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.
SAICE Contract Pro Forma Templates in MS-Word for:
- Download: General Conditions of Contract (Third Edition 2015) (GCC2015)
- Download: Guide to the GCC 2015 (Second Edition 2015)
- Download: General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works (First Edition 2018) (GCSC 2018)
- Download: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) (First Edition 2018) (SGCC 2018)
- Download: General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Short Form) First Edition (2018) (GCCSF 2018)
Corrections to the General Conditions of Contract (Third Edition 2015) GCC2015
Corrections to the Guide to the GCC 2015 (Second Edition 2015)
Corrections to the General Conditions of Subcontract for Construction Works (First Edition 2018) (GCSC 2018)
Corrections to the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Simplified Form) (First Edition 2018) (SGCC 2018)
Corrections to the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (Short Form) (First Edition 2018) (GCCSF 2018)
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General Conditions of Contract 2023
In 2021 the Contractual Affairs Subcommittee (CAS), a part of the SAICE Project Management and Construction Division (SAICE PMCD), identifies a need to review and update, where necessary, the 2015 edition of the General Conditions of Contract (GCC 2015).Â
GCC 2015 had ten primary clauses.
A preliminary discussion within the Committee recommended that we do not stray far from the existing content and layout. Employers, Engineers, and Contractors are familiar ad comfortable with the document.Â
The task team was not required afterwards, such was the commitment and dedication within CAS that all changes, additions and/or omissions were presented to and interrogated by all members. Once this exercise was complete, as a sanity check, a clause-by-clause comparison of GCC 2015 vs GCC 2023 was done (and has been made available in that format for comment).Â
The next step in the process is to request commentary from the various stakeholders and interested parties. To this end CAS have prepared 2 documents in pdf format (The GCC 2023 final draft and x10 clauses).
in order to publish the Conditions of Contract this year, we have a deadline of 30 March 2023 for all comments, criticism and suggestions. Please send these to GCC2023@saice.org.za using the excel template provided to enable CAS to consolidate all inputs received.Â
