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CAHIER CLAUSES ADMINISTRATIVES GENERALES [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Government Contracts
DEF

[A] document [that] sets forth the conditions of contract for the erection of the structure described in the drawings and specifications which it accompanies ...

CONT

General conditions of the contract. The general conditions include rules affecting nearly all decisions concerning the rights of the owner or contractor.

CONT

The general conditions contain provisions that should be included in the contract documents for every project.

OBS

general conditions of contract; general conditions of the contract; general conditions; general provisions: Terms usually used in the singular.

Key term(s)
  • general condition
  • general provision

French

Domaine(s)
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Document fixant les clauses applicables à une généralité de marchés de bâtiment.

CONT

Parmi les documents constitutifs d’un marché de travaux privés de bâtiment, il en est un particulièrement important, qui doit fixer de façon générale les droits et obligations de chaque partie contractante : le Cahier des Clauses Générales.

OBS

Cahier des Clauses Générales; C.C.G. : terme et abréviation normalisés par l’AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planos y pliegos de condiciones (Construcción)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Contratos gubernamentales
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Record 2 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
DEF

The documents which together constitute the entire contract and which are essential for its execution.

CONT

Contract documents: These comprise all the documents relating to the construction of a proposed ... work, and include form of contract, general conditions of contract, specifications, bill of quantities, schedule of prices or rates, contract drawings, form of tender and the preliminary programme chart.

Key term(s)
  • contractual documents
  • contractual document
  • contract document
  • contract documentation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
DEF

Ensemble de documents décrivant l’objet du contrat et nécessaires à son exécution.

CONT

Pièces contractuelles. Les pièces constitutives du marché [...] sont les suivantes : l'acte d’engagement; le cahier des clauses administratives particulières(C. C. A. P.) ;le cahier des clauses techniques particulières(C. C. T. P.) contenant la description des ouvrages et les spécifications techniques; [...] les documents tels que plans, notes de calculs [...]; l'état des prix forfaitaires, le bordereau des prix unitaires ou la série de prix [...]; le détail estimatif; [...] le ou les cahiers des clauses techniques générales(C. C. T. G.) [...]; le cahier des clauses administratives générales(C. C. A. G.) [...]

OBS

Le terme «documents contractuels» se trouve dans le Guide de la politique des approvisionnements et services en usage au MAS et dans le Manuel du Conseil du Trésor.

Key term(s)
  • document contractuel
  • document relatif au contrat

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contratos gubernamentales
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Ejecución de los trabajos de construcción
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