CONTENT : 1. Categories/Classes of planning 1 2. Explanation of classes..1 3. Preparation of various bill of quantities .. 2 4. Preparation of various building specifications 3 5. Converting the above documents to the tender documents ..4 6. Shortlisting/Prequalification of tenderers ..4 7. Floating tender, closing, scrutiny and negotiation ..4 8. Tender bond ..5 9. Site handover, commencement of construction, supervision and control by the various agencies working in the contract area ..7 10. Co-ordination, Liaison ..8 11. Contractor's organisation's structure levels .8 12. Contractor's agent 8 13. Internal dealings with contractor's organisation and dealings at site 9, 10 14. Elaboration of co-ordinations as pointed out earlier . 10 Architectural/Structural .. 10 Structural/Mechahical/Engineering 11 Electrical/Mechanical/Engineering 11 Reflected ceiling plans.. 11 Structural finishes/Electrical12 Structural/Plumbing and Drainage 12 Services/Finishes 13 External services/External works 13 Liaison to the statutory bodies .:, 14 Structural/Structural .. 15 15. Liaison Main contractor/Sub-contractor 15 Sub-contractor/Sub-contractor17 Main contractor/Resident engineer and Engineer .. 17 Contractor/Other main contractors 17 Main contractor/Local statutory bodies .. 18 Main contractor/Engineer . 18 16. What a contractor's agent is supposed to do 18 Maintaining site diary, site diary 19 Some consultants prefer daily job records . 20 Daily report submittal.. 20 Material submittal , .. 20 Material submittal proforma/sheet21 Shop drawing/Working drawing, proforma . 22 Weekly programme22 Quarterly programme .. 23 Complete programme/Bar schedule, chart . 23 Allocating percentages to a particular activity/operation 26 Revised programme 26 Monthly progress report, monthly technical and co-ordination meeting internal as well as external, contract site meeting 26 Minutes of technical and co-ordination meeting .. 28 Monthly progress report. 31 Special and instant meetings 37 Site memorandum 38 Site instruction. Engineer's instruction .. 39 Valuation40 Valuation to sub-contractor/minor sub-contractor .. . . . . .41 Reflected ceiling plan ; 41 Record drawing/As built drawings42 Request for inspection. . . 42 Test report/Material test record 42, 43 Concrete pour control. Ready mix concrete 43 Material status schedule . . . . .46 Working drawing and shop drawing46 Complete co-ordination and liaison 46 Liaison 46 Internal dealings with the contractor's organisation . 46 Material requirement .. . . . .46 Co-ordination with garage 46 Daily report to the head office47 Co-ordination with the main quantity engineer/surveyor.. 47 Co-ordination with the office manager, staff and other agents 47 Co-ordination with the contracts manager . 47 Miscellaneous labour problems 48 Co-ordination with other sections of the company . 48 Agent's dealings at site .. 49 Daily programme49 Daily supervision . . . 49 Daily material order 50 Solving the instant site problems 50 Solving the problems with the resident engineer/consultants . 50 Solving staff disputes and ordering... o... 51 Labour bills for wages, overtimes and leave salaries . 51 Labour working on contract 52 Preparing rebar schedule. 52 Proposals for alternatives to the resident engineer/consultants 52 Technical study of the job and instructions52 Daily meetings and general liaison 52 Analysis of the project cost based on programme .. . . . . . . 53 17. What a deputy agent/sub-agent should do . 56 18. What a site engineer should do57 19. What a general foreman should do . .. 58 20. What an assistant engineer should do .. 58 21. What a foreman should do 58 22. What a plant engineer or foreman should do 59 23. What is an officel manager59 24. Time clerk/keeper, Storekeeper . 59 25. What a mechanical engineer should do .. . 59 26. What an electrical engineer should do .. 60 27. What a plumbing and drainage engineer should do . 63 28. What a road engineer should do 64 29. Specialists works65 30. Engineer and his supervision 65 Engineer's office structure's levels66 31. Resident engineer and supervision 67 32. What a resident engineer should do . ; . .. 67 Contractual/Legal aspect . 74 33. Architectural engineering consultant 74 34. Structural engineering consultant 74 35. Civil works engineering consultant 74 36. Mechanical engineering consultant 75 37. Electrical engineering consultant 75 38. Plumbing and drainage engineering consultant .. 75 39. Quantity engineering consultant75 40. Office staff 75 41. Inspectors/Clerk of works 75 42. Working relations 76 43. Records to be kept in the resident engineer's office . 78 44. Corresponding proformas/Supervisory records 81 Engineer's instructions '..- 82 Minutes of the co-ordinations and technical meeting83 Minutes of the contract site meeting 85 Remedial works/Notes. Remedial note .. 87 Confidential Letter 87 Variation Order . 88 Snagging List/Format .lfj 88 Progress Charts .88, 89, 90 Day works 91 Contractor's letter to engineer for practical completion 92 Completion Certificate correspondences for practical and final completions Site Clarification, General Inspection request 94 Concrete pour inspection request, Dally Job Records .. 95, 96 Accident Report on site .. 97 Proforma for the infrastructural chamber's record .. 98 Proforma for the testing and commissioning 99 45. Operations/activities involved in swimming pool construction . 99 46. General activities in a building construction/execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 47. Sports courts surfacing .!. 108 48. Epoxy floors, concrete auxiliaries & resin compounds . . ;. . 110 49. Knowledge of different types of contracts . .. . .,,. ,' . . Ill Package deal contract .. Ill Bills of quantity contract 112 Schedule of rates contract .. .. 112 Lump sum contract 112 Itemised lump sum contract , . 112 Bill of quantity plus percentage rate contract .. 113 Cost plus percentage contract 113 Cost plus fee contract. 113 Labour rate contract .. 113 Target contract .. . 114 Construction by direct labour 114 Sub-contract. 114 50. Some miscellaneous contract terms . . .. . . . . 114 Prime cost sum .. 114 Provisional sum 114 Price enhancement on the materials .. 114 Enhancement on wages . 115 Extras .. . . 115 Lump sum itemised contract .. . . 115 Bill of quantity contract. . .. 115 Fixation of extra prices . 115 Unforeseen circumstances 116 Loaded price . . . . 116 Claims .. 116 Delay claims.. 116 Practical completion . . . 117 Civil engineering project management . . 118 51. Management contract for building projects (typical) . Civil Engineering Construction Contract122 52. New Site 149 53. Sketches 171 Nos. (not to scale) 156 54. Buildings profiles 118 Nos. (not to scale).. . . 349 55. General Information about Swimming Pools of Jacuzzi . . . . .. . . . . . . 470 Engineer in Law 650 Building Practice with Statutory References .