Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
JULY 2010
CONDITION PRECEDENTS
EDUCATION 4 AYRSHIRE LIMITED V SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
This case is a cautionary tale for
contractors who enter into
contracts that require a strict
formal process in order to obtain
time and money.
Education 4 Ayrshire Limited
entered into a Public Private
Partnership contract with South
Ayrshire Council to design and
construct six schools. The
Scottish Courts had to determine
the meaning and effect of a
condition precedent clause.
Conditions precedent are
preconditions that need to be
fulfilled before other provisions of
the contract apply. They are
regularly used in FIDIC and NEC
contracts to prevent contractors
from claiming an extension of
time or additional payment unless
they provide written notice of the
delay event, within a prescribed
time limit.
In this case, the Contractor had to
carry out the works so that certain
phases of the project achieved
service availability on Target
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