The facts of the case are lucidly presented, save for a few omissions, in the Respondent’s
skeleton arguments. It is stated therein that the Appellants engaged the Respondents to
carry out construction work of an office block along Angoni Road, off Zalewa Road, in
the City of Blantyre. The project was agreed at a contractual sum of K9.6 million. The
Appellants and Respondents duly entered into a contract for that purpose and thereafter
the Respondents embarked on the project in May 1995. The contract project is Exhibit
BC1 and its full title is “Articles of Agreement and Conditions of Contract for the
erection of office complex situated at Angoni Road, Blantyreâ€. We shall refer to this
document hereinafter merely as “the project contractâ€