SOSCO and the Contractor's obligations to it in a building contract.

cLAUSE 17.2 The Contractor shall submit the Code NUmber and SOcial Security Numbers of all the workmen registered under the SOCSO scheme to the S.O for verification. The Contractor shall make payment of all contribution from time to time on the first contribution day on whidh the same ought to be paid and until the completion of this Contract and it shall be the duty of the Contractor to produce to the S.O contribution statement or payment vouchers as evidence of payment of such contribution, whether demanded or not.

Explanation : Contractor to submit code No. and SOCSO No. to S.O. for checking. Contractor to make contribution to the SOCSO.

If Contractor fails to comply with the terms of this Clause, the Government o the S.O. on its behalf may without prejudice to any other remedy avaiable to the Government for breach of any terms of this Contract:

a) Withhold an amount from any money which would otherwise be due to the Contractor under this Contract and which in the opinion of the S.O. will satisfy any claims for compensation by workmen that would have been borne by SOCSO Scheme had the Contractor not made default in maintaining the ontribution; and

(b) pay such contribution as have became due and remain unpaid and deduct the amount of such contribution including On-Cost Charges (calculated by applying the Percentage of On-Cost Charges stated in Appendix to the contribution paid), from any money due or to became due to the Contractor under this Contract, and failing which such contributions shall be recovered from the performance Bond or as a debt due from the Contractor.


- Default in Complying with SOCSO
If Contractor default in contributing to SOCSO, Government or S.O. can do the following :
(a) Withhold an amount in his opinion is sufficient for any claims for compensation by workmen which would have been paid by SOCSO had Contractor not defaulted, from money due to Contractor.

(b) pay outstanding contribtuions and deduct same from money due to Contractor, if none from Bond or as a debt.