The Public Works Contract for Early Collaboration is a new contract which is being added to the suite of Public Works Contracts. This contract is intended for use on large projects (e.g. over €100 million), or technically complex projects on which Contractor input is required at an early stage. It can only be used if prior approval has been received from the Government’s Construction Contracts Committee and such approval will be on a contract by contract basis.
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10 August 2011 – ITTW1 (v1.4) and ITTW2 (v1.1) dated 19 July 2011
Changes have been made to reflect new arrangements for Specialists in Schedule in Public Works Contracts PW-CF1 to 5.
8 August 2011 – PW-CF 5 Schedule for Minor Works Contract; and FTS5 v1.4 both dated 28 July 2011:
A correction has been made to the Compensation Event column for items 18-21 in Part 1K of the Schedule.
8 August 2011 – Revisions to PW-CF6 (v 1.5 4/11/09); Schedule (dated 25/03/11); and FTS6 (v 1.1 01/06/11)
PW-CF6:Employer liability and insurance provisions revised to reflect what is available in the market following discussions with Insurance Brokers; and Additional provision in REA (4 February 2011) included.
FTS6:Minor changes have been made to the Schedule in relation to insurance.
8 August 2011 – Public Works Contract for Early Collaboration (PW-CF10 v1.0 8/08/2011)
The Public Works Contract for Early Collaboration is a new contract which is being added to the suite of Public Works Contracts. This contract is intended for use on large projects (e.g. over €100 million), or technically complex projects on which Contractor input is required at an early stage. It can only be used if the Government’s Construction Contracts Committee has given approval to do so which will be on a contract by contract basis.
28 July 2011 – Revisions to PW-CF1 to PW-CF5 (v1.6) and Schedules (all dated 30 March 2010); FTS1 to FTS4 (v1.3 10 May 2011) and FTS5 (v 1.3 30 March 2010)
PW-CF1 – PW-CF5: A number of minor amendments have been made which include the following:
- Greater clarity is given to the position regarding background information so as to confirm original intention;
- The definition of ‘lands made available’ has changed;
- A requirement for records included;
- Changes to Programme Contingency;
- Disputing an ER’s decision has a finite period;
- Tighter provisions included in regard to time to submit final statement in order to comply with original intention;
- Employer liability and insurance provisions revised to reflect what is available in the market following discussions with Insurance Brokers;
- Additional provision in REA (4 February 2011) included.
FTS1 –FTS5:
Apart from a change to text relating to disputes in the Form of Tender; minor changes have been made to the Schedule which include insurance, weather measurement and named specialists in the Schedule.
19 July 2011 – Instructions to Tender for Works, Restricted and Open Procedure (ITTW1 v1.3 10/02/11) and (ITTW2 v1.1 10/02/11)
Minor amendments have been made to the Instructions to Tender to allow the award criteria to be either on: (i) a MEAT basis; or (ii) lowest price only.
20 June 2011 – MF 1.9 Novation Agreement:
‘Section 4 – Employers Representative’ has been amended.
17June 2011 – Appendix E to QW1, QW2, QW3
Footnote 1 has been removed.
1 June 2011 – Form of Tender and Schedule (Works) FTS6 to FTS8
The default for Tender Price in the Form of Tender has been set to ‘excluding all VAT’.