5.

Miscellaneous

5.3.1

The Companys Representative on behalf of the Company shall have full power
and authority to supply to the Contractor or to instruct the Contractor to prepare
further specifications, drawings or job instruction necessary for the proper and
adequate execution of the Works in accordance with the Contract and the cost of
such work shall be deemed to be already included in the Contract Price. The
Contractor shall carry out these instructions and be bound by them.

8.1

Alteration/Variation

8.1.1

The Contractor agrees that the requirements given in drawings, specifications of

the Bidding Documents are minimum requirements and are in no way exhaustive
and guaranteed by the Company. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to
meet all the requirement of Design criteria contained in the Bidding Documents
and any upward revisions and/or additions of quantities, specifications sizes given
in specifications and drawings etc. of the Bidding Documents required to be made
during execution of the works shall not constitute a change order and shall not
carried out without a change order and shall be carried out without any time and
cost effect to company. Further upward revisions and/or additions required make
Contractors selected equipment and Erection procedure to meet Bidding
Documents requirements expressed and to make entire facilities safe, operable
and as per specified codes and standards shall not constitute a change order and
shall be carried out without any time and cost effect to Company. Any upward
revisions and/or additions consequent to errors, omissions, ambiguities,
discrepancies in the specification and drawings etc. of the Bidding Documents
which the Contractor had not brought out to the Companys notice in his offer
shall not constitute a change order and such upwards revisions and/or addition
shall be carried out by contractor without any time and cost effect to Company.

8.1.1.1

Change Order
Subject to provisions of Clause 5.3.1, a change order will be initiated only in case
(i) the Company directs in writing the Contractor to include any addition to the
scope of work covered under this Contract or delete any part of the scope of the
Work under the Contract, (ii) Contractor requests to delete any part of the Work
which will not adversely affect the operational capabilities of the facilities and if
the deletions proposed are agreed to by the Company and for which cost and time
benefits shall be passed on the Company, (iii) the Company directs in writing the
Contractor to incorporate changes or additions to the Design Criteria requirements
already covered in the Contract.

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8.1.1.3

Any changes required by the Company over and above the minimum
requirements given in the specifications and drawings etc. included in the Bidding
Documents before giving its approval to detailed design or engineering for
complying with design criteria and changes required to ensure systems
compatibility and reliability for safe (As per codes, standards and recommended
practices referred in the Bidding Documents) and trouble free operation shall not
be construed to be change in the Scope of the Work under the Contract.
1)

Any change order as stated in 8.1.1.1 of GCC comprising an alteration which

involves change in the cost of the works (which sort of alteration is hereinafter
called a Variation) shall be the subject of an amendment to the Contract by way
of an increase or decrease in the Contract price and adjustment of the
Construction schedule if any.