The Law of Administrative 
               contaracts  
            
                           Teaching Material 
            
            
           Prepared by: 
                                    
                            Wondwossen Wakene 
                       (University of Gondar,Faculty of Law) 
                                    
                                                    
            
            
             Prepared under the Sponsorship of the Justice and Legal 
                         System Research Institute 
                                    
                                    
            
                                                       2009 
            
          
                                                 Table Of Contents 
                                                                
                  Title                                                                            Page  
               Unit I  
               Administrative Contracts in General  
               Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………1  
               1.1    Brief Genesis of Administrative Contracts ……………………………………..1 
               1.2    Administrative Contracts and Other Forms of  Contracts: General 
                      Overview  ……………………………………………………………………………….3 
               1.3    Formation of Administrative Contracts ………………………………………...9 
                   1.3.1 Validity Requirements ……………………………………………………. ….10 
                   1.3.2 Modalities of Formation ……………………………………………………….16 
                   1.3.3 Process of Forming Administrative Contracts 
                            under the Proclamation ………………………………………………………20 
               1.4 Object of Administrative Contracts ………………………………………………23 
               Unit II 
               Effects of Administrative Contracts  
               Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………27 
                   2.1    Performance of Administrative Contracts …………………………………27 
                   2.2    Manner of Performance ……………………………………………………….33 
                   2.3    Non Performance of Administrative Contracts  ………………………….37 
                      2.3.1 Effects of non-performance ………………………………………………38 
                         2.3.1.1  Notice …………………………………………………………………..38 
                     2.3.1.1.1 Form of Notice ……………………………………………………40 
                         2.3.1.1.2 Time of Notice ……………………………………………………41 
                      2.3.1.2 Forced Performance ………………………………………………….41 
                     2.3.1.3. Cancellation of Administrative Contracts ………………………47 
        Chapter III  
        Concession  
        Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………….58 
        3.1 Definition ………………………………………………………………………………..58 
        3.2 Variation clause (3213) …………………………………………………….............60 
        3.3 Revision clauses (3214) ………………………………………………………………61 
        3.4 Duration of Concession ………………………………………………………………65 
        3.5 Termination of Concession Contracts …………………………………………....65 
        Chapter IV 
        Contracts of Public Works 
        Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………….72 
        4.1 Definition of Public Works …………………………………………………………..72 
        4.2 Formation of the Contract ……………………………………………………….. ..90 
        4.3 Performance of the Contract  ……………………………………………………. ..91 
           4.3.1 Rights of Administrative Authorities …………………………………………91 
           4.3.1.1 Right to Supervise……………………………………………………………92 
              4.3.1.2 Right to Direct ……………………………………………………………….93 
               4.3.1.3 Right to Demolish (3256) ……………………………………………….. 93