Construction Agreement
Construction Agreement
Construction Agreement
This CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT made and executed this 23th day of September 2019 in the
City of Quezon by and between:
Aira Dizon, with residential address at Tandang Sora, Quezon City, hereinafter referred to as
the OWNER;
-and-
WITNESSETH: -
WHEREAS, the OWNERS, Aira Dzon, shall construct of Theme Park located at Mendiola, Manila,
the same to be funded by a construction/housing loan from a reputable Bank;
WHEREAS, the CONTRACTOR presented and warranted to the OWNER that it is capable,
competent, and a duly registered construction enterprise licensed and authorized by law to construct and
to complete the aforementioned Residential Building in accordance with the plans and
specifications hereinafter referred to as Design and Contract Documents;
WHEREAS, on the basis of the foregoing representation and warranty of the CONTRACTOR, the
OWNER accepted the offer of the CONTRACTOR to construct the above-mentioned Residential Building.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants and
undertakings hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DESIGN AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. - This Agreement, together with the
following Design and Contract Documents, copies of which are attached hereto as Annexes “A” to
“D” hereof, as prepared by xxx in his capacity as the LICENSED ENGINEER and MANAGER of the
CONTRACTOR shall constitute as the Entire Agreement, to wit:
Any part of the Design and Contract Documents may be changed by the parties to this
Agreement to improve, preserve and protect the beauty and strength of the structure.
All changes in the Design and Contract Documents shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The parties to this Agreement shall first conduct a personal conference and
consultation to mutually discuss and agree upon the changes proposed by any of the parties hereto;
(b) The DESIGNER/CONTRACROR shall affix the signature of its duly authorized Engineer
on the As-Built Plans and
(c) The said changes shall be approved in writing by the OWNERS prior the implementation
thereof by the DESIGNER/CONTRACTOR;
The OWNERS shall be formally furnished by the DESIGNER/CONRACTOR with copies of the
following documents or records (a) within seven (7) days from the date of the execution of this Agreement
or (b) within seven (7) days from the approval thereof by the Local Government of Xxx City or (c) within
seven (7) days from the completion, approval and signing of the final official versions thereof by the parties
to this Agreement -- whichever period comes first -- to wit:
(a) The original copies or duplicate original copies or certified true copies of both
the PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DESIGN AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND AMENDED
VERSIONS THEREOF, if any, duly discussed and approved/signed by the parties to this
Agreement prior to the official approval thereof by the City Building Official of the Local
Government of xxx City;
(b) The original copies or duplicate original copies or certified true copies of the FINAL DESIGN AND
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS duly discussed and approved/signed by the parties to this
Agreement and officially filed with, received by, processed, and approved by the City
Building Official of the Local Government of xxx City, pursuant to applicable building and
other laws;
(c) The original copies or duplicate original copies or certified true copies of ALL BUILDING AND
OTHER INCIDENTAL LICENSES AND PERMITS officially processed, approved, issued and
released by the City Building Official and other concerned offices of the Local Government
of Xxx City, pursuant to applicable building and other laws;
(d) The original copy or duplicate original copy or certified true copy of the PRELIMINARY AND
FINAL SCOPE OF WORKS AND AMENDED VERSIONS THEREOF, if any, duly discussed,
approved and signed by the parties to this Agreement, detailing;
(e) The original copy or duplicate original copy or certified true copy of the PRELIMINARY AND
FINAL BILL OF MATERIALS AND AMENDED VERSIONS THEREOF, if any, duly discussed,
approved and signed by the parties to this Agreement; and
(f) The original copies or duplicate original copies or certified true copies of any and all other
relevant materials, documents, records, plans, papers and legal instruments as
may be required from time to time by the OWNERS from the CONTRACTOR for the
information and reference of the OWNERS.
(a) Furnish all labor, materials, tools and equipment, technical knowhow and
supervision therein; and
(b) Perform all the works stipulated and required under this Agreement.
The DESIGNER/CONTRACTOR shall secure the Permits and Licenses (Building Permits,
Occupancy Permits and other Incidental Permits) required by the City Building Official and other
concerned internal offices of the Local Government of Xxx City at the expense of the OWNERS and
subject to the right of the OWNERS to examine the expenses incurred for said purposes and
the documentary proofs thereof.
ARTICLE 3. TERMS OF PAYMENT. - Payment for this Contract shall be based on the
following:
(a) Down Payment - Thirty Percent (30%) of the Total Contract Price, the same to be paid on
instalment basis depending on the actual dates of the releases of the construction/housing
loan or instalments thereof by the lending Bank;
(c) Retention - Five Percent (5%) of the Total Contract Price to be released upon Turn-Over to
the OWNERS of the Finished Project and the Occupancy of the Residential Building by the
OWNERS.
All Items and/or Materials which are not indicated in the Design, Drawing Plans, or Contract
Documents and which are not discussed, approved and signed by the parties to this Agreement shall
be excluded from their respective obligations.
The OWNERS shall pay the CONTRACTOR for the entire performance and supply of the works,
labor, services, materials, machinery and equipment stipulated in this Agreement in accordance with
the agreed schedule of payment stipulated in the Article 3 of this Agreement.
The CONTRACTOR hereby guarantees and warrants the stability, strength and
structural integrity of the subject Theme Park within the period mandated by the Civil Code of the
Philippines and other applicable building laws, rules and regulations.
The OWNERSs shall not incur any expenses above and beyond the aforementioned agreed contract
amount, except for the additional or extra works or changes that may be required and authorized in
writing by the OWNERS and consented to in writing by the CONTRACTOR.
All unsuitable, sub-standard, and poor-quality construction materials and works shall be rejected
by the OWNERS and the CONTRACTOR and shall be promptly made good, remedied, corrected, rectified,
and replaced by the CONTRACTOR at its expense, notwithstanding that such works and
materials were overlooked by the OWNER.
If the work or any part thereof shall be found to be not in conformity with the agreed
specifications, the CONTRACTOR shall forthwith remove and replace such materials to comply with
the agreed specifications.
All materials and workmanship are guaranteed by the CONTRACTOR for a period of six (6)
months from the date of the turn-over of the construction project.
As stated in Article 6 of this Agreement, the CONTRACTOR hereby guarantees and warrants
the structural stability, strength and integrity of the subject two (2)-storey Residential Building with
Roofdeck and Penthouse within the period mandated by the Civil Code of the Philippines and other
applicable building laws, rules and regulations.
(a) Salaries, Wages, Allowances and Workers Benefits, as required by applicable labor laws,
(b) Overtime pays, as required by applicable labor laws,
(c) Holiday pays, as required by applicable labor laws,
(d) Service incentive leaves, as required by applicable labor laws,
(e) Any and all other mandatory and existing leaves mandated and required by applicable labor laws, rules
and regulations,
(f) Thirteenth month pays, as required by applicable labor laws,
(g) Compensations for Injury or Death of the Construction Workers, Staff, Personnel and Agents of the
CONTRACTOR, pursuant to applicable laws, rules and regulations and/or by equity and natural justice,
(h) Compensations for any and all Injury or Death caused to and sustained by any and all Third Parties or
Entities, pursuant to applicable laws, rules and regulations and/or by equity and natural justice,
(i) Premiums for the coverage of the Construction Workers, Staff, Personnel and Agents of the
CONTRACTOR under the Social Security System (SSS), PHILHEALTH, and PAG-IBIG, and other relevant
labor legislations, payable by the CONTRACTOR to the Government, pursuant to applicable laws, rules and
regulations and/or by equity and natural justice,
(j) Any and all Income and Other Kinds of Taxes of whatever nature and kind, as well as any and all
administrative and regulatory fees and charges of whatever nature and kind, payable by the CONTRACTOR
to the Local and/or National Governments, pursuant to applicable laws, rules and regulations and/or by
equity and natural justice, and
(k) Any and all other legal or financial obligations of whatever nature and kind not mentioned above which
are payable by the CONTRACTOR to the Local and/or National Governments pursuant to applicable laws,
rules and regulations and/or by equity and natural justice.
All of the aforecited items shall be for the sole account of and shall be the exclusive duty,
responsibility, liability and obligation of the CONTRACTOR.
The OWNER shall not be held liable for any and all of the aforecited obligations or liabilities of the
CONTRACTOR.
The OWNER shall not be held liable for any and all liens and encumbrances which the
CONTRACTOR might incur from any and all third parties or entities arising from the supply of materials,
labor, or services rendered for the project.
The CONTRACTOR shall secure a CONTRUCTION ALL RISKS INSURANCE at its own
expense for the benefit of and to secure, assure and protect the OWNERS, as the assured party, from
any and all claims, risks, suits, actions and demands by any and all persons or entities arising from, by
reason of, caused by, and due to the subject construction activities.
The said CONTRUCTION ALL RISKS INSURANCE shall be secured by the CONTRACTOR
prior to or at the latest within seven days from the date of the execution of this Agreement.
The CONTRACTOR shall furnish the OWNERS the original copies or duplicate original copies or
certified true copies of the said CONTRUCTION ALL RISKS INSURANCE and any and all of its related
documents, memoranda, records, papers, instruments, vouchers, official receipts and other proofs of
payment of the premiums thereof, the proofs of the execution and perfection of the said Insurance Contract,
and the like, prior to or at the latest within seven days from the date of the execution of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS. - In the event additional or revised works not
shown or indicated in the approved Design and Contract Documents are required or ordered by the
OWNERS, such additional or revised works required or ordered by the OWNER shall be communicated
in writing by the OWNER to the CONTRACTOR through written change orders or memoranda for
mutual discussion, approval and documentation and signing thereof by the parties to this Agreement.
All mutually discussed, approved, documented and signed change orders or memoranda, including
any and all deletions and omissions, shall state the AGREED COSTS of the additional, revised, deleted or
omitted works.
Such agreed costs may or may not result in the upward or downward adjustments of the
agreed Contract Price stipulated in Article 5 of this Agreement.
The change orders or memoranda shall indicate any and all agreed TIME EXTENSIONS that the
additional or revised works would entail.
All agreed costs shall be based on the prevailing market prices at the time the change orders or
memoranda are mutually approved and signed by the parties to this Agreement.
The specific amounts of the labor costs shall be indicated in the approved and signed change orders
or memoranda.
The CONTRACTOR shall be entitled to an amount equivalent to fifteen percent (15 %) of the total
of the agreed costs to cover his profit margin and overhead expenses.
No change orders or memoranda shall be implemented without the prior mutual discussion,
approval and signature by and between the parties.
The CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for and shall forever hold the OWNERS free and
harmless from and against any and all obligations, liabilities, damages, losses, expenses, judgments, court
costs or costs of suit, attorney's fees, litigation expenses, demands, payments, suits, actions recoveries,
decrees, executions and claims of whatever nature, kind and description brought, commenced, instituted
and/or recovered against the CONTRACTOR and/or jointly against the OWNER as the co-defendants of
the CONTRACTOR (a) by any and all builders, agents, servants, laborers, employees or representatives of
the CONTRACTOR and/or (b) by any and all injured or aggrieved persons, parties and/or entities arising
from, by reason of, due to, and/or caused by the construction of the subject residential building.
The CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for and shall exclusively bear any and all costs and
expenses caused by any and all losses, damages, accidents, torts, wrongful acts, crimes or felonies, deaths,
injuries, and fire sustained by his laborers or workers, staff, personnel, representatives and agents and/or
by any and all Third Parties and Entities arising from or in connection with the execution of the works and
services stipulated in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11. ESCALATION CLAUSE NOT APPLICABLE. - It is agreed that the Contract
Price stated in Article 5 of this Agreement is final and fixed.
It is not subject to escalations or increases in the amounts, rates and valuations of any and
all taxes, licenses, permits, materials, inflation, deflation, and/or devaluation of the Philippine Currency.
The said adjustments shall be subject to the mutual discussion, agreement, consent and written
approval by the parties prior to the implementation thereof.
Xxx, xxx.
Berlin Amorsolo
Manager
WITNESSES:
___________________ ___________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BEFORE ME in Aira DIzon, Philippines on this 23th day of September 2019 personally appeared:
xxx – ID xxx;
xxx – ID xxx; and
Engr. xxx – ID xxx.
who are known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Construction
Agreement consisting of eleven (11) pages, including the page on which this Acknowledgment is written,
which Construction Agreement is signed by the abovenamed parties on the margin of each page thereof,
and who acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and place first above written.
Notary Public
Annexes: