Question juridique clé
Whether the parties had concluded a separate mandate for work direction and how its scope should be interpreted.
Solution extraite
Yes. The court upheld the finding that the parties had concluded a distinct work-direction mandate, whose content could be interpreted with reference to SIA 102 as an interpretive aid.
Motifs extraits
The contractor signed as both entrepreneur and work director, succeeded the architect, and was remunerated separately for direction of works; these facts supported an objective interpretation of the mandate.