Specimen EPC contract
Generic EPC
44 obligations
| Clause | Obligation | Party | Category | Period | Time bar | Status | Reviewed by | Next due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Notify change of address within 7 days | Either party | Notice | 7 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 2.1 | Give Contractor Site access within 30 days | Employer | Other | 30 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 2.2 | Provide evidence of funding within 21 days | Employer | Submission | 21 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 3.1 | Name Employer's Representative within 10 days | Employer | Notice | 10 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 3.2 | Give 14 days' notice before replacing Representative | Employer | Notice | 14 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 3.3 | Answer request for decision within 14 days | Engineer | Approval | 14 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 4.1 | Deliver Performance Security within 28 days | Contractor | Security | 28 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-10 |
| 4.2 | Extend Performance Security before expiry | Contractor | Security | 30 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 4.3 | Submit Key Personnel details within 15 days | Contractor | Submission | 15 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-10-28 |
| 4.4 | Notify proposed Subcontractor 21 days before start | Contractor | Notice | 21 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 5.1 | Submit design delivery schedule within 20 days | Contractor | Programme | 20 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-02 |
| 5.2 | Notify error in Employer's Requirements within 10 days | Contractor | Notice | 10 calendar days | Yes | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 5.3 | Hand over as-built documents 45 days before Completion Tests | Contractor | Submission | 45 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 6.1 | Send site safety report every 30 days | Contractor | Submission | No stated period | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 6.2 | Report serious accident within 2 working days | Contractor | Notice | 2 working days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 7.1 | Give 5 working days' notice before covering work | Contractor | Notice | 5 working days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 7.2 | Replace or repair rejected Plant within 30 days | Contractor | Defects | 30 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 8.1 | Begin Works within 14 days of Commencement Date | Contractor | Completion | 14 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-10-27 |
| 8.2 | Submit detailed programme within 28 days | Contractor | Programme | 28 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 8.3 | Deliver progress report every 30 days | Contractor | Programme | No stated period | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-12 |
| 8.5 | Warn of delay within 7 days of learning | Contractor | Notice | 7 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-06 |
| 8.6 | Give 21 days' notice before suspending work | Contractor | Notice | 21 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 9.1 | Give 21 days' notice of readiness for Tests on Completion | Contractor | Testing | 21 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 9.2 | Repeat failed test within 14 days of request | Contractor | Testing | 14 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 10.1 | Issue Taking-Over Certificate or give reasons within 21 days | Engineer | Completion | 21 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 11.1 | Remedy notified defect within 14 days | Contractor | Defects | 14 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 11.2 | Issue Performance Certificate within 28 days after DNP | Engineer | Defects | 28 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 12.1 | Submit variation proposal within 14 days | Contractor | Variation | 14 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-07 |
| 12.2 | Object to instruction as Variation within 10 days | Contractor | Variation | 10 calendar days | Yes | Edited | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-03 |
| 13.1 | Pay advance payment within 30 days | Employer | Payment | 30 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 13.2 | Submit payment application every 30 days | Contractor | Payment | No stated period | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 13.3 | Certify payment application within 21 days | Engineer | Payment | 21 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 13.4 | Pay certified amount within 45 days | Employer | Payment | 45 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 13.5 | Submit draft final statement within 56 days | Contractor | Payment | 56 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 14.1 | Correct material breach within 30 days | Contractor | Other | 30 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 14.2 | Give 28 days' notice to terminate | Contractor | Notice | 28 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 15.1 | Deliver evidence of insurances within 21 days | Contractor | Insurance | 21 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-03 |
| 15.2 | Deliver evidence of insurance renewal 7 days before expiry | Contractor | Insurance | 7 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 16.1 | Notify Force Majeure within 14 days | Either party | Notice | 14 calendar days | Yes | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |
| 17.1 | Notify claim for additional time or money within 28 days | Contractor | Claim | 28 calendar days | Yes | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | 2026-11-27 |
| 17.2 | Send full particulars of claim within 42 days | Contractor | Claim | 42 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | 2026-12-11 |
| 17.3 | Respond to claim particulars within 42 days | Engineer | Claim | 42 calendar days | No | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 17.4 | Give notice of dissatisfaction within 28 days | Either party | Dispute | 28 calendar days | Yes | Edited | Specimen answer key | – |
| 17.5 | Attempt amicable settlement for 30 days | Either party | Dispute | 30 calendar days | No | Confirmed | Specimen answer key | – |