the limit of
5% of the Contract Value, except that the limit shall be reduced by the amount of any payment that
shall, have been made pursuant to sub-clause 8 of this Clause.
8. Payment of Retention Money
A. Upon the issue of the Certificate of Completion with respect to the whole of the Works, one
half of the retention money (or where a Certificate of Completion is issued with respect to
part of the Works only, such proportion of one half of the retention money as the Engineer
shall determine, having regard to the relative value of such part of the Works) shall become
due and payable to the Contractor.
B. Upon expiration of the Period of Maintenance for the whole of the Works, the other half of
the retention money shall become due and payable to the Contractor.
Provided that if, at such time, there shall remain to be executed by the Contractor any
outstanding work referred to under Clause 48 or any works ordered during such period
pursuant to Clauses 49 and 50, the Employer shall be entitled to withhold payment, until the
completion of such works, of so much of the second half of the retention money as shall, in
the opinion of the Engineer, represent the cost of the works so remaining to be executed.
9. Outstanding Payments
In the event of failure by the Employer to make payment in accordance with sub-clauses 5, 6 and 8 of
this Clause, the Contractor shall become entitled to the payment by the Employer of interest at 7% per
annum from the date of which the same should have been made.
The Contractor shall not be entitled to claim interest on those parts of the certificate to which the
Employer objects in accordance with sub-clause 5 (B) herein, unless it can be shown that the
Employer's objections were unreasonable.
10. Correction and Withholding of Certificates
The Engineer may by any interim certificate make any correction or modification in any previous
certificate issued by him and the Engineer shall have power to withhold any interim certificate, if the
Works or any part thereof are not being carried out, to his satisfaction, in accordance with the
Contract.

11. Retention on Subcontractor's Account
The Contractor shall apply the terms of retention and release all retention monies on nominated
Subcontractor's accounts, in the manner set forth in the instructions given by the Engineer, under the
terms of Clause 59.
Such instructions shall be similar to those set out in sub-clauses 7 and 8 of this clause but related to
the terms of the nominated Subcontract in place of the terms for this Contract; and the release of
retention monies to nominated Subcontractors shall not, in any way, affect the terms for the release of
retention monies referred to in sub-clauses 7 and 8 of this Clause.
12. Currency of Payment
All payments under the terms and conditions of the Contract shall be made in Rials Omani, the
currency of the Sultanate of Oman.
13. Cash Flow
The Employer shall stipulate the annual cash flow where necessary in the Appendix to the Form of
Tender.
The percentages per year shown therein shall indicate the maximum limit of annual payment.
Actual payment shall be limited to the planned cash flow based upon the value of the actual work
done, i.e. the payment shall be less if less work is performed.
But the Contractor shall not be paid more in one year than the limit of the cash flow, if the value of the
work carried out by him exceeds the funds budgeted for in the year and any balance carried forward
from previous years.
Any payments deferred due to the operation of this sub-clause shall not attract interest in accordance
with sub-clause 9 of this Clause.
Clause 61
Approval only by Maintenance Certificate
No certificate other than the Maintenance Certificate referred to in Clause 62 hereof shall be deemed
to constitute approval of the Works.
Clause 62
1. Maintenance Certificate
The Contract shall not be considered as completed until the Engineer has signed a Maintenance
Certificate and delivered it to the Employer, stating that the Works have been completed and
maintained to his satisfaction.
The Maintenance Certificate shall be given by the Engineer within twenty-eight days after the
expiration of the Period of Maintenance, or if different periods of maintenance shall become applicable
to different sections or parts of the Works, the expiration of the latest such period, or as soon
thereafter as any works, ordered during such period, pursuant to Clauses 49 and 50 hereof, shall
have been completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Full effect shall be given to this Clause notwithstanding any previous entry on the Works or the taking
possession, working or using thereof or any part thereof by the Employer. The second half of retention
money shall be released after the date of issue of the Maintenance Certificate.
2. Cessation of Employer's Liability
The Employer shall not be liable to the Contractor for any matter or thing arising out of or in
connection with the Contract or the execution of the Works, unless the Contractor has made a claim in
writing in respect thereof before the Maintenance Certificate is given under this Clause.

3. Unfulfilled Obligations
Notwithstanding the issue of the Maintenance Certificate, the Contractor and, subject to sub-clause 2
of this Clause, the Employer shall remain liable for the fulfilment of any obligation, incurred under the
provisions of the Contract, prior to the issue of the Maintenance Certificate which remains unfulfilled at
the time such Certificate is issued and, for the purposes of determining the nature and extent of any
such obligation, the Contract shall be deemed to remain in force between the parties hereto.
4. Whenever the Works pertain to or include the construction of any structure or building, the
Contractor shall further be held responsible for the safety of the same for a period of ten years against
such unsound construction, other than design defects, which may lead to failure of the structure or its
collapse without any other apparent cause.
For this purpose the Contractor's liability under the Contract shall be deemed to be operative for a
period of ten years from the date of issue of the last Maintenance Certificate.
Remedies and Powers

Clause 63
1. Default of Contractor
Where the Contractor has become bankrupt or has a receiving order made against him, or has
presented his petition in bankruptcy or made an arrangement with or assignment in favor of his
creditors, or agreed to carry out the Contract under a committee of inspection of his creditors or, being
a joint stock company, gone into liquidation (other than a voluntary liquidation for the purposes of
amalgamation or reconstruction), or where the Contractor has assigned the Contract, without the
Employer's prior consent in writing, or has an execution levied on his goods, or if the Engineer
certifies in writing to the Employer that in his opinion the Contractor:
A. Has abandoned the Contract, or
B. Without reasonable excuse has failed to commence the Works or has suspended the
progress of the Works for twenty-eight days after receiving written notice to proceed from the
Engineer, or
C. Has failed to remove materials from the Site or to pull down and replace work for twenty-
eight days after receiving from the Engineer written notice that the said materials or work had
been condemned and rejected by the Engineer under these conditions, or
D. Despite previous warnings by the Engineer, in writing, is not executing the Works in
accordance with the Contract, or is persistently or flagrantly neglecting to carry out his
contractual obligations, or
E. Has, to the detriment of good workmanship, or in defiance of the Engineer's instructions to
the contrary, sublet any part of the Contract,
The Employer may, after giving fourteen days' notice in writing to the Contractor, enter upon the Site
and the Works and expel the Contractor there from, without thereby voiding the Contract, or releasing
the Contractor from any of his contractual obligations or liabilities.
The Employer shall be entitled to complete the Works himself or may employ any other contractor for
this purpose.
The Employer or such other contractor may use for such completion so much of the Constructional
Plant, Hired Plant, Temporary Works and materials, which have been deemed to be the property of
the Employer and reserved exclusively for the execution of the Works, under the provisions of the
Contract, as he or they may think proper, and the Employer may, at any time, sell any of the said
Constructional Plant, Temporary Works and unused materials and apply the proceeds of the sale in or

towards the satisfaction of any sums due or which may become due to him from the Contractor under
the Contract.
2. Valuation upon Date of Forfeiture
The Engineer shall, as soon as may be practicable after any such entry and expulsion by the
Employer, fix and determine ex-parte, or by or after reference to the parties, or after such investigation
or enquiries as he may think fit to make or institute, and shall certify what amount, if any, had at the
time of such entry and expulsion, been reasonably earned or would reasonably accrue to the
Contractor in respect of work then actually done by him under the Contract and the value of any of the
said unused or partially used materials, any Constructional Plant and any Temporary Works.
3. Payment after Forfeiture
If the Employer enters and expels the Contractor under this Clause, he shall not be liable to pay to the
Contractor any money on .account of the Contract until the expiration of the Period of Maintenance
and thereafter, until the costs of execution and maintenance, damages or delay in completion, if any,
and all other expenses incurred by the Employer have been ascertained and the amount thereof
certified by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall then be entitled to receive only such sum or sums, if any, as the Engineer may
certify would have been payable to him under due completion by him after deducting the said amount.
If such amount shall exceed the sum which would have been payable to the Contractor on due
completion by him, the Contractor shall, upon demand, pay to the Employer the amount of such
excess and it shall be deemed a debt due by the Contractor to the Employer and shall be recoverable
accordingly.
Clause 64
Urgent Repairs
Notwithstanding the limitations on the Engineer's powers as stated in Clause 2 (1) hereof, if, by
reason of any accident or failure or other event occurring to, in or in connection with the Works, or any
part thereof, either during the execution of the Works, or during the Period of Maintenance, any
remedial or other work or repair shall, in the opinion of the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative,
be urgently necessary for the safety of life or of the Works or of adjoining property and the Contractor
is unable or unwilling at once to do such work or repair, the Employer may employ and pay other
persons to carry out such work or repair or to do so as the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative
may consider necessary.
If the work or repair so done by the Employer is work which, in the opinion of the Engineer, the
Contractor was liable to do at his own expense under the Contract, all expenses properly incurred by
the Employer in so doing shall be recoverable from the Contractor by the Employer or may be
deducted by the Employer from any monies due or which may become due to the Contractor.
Provided always that the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative, as the case may be, shall, as
soon after the occurrence of any such emergency as may be reasonably practicable, notify the
Engineer or the Engineer's Representative thereof in writing.
Special Risks
Clause 65
1. Absence of Liability for War Risks Etc.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Contract:
The Contractor shall be under no liability whatsoever, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise, for or
in respect of destruction of or damage to the Works, save to Work condemned under the provisions of

Clause 39 hereof prior to the occurrence of any special risk hereinafter mentioned, or to property,
whether of the Employer or third parties, or for or in respect of injury or loss of life, which is the
consequence of any special risk as hereinafter defined.
The Employer shall indemnify and save harmless the Contractor against and from the same and
against and from all claims, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising
there from or related thereto.
2. Damage to Works Etc. by Special Risks
If the Works or any materials on or near or in transit to the Site, or any other property of the Contractor
used or intended to be used for the purposes of the Works, shall sustain destruction or damage by
reason of any of the said special risks, the Contractor shall be entitled to payment for:
A. Any permanent work and for any materials so destroyed or damaged and, so far as may be
required by the Engineer, or as may be necessary for the completion of the Works, on the
basis of cost plus such profit as the Engineer may certify to be reasonable;
B. Replacing or making good any such destruction or damage to the Works;
C. Replacing or making good such materials or other property used or intended to be used for
the purposes of the Works.
3. Projectiles and Missile.
Destruction, damage, injury or loss of life caused by the explosion or impact whenever or wherever
occurring of any mine, bomb, shell, grenade or other projectile, missile, ammunition or explosive of
war shall be deemed to be a consequence of the said special risk.
4. Increased Cost Arising from Special Risks
The Employer shall repay to the Contractor any increased cost of or incidental to the execution of the
Works, other than such as may be attributable to the cost of reconstructing work, condemned under
the provisions of Clause 39 hereof, prior to the occurrence of any special risk, which is howsoever
attributable to or consequent on or the result of or in any way whatsoever connected with the said
special risks, subject however to the provisions in this Clause hereinafter contained in regard to
outbreak of war.
However, the Contractor shall, as soon as any such increase of cost comes to his knowledge,
forthwith notify the Engineer thereof in writing.
5. Special Risks
The special risks are war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), invasion, act of foreign
enemies, the nuclear and pressure waves risk described in Clause 20(3) hereof, or insofar as it
relates to the country in which the Works are being or are to be executed or maintained, rebellion,
revolution, insurrection, usurped power, civil war, or, unless solely restricted to the employees of the
Contractor or of his subcontractors and arising from the conduct of the Works, riot, commotion or
disorder.
6. Outbreak of War
lf, during the currency of the Contract, there-shall be an outbreak of war, whether war is declared or
not, in any part of the world which, whether financially or otherwise, materially affects the execution of
the Works, the Contractor shall, unless and until the Contract is terminated under the provisions of
this Clause, continue to use his best endeavors to complete the execution of Works.
Provided always that the Employer shall be entitled at any time after such outbreak of war to
terminate the Contract by giving written notice to the Contractor and, upon such notice being given,
this Contract shall, except as to the rights of the parties under this Clause and to the operation of

Clause 67 hereof, terminate, but without prejudice to the rights of either party, in respect of any
antecedent breach thereof.
7. Removal of Plant on Termination
If the Contract shall be terminated under the provisions of the last preceding sub-clause, the
Contractor shall, with all reasonable dispatch, remove from the Site all Constructional Plant and shall
give similar facilities to his subcontractors to do so.
8. Payment on Termination of Contract
If the Contract is terminated as aforesaid, the Contractor shall be paid by the Employer, insofar as
such amounts or items shall not have already been covered by payments on account made to the
Contractor, for all work executed prior to the date of termination at the rates and prices provided in the
Contract and in addition:
A The amounts payable in respect of any preliminary items, so far as the work or service
comprised therein has been carried out or performed, and a proper proportion as certified by
the Engineer of any such items, the work or service comprised in which has been partially
carried out or performed.
B The Cost of Materials or goods reasonably ordered for the Works which shall have been
delivered to the Contractor or of which the Contractor is legally liable to accept delivery, such
materials or goods becoming the property of the Employer upon such payments being made
by him.
C A sum to be certified by the Engineer, being the amount of any expenditure reasonably
incurred by the Contractor in the expectation of completing the whole of the Works, and for
which the Employer shall have derived benefit, insofar as such expenditure shall not have
been covered by the payments in this sub-clause before mentioned.
D Any additional sum payable under the provisions of sub-clauses (1), (2) and (4) of this
Clause.
Provided always that against any payments due from the Employer under this sub-clause, the
Employer shall be entitled to be credited with any outstanding balances due from the Contractor for
advances and any other sums which at the date of termination were recoverable by the Employer
from the Contractor under the terms of the Contract.
Frustration
Clause 66
Payment in Event of Frustration
If a war, or other circumstances outside the control of both parties, arises after the Contract is made
so that either party is prevented from fulfilling his contractual obligations, or under the Law of the
Sultanate of Oman, the parties are released from further performance.
The sum payable by Employer to the Contractor in respect of the work executed shall be the same as
that which would have ben payable under Clause 65 hereof if the Contract had been terminated under
the provisions of Clause 65 hereof.
Clause 67
Settlement of Disputes and Arbitration
If any dispute or difference of any kind whatsoever shall arise between the Employer and the
Contractor or the Engineer and the Contractor in connection with, or arising out of the Contract, or the
execution of the Works, whether during the progress of the Works or after their completion and

whether before or after the termination, abandonment or breach of the Contract, it shall be referred to
and settled by the Engineer.
The Engineer shall, within a period of ninety days after being requested by either party to do so, give
written notice of his decision to the Employer and the Contractor.
Such decision in respect of every matter so referred to the Engineer shall be final and binding upon
the Employer and the Contractor.
The decision shall forthwith be given effect to by the Employer and by the Contractor. The Contractor
shall proceed with execution of the Works with all due diligence whether he or the Employer requires
arbitration, as hereinafter provided, or not.
If the Engineer has given written notice of his decision to the Employer and the Contractor and no
Claim to arbitration has been communicated to him by either the Employer or the Contractor within a
period of ninety days from receipt of such notice, the said decision shall remain final and binding upon
the Employer and the Contractor. If the Engineer fails to give notice of his decision, as aforesaid,
within a period of ninety days after being requested as aforesaid, or if either the Employer or the
Contractor be dissatisfied with any such decision, then and in any such case either the Employer or
the Contractor may within ninety days after receiving notice of such decision, or within ninety days
after the expiration of the first-named period of ninety days, as the case may be, require that the
matter or matters in dispute be referred to arbitration as hereinafter provided.
All disputes or differences in respect of which the decision, if any, of the Engineer has not become
final and binding as aforesaid shall be referred to an arbitrator to be agreed upon by the parties, or
failing such agreement to be nominated, on the application of either party, by the arbitrator appointed
by the Commercial Court in the Sultanate of Oman, which shall appoint a professional arbitrator,
whose award shall be considered as final and binding between the parties.
The said arbitrator shall have full power to open up, revise and review any decision, opinion, direction,
certificate or valuation of the Engineer.
Neither party shall be limited in the proceedings before such arbitrator to the evidence or arguments
put before the Engineer for the purpose of obtaining his said decision.
No decision given by the Engineer in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall disqualify him
from being called as a witness and giving evidence before the arbitrator on any matter whatsoever
relevant to the dispute or difference referred to the arbitrator as aforesaid.
The reference to arbitration may proceed notwithstanding that the Works shall not then be or be
alleged to be complete, provided always that the obligations of the Employer, the Engineer and the
Contractor shall not be altered by reason of the arbitration being conducted during the progress of the
Works.
Notices
Clauses 68
1. Service of Notice upon Contractor
All certificates, notices or written orders to be given by the Employer or by the Engineer to the
Contractor, under the terms of the Contract, shall be served by dispatch through registered post or
delivery to the principal office of the Contractor, his registered office or any other address specified by
the Contractor for this purpose.
2. Service of Notice upon Employer
All notices to be given to the Employer, under the terms of the Contract, shall be served by dispatch
through registered post or delivery to the address specified for this purpose in Clause 1 (I)(a) herein.

3. Service of Notice upon Engineer
Any notice to be given to the Engineer, under the terms of the Contract, shall be served by dispatch
through registered post or delivery to the office of the Engineer's Representative on the Site or to the
Engineer's office.
4. Change of Address
Either party -the Employer or the Contractor- may change a specified address to another address in
the country where the Works are being executed by prior written notice to the other party and the
Engineer may do so by prior written notice to both the parties.
Default of Employer
Clause 69
Default of Employer
1. In the event of the Employer:
A. Failing to pay to the Contractor the amount due under any certificate of the Engineer within
sixty days after the same shall have become due under the terms of the Contract, subject to
any deduction that the Employer is entitled to make under the Contract, or
B. Interfering with or obstructing or refusing any required approval to the issue of any such
certificate, only where such action is fundamental to the execution of the work, or
C. Giving formal notice to the Contractor that for unforeseen reasons, due to economic
dislocation, it is impossible for him to continue to meet his contractual obligations the
Contractor shall be entitled to terminate his employment under the Contract after giving
fourteen days' prior written notice to the Employer, with a copy to the Engineer.
2. Upon the expiry of the fourteen-day notice referred to in sub-clause (1) of this Clause, the
Contractor shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 53 (1) hereof, with all reasonable
despatch, remove from the Site all Constructional Plant brought by him thereon.
3. In the event of such termination the Employer shall be under the same obligations to the
Contractor in regard to payment as if the Contract had been terminated under the provisions of
Clause 65 hereof.
However, in addition to the payments specified in Clause 65 (8) hereof, the Employer shall pay
to the Contractor the amount of any loss or damage to the Contractor arising out of or in
connection with or by consequence of such termination.
Changes in Costs and Legislation

Clause 70
Variation of Price of Labour and Materials
Adjustments to the Contract Value will be applicable on a net cost basis in the following
circumstances:
1. Changes in last wages drawn and allowances paid to labour and staff whose salaries are directly
affected thereby as a result of any new legislation promulgated in the Sultanate of Oman after
the date of the Letter of Acceptance and applicable to this Contract.
In this case, the Contractor shall provide to the Engineer satisfactory detailed evidence of any
variation of the last wages drawn and allowances before any such variations are paid to or
deducted from the Contractor.

2. Changes in material price directly affected as a result of any new legislation promulgated in the
Sultanate of Oman after the date of the Letter of Acceptance.
The Contractor shall provide to the Engineer satisfactory detailed evidence of any variation in the
basic price of materials affected by such legislation.
Miscellaneous
Clause 71
Bribery and Corruption
The Employer shall be entitled to cancel the Contract and recover from the Contractor the amount of
any loss resulting from such cancellation, if the Contractor shall have offered or given or agreed to
give to any person any bribe, gift, commission or consideration of any kind as an inducement or
reward for doing or forbearing to do or having done or forborne to do any action in relation to the
obtaining or execution of the Contract, or any other contract with the Employer, or for showing or
forbearing to show favour or disfavour to any person in relation to the Contract or any other contract
with the Employer.
Clause 72
Precautions Against Fire
The Contractor shall conform to the regulations of the Employer and any other controlling authority, in
force at the Site of the Works with respect to precautions to be taken against fire hazards.
Clause 73
Confidentiality of Details
The Contractor shall treat the details of the Contract as private and confidential (save in so far as may
be necessary for the purposes hereof) and shall not publish or disclose the same or any particulars
thereof without the previous consent in writing of the Employer.
If any dispute arises as to the necessity of any publication or disclosure for the purpose of this
Contract, the same shall be referred to the decision of the Engineer whose award shall be final.
Clause 74
Photographs and Advertising
The Contractor shall not publish any photographs of the Works nor allow the Site of the Works to be
used for any form of advertising whatsoever without the prior approval in writing of the Employer.
Clause 75
Radio Communications
If during the period of the Contract the Contractor wishes to establish radio communications about the
Site, the Employer shall assist the Contractor to obtain a permit for the operation of such radio
communication.
Clause 76
Land Acquisition for Quarries, Borrow Pits and Contractor's Use
The Employer shall, where possible, assist the Contractor in the procurement of land for quarries,
borrow pits and tips for use by the Contractor.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the demarcation and establishment of areas to be
appropriated as aforesaid in locations to be approved by the Engineer and upon completion of the
Works shall be responsible for the reinstatement of these areas in the manner directed by the
Engineer.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the payment of any fees, dues or other costs in connection
with the use of such land.
Clause 77
Maintenance of other Services and Structures
The Contractor shall ascertain the location of all watercourses, sewers, drains, gas pipes, water pipes,
electricity and telephone cables, other services and structures which may be encountered during the
construction of the Works and not mentioned in the Contract.
He shall temporarily support or divert and subsequently reinstate all such services and structures as
necessary and to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
As soon as any such service or structure is encountered on, over, under, in or through the Site, during
the performance of the Contract, the Contractor shall make a record of the location and description of
such service or structure and dispatch it forthwith to the Engineer.
Where permanent diversion or support of such service or structure is rendered necessary as the
inevitable result of the construction of the Works, in accordance with the Contract, the Engineer shall,
after consultation with the Employer, instruct the Contractor as to the diversion or support to be
provided and the Contractor shall be paid the costs thereof, in accordance with Clause 52 hereof.
Clause 78
Spoil Dumps
The Contractor shall not deposit excavated material on land in Government or private ownership
except where directed by the Engineer or the Engineer's Representative in writing or by leave in
writing of the authority responsible for such land in Government ownership or of the owner or
responsible representative of the owner of such land in private ownership and only then in those
places and under such conditions as the authority, owner or responsible representative may
prescribe.
Clause 79
Operating and Maintenance Instructions
Before the Works (or any Section thereof) are completed in accordance with Clause 48 hereof, the
Contractor shall furnish to the Employer Operating and Maintenance Instructions, together with
drawings (other than shop drawings) of the Works as completed, in sufficient detail in the opinion of
the Engineer, to enable the Employer to maintain, dismantle, reassemble and adjust all parts of the
Works.
The Operating and Maintenance Instructions shall comply with the Specification in respect of material
to be incorporated and shall be first submitted in draft for the approval of the Engineer.
The Works shall not be considered to be completed for the purposes of Clause 48 hereof until such
approved Instructions and Drawings have been supplied to the Employer.
The number of copies of Operating and Maintenance Instructions to be supplied is given in the
Specification.
Unless otherwise specified, the Instructions shall be written in both Arabic and English languages.

FORM OF TENDER BOND
The Chairman of Tender Board

P.O. Box 787
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
Tender Bond No
We the undersigned ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

whose address is …………………………………………………………………………………………………
would like to inform you that by virtue of this guarantee we guarantee Messrs …………………………...
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
and place at your disposal an amount of RO ...........................................................................................
…………………………………………….. equivalent to ……..% of the Tender Value till………………. or
a total of ninety days.
This bond shall not bear any interest and we undertake to pay the amount to your order upon your
first written demand in case of the withdrawal of the Tender by the Tenderer within a period of ninety
days from the date of submission of Tenders or in case of his failure to submit the Performance Bond
within ten days, in case of contracts concluded within the Sultanate, and twenty days in case of those
concluded abroad, from the date of acceptance of the Tender, whichever of the two dates falls first,
without reverting to the Contractor or entertaining his objections.
This bond shall be returned to us upon the conclusion of the period of its validity or upon the fulfilment
our liability, whichever of the two materializes first.
Authorized Signatories
(To be issued by a bank registered in the Sultanate)

FORM OF ADVANCE PAYMENT BOND
Ministry of Finance
P.O. Box 506
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman.
Advance Payment Bond No ……………………….

Whereas Messrs ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(to be referred to hereinafter as Contractor) have been awarded a Contract dated for the construction,
maintenance and completion of ……………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………. for an amount of RO ………….. (Rials Omani …………………………..)
and in view of the fact that you shall pay to the Contractor an advance instalment of RO ………..,
equivalent to …….. % of the Value of the Contract, we, the undersigned …………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... whose
address is ………………………………………………………………………………. undertake by virtue of
this guarantee that we shall pay to you an amount not exceeding RO …….. upon your first written
demand without reverting to the contractor or entertaining his objections.
It is understood that our liability towards you shall be reduced, corresponding to the amounts refunded
to you by the Contractor as specified in the Certificates and Payments against the said advance
payment.
The validity of this bond commences on ………… and ends on …………… or till the full payment of
the advance instalment, whichever of the two dates fall later.

FORM OF PERFORMANCE BOND
Ministry of Finance
P.O. Box 506
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman.
Performance Bond No ………………

Whereas Messrs ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(to be referred to hereinafter as Contractor) have been awarded a Contract dated …………. for the
construction, maintenance and completion of …………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………… for an amount of RO …………………………….
(Rials Omani ……………………………………………………………………………), we the undersigned
………………………………………………………………………………………………… whose address is
……………………………………………………………………………………………hereby inform you that
by virtue of this bond we shall be liable to the government of the Sultanate of Oman represented by
the Ministry of Finance in Muscat in the sum of an amount of RO …………………… equivalent to
……….% of the Value of the Contract.
We undertake to pay the amount to your order without any restriction or condition upon your first
written demand without reverting to the Contractor or entertaining any objections from him, provided
such demand is received by us before ………………………………………………………………………
The validity of this bond commences on …………………. and ends on ………………………. After this
date, our liability shall cease automatically.

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