EPC Draft Brief
EPC Draft Brief
EPC Draft Brief
RELATING TO
THE COPPER MINING PROJECT, SHINKAI REGION, NORTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY, PAKISTAN
EPC Definition
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Specifies, the purpose, scope, and/or design and/or other technical criteria, for the
Works.
Employer’s Engineer or Engineer
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Already Hired :
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Comment Confirmed
LDs Cap
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Please confirm if there is a cap on the Contractor’s liability to pay damages to the
Employer. This is usually defined as a certain percentage of the lump sum agreement
price.
Means the [insert duration]day period starting from the date on which the
Taking-Over Certificate is issued , during which the Contractor shall complete
the minor and incidental items of the relevant Works (as set out in the Taking-
Over Certificate) which are not necessary for the safe and reliable use of the
Works following the issuance of the Taking-Over Certificate;
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Please confirm time for completion of the Works excluding the defects liability
period.
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TheEmployer shall give the Contractor, within [seven (7) days]of the Signing Date,
the Notice to Proceed (As above, please confirm.)
If Contractor fails to procure the Taking-Over Certificate by the expiry of the Time
for Completion, the Contractor shall pay the Employer as compensation for damages
and not as penalty
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Please note that typically a computation mechanism is usually set out in stone in
EPC contracts. The applicable LD’s or computation mechanism of the same are
annexed to the EPC contracts as a schedule. However, here we have provided that
the LD’s will be determined by the Employer’s Engineer in consultation with the
Employer. Please confirm if this is commercially acceptable.
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Wether following tests are relevant/applicable and will be carried out or not?
(a) Pre-Commissioning Tests, which shall include the appropriate inspections and
(“dry”and “cold”) functional tests to demonstrate that each item of Plant can
safely undertake the next stage
(b) Commissioning tests, which shall include the specified operational tests to
demonstrate that the Works or Section can be operated safely and as specified,
under all available operating conditions
(c) Trial operation, which shall demonstrate that the Works or Section perform
reliably and in accordance with this Agreement
Application for Interim Payments
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The Agreement Price shall be paid following completion of each milestone (or
part thereof) specified in SCHEDULE D(Payment Milestones) (the “Payment
Milestone”), in accordance with this Agreement.
The Employer shall deduct and retain an amount of [ten percent (10%)] from
every approved Statement as “Retention Money” until the aggregate Retention
Money reaches [ten percent (10%)] of the Agreement Price
The Late payments by either Party of amounts due and payable under this
Agreement shall bear interest at a rate per annum calculated at the simple annual
rates given as under:
For Local Currency Payments =[two per cent (2%) above KIBOR (Karachi
Interbank Offered Rate).
Please provide the delayed payment penalty (this is not to be confused with LDs).
Please confirm.
Schedule D- Payment Milestones
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