BANGLADESH POWER DEVELOPMENT BOARD TENDER ... - BPDB

17. CIVIL WORKS17.1 GENERALThe General Conditions, Tender Drawings and Schedules shall be read inconjunction with this Specification. Matters described in one are not necessarilyrepeated in the others.17.1.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTSThe Tenderer's proposal shall cover all requirements of the Tender Documentsand any other items not specifically mentioned but which arc deemed to benecessary for the satisfactory design, supply of materials, construction,supervision of the civil works on the basis of a turnkey contract.The Contractor shall upon examining the design of the foundations and majorstructures, develop and prepare the detailed design and the construction drawingsof all civil structures for the approval of the Board which shall meet the equipmentand structures specification, to be supplied by the Contractor for the Project.The Board shall reserve the right to examine the Contractor's design and toinstruct a change or modification by the Contractor.These modifications shall be carried out by the Contractor without additional costas a result of any claims made by the Contractor on the Board.Approval of the design by the Board shall not relieve the Contractor of liability forthe construction works.The Tenderer shall familiarise himself with the site levels, subsoil and an otherdata necessary to enable him to estimate the bearing capacity and foundationrequirements, for use in the preparation of his tender.It is the Contractor's entire responsibility to search for filling material for landreclamation work and to make all arrangements necessary for the satisfactorycompletion of the land reclamation work within the Project. His tender shallinclude for all local eventualities.The Tenderer shall quote firm prices which shall remain valid through-out theContract Period on all items in the Price Schedule unless other-wise stipulated.17.1.2 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYSThe Contractor shall carry out surveys as are necessary for the proper design andexecution of the Works. The results of such additional surveys together with thesurvey drawings shall be submitted to the Board for approval.17.1.3 SITE INVESTIGATIONThe Contractor may conduct soil investigation if deemed necessary at his owncost before submission of the bid. However, after signing of contract the soilinvestigation at the cost of the contractor is mandatory for detailed design of thecivil work.Ghorasal 200 MW to 300 MW Gas Turbine Peaking Power Plant Project (Vol-2 of 3)157