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JBCC VIRTUAL SEMINAR QUIZ

JBCC VIRTUAL SEMINAR QUIZ

Please fill in and submit the quiz below in order to qualify for your CPD CREDITS. The quiz is multiple choice and is based on the 2 sessions of the seminar you recently attended.

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JBCC VIRTUAL SEMINAR QUIZ (JBCC ED 6.2 - EOT): SESSION ONE *

Choose the correct statement (there may be more than one correct answer)

1. On completion

a. Works completion remains a stage of completion for the main contractor to achieve
b. Where the employer takes possession before practical completion, practical completion is deemed to have occurred
c. Further defects can be added to the List for Practical Completion as and when discovered
d. The lien will still be enforceable after the employer/tenant has been allowed to take occupation

2. On penalties / damages:

a. A subcontractor must pay the penalty/day for late completion of the n/s works
b. The penalty is calculated on the number of working days late
c. The penalty amount per day excludes VAT
d. The principal agent has the authority to levy a penalty deduction
e. Both penalties and damages may be claimed by the employer for late completion
f. The penalty amount may be adjusted by the court if excessive

3. The construction period ends on:

a. The end of the defects liability period
b. Date of practical completion
c. Date of final completion
d. At the end of the latent defects liability period
e. Date of termination

4. On revision of the date for practical completion:

a. The contractor may claim EOT for industrial action (strikes by his workforce, etc.)
b. Late appointment of a direct contractor will qualify for an EOT
c. Delay claims can be added together and need not be separated for each delay
d. The lien will still be enforceable after the employer/tenant has been allowed to take occupation
e. The extension period is claimed in working days but granted in calendar days

5. On design

a. The main contractor will be held liable for building something where a design error occurs
b. The main contractor is only responsible for the design of his temporary works
c. The main contractor takes joint responsibility for a subcontractor’s design
d. The design of a subcontractor must be ceded to the main contractor
e. The principal agent and/or agents only reviews the subcontractor’s design but takes no responsibility for the correctness thereof

JBCC VIRTUAL SEMINAR QUIZ JBCC ED 6.2 – ROLE OF THE PA): SESSION TWO *

Extension of Time • 11 July 2024

Choose the correct statement (there may be more than one correct answer)

1. JBCC defines the Principal Agent as:

a) The entity appointed by the Architect to act in terms of the agreement;
b) The entity appointed by the Employer with partial authority to act in terms of the agreement;
c) The entity appointed by the Employer with full authority and obligation to act in terms of the agreement;
d) The entity appointed by the Employer with full authority without obligation to act in terms of the agreement.

2. The Principal Agent in terms of the JBCC PBA is:

a) Always the Architect;
b) Always an entity with powers to perform a juristic act on behalf of the Employer;
c) Always the Quantity Surveyor in a “cost plus” contract;
d) Always a separate entity/person.

3. An entity appointed as Principal Agent obtains its powers to perform a juristic act on behalf of the Employer from:

a) Clause 1 of the JBCC PBA;
b) As prescribed by a relevant professional Council;
c) As per agreement between an agent and the Contractor;
d) The contract between Employer and the entity.

4. According to the JBCC PBA, the original signed agreement shall be held by the:

a) The Contractor;
b) The Employer;
c) The Quantity Surveyor;
d) The Principal Agent.

5. True or False: The Principal Agent and Contractor shall adjust prices considered by the Principal Agent to be imbalanced and adjust the contract sum accordingly:

a) True;
b) False.

6. True or False: In terms of clause 30 (Dispute Resolution), the Principal Agent has a duty to determine a disagreement/dispute between the Contractor and the Employer in a fair and reasonable manner:

a) True;
b) False.

7. Which of the following statements are true: (one of more than one may be true)

a) The Quantity Surveyor must regularly issue payment certificates to the Contractor;
b) The Employer may instruct the Principal Agent to certify direct payment to the nominated subcontractor;
c) Any agent has, from the start, full authority to issue contract instructions to the Contractor;
d) The Principal Agent shall issue a recovery statement with each payment certificate.

8. Where the Principal Agent fails to act in terms of the agreement (JBCC) and does not rectify such default after a notice from the Contractor, the Contractor may:

a) Terminate the agreement;
b) Suspend the works;
c) Appoint another Principal Agent;
d) Carry on without a Principal Agent

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