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12 List of Clarifications - Editorial Amendments - PSSCOC

This document provides a list of clarifications and editorial amendments to the Seventh Edition (July 2014) of the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works. The key amendment clarifies the period of time the Employer has to honor payment under certificates issued by the Superintending Officer. It distinguishes between cases where the Contractor is a taxable person under the Goods and Services Tax Act versus other cases, specifying different time periods and documentation required for payment in each case.

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12 List of Clarifications - Editorial Amendments - PSSCOC

This document provides a list of clarifications and editorial amendments to the Seventh Edition (July 2014) of the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works. The key amendment clarifies the period of time the Employer has to honor payment under certificates issued by the Superintending Officer. It distinguishes between cases where the Contractor is a taxable person under the Goods and Services Tax Act versus other cases, specifying different time periods and documentation required for payment in each case.

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PUBLIC SECTOR

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT


FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS
(Seventh Edition July 2014)

List of clarifications and editorial amendments


Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract (PSSCOC) for Construction Works
(Seventh Edition July 2014)

List of Clarifications and Editorial Amendments

Seventh Edition (15 Jul 2014) Clarifications and Editorial Amendments


(w.e.f. 1 December 2015)

Clause 32.6 Period of Honouring Certificate Clause 32.6 Period of Honouring Certificate

The amount due to the Contractor under any certificate The amount due to the Contractor under any certificate
issued by the Superintending Officer pursuant to Clause issued by the Superintending Officer pursuant to Clause 32
32 or any other term of the Contract shall (subject to the or any other term of the Contract shall (subject to the
Employer's right to deduct or set-off any sum or Employer's right to deduct or set-off any sum or damages for
damages for which the Contractor is or may be liable which the Contractor is or may be liable under the Contract
under the Contract or in any other way) be paid by the or in any other way) be paid by the Employer to the
Employer to the Contractor within 21 days or such other Contractor:
time period as may be stipulated in the Appendix after
the date of such certificate. In the event that the (a) Where the Contractor is a taxable person under the
Employer fails to make payment within the times Goods and Services Tax Act, within 21 days or such
other time period as may be stipulated in the
stipulated, the Employer shall pay to the Contractor
Appendix after the date the tax invoice (as referred
interest at the rate stated in the Appendix (or at the rate
to in Clause 32.7(3)) is submitted to the Employer; or
of 5% a year if none is stated) upon all sums unpaid
from the date by which the same should have been paid. (b) In any other case, within 21 days or such other time
period as may be stipulated in the Appendix after the
expiry of the period within which the Payment
Response is required to be provided under the
Building and Construction Industry Security of
Payment Act. The Contractor shall submit to the
Employer an invoice within 7 days of the date of
payment response.

Where a time period is stipulated in the Appendix, that


time period shall prevail. In the event that the Employer
fails to make payment within the times stipulated, the
Employer shall pay to the Contractor interest at the rate
stated in the Appendix (or at the rate of 5% a year if none is
stated) upon all sums unpaid from the date by which the
same should have been paid.

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