GC21 Terms and Conditions

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Current Version

This contract is to be used for DIT civil construction projects:

April 2023 (Current Version)

Formal Instrument of Agreement (April 2023 version)

GC21 Terms and Conditions (April 2023 version) with Contract Information

GC21 Terms and Conditions (April 2023 version) with Contract Information (Separable Portion)

General Conditions of Contract updates:

Clause	Comments
^{Subclause 11.3 and new Contract Information item 56}	^{Updated clause to enable the requirement for an Information Management System to be turned on/off. The update also ensures that the IMS complies with the requirements in the Principal’s Documents.}
^{Subclause 16.12 and 16.13}	^{Updated clauses to provide the Industry Participation Reports directly to the Industry Advocate and not to the Department, and that the Industry Participation Reporting Period is 6 months, rather than 12 months. This is in accordance with Office of Industry Advocate requirements.}
^{Clause 13, Subclause 16.21.2, Contract Information item 15B and 16A and Schedule 12 – Compliance with Building Code}	^{Amendments to align Contractor obligations with the repealed Building Code 2016.}
^{Subclause 16.22 – 16.29, Definitions, Contract Information Item 57.}	^{New subclause requiring that SA workers deliver 90% of labour hours on major projects, in accordance with the Government’s election commitment. Failure to comply will be deemed a Contractor’s Default.}
^{Subclause 16.30 – 1.38, definitions, Contract Information Item 57}	^{New subclause requiring that 20% of labour hours on major projects are delivered by apprentices, trainees, Aboriginal Workers and long term unemployed, in accordance with the Government’s election commitment. Failure to comply will be deemed a Contractor’s Default.}
^{Clause 28.3, subclause 58.6, Clause 79 - definition of Contractor’s Default, Contract Information item 29, Schedule 6 – Statutory Declaration, cl 6 & 7, and Schedule 9}	^{Updated requirements in respect of provisions that flow down to subcontractors. This includes:} ^{Removal of the subcontract value threshold to which flowdown provisions this obligation applies;} ^{Additional flow down obligations.} ^{Failure to comply will be deemed a Contractor’s Default.}
^{Clause 28.3.5, subclause 58.6, clause 79 - definition of Contractor’s Default, Contract Information item 30 and Schedule 6 – Statutory Declaration, cl 7.}	^{Updated clause to require the payment term to subcontractors to be 15 calendar days from invoice, in accordance with the Government’s election commitments.}
^{Clause 28.3.6, subclause 58.6, definition of Contractor’s Default, and Schedule 6 - Statutory Declaration}	^{Updated clause to require the Contractor to disclose disputed payments with subcontractors with associated timeframes. This requirement will also flow down to subcontractors.}
^{Subclause 33.2, subclause 58.1 and Contract Information item 46A}	^{Updated clauses to refine the payment claim regime, to accommodate receipt of bank guarantees in advance of the first payment.}
^{Subclause 33.3A}	^{Updated subclause to provide greater certainty around the Principal’s use of bank guarantees.}
^{Subclause 38.5}	^{Correction of subclause cross referencing within clause 38.}
^{Subclause 55.4}	_{Updated subclause to provide clarity around the operation of Provisional Sums.}
_{Subclause 57.5.3, 58.11 and 73}	_{Updated subclauses to remove incorrect references to Contractor’s employment under the contract.}
_{Subclause 71.2}	_{Updated subclause to allow the Principal to appoint an independent expert in certain circumstances.}
^{Subclause 73.4 and 73.5}	^{Corrected subclause numbering within clause 73.}
^{Clause 79 – Contractor’s} ^Default	^{Updated definition of Contractor’s Default to include failure to comply with subcontracting requirements and failure to comply with clauses introduced to support the Government’s election commitments (referred to in this document).}
^{Clause 79 – definition of “Substantial Change in Control of the Contractor”}	^{Correction of typographical error.}
^{Contract Information Item 55}	^{Updated to remove the word ‘reprehensive’.}
^{Schedule 6 – Statutory Declaration cl 11 and Schedule 7, cl 1.5}	^{New provisions to require the contractor to pass Rise and Fall adjustments through to subcontractors appropriately.}
^{Schedule 6 – Statutory Declaration, clause 15}	^{New clause to ensure that Industry Participation Reports have been provided.}
^{Schedule 7 – Rise and Fall, clause 1.6}	^{New clause to provide clarity in respect of rise and fall adjustments for the circumstance where the applicable index for the relevant quarter has not yet been released.}
^{Whole of Contract}	^{General formatting and numbering corrections.}

Prior Versions

July 2022

GC21 Terms and Conditions (July 2022 Version)

Formal Instrument of Agreement (July 2022 Version)

Contract Information (July 2022 Version)

Contract Information with Separable Portion (July 2022 Version)

General Conditions of Contract updates:

Clause	Comments
^{Subclause 6.5.2}	^{Updated CGT subclause.}
^{Subclause 7.12}	^{Additional subclause to allow execution of counterparts.}
^{Subclause 27.3.1}	^{Updated subclause to allow for interstate workers compensation insurance, where applicable.}
^{Clause 33.3A}	^{Additional subclause for the use of bank guarantees.}
^{Subclause 55.2 and Schedule 7 and 7A}	^{Revision of Schedule 7 - Rise and Fall and addition of new Schedule 7A - Rise and Fall Content Factors. Updated cross-referencing.}
^{Clause 55.6}	^{Correction of typographical error.}
^{Contract Information Item 33}	^{Removal of reference to an NSW accreditation scheme.}

January 2022

GC21 Terms and Conditions (January 2022 Version)

Formal Instrument of Agreement (January 2022 Version)

Contract Information (January 2022 Version)

General Conditions of Contract updates:

Clause	Comments
^{Table of Contents and Preface}	^{Updated table of contents and preface}
^{Subclause 6.5 and Contract Information Item 55}	^{Updated Collaborative Governance Team subclause and additional Contract Information Item 55.}
^{Subclause 6.6.1}	^{Updated CGT representatives of the Principal.}
^{Subclause 7.1.7}	^{Updated subclause to expand the Contract Documents to include Attachments.}
^{Subclause 7.10, 7.11 and Schedule 15}	^{Additional subclauses and Schedule 15 for Separable Portion mechanism.}
^{Subclause 9.2}	^{Additional subclause for machinery of government changes.}
^{Subclause 11.3}	^{Updated wording from ‘implement’ to ‘require’ an Information Management System (IMS).}
^{Subclause 13.1}	^{Correction of typographical error.}
^{Subclause 13.3}	^{Updated reference to Commonwealth Funding Agreement.}
^{Subclause 15.9.2}	^{Revised wording by removing ‘service’ and inserting ‘works’}
^{Subclause 21.3}	^{Updated cross-referencing.}
^{Subclause 28.3.2}	^{Updated subclause to reflect contractor and subcontractor requirements to clause 26}
^{Subclause 29.3}	^{Updated subclause to require prequalification by subcontractors where no preferred subcontractors listed.}
^{Subclause 38.1}	^{Corrected grammatical error.}
^{Clause 41}	^{Updated cross-referencing.}
^{Clause 48 and 48.5}	^{Updated cross-referencing and correction of typographical error.}
^{Subclause 59.1}	^{Updated payment requirement by the Principal.}
^{Subclause 67.4}and Schedule 14	^{Updated subclause and additional new Schedule 14 - Warranty Items.}
^{Clause 79}	^{Additional definition for Separable Portion}
^{Contract Information Item 16B}	^{Updated to reflect current legislative standards}
^{Contract Information Item 19}	^{Removed item to reflect limitation of liability requirements mentioned in clause 26.}
^{Contract Information Item 22}	^{Added minimum cover requirements and period of cover for public liability Insurance.}
^{Contract Information Item 23}	^{Added minimum cover and period of cover for workers compensation insurance}
^{Contract Information Item 24}	^{Added minimum cover and period of cover for professional indemnity insurance}
^{Contract Information Item 38C}	^{Updated cross-referencing.}
^{Contract Information Item 40}	^{Updated cross-referencing.}
Schedule, paragraph 6	^{Updated undertaking requirement paragraph.}

November 2019

GC21 Terms and Conditions

GC21 Formal Instrument of Agreement

GC21 Contract Information