Under a contractor's contract, the contractor undertakes to
perform certain work (i.e. to make or process items or to do some
other work the result of which is to be handed over to, and
accepted by, the customer) in accordance with the customer's
instructions. There are several types of contractor's
contracts, including construction contracts, contracts for the
performance of survey and research works and contracts for the
performance of works for state needs. Chapter 37 of the Civil Code
establishes certain general rules that apply to contractor's
contracts generally, as well as a number of specific rules
applicable to specific types of contractor's contracts.
The Civil Code provisions allow the parties to a
contractor's contract significant leeway in structuring their
relationship. Specifically, the parties to a contract may determine
the distribution of risks between them, the possibility to engage
subcontractors, the payment schedule, the contractor's
liability
