QC MIDTERM

• Arbiter


  The person appointed jointly by the Procuring Entity and the Contractor to resolve disputes in the first instance
• As-Built Drawings


  The engineering plans for the structure as actually constructed and completed under this Contract, considering all variations and modifications as approved and executed
• Bill of Quantities


  A list of the specific pay items of the Works under this Contract, particularly their identification numbers, descriptions, units of measurement, and quantities, together with their corresponding unit and total bid prices
• Certificate of Completion


  The document issued by the Procuring Entity, certifying that the Works have been completed, including correction of all Defects, as of the end of the Contract Time with approved time extensions, in accordance with the provisions of this Contract
• Certificate of Acceptance


  The document issued by the Procuring Entity, certifying that the Works have been completed, including correction of all Defects, as of the end of the Defects Liability Period, in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, and that, therefore, the completed Works are accepted by the Procuring Entity
• Contract


  The legal agreement between the Procuring Entity and the Contractor to execute, complete, and maintain the Works. It consists of the documents listed in GCC Clause 2.2
• Contract Price


  The price stated in the Notice of Award and thereafter to be paid by the Procuring Entity to the Contractor for the execution of the Works in accordance with this Contract
• Contract Time


  The allowable period or duration within which the Contract Works must be completed, i.e., from the Start Date to the Intended Completion Date as specified in the SCC
• Contractor


  The juridical entity whose bid has been accepted by the Procuring Entity and to whom this Contract to execute the Work was awarded, entered into, and approved
• Contractor's Bid


  The signed offer or proposal submitted by the Contractor to the Procuring Entity in response to the Bidding Documents
• Days are calendar days
• Dayworks


  Varied work inputs subject to payment on a time basis for the Contractor's employees and Equipment, in addition to payments for associated Materials and Plant
• Defect


  Any part of the Works not constructed in accordance with this Contract
• Defects Liability Certificate


  The certificate issued by Procuring Entity's Representative upon correction of defects by the Contractor
• Defects Liability Period


  The one-year period after the issuance of the Certificate of Completion during which the Contractor assumes the responsibility to undertake the repair of any defect in or damage to the Works at his own expense as a condition for the issuance of the Certificate of Acceptance
• Drawings


  Graphical presentations of the Works. They include all engineering plans, supplementary details, shop drawings, calculations, and other information provided or approved for the execution of this Contract
• Equipment


  All machines, tools, facilities, supplies, appliances, and related items required for the execution and completion of the Works provided by the Contractor and which shall not form or are not intended to form part of the Permanent Works
• Intended Completion Date


  The date specified in the SCC when the Contractor is expected to have completed the Works. It shall be reckoned from the Start Date. The Intended Completion Date may be revised only by the Procuring Entity's Representative by issuing an extension of Contract Time or an acceleration order
• Materials


  All supplies, including consumables, used by the Contractor for incorporation in the Works
• Notice to Proceed


  A written notice issued by the Procuring the Procuring Entity's Representative to the Contractor requiring the latter to begin the Works not later than the date specified in this Notice
• Permanent Works


  All permanent structures and all other project features and facilities required to be constructed and completed in accordance with this Contract which shall be delivered to the Procuring Entity and which shall remain at the Site after the removal of all Temporary Works
• PERT/CPM


  The acronym for Program Evaluation Review Technique/Critical Path Method and is a technique for planning, scheduling, and controlling a project, involving a network of interrelated activities with their start and finish times. The critical path is the longest time path through the network of activities
• Plant


  The machinery, apparatus, and the like intended to form an integral part of the Permanent Works
• Procuring Entity


  The party that engages the Contractor to carry out the Works stated in the SCC
• Procuring Entity's Representative


  The HoPE or his duly authorized representative, identified in the SCC, who shall be responsible for supervising the execution of the Works and administering this Contract
• Site


  The right-of-way or place provided by the Procuring Entity where the Works shall be executed and any other place or places which may be designated in the SCC, or notified to the Contractor by the Procuring Entity's Representative, as forming part of the Site
• Site Investigation Reports


  Factual and interpretative reports about the surface and subsurface conditions at the Site, which are provided by the Procuring Entity in the Bidding Documents
• Slippage


  A delay in work execution occurring when actual accomplishment falls below the target as measured by the difference between the scheduled and actual accomplishment of the Works by the Contractor as established from the work schedule. This is actually described as a percentage of the whole Works
• Specifications


  The description of the Works to be done, qualities of materials to be used, equipment to be installed, construction methods, workmanship, and finished product required under this Contract
• Start Date


  The date when the Contractor is obliged to commence execution of the Works. It is the date of the Contractor's receipt of the Notice to Proceed
• Sub-Contractor


  Any person or organization to whom a part of the Works has been subcontracted by the Contractor for execution, as allowed by the Procuring Entity, but not any assignee of such person
• Temporary Works


  Works designed, constructed, installed, and removed by the Contractor that are needed for the construction or installation of the Permanent Works
• Work(s)


  The Permanent Works and Temporary Works to be executed by the Contractor in accordance with this Contract, including (i) the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and others incidental, necessary or convenient to the complete execution of the Works; (ii) the passing of any tests before acceptance by the Procuring Entity's Representative; (iii) and the carrying out of all duties and obligations of the Contractor imposed by this Contract as described in the SCC