Civil Engineering Project Management (4th Edition)

viii Contents
Qualification attached to tenders 72
Checking tenders 72
6.7 Checking prices and comparing tenders 73
6.8 Choosing a tender 75
6.9 Offer by a tenderer to complete early 76
6.10 Procedure for accepting a tender 76
Publications giving guidance on tendering 78
Appendix: UK Regulations 79
7 The contractor’s site organization 80
7.1 Contractor’s site personnel 80
7.2 The agent 81
7.3 Site field personnel 82
7.4 Site office personnel 83
7.5 Accounting methods 84
7.6 Providing constructional plant and equipment 85
7.7 The contractor’s use of sub-contractors 86
7.8 Recent measures to alleviate sub-contract disputes 87
8 The employer and his engineer 89
8.1 Introduction 89
8.2 The role of the employer’s engineer under ICE conditions 89
8.3 A note on alternative provisions of the ECC conditions 91
8.4 Limitations to the engineer’s powers under ICE conditions 91
8.5 The engineer’s duty to provide all necessary drawings 92
to the contractor
8.6 Quality assurance considerations 93
References 95
9 The resident engineer’s duties 96
9.1 The engineer’s representative on site – the resident engineer 96
9.2 Powers not delegated to the resident engineer 96
9.3 Usual powers delegated to the resident engineer 97
9.4 Some common problems 98
9.5 Some important points the resident engineer should watch 99
9.6 The resident engineer’s duties with regard to safety 100
9.7 Relationship between the resident engineer and 100
the contractor’s agent
9.8 Handling troubles 101
9.9 More difficult cases of trouble 102
9.10 The resident engineer’s staff 104
9.11 Gifts and hospitality 106
10 Health and safety regulations 107
10.1 Legal framework 107
10.2 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 107