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Secret tender for construction on the land numbered district
Contract Form
This contract was concluded between the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
(hereinafter known as the Committee).
And between ⟦line⟧ hereinafter known as the Contractor who stated
for the purpose of this contract the existence of his place of business in ⟦line⟧ and this address
is considered where registered letters or hand-delivered notices, orders,
and instructions addressed to him are considered correct delivery and notification.
The Engineer or Engineers. - The engineer who implements this contract
on behalf of the Committee is the engineer Saleh Yousef or any other engineer or engineers
appointed by the Committee in writing in this capacity, and the contractor shall be notified of their names to carry out the work stipulated
in this contract. The contractor also agreed hereby to provide - in accordance with -
the terms and conditions contained therein and in the specifications, price schedule, and maps - the construction
materials stipulated in the general conditions and all workers, machinery, equipment, tools,
instruments, scaffolding, guards and everything that is necessary or may be necessary for the works
and services covered by this contract and completing them fully to the highest degree of perfection
and workmanship in the execution of ( )
The contractor acknowledges that he has visited the work site and has become fully, accurately, and precisely acquainted
with all the maps and the work to be performed under this contract
as he has also inspected the work area and the site for storing construction materials and water installations
The contractor agrees to carry out the construction of the mentioned building according to the specialized maps
issued and which may be issued by the supervising engineer in the future and the schedule of works
and prices, general conditions, and technical specifications complete in all respects, in accordance with
the measurements and according to the prices set by the nominated contractor.
The contractor also undertakes to complete this work within a period of ⟦seventy-five⟧ days starting
from the date of signing the contract.
(75) days
Signature /
Witness Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Date . . . . . . . .
Signature /
Witness The Contractor Mr.
Date . . . . . . . .
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Secret tender for construction on the land numbered
at the neighborhood of
General Conditions
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1 - The bidder must provide cash security of 5% (five percent), and it is permissible to provide
this security in the form of a letter of guarantee from one of the banks recognized by the
Head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad; checks are strictly not accepted.
2 - The bidder must submit the contract documents in a sealed envelope at or before 12:00 PM
on the day corresponding to / / 196 to the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad,
provided that it is written on the envelope (Secret tender for the construction of ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧).
3 - The Committee reserves the right not to accept the lowest-priced tenders and may reject any
tender without giving reasons for doing so.
4 - Any tender not submitted at the appointed time in paragraph (2) above or not accompanied
by the stipulated security will be subject to neglect.
5 - The supervising engineer has the right to change the maps and quantities as he sees fit,
and the contractor has no right to object to this. Excess or reduced quantities shall be priced
according to the contractor's price in the bill of quantities and prices, as the quantities present
in this contract are approximate quantities subject to increase or decrease.
6 - If the contractor delays in completing the work within the period specified by him, he must
pay five Dinars (5/- Dinars) per day to the Administrative Committee in Baghdad, and
any objection submitted by the contractor regarding his delay in work will be rejected; these
compensations will be deducted from his entitlements or his security.
7 - When the quality of any material listed in the bill of quantities is not mentioned, the supervising
engineer alone shall be responsible for selecting it as he sees fit, and the contractor has
absolutely no right to object to this.
8 - The contractor must state the period required to complete the work, and this period
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via the Notary Public regarding the affairs of this contract. Every notice sent by one of
the two parties should either be delivered to the address of the other party or sent to them by registered mail.
17 - Labor Laws
The contractor is responsible for applying the Labor Law regarding all labor matters and complying with them
concerning wages for official holidays, feasts, and compensations, and is also responsible for accidents
that occur to his employees at the work site, and he must pay all resulting compensations
accordingly, as the Committee is not responsible at all regarding the workers.
18 - Withdrawal of Work from the Contractor and its Consequences
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a - If the contractor fails to start work promptly upon receiving written notification
thereof.
b - Or if he falls short in performing the execution of works with the required speed.
c - Or if he fails to perform the execution of works <del>in accordance with the contract</del>.
d - Or if he delays in completing ⟦the work⟧ the works beyond the specified deadline in the contract.
e - Or if he actually stops work for a period of one week without written permission from the Committee, unless
he proves the existence of force majeure and informs the Engineer and the Committee of it immediately and in writing.
f - Or if he fails to supply or install machinery, workers, materials, and sufficient and appropriate supplies so
that he can execute the permanent work quickly and without interruption.
g - Or if he commits, personally or through an intermediary, any violation of any of the contract's provisions
he is bound to implement or observe, and continues in this violation for a period of 14 days
(taking into account any special condition providing for a shorter period) after being warned in writing by
the Engineer to rectify this violation.
h - Or if he abandons the work entirely.
i - Or if the contractor (whether in Iraq or abroad) becomes bankrupt
or if he files for bankruptcy or his financial insolvency is proven or he settles with his creditors
or if the contractor was a company and it was liquidated, whether the liquidation was compulsory
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voluntary (unless the liquidation was voluntary with the intention of reorganizing the company
on bases established in writing by the government) or if the contractor was a company and it was dissolved
or if the contractor gave, promised, or offered a gift, advance, reward, or benefit of any
kind to any employee or worker of the Mosaic Community employees, whether independent
or having any connection to the work subject of this contract, the committee in any of these cases -
1 - May withdraw from the contractor the execution of the remaining works.
2 - The withdrawal of the execution of the remaining works as mentioned above shall be by sending a
written notice by order of the Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the contractor, and this
notice shall be valid and effective without taking any legal or official procedures.
3 - If the contractor is granted any extension or leniency, this does not diminish or prejudice the
Community's rights under this article, nor do the previous provisions affect the committee's right
to claim compensation established under the applicable laws.
4 - In case of withdrawing the work or part of it from the contractor as previously explained
according to any other provisions in the contract, the committee, at its cost discretion,
may exercise one of the following rights -
a - To carry out itself at the contractor's expense the execution of all the works that have
not yet been completed or any part thereof.
b - To put all or some of the works not yet completed out to tender again.
c - To agree with a private contractor to complete the work.
In all these cases, the committee shall have the right to seize all or some of
the machinery, tools, and materials brought by the contractor and to use them
in completing the work, without being liable to the contractor or others
for these machines, tools, and materials, or for any damage or reduction
in value for any reason, and without being liable also for paying any amount
due for them to another party or paying any rent for them to the contractor or others.
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The committee shall have the right in any case to seize all or some of the machinery, tools, and materials
even after the completion of the work, as a guarantee for its rights, and the contractor must pay the committee
all the expenses it incurs in this regard in excess of the contract value, and he must compensate it
for all the losses it incurs because of that. The committee may deduct the value of the expenses and losses
referred to from the insurance amount or from the contractor's requests or from any money belonging to him.
However, if the work cost less than the contract prices, the difference shall not be returned to the contractor.
For this purpose, the committee may refrain from paying any amounts that may have been granted to him until
these expenses and losses are settled, and the committee may sell the machinery, tools, or materials
that the contractor brought without being responsible for any losses incurred by him as a
result of their sale.
In the event that the work is withdrawn from the contractor, an inventory report shall be organized for the works, buildings,
tools, equipment, and materials at the work site and for the work that has been completed in a
satisfactory condition, by the responsible engineer of the Mosaic Community, and this inventory shall take place in the presence of
the contractor, who must be officially warned to attend, either himself or his representative. If the contractor does not attend or
does not send a representative, the inventory shall be carried out in his absence.
This inventory shall be confirmed by a report signed by the community engineer and the contractor
or his representative. If any dispute or conflict arises regarding the state of the existing work, then
this dispute or conflict and its nature must be recorded in the aforementioned report.
19 - The prices to be set by the contractor include the layout of the building land according to the maps
while preparing the ground surface by removing the rubble and transporting it outside (by cars if the
matter requires) so that it is disposed of permanently. It also includes cleaning the building and the site
after the completion of the work so that it is directly suitable for use before it is received
temporarily by the community or the supervising engineer.
20 - The community has the right to carry out any item at its own responsibility by providing materials and labor or
materials only, and the contractor performs the work, and the fee shall be as agreed if the committee deems so.
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Schedule of Works and Prices
For the contract of constructing a ground floor and first floor on plot No. ⟦166⟧, Al-Sinak district
Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount Fils Dinar
1 | Earth excavations for foundations with backfilling of sides
The excavations shall be as stated in
the drawings and shall be vertical and the edges
and sides straight and the bottom of the excavation level
and balanced. The soil resulting from the excavation
shall be removed outside the construction site, and if the contractor exceeds
the works indicated in the plan without the written
approval of the engineer, he must fill the
excess excavations with concrete
1:3:6 at his own expense. | 500 m3 | 500 | - 250
2 | Paving works with broken bricks
The broken bricks shall be of the hard calcined
type and 12 cm thick. The price includes
the process of compacting with iron rammers
well, spraying with water and grouting
with cement mortar in a ratio of 1 - 10. | 950 m2 | 300 | - 285
3 | Unreinforced concrete works for foundations
The concrete ratio shall be 1:3:6 of
cement, Habbaniyah sand, and washed river gravel
graded in size 1 1/4 inch
and below, and the sand must be from
Habbaniyah Lake sources, and it is not permitted to use
river sand at all for any purpose
of construction except with the engineer's approval
Note: In all concrete works, a mechanical
mixer must be used. | 20 m3 | 3000 | - 60
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Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
| | | | Fils | Dinar
4 | Brickwork with cement
⟦25 cm construction⟧
⟦38 cm construction⟧
The bricks shall be of the hard-burnt type
and the construction shall be carried out with cement mortar and
Habbaniya sand in a ratio of 1:4. It is not permissible to use
broken or used bricks. The hard-burnt bricks
shall be soaked in water before construction
for a sufficient period of no less than six hours, and all
vertical and horizontal joints shall be filled
with cement mortar. The process of spraying the walls
with water shall continue for a period of no less than seven days.
The price includes everything mentioned above in an
excellent and singular manner. (The Sect's engineer
has the right to reject any part of the construction
that he does not see as conforming to technical conditions
or due to it containing salts). | ⟦476.0⟧
⟦925.0⟧ m3 | 1250 | 000
250 | 595
1156
5 | Damp-proof course concrete with Silocrete
with a thickness of 3 inches for walls.
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The mixing ratio shall be 1:2:4 of cement,
Habbaniya sand, and washed river gravel
graded in size from
3/4 and below, and the ratio of
Silocrete shall be 1:10 of the amount of water
required for making the concrete. The price includes
the necessary wooden forms. | ⟦450.0⟧ m2 | 100 | - | 45
6 | Damp-proof plaster with Silocrete
with a thickness of 1" for walls.
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The mixture ratio shall be 1:3 of cement
and Habbaniya sand, and the ratio of Silocrete
shall be 1:8 of the amount of water required for the mixture
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