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The Agreement contains certain terms and conditions or contract
clauses that take precedence over all other documents and it
establishes the scope and intent of the parties. - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-The Written Agreement
This clause is a list of the contract documents that shall be utilized
to interpret the contract if conflicts arise. This is sometimes
referred to as the "whole contract." This clause in the Agreement
states that the documents listed "form the contract and all are as
fully a part of the Contract as if attached to this Agreement." -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The Whole Contract Clause
This clause describes the specific work the contractor or
subcontractor shall perform according to the Agreement. This
description should include trade activities, systems and/or
,locations, general inclusions and the intent of the project. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The Intent of the Contract Clause
The Agreement pulls together, and "incorporates by reference,"
under one cover all documents such as the (1) General Conditions,
(2) Supplementary General Conditions, (3) General Requirements,
(4) Technical Specifications, (5) Plans, (6) Addenda describing
changes published to these original documents, and normally a
provision for Modifications after the Agreement is signed. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Incorporated by Reference Clause
This clause should contain the location the law is governed by, the
prevailing wage rate table including the county and state, the
minimum number of skills craft workers, the expected material
leadtime, the start date of construction, the number of days to
complete construction, and an expected completion date. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Contractual Provisions Clause
The enumeration clause contains a list of each document used to
price the work. Each document is preceded by page or sheet
numbers, dates, "issued for" and revision numbers. - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Enumeration Clause
Pre-Bid Information, Instructions to Bidders, Information Available
to Bidders (Soil Reports, Site Plans), Bid Forms, Proposal
,Supplements, Proposal Bid Forms, Addenda, Alternates,
Modifications, or it does not list the Specifications and Plans Index
which would allow the use of the unlisted documents. Therefore, if
a conflict arises from the bidding requirement documents, these
normally are not admissible evidence. - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Whole
Contract Clause Does Not Apply
Numerous construction associations have written their version of
Standardized General Conditions. These documents define the
basic rights, responsibilities and relationships of all parties
involved in the construction process. It also sets forth the manner
and general procedures whereby the provisions of the contract
are to be implemented according to accepted business practices
in the construction industry. This document has preprinted terms.
These General Conditions are "incorporated by reference." -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Standardized General Conditions
This document contains specific administrative and procedural
requirements that apply to all of the Technical Specification
sections. The General Requirements contain specifics directly
applicable to a particular project and are written separately for
each project. These expand the broad administrative and
procedural requirements stated in the General and Supplementary
Conditions documents, but they apply to the work of all Technical
Specification sections. This document also Summarizes the Scope
of Work, use of the site, Owner Occupancy of building during
, construction, Phased construction activities, multiple prime
contract requirements, and exclusions and inclusions as they
relate to the Plans. The General Requirements describe the
Contractor's administrative, procedural and other activities that
the Contractor must provide. - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-General
Requirements
This document contains written description of the specific
requirements relating to a specific product or system, and
establishes a legally precise picture of the technical aspects of the
work to be preformed. The specification provisions define and
establish the quality level procedures, standards of work and
material standards. Each subsection defines the scope, technical
requirements, performance requirements, material suppliers, and
quality requirements. These are frequently standardized,
therefore, specific requirements over the general requirements, or
the most stringent requirements prevail. - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Specifications
This document graphically portrays the physical aspects of the
structure, showing the arrangement, dimensions, construction
details, materials, and other information necessary for estimating
and building the project. A job covered by drawings that are
complete, intelligible, accurate, detailed, and well correlated can
be priced much more realistically and claims for extra payment
during construction are minimized, and the owner is likely to get a
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The Agreement contains certain terms and conditions or contract
clauses that take precedence over all other documents and it
establishes the scope and intent of the parties. - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-The Written Agreement
This clause is a list of the contract documents that shall be utilized
to interpret the contract if conflicts arise. This is sometimes
referred to as the "whole contract." This clause in the Agreement
states that the documents listed "form the contract and all are as
fully a part of the Contract as if attached to this Agreement." -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The Whole Contract Clause
This clause describes the specific work the contractor or
subcontractor shall perform according to the Agreement. This
description should include trade activities, systems and/or
,locations, general inclusions and the intent of the project. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The Intent of the Contract Clause
The Agreement pulls together, and "incorporates by reference,"
under one cover all documents such as the (1) General Conditions,
(2) Supplementary General Conditions, (3) General Requirements,
(4) Technical Specifications, (5) Plans, (6) Addenda describing
changes published to these original documents, and normally a
provision for Modifications after the Agreement is signed. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Incorporated by Reference Clause
This clause should contain the location the law is governed by, the
prevailing wage rate table including the county and state, the
minimum number of skills craft workers, the expected material
leadtime, the start date of construction, the number of days to
complete construction, and an expected completion date. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Contractual Provisions Clause
The enumeration clause contains a list of each document used to
price the work. Each document is preceded by page or sheet
numbers, dates, "issued for" and revision numbers. - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Enumeration Clause
Pre-Bid Information, Instructions to Bidders, Information Available
to Bidders (Soil Reports, Site Plans), Bid Forms, Proposal
,Supplements, Proposal Bid Forms, Addenda, Alternates,
Modifications, or it does not list the Specifications and Plans Index
which would allow the use of the unlisted documents. Therefore, if
a conflict arises from the bidding requirement documents, these
normally are not admissible evidence. - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Whole
Contract Clause Does Not Apply
Numerous construction associations have written their version of
Standardized General Conditions. These documents define the
basic rights, responsibilities and relationships of all parties
involved in the construction process. It also sets forth the manner
and general procedures whereby the provisions of the contract
are to be implemented according to accepted business practices
in the construction industry. This document has preprinted terms.
These General Conditions are "incorporated by reference." -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Standardized General Conditions
This document contains specific administrative and procedural
requirements that apply to all of the Technical Specification
sections. The General Requirements contain specifics directly
applicable to a particular project and are written separately for
each project. These expand the broad administrative and
procedural requirements stated in the General and Supplementary
Conditions documents, but they apply to the work of all Technical
Specification sections. This document also Summarizes the Scope
of Work, use of the site, Owner Occupancy of building during
, construction, Phased construction activities, multiple prime
contract requirements, and exclusions and inclusions as they
relate to the Plans. The General Requirements describe the
Contractor's administrative, procedural and other activities that
the Contractor must provide. - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-General
Requirements
This document contains written description of the specific
requirements relating to a specific product or system, and
establishes a legally precise picture of the technical aspects of the
work to be preformed. The specification provisions define and
establish the quality level procedures, standards of work and
material standards. Each subsection defines the scope, technical
requirements, performance requirements, material suppliers, and
quality requirements. These are frequently standardized,
therefore, specific requirements over the general requirements, or
the most stringent requirements prevail. - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Specifications
This document graphically portrays the physical aspects of the
structure, showing the arrangement, dimensions, construction
details, materials, and other information necessary for estimating
and building the project. A job covered by drawings that are
complete, intelligible, accurate, detailed, and well correlated can
be priced much more realistically and claims for extra payment
during construction are minimized, and the owner is likely to get a
