ADEQUATE PLANT AND METHODS Clause Samples
The "Adequate Plant and Methods" clause requires that a contractor or service provider uses appropriate equipment, facilities, and procedures to carry out their obligations under a contract. In practice, this means the party must ensure they have the necessary machinery, tools, and operational processes in place to perform the work efficiently and safely, such as maintaining up-to-date equipment or following industry-standard practices. The core function of this clause is to ensure that the work is completed to a satisfactory standard and to minimize the risk of delays or subpar results due to inadequate resources or outdated methods.
ADEQUATE PLANT AND METHODS. The Contractor shall furnish such construction plant and use such methods and appliances as will secure a satisfactory quality of work and a rate of progress which will insure the completion of the work within the time specified. Before starting the installation of the construction plant, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer, for approval, a plan showing the general arrangement of the plant to be installed and the proposed facilities for storage of materials and equipment. If at any time the plant or any portion of it shall appear to the Engineer to be, or likely to become, inadequate, incomplete, faulty or unsafe, the Contractor shall promptly obey the orders of the Engineer to supplement or to remove or replace the same; but the failure of the Engineer to issue such orders shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for the efficiency, adequacy and safe operation of the plant. He shall cover and protect his work from damage, and all injury to the same, before completion of the contract. He shall be financially responsible for all damage to the party of the first part or its property, to other contractors, to the neighboring premises, or to any private or personal property, for any cause whatsoever, during the period of the contract.