Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract Document

This section is project specific and must be completed by the owner or owner's agent for each tender call. Key items to specify include:

This is a standard section. Any changes or additional instructions must be included in the Special Instructions to Bidders — do not alter this section directly.

This section is project-specific. The owner or owner's agent completes the schedule of quantities and issues it with the tender package.

Each item in the schedule of quantities must reference either an Ontario Provincial Standard specification number, an Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract Document special provision number, or a supplementary special provision. Only items referenced in the schedule of quantities will be in effect. Take care to ensure the correct specifications are cited.

The Form of Agreement included is a sample only. Each owner may use their own standard form of agreement, prepared and signed at the time of contract award.

This section is project-specific. The owner or owner's agent lists all applicable contract drawings, Ontario Provincial Standard Drawings and Municipal Standard Drawings for the project.

These provisions apply to the contract as a whole. They are a standard section — any changes must be made through supplementary special provisions, not by altering this section directly. All costs are distributed across applicable tender items.

These provisions relate to specific tender items and apply when referenced in the schedule of quantities. This is a standard section — changes must be made through supplementary special provisions.

Used when a project requires provisions not covered by the standard document. A supplementary special provision may modify an existing provision or introduce an entirely new one.

At the end of each construction season, the Specification Task Force reviews supplementary provisions used that year to determine if any should be incorporated into the standard document going forward.

This is a standard section. Any amendments to the General Conditions or Supplementary General Conditions required for a specific project must be included in the Supplementary Special Provisions.

If a geotechnical report has been prepared for the project, the entire report must be provided to the contractor as part of the tender package. Do not include only portions of the report.