Review of ICTAD conditions of contact for building construction works.

Abstract

The objective of this research project is to review the ICTAD conditions of contract suitable for local building construction works. The Government of Sri Lanka had approved the said document in August 1988 to use in the state sector for both building and civil engineering construction works, which was prepared by the ICTAD, commonly known as the 'ICTAD conditions of contract'. Since the building and civil engineering construction works have some differences in their character and contract administration, which are described in chapter 4, the use of one document is not a desirable approach given the diversity of practices and traditions prevailing in both works. The ICTAD conditions of contract is a document far from perfect and there are plenty of scope for improvements, because this was prepared based on the FIDIC conditions of contract (Third edition) which is 17years old document. Use of a single document to cover the both construction works is not practice in the international construction scene. By considering all the above action was taken to review the ICT AD conditions of contract mainly through literature survey, questionnaire survey and the comparison of selected conditions of contracts. Chapter 7 gives the necessary modifications to the ICTAD conditions of contract. ICTAD should also take necessary steps to review its conditions of contract for building construction works in association with the ACCSL, the Institute of Architects, the Institution of Engineers and the Institute of Quantity Surveyors.