The must ignore any submission, response, reply, or comment not made within Expert the time given in clause 2.1 of this Expert Determination Procedure, unless the Principal and the Contractor agree otherwise. The may request further information from either party. The request must be in Expert writing, with a time limit for the response. The must send a copy of the request Expert and the response to the other party, and give the other party a reasonable opportunity to comment on the response. All submissions, responses, replies, requests and comments must be in writing. If a party to the Contract gives information to the it must at the same time give a Expert, copy to the other party. All documents to be sent to the Principal under this Expert Determination Procedure must be sent to the relevant person at the relevant postal or other address stated in Contract Information item 52. Conference The may request a conference with both parties to the Contract. The request Expert must be in writing, setting out the matters to be discussed. The parties agree that such a conference is not to be a hearing which would give anything under this Expert Determination Procedure the character of an arbitration. Role of Expert The Expert: acts as an and not as an arbitrator; Expert must make its determination on the basis of the submissions of the parties, including documents and witness statements, and the own expertise; and Expert’s must issue a certificate in a form the considers appropriate, stating the Expert determination and giving reasons, within 16 weeks, or as otherwise Expert’s agreed by the parties, after the date of the letter of engagement of the Expert referred to in clause 71.3 of the GC21 General Conditions of Contract. If a certificate issued by the contains a clerical mistake, an error arising from an Expert accidental slip or omission, a material miscalculation of figures, a mistake in the description of any person, matter or thing, or a defect of form, then the must Expert correct the certificate.
The Expert must ignore any submission, response, reply, or comment not made within the time given in clause 2.1 of this Expert Determination Procedure, unless the Principal and the Contractor agree otherwise. The Expert may request further information from either party. The request must be in writing, with a time limit for the response. The Expert must send a copy of the request and the response to the other party, and give the other party a reasonable opportunity to comment on the response. All submissions, responses, replies, requests and comments must be in writing. If a party to the Contract gives information to the Expert, it must at the same time give a copy to the other party. All documents to be sent to the Principal under this Expert Determination Procedure must be sent to the relevant person at the relevant postal or other address stated in Contract Information item 52. Conference The Expert may request a conference with both parties to the Contract. The request must be in writing, setting out the matters to be discussed. The parties agree that such a conference is not to be a hearing which would give anything under this Expert Determination Procedure the character of an arbitration. Role of Expert The Expert: acts as an Expert and not as an arbitrator; must make its determination on the basis of the submissions of the parties, including documents and witness statements, and the Expert’s own expertise; and must issue a certificate in a form the Expert considers appropriate, stating the Expert’s determination and giving reasons, within 16 weeks, or as otherwise agreed by the parties, after the date of the letter of engagement of the Expert referred to in clause 71.3 of the GC21 General Conditions of Contract. If a certificate issued by the Expert contains a clerical mistake, an error arising from an accidental slip or omission, a material miscalculation of figures, a mistake in the description of any person, matter or thing, or a defect of form, then the Expert must correct the certificate.