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CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT
This agreement
made this ____ day of ________________, 19_____, by and between
_____________________,
of _____________________, herein referred to as "owner", and
______________________,
of _____________________, herein referred to as "contractor".
Owner and
contractor in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth agree
as follows:
SECTION ONE
STRUCTURE AND
SITE
Contractor shall
furnish all labor and materials necessary to construct a ____________,
upon the
following described property, which owner warrants he owns, free and clear of
liens and
encumbrances:
_____________________.
SECTION TWO
PLANS
Contractor shall
construct the structure in conformance with the plans, specifications, and
breakdown and
binder receipt signed by contractor and owner, and will do so in a workmanlike
manner.
Contractor is not responsible for furnishing any improvements other than the
structure,
such as
landscaping, grading, walkways, painting, sewer or water systems, steps,
driveways,
patios and
aprons, etc., unless they are specifically stated in the breakdown.
SECTION THREE
PAYMENT
Owner shall pay
contractor the sum of ________ Dollars ($__________) in installments as
set forth in the
escrow instructions or the primary lender's schedule (whichever is
applicable)
signed by owner. In the event any installment is not paid when due, contractor
may stop
work until
payment is made and for five (5) days thereafter. In the event any installment
is not paid
within ten (10)
days after it is due, contractor may take such action as may be necessary,
including
legal
proceedings, to enforce its rights hereunder.
SECTION FOUR
PREPARATION
Prior to the
start of construction, owner shall provide a clear, accessible building site,
properly
excavated and correctly zoned for the structure, and shall identify the
boundaries of
owner's property
by stakes at all corners. Owner shall maintain such stakes in proper position
throughout
construction. In the event contractor cannot obtain a building permit within
thirty (30)
days of the date
of this agreement, contractor may declare the agreement of no further force or
effect.
SECTION FIVE
UTILITIES
Prior to the
start of construction, and at all times during construction, owner shall provide
and maintain, at
owner's sole expense, an all-weather roadway to the building site, and water and
electrical
service, including 220 amp outlet. Owner shall, at owner's expense, connect
permanent
electrical
service, gas service or oil service, whichever is applicable, and tanks and
lines to the
structure upon
acceptable cover inspection and prior to wall covering. Owner shall, at owner's
expense, connect
sewage disposal and water lines to the structure within fifteen (15) days after
the
rough plumbing
is complete.
SECTION SIX
RESPONSIBILITY
Contractor shall
not be responsible for claims arising out of improper placement or
positioning of
boundary stakes or house stakes; nor shall contractor be responsible for damages
to
persons or
property occasioned by owner or his agents, third parties, acts of God or other
causes
beyond
contractor's control. Owner shall hold contractor completely harmless from, and
shall
indemnify
contractor for, all costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including judgments
and
attorneys fees,
resulting from claims arising from causes enumerated in this paragraph.
SECTION SEVEN
POSSESSION
Owner shall not
have possession of the structure until such time as all payments or other
obligations
required to them as set forth in this agreement have been fully paid or
performed by
them. If
possession of structure is taken by owner before the above obligations are met,
without the
written consent
of contractor, it shall be considered as acceptance of the structure, by the
owner, as
complete and
satisfactory.
SECTION EIGHT
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Owner agrees to
promptly complete the necessary requirements to obtain financing and to
prepare the site
for construction. There are no understandings or agreements between contractor
and owner other
than those set forth in this agreement and in the documents referred to in
Sections
Two and Three.
No other statement, representation or promise has been made to induce either
party to enter
into this agreement. This agreement and the documents referred to in Sections
Two
and Three may
not be modified or amended except by written agreement of the parties. In
witness
whereof, the
parties have executed this agreement the day and year first written above.
Witnesses Owner
_____________________________
____________________________
_____________________________
Witnesses
Contractor
_____________________________
____________________________
_____________________________
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