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ARTICLE · 09 JUNE 2020

Force Majeure In Government Contracts And Public Private Partnerships

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The Government of India, through the Procurement Policy Division, Department of Expenditure at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has recently issued an office memorandum on May 13, 2020.

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Ministry of Finance issues office memorandum for force majeure

The Government of India, through the Procurement Policy Division, Department of Expenditure at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has recently issued an office memorandum on May 13, 2020 (O.M. No. F. 18/4/2020-PDD) pertaining to force majeure (MoF Memorandum). The MoF Memorandum seeks to provide relief to parties who have contracted with the Government under and in accordance with Manual for Procurement of Goods, 2017 (Goods Procurement Manual); Manual for Procurement of Works, 2019 (Works Procurement Manual); Manual for Procurement of Consultancy and other services, 2017 (Consultancy Procurement Manual) (collectively Procurement Manuals); and public private partnership (PPP) contracts.

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