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SECTION 3

Contract for a Piece of WorkARTICLE 1713. By the contract for a piece of ork the contractor !in"# hi$#e%f to

e&ec'te a piece of ork for the e$p%oyer( in con#i"eration of a certain price or

co$pen#ation. The contractor $ay either e$p%oy on%y hi# %a!or or #ki%%( or a%#o f'rni#hthe $ateria%. )1*++a, c"

ARTICLE 171-. If the contractor aree# to pro"'ce the ork fro$ $ateria%

f'rni#he" !y hi$( he #ha%% "e%i/er the thin pro"'ce" to the e$p%oyer an" tran#fer"o$inion o/er the thin. Thi# contract #ha%% !e o/erne" !y the fo%%oin artic%e# a# e%%

a# !y the pertinent pro/i#ion# on arranty of tit%e an" aain#t hi""en "efect# an" the

pay$ent of price in a contract of #a%e. )n,

ARTICLE 171*. The contract #ha%% e&ec'te the ork in #'ch a $anner that it ha# the0'a%itie# aree" 'pon an" ha# no "efect# hich "e#troy or %e##en it# /a%'e or fitne## for it#

or"inary or #tip'%ate" '#e. Sho'%" the ork !e not of #'ch 0'a%ity( the e$p%oyer $ay

re0'ire that the contractor re$o/e the "efect or e&ec'te another ork. If the contract fai%#

or ref'#e# to co$p%y ith thi# o!%iation( the e$p%oyer $ay ha/e the "efect re$o/e" oranother ork e&ec'te"( at the contractor# co#t. )n,

ARTICLE 1712. An aree$ent ai/in or %i$itin the contractor# %ia!i%ity for any"efect in the ork i# /oi" if the contractor acte" fra'"'%ent%y. )n, ca#ia

ARTICLE 1717. If the contractor !o'n" hi$#e%f to f'rni#h the $ateria%( he #ha%%

#'ffer the %o## if the ork #ho'%" !e "e#troye" !efore it# "e%i/ery( #a/e hen there ha#!een "e%ay in recei/in it. )1*+,

ARTICLE 171+. The contractor ho ha# 'n"ertaken to p't on%y hi# ork or #ki%%(

cannot c%ai$ any co$pen#ation if the ork #ho'%" !e "e#troye" !efore it# "e%i/ery(

'n%e## there ha# !een "e%ay in recei/in it( or if the "e#tr'ction a# ca'#e" !y the poor0'a%ity of the $ateria%( pro/i"e" thi# fact a# co$$'nicate" in "'e ti$e to the oner. If

the $ateria% i# %o#t thro'h a fort'ito'# e/ent( the contract i# e&tin'i#he". )1*4a,ARTICLE 171. Acceptance of the ork !y the e$p%oyer re%ie/e# the contractor of%ia!i%ity for any "efect in the ork( 'n%e##5

)1, The "efect i# hi""en an" the e$p%oyer i# not( !y hi# #pecia% kno%e"e( e&pecte"

to reconi6e the #a$e or ai#a "c)8, The e$p%oyer e&pre##%y re#er/e# hi# riht# aain#t the contractor !y rea#on of the

"efect. )n,

ARTICLE 1784. The price or co$pen#ation #ha%% !e pai" at the ti$e an" p%ace of

"e%i/ery of the ork( 'n%e## there i# a #tip'%ation to the contrary. If the ork i# to !e"e%i/ere" partia%%y( the price or co$pen#ation for each part ha/in !een fi&e"( the #'$

#ha%% !e pai" at the ti$e an" p%ace of "e%i/ery( in the a!#ence if #tip'%ation. )n,

ARTICLE 1781. If( in the e&ec'tion of the ork( an act of the e$p%oyer i# re0'ire"(an" he inc'r# in "e%ay or fai%# to perfor$ the act( the contractor i# entit%e" to a rea#ona!%e

co$pen#ation.

The a$o'nt of the co$pen#ation i# co$p'te"( on the one han"( !y the "'ration of the"e%ay an" the a$o'nt of the co$pen#ation #tip'%ate"( an" on the other han"( !y hat the

contractor ha# #a/e" in e&pen#e# !y rea#on of the "e%ay or i# a!%e to earn !y a "ifferent

e$p%oy$ent of hi# ti$e an" in"'#try. )n, c"t

ARTICLE 1788. If the ork cannot !e co$p%ete" on acco'nt of a "efect in the$ateria% f'rni#he" !y the e$p%oyer( or !eca'#e of or"er# fro$ the e$p%oyer( itho't any

fa'%t on the part of the contractor( the %atter ha# a riht to an e0'ita!%e part of the

co$pen#ation proportiona%%y to the ork "one( an" rei$!'r#e$ent for proper e&pen#e#$a"e. )n,

ARTICLE 1783. The enineer or architect ho "re 'p the p%an# an" #pecification#

for a !'i%"in i# %ia!%e for "a$ae# if ithin fifteen year# fro$ the co$p%etion of the#tr'ct're( the #a$e #ho'%" co%%ap#e !y rea#on of a "efect in tho#e p%an# an" #pecification#(

or "'e to the "efect# in the ro'n". The contractor i# %ikei#e re#pon#i!%e for the "a$ae#

if the e"ifice fa%%#( ithin the #a$e perio"( on acco'nt of "efect# in the con#tr'ction or the'#e of $ateria%# of inferior 0'a%ity f'rni#he" !y hi$( or "'e to any /io%ation of the ter$#

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of the contract. If the enineer or architect #'per/i#e# the con#tr'ction( he #ha%% !e

#o%i"ari%y %ia!%e ith the contractor. c"a

Acceptance of the !'i%"in( after co$p%etion( "oe# not i$p%y ai/er of any of the ca'#eof action !y rea#on of any "efect $entione" in the prece"in pararaph.

The action $'#t !e !ro'ht ithin ten year# fo%%oin the co%%ap#e of the !'i%"in. )n,

ARTICLE 178-. The contractor ho 'n"ertake# to !'i%" a #tr'ct're or any otherork for a #tip'%ate" price( in confor$ity ith p%an# an" #pecification# aree" 'pon ith

the %an"9oner( can neither ith"ra fro$ the contract nor "e$an" an increa#e in the

price on acco'nt of the hiher co#t of %a!or or $ateria%#( #a/e hen there ha# !een achane in the p%an# an" #pecification#( pro/i"e"5

)1, S'ch chane ha# !een a'thori6e" !y the proprietor in ritin an"

)8, The a""itiona% price to !e pai" to the contractor ha# !een "eter$ine" in ritin !y

!oth partie#. )1*3a,ARTICLE 178*. The oner $ay ith"ra at i%% fro$ the con#tr'ction of the

ork( a%tho'h it $ay ha/e !een co$$ence"( in"e$nifyin the contractor for a%% the

%atter# e&pen#e#( ork( an" the '#ef'%ne## hich the oner $ay o!tain therefro$( an"

"a$ae#. )1*-a,ARTICLE 1782. When a piece of ork ha# !een entr'#te" to a per#on !y rea#on of

hi# per#ona% 0'a%ification#( the contract i# re#cin"e" 'pon hi# "eath.In thi# ca#e the proprietor #ha%% pay the heir# of the contractor in proportion to the price

aree" 'pon( the /a%'e of the part of the ork "one( an" of the $ateria%# prepare"(

pro/i"e" the %atter yie%" hi$ #o$e !enefit. ai#a "cThe #a$e r'%e #ha%% app%y if the contractor cannot fini#h the ork "'e to circ'$#tance#

!eyon" hi# contro%. )1**,

ARTICLE 1787. The contractor i# re#pon#i!%e for the ork "one !y per#on#

e$p%oye" !y hi$. )1*2,ARTICLE 178+. The contractor i# %ia!%e for a%% the c%ai$# of %a!orer# an" other#

e$p%oye" !y hi$( an" of thir" per#on# for "eath or phy#ica% in:'rie# "'rin the

con#tr'ction. )n,ARTICLE 178. Tho#e ho p't their %a!or 'pon or f'rni#h $ateria%# for a piece of

ork 'n"ertaken !y the contractor ha/e an action aain#t the oner 'p to the a$o'nt

oin fro$ the %atter to the contractor at the ti$e the c%ai$ i# $a"e. ;oe/er( thefo%%oin #ha%% not pre:'"ice the %a!orer#( e$p%oyee# an" f'rni#her# of $ateria%#5

)1, Pay$ent# $a"e !y the oner to the contractor !efore they are "'e

)8, Ren'nciation !y the contractor of any a$o'nt "'e hi$ fro$ the oner.

Thi# artic%e i# #'!:ect to the pro/i#ion# of #pecia% %a#. )1*7a,ARTICLE 1734. If it i# aree" that the ork #ha%% !e acco$p%i#he" to the

#ati#faction of the proprietor( it i# 'n"er#too" that in ca#e of "i#aree$ent the 0'e#tion

#ha%% !e #'!:ect to e&pert :'"$ent.If the ork i# #'!:ect to the appro/a% of a thir" per#on( hi# "eci#ion #ha%% !e fina%( e&cept

in ca#e of fra'" or $anife#t error. )1*+a,

ARTICLE 1731. ;e ho ha# e&ec'te" ork 'pon a $o/a!%e ha# a riht to retain it!y ay of p%e"e 'nti% he i# pai". )1244, ac"