Article 830

What it means when you sign

This article answers what happens when a contract for work does not state the price for the work. In that case the contractor is entitled to the remuneration normally paid for work of the same kind, together with the value of the materials the contractor supplied as the work required.

It does not say who sets that usual remuneration or how it is worked out. It only states the two parts of what the contractor can claim: a fair rate for the work itself, and the value of the materials supplied for it.

When you are about to sign, this article means a works contract that leaves the price blank, or refers to it without a figure, does not leave the contractor unpaid. The payment falls back on the usual rate plus materials. A clause that states a price, a payment schedule or a price for materials may take the place of this default, so the pricing clause is the one to read closely. If the contract is silent on whether materials are included in the price, this article is the rule that deals with that gap for materials the work required.