General Conditions
1. 一般规定
General Provisions
1.1 定义
Definitions
在包括专用条件和本通用条件的合同条件（“本合同条件”）中，以下措辞和用语的含义如下所述。除非上下文中另有要求，指当事人和当事各方的词包括公司和其它法律实体。
In the Conditions of Contract ("these Conditions"), which include Particular Conditions and these General Conditions, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings stated. Words indicating persons or parties include corporations and other legal entities, except where the context requires otherwise.
1.1.1 合同
1.1.1 The Contract
1.1.1.1“合同(Contract)”指合同协议书、中标函、投标函、本合同条件、规范、图纸、资料表、以及在合同协议书或中标函中列明的其它进一步的文件(如有时)。
1.1.1.1 "Contract" means the Contract Agreement, the Letter of Acceptance, the Letter of Tender, these Conditions, the Specification, the Drawings, the Schedules, and the further documents (if any) which are listed in the Contract Agreement or in the Letter of Acceptance.
1.1.1.2“合同协议书(Contract Agreement)”指第1.6款【合同协议】中所说明的合同协议(如有时)。
1.1.1.2 "Contract Agreement" means the contract agreement (if any) referred to in Sub-Clause 1.6 [Contract Agreement].
1.1.1.3“中标函(Letter of Acceptance)”指雇主对投标文件签署的正式接受函，包括其后所附的备忘录(由合同各方达成并签定的协议构成)。在没有此中标函的情况下，“中标函”一词就指合同协议书，颁发或接收中标函的日期就指双方签订合同协议书的日期。
1.1.1.3 "Letter of Acceptance" means the letter of formal acceptance, signed by the Employer, of the Letter of Tender, including any annexed memoranda comprising agreements between and signed by both Parties. If there is no such letter of acceptance, the expression "Letter of Acceptance" means the Contract Agreement and the date of issuing or receiving the Letter of Acceptance means the date of signing the Contract Agreement.
1.1.1.4“投标函(Letter of Tender)”指名称为投标函的文件，由承包商填写，包括已签字的对雇主的工程报价。
1.1.1.4 "Letter of Tender" means the document entitled letter of tender, which was completed by the Contractor and includes the signed offer to the Employer for the Works.
1.1.1.5“规范(Specification)”指合同中名称为规范的文件，及根据合同规定对规范的增加和修改。此文件具体描述了工程。
1.1.1.5 "Specification" means the document entitled specification, as included in the Contract, and any additions and modifications to the specification in accordance with the Contract. Such document specifies the Works.
1.1.1.6“图纸(Drawings)”指合同中规定的工程图纸，及由雇主(或代表)根据合同颁发的对图纸的增加和修改。
1.1.1.6 "Drawings" means the drawings of the Works, as included in the Contract, and any additional and modified drawings issued by (or on behalf of, the Employer in accordance with the Contract.
1.1.1.7“资料表(Schedules)”指合同中名称为资料表的文件，由承包商填写并随投标函提交。此文件可能包括工程量表、数据、列表、及费率和/或单价表。
1.1.1.7 "Schedules" means the document(s) entitled schedules, completed by the Contractor and submitted with the Letter of Tender, as included in the Contract. Such document may include the Bill of Quantities, data, lists, and schedules of rates and/or prices
1.1.1.8“投标文件(Tender)”指投标函和合同中规定的承包商应随投标函提交的其它所有文件。
1.1.1.8 "Tender" means the Letter of Tender and all other documents which the Contractor submitted with the Letter of Tender, as included in the Contract. 1.1.1.9“投标函附录(Appendix to Tender)”指名称为投标函附录并已填写完毕的文件，附于投标函之后并构成投标函的一部分。
1.1.1.9 "Appendix to Tender" means the completed pages entitled appendix to tender which are appended to and form part of the Letter of Tender.
1.1.1.10 “工程量表(Bill of Quantities)”和“计日工计划(Daywork Schedule)”指资料表中如此命名的文件(如有时)。
1.1.1.10 "Bill of Quantities" and "Day work Schedule" mean the documents so named (if any) which are comprised in the Schedules.
1.1.2 当事各方和当事人
1.1.2Parties and Persons
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2.1“一方(Party)”指雇主或承包商(根据上下文而定)。
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2.1 "Party" means the Employer or the Contractor, as the context requires.
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2.2“雇主(Employer)”指在投标函附录中指定为雇主的当事人或此当事人的合法继承人。
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2.2 "Employer" means the person named as employer in the Appendix to Tender and the legal successors in title to this person.
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2.3“承包商(Contractor)”指在雇主收到的投标函中指明为承包商的当事人(一个或多个)及其合法继承人。
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2.3 "Contractor" means the person(s) named as contractor in the Letter of Tender accepted by the Employer and the legal successors in title to this person(s). 1.1.2.4“工程师(Engineer)”指雇主为合同之目的指定作为工程师工作并在投标函附录中指明的人员，或由雇主按照第
3.4款【工程师的撤换】随时指定并通知承包商的其他人员。
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2.4 "Engineer" means the person appointed by the Employer to act as the Engineer for the purposes of the Contract and named in the Appendix to Tender, or other person appointed from time to time by the Employer and noted to the Contractor under Sub-Clause
3.4 [Replacement of the Engineer].
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2.5“承包商的代表(Contractor’s Representative)”指承包商在合同中指定的或由承包商按照第4.3款【承包商的代表】随时指定的代表承包商的人员。
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2.5 "Contractor's Representative" means the person named by the Contractor in the Contract or appointed from time to time by the Contractor under Sub-Clause 4.3 [Contractor's Representative], who acts on behalf of the Contractor.