17.1  Contractor to act as Client

In respect of the CDM Regulations:

(a)  in this clause 17 (CDM Regulations), Client, Executive, Health and Safety File and CDM Co-ordinator have the same meanings as in the CDM Regulations;

(b)  the Contractor [has elected][hereby elects] that for the purposes of the CDM Regulations the Contractor shall be treated as the only Client in respect of the Works [and the Services] pursuant to Regulation 8 of the CDM Regulations and the Authority [has agreed][hereby agrees] to such election103;

(c)  the Contractor shall ensure that the Building Contractor is aware of such election and warrants to the Authority that it is competent and has capacity to perform the duties imposed on a Client by the CDM Regulations and shall not at any time terminate, withdraw or derogate in any manner from its declaration or its acceptance of its responsibilities as Client; and

(d)  the Contractor shall within twenty (20) Business Days of the issue of the Acceptance Certificate deliver to the Authority the Health and Safety File.

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103  Ideally this election should be made as soon as the preferred bidder is appointed.