Zimbabwe General Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction (ZGCC4)

The Zimbabwe General Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering ZGCC.4 Fourth Edition are general conditions of contract appliable to works in civil engineering construction in Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe General Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering (ZGCC4) reflect a change to the General Conditions of Contract for use in Connection with Works of Civil Engineering which were approved by the Rhodesian Institution of Engineers and the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors. see Rhodesia Electricity Supply Commission v Joelson Brothers and Bardone (Pvt) Ltd 1977 (4) SA 639 (R)

The ZGCC4 Zimbabwe General Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction were revised by the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers, the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors and the Zimbabwe Association of Consulting Engineering (“ZACE”) and are recommend for use in Zimbabwe.

The Index to the General Conditions of Contract includes the following:

• Clause 1: Definitions and Interpretation;
• Clause 2: Engineer’s Representative;
• Clause 3: Assignment
• Clause 4: Sub-Letting;
• Clause 5: Extent of Contract;
• Clause 6: Documents Mutually Explanatory;
• Clause 7: Custody of Drawings;
• Clause 8: Further Drawings and Instructions;
• Clause 9: Contract Agreement;
• Clause 10: Sureties
• Clause 11: Inspection of Site;
• Clause 12: Sufficiency of Tender;
• Clause 13: Work to be to satisfaction of Engineer;
• Clause 14: Programme to be furnished;
• Clause 15: Contractor’s Superintendence;
• Clause 16: Removal of Workmen;
• Clause 17: Setting Out;
• Clause 18: Boreholes and Explanatory Excavation;
• Clause 19: Watching and Lighting
• Clause 20: Care of Works
• Clause 21: Insurance of Works, etc.;
• Clause 22: Damage to Persons and Property;
• Clause 23: Third Party Insurance;
• Clause 24: Accident and Injury to Workmen;
• Clause 25: Remedy on Contractor’s Failure to Insure;
• Clause 26: Giving Notices and Payment of Fees;
• Clause 27: Fossils, etc.;
• Clause 28: Patent Rights and Royalties;
• Clause 29: Interference with Environment, Traffic and Adjoining Properties;
• Clause 30: Extraordinary Traffic;
• Clause 31: Facilities for other Contractors;
• Clause 32: Supply of Plant Material and Labour;
• Clause 33: Clearance of Site on Completion;
• Clause 34: Rates of Wages and Hours and Conditions of Labour;
• Clause 35: Returns of Labour, etc.;
• Clause 36: Quality of Materials and Workmanship and Tests;
• Clause 37: Access to Site;
• Clause 38: Examination of Work before covering up;
• Clause 39: Removal of Improper Work and Materials;
• Clause 40: Suspension of Work;
• Clause 41: Commencement of Contract;
• Clause 42: Possession of Site and Delays attributable to the Employer;
• Clause 43: Time for Completion;
• Clause 44: Extension of Time for Completion;
• Clause 45: Night, Sunday and Holiday Work
• Clause 46: Rate of Progress;
• Clause 47: Penalty of Delay;
• Clause 48: Certificate of Completion of Works;
• Clause 49: Definition of “Period of Maintenance”;
• Clause 50: Contractor to Search;
• Clause 51: Variations;
• Clause 52: Valuation of Variations;
• Clause 53: Claims
• Clause 54: Variations exceeding 15 per cent;
• Clause 55: Plant, etc., the Property of the Employer – Definitions;
• Clause 56: No Approval by Vesting;
• Clause 57: Quantities;
• Clause 58: Works to be Measured;
• Clause 59: Method of Measurement;
• Clause 60: Provisional Sums;
• Clause 61: Nominated Sub-Contractors;
• Clause 62: Monthly Payments;
• Clause 63: Approval only by Final Certificate;
• Clause 64: Final Certificate;
• Clause 65: Determination by Employer;
• Clause 66: Determination by Contractor;
• Clause 67: Urgent Repairs;
• Clause 68: Outbreak of War
• Clause 69: Settlement of Disputes;
• Clause 70: Variation of Price (Labour and Materials);
• Clause 70A: Variation of Price (Plant, Labour and Materials);
• Clause 71: Service of Notices on Contractor;
• Clause 72: Law Applicable to Contract.