Dealing with the effects of COVID-19 in the ambit of the SAICE Suite of GCC Contracts:

Over the past months, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has also started having an effect on South Africa and many of its economic sectors.

The South African construction industry is one of the industries which is severely affected not only by a national lockdown, but also by other unforeseen situations related to prevailing conditions that may be related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most construction projects have become under threat within a short period of time resulting in unforeseen delays, disruptions and additional costs, as caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This document analyses the generic impact on construction projects under the SAICE Suite of Contracts and gives guidance on the roles, rights, obligations and remedies of the Employer, Contractor and Subcontractor under conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here to download the document pertaining to COVID-19 and GCC 2015, Guide to GCC, GCSC 2018, SGCC 2018 and GCCSF 2018.

Click here to download the supplementary document pertaining to COVID-19 and GCC 2010.

SAICE Contract Pro Forma Templates in MS-Word for:

  • General Conditions of Contract (Third Edition 2015) (GCC2015) – Click here to download
  • Guide to the GCC 2015 (Second Edition 2015) – Click here to download
  • General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works (First Edition 2018) (GCSC 2018)  – Click here to download
  • General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) (First Edition 2018) (SGCC 2018) – Click here to download
  • General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Short Form) First Edition (2018) (GCCSF 2018) – Click here to download

Corrections to the General Conditions of Contract (Third Edition 2015) GCC2015

  • 1st Print, Corrections Version 5.0 – April 2020 – Click here to download
  • 2nd Print, Corrections Version 3.0 – April 2020 – Click here to download
  • 3rd Print, Corrections Version 1.0 – April 2020 – Click here to download

Corrections to the Guide to the GCC 2015 (Second Edition 2015)

    •  1st Print,  Corrections Version 5.0 – April 2020– Click here to download
    • 2nd  Print,  Corrections Version 2.0 – April 2020– Click here to download

Corrections to the General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works (First Edition 2018) (GCSC 2018)

  •  Version 5.0 – May 2020 – Click here to download

Corrections to the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) (First Edition 2018) (SGCC 2018)

  • Version 3.0 – July 2018 – Click here to download

Corrections to the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Short Form) (First Edition 2018) (GCCSF 2018)

  • Version 1.0 – April 2020 – Click here to download

Click here to view the FAQ to the GCC 2015 and the Guide

SAICE provides the information published here relating to the GCC 2015 and the Guide to the GCC 2015, in good faith.
Anyone using the information provided here, does so at their own risk and SAICE, its Divisions, Branches, Employees, Volunteers and Contractors, do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the interpretation and use of the information provided here.