Description
Put a better process behind your GCC correspondence
Clear and timely notices are an important part of managing a construction contract.
The GCC Contract Notice Templates give project teams practical starting points for preparing formal correspondence, recording important events and communicating contractual matters consistently throughout the project.
Each template can be adapted to the signed contract, project circumstances and relevant supporting information.
Contract coverage
The templates are prepared for use with the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (GCC), Third Edition 2015.
They are intended for construction projects and should always be adapted to the particular contract and circumstances.
What’s included
The collection contains 78 templates across eight key areas.
Contract commencement and administration
Contract commencement and administration
Includes notices and submissions for:
- Access to and possession of the site
- Initial and revised programmes
- Progress falling behind programme
- Requests for drawings, specifications and information
- Requests for Employer’s Agent instructions
- Confirmation of verbal instructions
- Contract-document discrepancies
- Setting-out information
- Unforeseen physical conditions
Time and delay
Time and delay
Includes:
- Early warning of anticipated delays
- Delay-event notices
- Extension-of-time notices
- Detailed extension-of-time claims
- Interim claims for continuing delays
- Concurrent-delay notices
- Late information or instruction delays
- Exceptional adverse weather
- Employer-risk events
- Disputes regarding extension-of-time rulings
Variations and additional payment
Variations and additional payment
Includes notices covering:
- Variation instructions
- Work outside the original scope
- Variation quotations
- Disputed valuations
- Additional costs
- Detailed additional-payment claims
- Disruption and loss of productivity
- Plant or labour standing time
- Escalation or increased costs
Payment
Payment
Includes:
- Payment statements
- Missing payment certificates
- Disputed payment certificates
- Outstanding certified payments
- Demands for overdue payment
- Interest on late payment
- Intention to suspend for non-payment
- Confirmation of suspension
- Resumption following payment
Default, suspension and termination
Default, suspension and termination
Includes notices for:
- Employer default
- Remedy of default
- Intention to suspend
- Confirmation of suspension
- Continuing default
- Intention to terminate
- Contract termination
- Prolonged suspension
- Insolvency or business rescue
- Post-termination site inventory and measurement
Completion and defects
Completion and defects
Includes notices relating to:
- Practical Completion
- Completion inspections
- Completion certificates
- Disputed certification
- Defect rectification
- Reinspection
- Outstanding work
- Final Approval
Final account and payment
Final account and payment
Includes:
- Practical Completion
- Completion inspections
- Completion certificates
- Disputed certification
- Defect rectification
- Reinspection
- Outstanding work
- Final Approval
Final account and payment
Final account and payment
Includes:
- Contractor final statements
- Final-account supporting information
- Outstanding variation valuations
- Final payment certification
- Disputed final certificates
- Outstanding final payment
- Release of retention or security
Disputes
Disputes
Includes:
- Disagreement notices
- Formal dispute notices
- Adjudication referrals
- Adjudication responses
- Challenges to adjudicator decisions
- Arbitration referrals
- Appointment requests
- Statement of claim frameworks
- Notices preserving contractual rights
Who is it for?
Useful for:
A starting point, not a substitute for the contract
The templates provide structure, but they should never be issued blindly.
Every notice should be checked against the signed contract, applicable GCC edition, project-specific amendments, Particular Conditions and the facts of the event being addressed.
The templates do not replace appropriate contractual or legal advice.
Updates and support
The collection will be reviewed and updated when required. Where relevant updates are released, previous customers may be advised by email.
Support is available on request. Project-specific assistance may attract an additional consulting fee.
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Frequently asked questions
How many templates are included?
The collection currently includes 78 editable notices and contractual correspondence templates.
Which contract is covered?
The templates are prepared for the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (GCC), Third Edition 2015.
What areas are covered?
The templates cover project administration, delays, extensions of time, variations, additional payment, payment disputes, suspension, termination, completion, defects, final accounts, adjudication and arbitration.
Are the templates editable?
Yes. Each template is intended to be adapted to the facts and contractual requirements of the individual project.
Are completed examples included?
No. Completed examples and guidance notes are not currently included.
What about Particular Conditions or contract amendments?
These need to be considered for each project. Project-specific assistance is available on request.
Do the templates replace contractual or legal advice?
No. They are practical starting points and should always be checked against the signed contract and applicable project circumstances.
Is support available?
Yes. Support is available on request and may attract an additional consulting fee.
