[1] The plaintiff, as employer, had entered into a PWD 203 Contract with the defendant, as a Contractor. Under the contract dated 17 February 2006, the defendant agreed to perform certain works, more particularly described as "Cadangan Pembangunan Keperluan Perumahan Anggota Tentera dan Kakitangan Awam, Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur-Kerja Bangunan di Zon C" (the works), for the plaintiff, subject to the terms and conditions therein. A dispute arose between the parties. The plaintiff terminated the contract by its letter dated 19 February 2008. The defendant as claimant proceeded to arbitration by issuing a Notice of Arbitration dated 12 February 2014 to the