Reyjkavik Havn
Foredrag, Holdt I Dansk Ingeniørforenings Sektion For Vej-, Vand- Og Jærnbanebygning Den 5. April 1918

3 Under all circumstances the Contractor shall, however, inform the Board of Work in writing and without delay of the fact and prove that owing to the abovementioned circumstances he is entitled to a prolongation of the term. The question of prolongation shall then be settled by mutual agreement with due regard to the influence on the progress of the work naturally caused by the aforesaid interruptions. 4 13. Public regulations and order at the building-place. The Contractor shall closely observe the general and special regulations of the authorities or the Board of Work for the maintenance of order. He shall likewise in the execution of the work comply with any demands that may be made to him with a view to avoiding unnecessary inconvenience or im- pediments to the traffic at the building-place. 4 14. Relation to Workmen. The Contractor shall engage Icelandic workmen to the largest possible extent, as far as they are available, principally from the Town of Reykjavik, except for such parts of the work as require special knowledge and so necessitate the engaging of foreign skilled workmen. The Contractor shall at the com- mencement of the work prove that he has insured all his workmen engaged in the work against accidents for the whole term of the work in accordance with the rules in force in the Contractor’s country for insurance of workmen engaged in work of the kind in question. 4 15. Antiquities. Antiquities and other Articles of value or interest that may be found during the work shall be delivered to the Control'by the finder, who shall receive any reward that may be paid. 5 16. Security. Before commencing the work the Contractor shall make a deposit, the amount of which shall be 8 per cent of the sum stipulated in the contract. The deposit may be ready money, or such securities as shall be considered efficient by the Board of Work, or the guarantee of a bank or sureties deemed satisfactory by the Board of Work. The depo- sit shall be delivered not later than 14 days after the Contractor has received information of the accep- tance of his tender. The deposit shall serve as a security for the payment of damages for non-fulfilment of the Con- tractor’s engagement with the Board of Work or with the workmen. The security shall remain deposited until the Contractor’s engagements have been fulfilled at the end of the time of warranty. The Board of Work may, however, repay as much as 2/b of the deposit, if the full amount deposited in the opinion of the Board of Work exceed the guarantee at the final de- livery of the work. 6 17. Payment. At the beginning of the work the Board of Work shall, after hearing the Contractor, distribute the sum stated in the tender on the separate items of the work so that any subsequent part-payment may be made according to the schedule of distribution. In case of alteration in the payment, the agreement to that effect shall be entered on the schedule. All money due to the Contractor shall be paid to him if possible a fortnight after the receipt of his requisition, which may be sent in once every month, provided the sum has been acknowledged by the Board of Work as correctly representing the amount of material delivered and work done. 10 per- cent of the said sum shall, however, be deposited as security for the proper delivery of the whole work. When 5 per cent of the whole sum stated in the tender has been deposited, all further deposits of this kind may be dispensed with by the Board of Work. All sums agreed on by the parties as due to the Contractor shall be paid to him notwithstanding any dispute as to the final settlement. All deliveries and work for which payment has been made shall become the property of the Board of Work, but shall nevertheless remain at the expense and risk of the Contractor as regards his responsi- bility for their proper repair. 7 18. Delivery. When the work is finished, the Board of Work shall summon the Contractor to be present at a general examination, and point out to him what may be still wanting. If the Contractor fails to appear or to send a representative to be present at the examination, he must submit to the survey and estimate of the Board of Work as final. If any defects that may be found are considered by the Board of Work as unimportant, and if the Board of Work is not subjected to any risk that ought to be borne by the Contractor by taking over the work, and if not otherwise stated in the special conditions especially with regard to the Contractor’s responsibility for repair, delivery may take place, and the balance due to the Contractor may be paid to him after deducting the amounts owing by him for any possible defects. The amounts shall be fixed by the Board of Work, who shall also appoint the term within which the defects shall be set right, and