IMCA general contracting principles

  • Informative Guidance
  • Revision 4.1 - June 2024

This document provide guidelines and principles to improve performance and ensure fair risk allocation in marine contracting projects.

 

Contents

  • Introduction

  • Company Group and Contractor Group Property and Personnel

  • Project Works (including both Company and Contractor Supplied Items)

  • Pollution

  • Third Parties

  • Consequential Losses

  • Gross Negligence and Wilful Misconduct

  • Warranty Obligations

  • Limitation of Liabilities

  • Minimum Insurance Requirements

  • Force Majeure and Suspension

  • Delay

  • Variation Orders

  • Free Access to Work Site

  • Intellectual Property Rights

  • Termination by Company for Convenience

  • Company’s Obligation to Pay Contractor

  • Extraordinary Risk

  • Anti-Corruption

  • Appendix 1 – IMCA Competition Law Compliance Policy (IMCA LCIC001)


Revision

  • Rev. 4.1 - June 2024
    Page 2, template and bookmarking updated; no change to content
  • Rev. 4 - February 2017
    To add a new clause defining gross negligence and wilful misconduct and the updated principle on anti-corruption
  • Rev. 3 - December 2015
    To include the updated IMCA competition law compliance policy
  • Rev. 2 - November 2014
    To include 17th principle on anti-corruption
  • Rev. 1 - May 2011
    To include 16th principle on extraordinary risk
  • Rev. 0 - February 2005
    Initial publication