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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

_____________________________ ____________________________

_____________________________