W.S.C.C. BUILDING CONTRACT DIRECTIVE BCD.1 CAPITAL & ASSET MANAGEMENT DATE: January 2010 Copyright Reserved INSURANCE PROVISIONS 1. INJURY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY A. Minimum level of cover for any form of building contract - 10m Note:- For Works associated with a building where the potential loss exceeds 10m, a higher figure should be considered. REFERENCE SBC 05 Cl.6 IC 05 Cl.6 DB 05 Cl.6 MW 05 Cl.5 2. INSURANCE LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER: A. On schemes for new buildings where there are no existing structures in close proximity to the works no provision is required. B. On other schemes provision is to be made at tender stage for appropriate insurance cover and a provisional sum is to be included in the Bill of Quantities or Specification or Employer s The final decision upon the need for this insurance will be made in consultation with the Chief Monitoring Officer where necessary before the Contract is drawn up. The minimum cover is to relate to the estimated cost of the scheme as defined above. Note: On schemes using JCT 05 Design and Build Contract this needs to be confirmed before issuing tender documentation Sub-clause SBC 05 Cl.6.5.1 IC 05 Cl.6.5.1 DB 05 Cl.6.5.1 3. INSURANCE OF THE WORKS A. New buildings with no physical connection to any existing buildings Insurance by the Contractor. B. Alterations and Extensions to existing buildings (i.e. where any physical connection, even a covered way, is to be made) Insurance by the Council. The Council maintains a standing Works in Progress insurance cover and will not take out a separate insurance policy in joint names to cover all of the risks specified in the standard forms of contract. Because of this it will be necessary to incorporate amendments to the standard forms in all contracts and tender documents must make this clear to tenderers. Appendix A shows the standard clauses to be incorporated into Bills of Quantities, Specifications and Employer s SBC 05 Cl.6.7A IC 05 Cl.6.7A DB 05 Cl.6.7A MW 05 Cl.5.4A 4. PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE A. Minimum level of cover required for professional indemnity insurance for Contractors Designed Portion is to be 2m B. This relates to claims or series of claims arising out of one event. C. The expiry period of CDP professional Indemnity insurance is 12 years provided it remains available at commercially reasonable rates. SBC 05 CL6.11 ICD 05 CL 6.15 DB 05 CL 6.11-1 - NOTE: THIS DIRECTIVE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF SCHEMES BUT IT WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE APPROPRIATE TO ALL WORKS AND THEREFORE ON EACH SCHEME IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CHECK THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
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APPENDIX A to BCD.1 structures SBC 05 Clause 6.7 existing structures. Clause 6.7 Options A, B & C will be deleted. 2. The following clause is to be included in the Preliminaries section of the Bills of structures IC 05 Clause 6.7 existing structures. Clause 6.7 Options A, B & C will be deleted. - 3 -
BCD.1 2. Clauses to be incorporated into The Intermediate Named Sub-Contract Agreement ICsub/NAM/A where the named persons as sub-contractors procedure is being used. 3. The following clause is to be included in the Preliminaries section of the Bills of structures MW 05 Clause 5.4 existing structures. Clause 5.4 will be deleted. 2. The following clause is to be included in the Preliminaries section of the Bills of CONCLUSION - 4 -
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