General Conditions of Contract

23. Variation of Contract

23.1   

The Authorised Officer shall be entitled to issue to the Contractor instructions in writing requiring the Contractor to do all or any of the following:

23.1.1            

To omit any part of the Services or to cease to provide any part of the Services in such locations during such times or for such periods as the Authorised Officer may determine;

23.1.2            

To provide the Services or any part thereof in such a manner as the Authorised Officer may reasonably require providing that a requirement to provide the Services to the contract specification shall not be a variation;

23.1.3            

To provide such services additional to the Services including at additional or substituted locations as the Authorised Officer may reasonably require, provided that any such additional services shall be the same as or similar to the Services;

23.1.4            

To vary permanently the Services or any part thereof to be provided at any location.

23.2   

Where any part of the Services is omitted or ceases to be provided under the Contract, the rates and prices contained in the Schedule of Prices and Rates shall determine the valuation of the part of the Services omitted.

23.3   

Without prejudice to any other of the General Conditions of Contract hereof no omission from, addition to or variation of the Contract shall be valid unless it is agreed in writing signed by the Authorised Officer.

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