General Terms and Conditions - Calcutta Telephones

CLAUSES OF CONTRACT
B S N L
CLAUSE 31
the number of coal mining or controlled area labourer and the number of days for
which they worked shall be final and binding upon all parties to this contract.
It is declared and agreed between the parties that the aforesaid stipulation in this
clause is one in which the public are interested within the meaning of the exception in
Section 74 of Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Explanation:- Controlled Area means the following areas:-
Districts of Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamtara- a Sub-Division under Santhal
Pargana Commissionery, Districts of Bankuara, Birbhum Burdwan, District of
Bilaspur.
Any other area, which may be, declared a Controlled Area by or with the
approval of the Central Government.
Water Supply
and Power
Supply
The Contractor (s) shall make his/their own arrangements for water and power supply
required for the work and nothing extra will be paid for the same. This will be subject
to the following conditions:
i) That the water used by the contractor(s) shall be fit for construction purposes to
the satisfaction of the Engineer-in-Charge.
ii) The Engineer-in-charge shall make alternative arrangements for water supply at
the risk and cost of the contractor (s) if the arrangements made by the contractor
(s) for procurement of water are in the opinion of the Engineer-in-Charge,
unsatisfactory.
iii) The contractor shall make his own arrangement for temporary electric connection
and shall make necessary payment for it direct to the concerned authority. On
completion of the work he shall furnish a no dues certificate from the concerned
authority failing which the claims/dues of the concerned authority shall be settled
by the Engineer-in-Charge at the contractor’s risk and cost.
CLAUSE 31A
Departmental
power & water
supply, if
available
Water and power supply if available may be supplied to the contractor by the BSNL
subject to the following conditions:
i) The water charges @ 1 % shall be recovered on gross amount of the work done.
ii) The contractor (s) shall make his/their own arrangement of water connection and
laying of pipelines from existing main source of supply
iii) The contractor shall make his own arrangement to extend the power supply from
the tapping point and install a sub meter for recording consumption of power in
the work. The consumption charges thereof shall be recovered from the
contractor by deduction from his bills or from any other dues.
iv) The BSNL do not guarantee to maintain uninterrupted supply of water and power
and it will be incumbent on the contractor (s) to make alternative arrangements
for water and power at his/their own cost in the event of any break down in the
Government supply so that the progress of his/their work is not held up. No claim
of damage or refund of water and power charges will be entertained on account
of such break down.
CLAUSE 32
Alternate
water
arrangements
i) Where there is no piped water supply arrangement and the water is taken by the
contractor from the wells or hand pump constructed by the Government no
charge shall be recovered from the contractor on that account. The contractor
shall, however, draw water at such hours of the day that it does not interfere with
the normal use for which the hand pumps and wells are intended. He will also be
responsible for all damage and abnormal repairs arising out of his use, the cost of
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