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SHORT FORM OF CONTRACT FIRST EDITION 1999  1 General Provisions 1.1 Definitions In the Contract as defined below, the words and expressions defined shall have the following meanings assigned to them, except where the context requires otherwise: The Contract 1.1.1 Contract means the Agreement and the other documents listed in the Appendix. 1.1.2 Specification means the document as listed in the Appendix, including Employer’s requirements in respect of design to be carried out by the Contractor (if any), and any Variation to such document. 1.1.3 Drawings means the Employer’s drawings of the Works as listed in the Appendix, and any Variation to such drawings. Persons 1.1.4 Employer means the person named in the Agreement and the legal successors in title to this person, but not (except with the consent of the Contractor) any assignee. 1.1.5 Contractor means the person named in the Agreement and the legal successors in title to this person, but not (except with the consent of the Employer) any assignee. 1.1.6 Party means either the Employer or the Contractor. Dates, Times and Periods 1.1.7 Commencement Date means the date 14 days after the date the Agreement comes into effect or any other date agreed between the Parties. 1.1.8 day means a calendar day. 1.1.9 Time for Completion means the time for completing the Works as stated in the Appendix (or as extended under Sub-Clause?7.3), calculated from the Commencement Date. Money and Payments 1.1.10 Cost means all expenditure properly incurred (or to be incurred) by the Contractor, whether on or off the Site, including overheads and similar charges, but does not include profit. Other Definitions 1.1.11 Contractors Equipment means all apparatus, machinery, vehicles, facilities and other things required for the execution of the Works but does not include Materials or Plant. 1.1.12 Country means the country in which the Site is located. 1.1.13 Employers Liabilities means those matters listed in Sub-Clause?6.1. 1.1.14 Force M