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sch.6-sec.3Meaning of fixed price residential contract
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### sch.6-sec.3 Meaning of fixed price residential contract
A fixed price residential contract is a contract between a consumer and a licensed contractor for residential construction work for which the price is fixed except for the effect of the following—
prime cost items;
provisional sums;
increases to reflect increased costs of labour or materials or delays in carrying out the work.
However, the following contracts are not included for subsection (1) —
a construction management contract;
a contract for the erection, construction, renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of 3 or more living units.
(sch.6-sec.3-ssec.1) A fixed price residential contract is a contract between a consumer and a licensed contractor for residential construction work for which the price is fixed except for the effect of the following— prime cost items; provisional sums; increases to reflect increased costs of labour or materials or delays in carrying out the work.
(sch.6-sec.3-ssec.2) However, the following contracts are not included for subsection (1) — a construction management contract; a contract for the erection, construction, renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of 3 or more living units.
- (a) prime cost items;
- (b) provisional sums;
- (c) increases to reflect increased costs of labour or materials or delays in carrying out the work.
- (a) a construction management contract;
- (b) a contract for the erection, construction, renovation, alteration, extension, improvement or repair of 3 or more living units.