Common use of General Details Clause in Contracts

General Details. The Contractor shall comply with the instructions and comments provided by the Principal with respect to the Construction Site. This provision does not affect the provisions of Chapter 4, ‘Additional activities and/or changes to the work’. Instructions to be provided by the Principal may include the following: In principle, these instructions must be provided in writing. In emergency cases, such as for security reasons, the instructions can be provided verbally, followed by a written confirmation. Any instruction included in the site report, a site report or another, similar document shall satisfy the conditions of a written instruction or written confirmation. In the event that the Contractor fails to follow such an instruction, the Principal shall be entitled to take all the measures it deems necessary in view of the performance of the work, at the risk of the Contractor. All costs incurred as a result shall be borne by the Contractor; the Principal may deduct them directly from the next payment.