How to Sign a Prefabricated House Contract

The following steps can be followed to sign a prefabricated house contract, ensuring its legality, validity, and protection of the rights and interests of both parties:

1. Confirmation of Contract Parties Before signing, strictly verify the qualifications of both parties. If the signing party is a natural person, they must be at least 18 years old and have full civil capacity. If it is a legal person or other organization, they need to provide business licenses, qualification certificates, and other supporting documents to confirm their legal business qualifications and ability to perform the contract. For example, the manufacturer of prefabricated houses should hold relevant construction engineering qualifications to avoid contract invalidity due to inappropriate parties.

2. Negotiation of Contract Terms Both parties should reach a clear consensus on core terms, including but not limited to:

• Specifications and Quality Standards: Specify the size, structure, materials (such as concrete strength grades and steel model numbers) of the prefabricated house, as well as acceptance standards (such as compliance with the national 'Technical Specification for Prefabricated Concrete Structures').
• Price and Payment Method: Agree on the total price, payment milestones (such as the proportion of advance payments and conditions for progress payments), and payment methods (bank transfers should specify account information).
• Delivery and Acceptance: Specify the delivery time, location, and acceptance process (such as phased acceptance or overall acceptance).
• Liability for Breach of Contract: Detail the compensation standards for situations such as late delivery and substandard quality (such as paying liquidated damages on a daily basis or deducting quality retention money).

3. Drafting of Contract Content Write the contract text based on the negotiation results, which should include legally required terms:

• Scope of Work: Describe in detail the design drawings, component lists, and installation scope of the prefabricated house.
• Construction Period: Specify the start and completion dates, as well as exemption conditions for project delays (such as force majeure).
• Delivery of Technical Documents: Agree on the submission time and method of design drawings, construction plans, and other documents.
• Quality Warranty: Specify the warranty period (usually not less than 2 years) and warranty scope (such as structural leakage and component damage).

4. Review and Revision of the Contract After the initial draft is completed, both parties should review the terms clause by clause, focusing on checking:

• Balance of Rights and Obligations: Avoid unilaterally increasing the liability of one party (such as only stipulating the buyer's liability for late payment while ignoring the seller's liability for quality defects).
• Dispute Resolution Method: Give priority to negotiation or litigation. If arbitration is agreed upon, the name of the arbitration institution should be specified.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure that the terms do not violate the 'Contract Section' of the Civil Code and mandatory regulations in the construction field. It is recommended to entrust a lawyer or legal advisor to participate in the review to reduce legal risks.

5. Signing and Entry into Force of the Contract Both parties sign or seal the contract text:

• Natural Person: Need to sign in person and affix fingerprints.
• Legal Person: Affix the official seal of the unit and have the legal representative or authorized representative sign (an authorization letter should be attached). The contract takes effect from the date of signing. Both parties should keep one original copy each for subsequent performance and dispute resolution.