This section summarises some of the requirements under the ALC Subcontract Conditions of Engagement F2-22B. These points do not replace the full Terms and Conditions of Engagement — subcontractors are responsible for reading and complying with the complete version.
General Subcontractor Responsibilities
Subcontractors must:
- Complete all works to ALC’s standards, drawings, and specifications
- Follow all safety, quality, environmental, and legal requirements
- Hold required licences, insurance, and competencies
- Keep the site safe, clean, and professional
- Use required PPE and comply with site rules
- Report arrival/departure, attend meetings, and follow ALC instructions
- Fix defective work at their own cost
Authorised Work & Purchase Orders (PO)
- No work is authorised unless covered by a valid ALC Purchase Order (PO) or written approval
- Work completed without a PO may not be paid
- Any work outside the PO scope is treated as a Variation and must be approved before starting
Payments & Invoicing
- Invoices must be sent to accounts@alconstruct.com.au by the 10th or 20th of each month for review
- Payments are processed on ALC’s bi-monthly cycle, typically the 15th and 30th of each month
- Tax Invoices must include:
- Purchase Order number
- project reference and date works performed
- Seperate variation breakdowns
- GST
- No payment will be made until compliance documents, licences, and insurance are provided.
- Variation work will not be paid unless approved in writing beforehand
Variations — Approval & Rate Breakdown Required
- Variations must be approved in writing before work begins and are issued with a variation work order
- Invoices must clearly identify variation claims and include supporting documentation with a clear breakdown inclusive of:
- Dates & labour hours
- Project reference
- Labour rates
- Materials and costs
- Plant & equipment
- Delivery dockets
- Photos
- Late or unsupported variation claims may be rejected
- Subcontractors must provide variation evidence promptly so ALC can meet Head Contract deadlines
Day Sheets & Reporting
- Subcontractors must provide accurate records for variation works outside the scope of the Purchase Order works using:ALC Day Sheets, OR their own suitable reporting system, if clear and auditable
- Records must be provided on request to support:
- Progress claims
- Variations
- Delay claims
- Labour verification
Safety, Inductions & Compliance
All workers must:
- Complete required site inductions
- Provide ID, licences, site specific cleances and competency evidence
- Abide by site specific PPE and Safety protocol
- Report incidents, hazards, injuries, near miss, non-conformance or damage immediately
Failure to comply may result in removal from site or suspension of work.
Delegates & Workforce Accountability
Subcontractors are responsible for:
- Ensuring all delegates, employees, and subcontracted workers are competent
- Ensuring all personnel understand and comply with ALC requirements and conditions of engagement
- Accepting full responsibility for the conduct, safety, and performance of their workforce
Any breach by a delegate is treated as a breach by the subcontractor.
Full Contract Applies
This summary is for guidance only.
The full ALC Subcontract Conditions of Engagement apply in all cases and take precedence over this summary.
Acceptance of the Sub-contractor Conditions of Engagement F2-22B is deemed to occur upon any of the following:
- Signing this agreement
- Commencement of work on site
- Delivery of materials
- Submission of shop drawings