Task 011.1 Discuss the obligations of the parties of the contract in the light of construction contract. 1.1.1 Introduction The rights, responsibilities and obligations of parties employer, engineer and contractor fall into two categories. First, there are the specific duties and obligations required by the contract. These are set out in the contract documents. Then there are the general legal requirements, either of common or statute law. To perform a valid contract there some factors should be considerable that below described in this task. Also for breach of such valid contract remedies available in English law the remedies explained in this task. 1.1.2 Construction IndustryConstruction industry embraces a wide range of loosely integrated organizations that collectively construct, alter, refurbish and repair a wide range of different building and civil engineering structures. ( Seeley I.H.,1997)

1.1.3 Nature of the construction contractThe building and engineering contractors of all kinds carry out work for clients of the construction industry. This necessarily requires that the parties concerned in a particular project enter into a contract, i.e. a legal agreement to discharge certain obligations. So, as a simple example, a builder enters into a contract with the owner of a plot of land in which he undertakes to build a house complying with the owners requirements. On his part, the owner undertakes to pay the builder a stated sum of money.