1.6 Contract Agreement
The Contract shall come into full force and effect on the date stated in the Contract Agreement. The costs of stamp duties and similar charges (if any) imposed by law in connection with entry into the Contract Agreement shall be borne by the Employer.
1.7 Assignment
Neither Party shall assign the whole or any part of the Contract or any benefit or interest in or under the Contract. However, either Party:
(a) may assign the whole or any part with the prior agreement of
the other Party, at the sole discretion of such other Party, and
(b) may, as security in favor of a bank or financial institution,
assign its right to any moneys due, or to become due, under
the Contract.
1.8 Care and Supply of Document
Each of the Contractor’s Documents shall be in the custody and care of the Contractor, unless and until taken over by the Employer. Unless otherwise stated in the Contract, the Contractor shall supply to the Employer six copies of each of the Contractor’s Documents.
The Contractor shall keep, on the Site, a copy of the Contract, publications named in the Employer’s requirements, the Contractor’s Documents, and Variations and other communications given under the Contract. The Employer’s Personnel shall have the right of access to all these documents at all reasonable times.
If a Party becomes aware of an error or defect of a technical nature in a document which was prepared for use in executing the Works, the Party shall promptly give notice to the other Party of such error or defect.
1.9 Confidentiality
Both Parties shall treat the details of the Contract as private and confidential, except to the extent necessary to carry out obligations under it or to comply with applicable Laws. The Contractor shall not publish, permit to be punished, or disclose any particulars of the Works in any trade or technical paper or elsewhere without the previous agreement of the Employer.
