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Is Tap Water Safe For Bathing and Showering? Want to Know?

When was the last time to think? If the answer is no, or they have a moment, you can put yourself in danger and especially your family. You must therefore learn about the subject.

If you’re wondering, is tap water safe for bathing and showering, you’re not alone. Scientists have studied the issue and revised. There are some health problems are associated with him and many who are exacerbated by it yet. Here’s what you need to know to find a swim in chlorinated water.

Thousands of other chemicals are treated in the public water supply due to industrial discharges, agricultural run-off and other sources. Treatment facilities do what they can to reduce pollutants, but after all is said and done, they add to the potential with the most damage, not having done more cleaning.

Chlorine is used by the majority of treatments in the world to kill pathogens (bacteria, viruses, etc.) and control algae growth in pipes. Chlorine is toxic to the nervous system, but it must actually work to destroy bacteria and turbidity compensation. While cooking is not possible, bleach unscented household chlorine is for emergencies, which has been contaminated drinking water is recommended.

Several years ago, scientists were asked to use drinking water for bathing and showering. At that time, she said that at a level that is treated in the public distribution, exposure to chlorine during a shower only a danger for people who are allergic. Chlorine filters for shower heads were originally designed for people that chlorine has developed allergies.

Over time, hairdressers have started to recommend to their clients with hair dryer, and especially for models. If the models do not filter for shower head, they said, washing his hair spring bottled water, before an important shoot.

Finally asked dermatologists water bath and the shower faucet especially for patients who have dry skin, eczema or psoriasis. It is a harmful chemical, and people with skin disorders are particularly vulnerable. Now, many dermatologists recommend a showerhead filters for all of their patients.

Finally, scientists once again the question because the original studies were conducted, not hot. If you’re wondering, is tap water safe for bathing and showers for all, the answer is no. If water is heated, releasing cancer-causing chemicals, and it breathes. They are absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream and pass through two separate paths. They are known as the ASB and they are actually by-products of chlorine. Scientists previously thought that the only exposure had been drinking, but now they know better.

The increased incidence of cancer among people with chlorinated water was initially assumed that this is against the chlorine itself. If, in fact, is actually by-products formed when chlorine interacts with bacteria that are the problem. THM exposure greatly increases the risk of a person with cancer at some point in his life.

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Posted On: June 26th, 2009
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Posted On: June 16th, 2009
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Analytical Study of Construction Project



 

Preface

 

The project is an extension to an international institution, funded by a foreign body in the same institution. The project is essentially complete and it is at the stage of the warranty period.

The project encountered a number of problems from beginning to end. Therefore, it is a project that will be reviewed by deception.

The problems we try to be discussed in places where they are described, under a new theme that the observations and conclusions of the author, instead of allowing us a discussion of important issues at the end of the document.

 

The first pre-contract – Pre Design Stage Line Out and develop proposals

 

1. 1 Project Description

 

1. 1. 1. The scope of the project

The scope of the project is a renovation of an existing building in an international institution Narahenpita. The scope consists of design and construction of an extension of existing building and grinding and painting the existing building. The new building consisted of about 6,000 square meters and is roughly equal to the size of the existing building. The expected cost of the project is twenty-five million rupees. The existing building is also the same organization (Consultant) 25 years ago.

 

1. 1. 2. The letter from the client and the approval process for projects

The client is an institute of management and accounting Narahenpita and the headquarters of the organization is based in London. The clientele consisted of an addition of a brief study area, spaces for administrative offices and an auditorium of the existing building. Access is provided by the existing buildings on the new provision.

The design will be made to British safety standards. The client is an international consultant and projects of local consultants should be taken by international consultants and clients based in London and authorization can be obtained only.

 

1. 1. 3. The location and site

The site is Narahenpita, adjacent to the building’s existing client. The country is a country whose government is one of the players carom Association. The country has been LEA apply for twenty-five years from customers for the purpose of constructing the new building.

 

1. 2. Appointment of consultants

 

1. 2. 1. Consulting firm and other consultants

The project has a story begins with an international consultant who has worked as chief designer of the project. The design has been completed and after the contract as FIDICT as always recommended by the international consultant, has called a tender. The tender figures have found extremely high and the project was not feasible.

The project must be rethought. The local consultant was then as chief designer and international consultant has been appointed as a designated organization to examine the design and offerings. The contract has been agreed to occur after the conditions ICTAD Contract.

The design has been developed by local consultants. Design Consortium Archedium AP and was appointed as principal consultant for the design and organization has the skills, so that all services of the Consortium are structural, electrical, mechanical and quantity surveying services. The design team appointed include in particular a structural engineer, mechanical and electrical engineer and a surveyor. However, the fire department has been appointed to advisory services for the design of fire protection and detection systems offer.

CONSULTANT in writing of the Department of Fire Services as project consultants, and they expect to get advice from the Fire Services Department, design of fire alarm system and detection of this project. (Appendix 01)

The consultant has the ability and experience necessary to provide fire protection and detection system itself design. However, since the customer a greater concern about fire safety and standards system, it was decided to opt for a specialist consultant.

With confirmation by the fire services, to provide the desired services, the customer organization in writing the fire department, which now charge for their services. The offer has been received and forwarded CONSULTANT consultant confirmed in writing that the offer is reasonable and acceptable.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

The contract with the Fire Department was founded in direct contract between the client and the fire department, and there is no contractual obligation with the consultant. Under the terms of engagement, expression of this situation – the architect has the right to hire other consultants and is responsible for customer services. Where other consultants hired by the client, the architect responsible for coordination and integration of their services.

Consultant only offer approved by the Fire Department made available and saw no added overhead. The fire department is only by the Consultant and Consultant is committed to not recommend their services. There is no contract with the consultant, but it is a contract with the client. Therefore, there is no contractual liability of a consultant for fire protection and detection system of the building.

 

Fee Calculation

The costs were calculated as recommended by the AFF. Payments to several steps as

1. Sketch Design

2. Schematic Design

3. Documents tender

4. Tender

5. Inspection and Monitoring

6. Post contract

The citation was the headquarters of clients in London and the international consultant for approval.

 

1. 3. Small words

 

1. 3. 1. Date of Issue

Part of the current building was constructed on a raft and the other half on stilts. The reason for this design is that the different state of the earth. The depth of bedrock on one side of the building is low, it pays to build a bonfire. On the other side of the building, the bed was more rock than 28 meters, it has been manufactured economically on a raft.

The new building will be built alongside the existing building, then joined together at all levels. Should be kept informed, however, the foundations of the existing building intact.

The cracks are observed in the existing building and therefore the risk in the design of the new extension has been implicated high. With the new building, the existing structure can not be bothered.

The consultant decided, and informs the customer that the project into two phases to be done. In the first phase of the additional – that is, the new building – is ready and will be in the second stage, the changes made to the existing building. The new building must be fully established at the end of concrete piles Baring.

Observations and conclusions of the author

The recommendation for the type of database was given by a consultant grondonderzoek companies and therefore the responsibility of the consultant will be reduced or partially transferred to another organization. However, special attention will be paid before construction documentatie and photograph the existing cracks.

The decision of the consultant to make changes to the existing building – which includes the modification of existing cracks – after the new building is a wise decision on the part of advisers. Any impact on existing cracks in the old building by the construction of new building activities that generate oscillations that made clusters and Dynamic Load Testing piles are times that are clearly visible. If the crack is correct first made, are not grounds for a reorganization of the cracks distinguish whether it is a defect in the repair or if there is an effect of the new building.

Under the contract, the contractor of all cracks to appear in the existing building, photography, and documentatie by the client and the consultant to get signed. Therefore, it was not necessary for the consultant, a separate collection of cracks in his justification to do so. But if a situation in which these photographs are not included in the scope of the contactor, the consultants to do an investigation on the cracks of his.

 

1. 3. 2. Conceptual Design Proposal

Concept was proposed by the consultant and presented to the client organization for their comments. The proposal was sent to clients based in London for their comments.

The design proposal has been accepted by the customer organization with comments. The design must be revised to meet British safety standards. The revised draft was presented to the client with a project plan until tender.

 

2. Two pre-contractual phase – design development and procurement

 

2. 1. Design Development

 

2. 1. 1. Site Analysis and its proposals

The site is a country that is filled originally a swamp. Therefore, the denudation of poor soils. A soil test was performed and the position of the rock bed were identified ranged from 18 to 20m.

Designs were made by the consultant must CUSTOMER Head Office, London and their advisers for advice. It was noted that if the plans, the limits for the cost of the customer to be revised.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

A complete analysis of the site has not been done before the first proposals. The project is a good example of how a project may suffer if the designers to easily assess the need for appropriate testing site.

Things problems later identified are given below, which could, if bigining identified many problems that have occurred have been avoided. (Problems have arisen because some of them) otherwise herein Ware

1. There are data cables, power lines and rain water flows through the city.

2. A public sewer line identified on the site.

3. The access road to the site can not reach the public sewer. The drains are all along the Elvitigala Mawatha and the next slot in which rainwater could be taken are identified, located 300 meters from the site.

The stormwater drainage of the building has been designed so that the discharge point, it is coupled with the existing system. After construction of the plant was noted that the existing system and illegally discharging stormwater directly into the street.

No solution to this problem of costs could be proposed. And the problem persists. Would it be used to study the problems can be through the development of a system where the system of harvesting stormwater soakage pit or an administrator can be avoided.

 

2. 1. 2. Schematic design and regulatory approvals

The design plan has been completed and approval has been received by the client. Before the approval of MCC, the clearance of planning to achieve by the UDA. To use these clearances from Ceylon Electricity Board, water supply and drainage authorities were prepared to be sought from the relevant authorities. If it is used to clear drains, CMC informed the position of a 9 “channel line via the website at a depth of 12 ‘. 5′ minimum distance from the grid of canals and construction and nothing can be maintained in the sewer line will be built. (Annex 09)

If the line was, remains to be deranged, the design must be modified. The design has been Suppose further that the sewer could be diverted, but if there discussing with the authorities of the city engineers department, water supply and Drainage Division – Maligakanda, it was found that the diversion of the Canal line and requires expensive hour. Consequently, the design has been revised for the distance of the chain line.

After obtaining permission from preliminary planning of the UDA was planning the CMC will be filed. The building is an extension of an existing building, and therefore the admission as an extension and not purchased as a new building. However, it is the old part of the building on the land belongs to the client and the new building is located on a site owned by the government. The extension can be made only if countries are met.

A unified system was performed by a licensed auditor. And the plan has been submitted to the documentary evidence of the lease hold. The situation was discussed with the Division of City Planning, Ministry of Municipal Engineers, CMC and the plan of pooling was approved.

Allow further development of the CMC was obtained in August 2003 and is well before the final award.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

The advisor has been appointed by the LEA operating in the country. If the consultant had been appointed earlier, and the site has been thoroughly investigated, identifying the public sewer would be an important issue that has raised land values and would able to maintain the rental value has also been the.

Stat authorization before any design work has won planning. The consultant has left the scale of the schematic design before obtaining CSF and amended following the whole design has been. The time and expense involved the participation of the contractor has been exposed.

 

Tender

Offer Documents

The consultant has proposed a restricted tender to go. The type of contract is the name of a type measure and pay a fixed price contract. The conditions of the tender and contract terms are derived from the contract ICTAD.

The consultant suggested, first, ranging up to two bids and the project has been programmed, an offer stacking and another tender for construction. But finally it was decided to make an offer.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

There are advantages to break the tender in two parts. It should be noted that the proposed contractor is unable to earn doing the work himself. Thus, they accumulate at least one sub-contractors. By separating the two can overhead the prime contractor will be saved. The civil contract begins with the completion of the stack and there is no need to pay a participation fee. Therefore, it is a significant cost savings.

Preparation of documents calling for tenders for public order can be done while it is underway and the pillars will be awarded before the completion of the pillars of supply. Therefore, there is a significant time saving.

The disadvantage of making two contracts is the responsibility of the structure when the two organizations, in case of collapse or structural damage or damage or settlement of an adjacent building, it is difficult ‘ be distributed to identify the standard party. The responsibility for the accuracy of stockpiling is an additional responsibility on the consultants.

The assurance of the piling contractor should not only the construction of batteries, but the construction period exceeding one year. Insurance costs are ultimately born large for customers. If all insurance costs – the sum of the contract piling and civil contract – the insurance cost was printing a single contract.

The old building next to the site, it came to cracking and therefore there is a danger that the building can be damaged by vibration and loading on the site. Therefore, a decision which distinguishes clearly the responsibility of an invitation to the contactor.

The consultant presented a list of shortlisted bidders for the client which included four numbers of bidders. The customer must include a list of discounts with a proposed two other bidders in the list. The consultant then sent the call for tenders to customers for their comments.

Customer, if you comment in the form of a report. There were two critical remarks by the client to which the consultants disagreed.

The client has proposed, it is possible to tax to pay suppliers, instead of the client.

The client has proposed, it is possible to candidates for price breakdown of how the costs of materials, labor and overhead.

The consultant said that it is the responsibility of the owner of any subsequent increase of the tax imposed is paid by the government, and therefore can not be transferred to the contractor. In addition, the consultant explained that if the agent should clarify their offers so much demand, nobody will be interested to attend this invitation.

 

Tender

In the letter, calling for interest to participate in the tender was to send all bidders proposed, and meets two of the bidders are not interested in participating in the tender. As the number of bidders is insufficient, were proposed two new names.

Bidder gathered the documents calling for tenders. The meeting pre-bid was held on the ground. And the issues raised and the clarifications by bidders were harvested, and the papers were circulated to all bidders. Bidders were able to send their careers to the consultant and all issues raised by the bidders were answered and all copies.

Tenders have been submitted to the office of the adviser. Tenders were received and opened with the presence of the client, the consultant, the consultant quantity surveyor and project manager.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

It is important that a letter be sent to participate in research of relevance to employment, and confirmation by the tenderers in the invitation to tender ontained. If the invitation is sent indicating the availability of documents calling for tenders and the time, there were problems, if not participate in large number of bidders, because the dates are fixed, it would not be enough time for bidders to identify to fill the gap.

 

Evaluation of tenders

Tenders will be assessed if they have correctly completed and arithmetical errors. The offer has not been evaluated taking into account the adjusted figures for tenders. Aspects of decommissioning have also been considered.

Spending Plan

Work histogram

Specifications

Available with the bidder Equipment

All figures are for the bid as too high for the client’s budget. The budget of the clients was twenty million rupees and the bids received digits of thirty million rupees five million rupees sixty varied. The reason why the values of one-upmanship has come because of the introduction of standards for higher safety, regulations and restrictions imposed by the client. For all bidders, shortlisted two bidders were competing with the above criteria. Negotiations bidding took place with the two bidders. During negotiations, three elements have been examined to reduce construction costs.

The bidder’s ability to reduce sentences that are questionable, and the consultant thought to be relatively high

where the high prices include the specifications of consultants, the ability to change data to examine and reduce prices

to remove certain items from the main contract and the opportunity to do so through designated subcontractor, done at a lower rate.

It was noted that this would require not only the construction costs to a level acceptable to the client. It was therefore decided that some elements of the contract such as construction of water marshes, water reservoirs, etc. The money for the construction of this withdrawal, the amount of money to be put inside the building by making a client based in London. New rates of both bidders were compared and from which a bidder has been selected for contract award.

 

Contracts

The consultants’ recommendation was sent to the client with the comparison of two bidders. The recommendation was accepted by the customer and the letter of award was sent to tendrderer selected.

The Contractor shall mobilize and begin with the letter of award as the instrument of his work, and the contract is signed.

 

Post Contract Phase One – Contract Administration

 

Monitoring, supervision and quality control

For monitoring and controlling the work, as Resident Engineer is assigned to the site. Duty of supervisor was to ensure that construction is carried out according to drawings and specifications provided. Visit the project architects and engineers on the site every two weeks and construction and the progress that has been controlled.

Unlike the resident engineer, was the work quality and accuracy of statements by the contracting method to perches on the top and work is guaranteed. For example, method statements requested by the contractor for the test pile, plush, piracy, water proofing and termite control.

To monitor the quality of construction, the contractor exams, as specified in the tasks of tender documentation. Concrete cubes of concrete piles were sent to laboratories for tests and results have been obtained by the contractor. The test results of the pile of concrete were considered unsatisfactory according to the consulting engineer. However, the contractor does not agree with the remark that the consultant. Thus, independent analysis of the pile concrete is obtained from an appropriate professor at the University of Moratuwa. The report stresses that the quality of concrete to expose the load of the building is sufficient.

Because the report of independent analysis, the cells were not considered as having failed battery. There was no need to make additional posts. But the consulting engineer, provided instructions on how to strengthen the link beams on pile foundations. The instructions were consistent with the recommendations of independent analysts.

Tests on the moisture content of wood and tests to identify the type of wood were made by the contractor.

An example for the list submission is included in the contract. The contractor must submit a program for submitting the sample to cover its construction program. Under the partnership program of the sample, the Contractor shall submit samples. Approved samples to a board and will be posted on the site.

Wasted material and time is through the system of checks on samples before building them is a minimum may be reduced eventually. For example, the sample under the door frame was rejected, and it was necessary to cope with the size, weight, height and materials processing is resubmitted.

 

Work planning (business)

Contractor was asked to present their work before starting work. The program has been approved by the contractor. Secondly, the contractor must submit a detailed work program compliance has been submitted. The project architect, said the program presented and detailed program has been received with Re-submission of sub-contract works and works programs sealing aluminum.

Monthly Progress and Program, and will be presented daily progress and program. The resident engineer reviews these programs with those already given master’s program and the contractor is recommended to increase the labor, equipment, etc., to avoid delays and delays. Progress will be issued always considered in the review of progress meetings as a comparison with the master’s program and further instructions.

The contractor will begin to accumulate for about two months. The reason for this delay was the inability of the sub-contractor to mobilize to push, as the batteries were mobilized existing machines on other pages. The contractor may request an extension because he is convinced that this last period, by the increased workload and the machine could catch up. For this reason, the program presented must be changed, and more. The resubmitted application was reviewed by the project architect and proved false. It was noted that the amount of work that he raises will be made on the last two months too long. The work required is very large. The contractor will adjust the program based on feedback and should be reintroduced.

The project architect and director of the construction is again noted that the program is feasible. This has been communicated to the contractor, the contractor did not agree.

 

Progress meetings

Progress meetings every two weeks on site with the participation of the contractor and its employees, relevant contractors, consultants, Site Engineer are held, the project architect and representing clients. At the first session, the client asked to forgive the people the project coordinator.

From the time of the superstructure of the building to construct, called customer meetings are held weekly. CONSULTANT stressed that progress is not sufficient to consider would be the week. It was therefore decided to hold a technical meeting every two weeks, to which client participation is not required.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

Mapping project coordinator customer is important to ensure that all correspondence with the customers significant happened. Without going as an important person through whom all correspondences with the will to resist contact with the client organization mess and no one can be held responsible. Each party shall appoint one person to handle.

The coordinator of the project client should be named in the initial phase, where the consultants, the statistical design. But these steps, the decisions taken by the discussions on the building committee of the entire client organization.

 

Commencement of work and the linkages and Insurance

The contractor is expected that its work before the mobilization of local program. In reviewing the progress meeting No. 1, contractors were asked to indicate the closing documents within 14 days of the agreement.

Performance Bond

All contractors in risk

Workman Compensation

Advance guarantee

Detailed Building Program

VAT number

Organization Site

Labor histogram

More over, the contractor was asked the following address before the pillar.

Service lines on the site – electronics, telecommunications, sewage – and be moved.

Submit demolition program and the outline of the methodology to be submitted for approval advisor.

Water, electricity and telecommunication links are available on the site.

Do photography survey of all adjacent buildings, and signed by the three parties.

Workers’ Compensation Insurance Policy has been presented not accepted by the client and consultant. It should be noted that the political side of the Personnel Department and staff should be visited. Customers staffing of home visiting staff and expatriate staff should also by insurance under the contract agreement. He also noted that the construction period from the date of the award letter (Annex should start at 02). According to recommendations the contractor will re-insurance.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

Given the advice to find the cables and pipes that run through the site is not in the contract, but the site contractor, is responsible for their protection. This instruction is given on site, the responsibility of contractors. This may, however, identified as failure of the consultant who had this and the possibilities of relocation of the identified in the early stages of the design would have thought.

The contract includes the demolition of part of the existing building. The existing building has cracks on it. It is therefore essential that the protection of the existing building is secured, while the demolition and piling works in progress. The application for demolition of the methodology is important that the contractor doing the demolition, to preserve the approved standards.

However, the photographic survey would extend to where the existing building which clearly indicates where the cracks are affected by the demolition.

It has identified a public sewer in this site. Protection of which would be applied. The position of the axis of the channel would simply directed by the authorities and the contractors who were asked to measure the actual distance between the line and poles. There is the possibility of damage to the sewer through the relocation and movement of the earth, the vibrations caused by pile catches and Dynamic Pile Testing. In addition, he would have asked to see the sewer line in the stack to the bottom of the drawing. However, no precaution can be considered at this stage to be taken by the consultant.

 

Changes and additional work

Several additional works have been done on the basis of proposals made by the contractor and the recommendations of the project architect and consulting engineer.

The consulting engineer has recommended an anti-termite treatment is necessary to carry out before the construction of the superstructure. The decision was taken after considering the nature of the excavated material from the structural engineer. Contractor will be asked to provide an estimate and a description of the method of treatment. The offer will be made available by the land surveyor assigned amount through deductions and the new rate was approved and accepted by the contractor.

The client asked to have liquid soap dispensers and hand dryers are installed in the toilet. The contractor will be asked to provide an estimate for installing these. The offer was by the quantity surveyor consultant and reviewed the revised offer was accepted by the client and contractor.

The construction of the sump and water have been the specification. However, to adjust the number of submissions of client portfolios, the articles of the Treaty, taking into account the possibility of allocating funds withdrawn later. (How else ware in this document)

It should be noted that the rehabilitation of the existing building to begin, the client must move to the new building will be undertaken before the interior work. Although the construction is completed, it can not function without water. Therefore, the possibility of the oil pan and build the water tank should be reconsidered.

It is noted that the water tank a structural element, structure, responsibility can not be distinguished, but he stayed with the new contractor, if it is built by him. On the other hand be mobilized at the expense of another switch on the Site should be higher. Therefore, the contractor was asked to make an offer to perform this task.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

It is obvious that the phase of bidding, provided the contractor is already bidding for the construction of the sump and water tank. But they are not part of the contract. Therefore, there is no contractual obligation between the client and the contractor put in place to conduct these tasks at prices indicated. For these reasons, the contractor is entitled to a new offer that is not on the basis of citations previously provided.

If you’ve made the decision to authorize construction of water reservoirs and oil pan for the new contractor to his client, the program would have done well at a lower rate.

 

Delays and Extensions

Within two months from the pillars of work is observed, shifted position, an important point lies in the critical path, delaying the entire program. The contractor must provide the information requested to explain the delay in writing, coupled with the new program.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

The registration and the requirement for a written explanation for this delay are significant. In case the contractor fails to complete construction in time, this written information will be used as valuable evidence for the investigation into the reasons for the delay in completion support.

However, the contractor is an explanation in writing, but his explanation was in the minutes of meetings to review progress included provided. The architects noted that the reasons are not provided by the client binding, was also recorded.

The contractor was asked constantly increasing labor and management forces at the site. The instructions were recorded two weeks, and written and sent. The delays were compared to the original application submitted by the contractor observes and continuously recorded. If it is determined that the contractor did not get up for the program, he was invited to submit in writing a new program. (Appendix 03)

Before the completion date the contractor has been suggested that it could not complete construction on time, which rejected the contract. Upon completion, the building was deemed incomplete. The contractor has not requested an extension.

The contractor has officially announced that it has failed to complete construction and its bonds and insurance must be extended. He was asked a new program to complete the construction. (Appendix 05)

After this letter, reviewing the progress that the contractor has not requested an extension of time was recorded. The contractor must present his new program, together with a request for an extension of 50 days. Insurance and bonds have been extended.

It should be noted that the reasons that the contractor will not be accepted in its entirety. Therefore, the consultants will submit in writing to the contractor has to give reasons for his refusal to complete the construction. (Appendix 06) The main reasons for his argument as fallows

The pillar is not sub-contractors resulting mobilized within two months.

This item is not binding. The piling contractor is not a designated subcontractor. The liability of subcontractors plants are located on the main contractor.

Due to the rain, his works have been affected, resulting in a period of fifteen days.

Rain can not be considered an unforeseen reasons into consideration, which may be delayed. The weather recorded by the Consultant Resident Engineer show no unusual rains during the year. Therefore, the contractor was asked to submit its expression data. These figures are compared with data consultant and supervisor of the conclusion of the show.

By the tsunami two weeks he has lost work on site.

However, no support in the working files, its arguments. In any case, such an argument.

Due to delays in delivery of client provided by the client and tiles because of the delay in approval of customer samples, Sanitary fitting, his work has been delayed.

It also as a cause by the contractor may be determined and proven to examine the records of meetings progress.

After the presentation of information on the reasons for requesting the extension of the validity of the application has been examined. The decision of the consultant in this case is still pending.

 

Payments to contractors

Contractor shall invoice monthly activity. Progress is reviewed by the resident engineer and consultant for the calculation of expert advisors reviewed. The revised plan certificates of payment will be sent to the client for approval and release of payments.

A bill progress of three million rupees by the contractor was 24 Introduced in March 2005. The bill must be assessed by the consultant before approving the same. A bill in the amount of two million rupees has been approved by the contactor because he needs money to pay the amounts of debts to employees for the new year.

 

Observations and conclusions of the author

This payment was required, should be deducted from the final payment. In this case, the consultant was looking at some other aspects.

How long can this happened because the contractor was not performed in accordance with the program

What is the maximum penalty he would go under if it does not complete construction on time.

The amount of money is received (after the release of payment on account) and the performance bond is sufficient to cover the penalty and freedom.

Given this factor, only a portion of the bill payment has been requested to publish. The client was advised that payment (Annex 04) are

 

Practical realization and the appropriate certificate

The contractor has promised to substantially complete the building with a lag of two months. Resident Engineer, the consultant recommended that we prepare a list of defects, so early that the contractor may attend the quick repair.

The consultant was the client that informed the building on such a date hand. The site has been reviewed by the consultant and determined that the building is not yet completed to an acceptable level. The contractor has been officially informed that the consultant can not accept the submission. (Appendix 07)

In one week, the contractor was able to complete the construction and the building was given to the client after a joint inspection of the building by the client and consultant. The list of deficiencies and products have been delivered to the customer. The certificate on the practical implementation has been issued to the contractor.

To receive after completion of the building to get to the client, the COC, a series of drawings as an integrated strategy, actions and results of tests to get the contractor. This was officially communicated to the contractor by the consultant (Annex 08),

 

4. Post Contract Phase Two – Maintenance and final completion

 

4. 1 Damages

The client was aware of what the penalties may be imposed against the contractor. The customer advisor has officially requested to advise in this regard. The contractor in writing to the client, explaining to the contractual penalty for a single day 19,125. 00 / – and the delay will still be charged. However, assuming an extension of 52 days given to the contractor, the total delay is 142 days, LD may be imposed for the remaining 90 days. The total expense is recoverable Rs 1,5000,000 / -.

 

4. 2 performance bond and maintenance.

The performance bond is to the end of the reserve maintained. Meanwhile, log defects in the building that are set by the contractor. There are several minor incidents recorded including burning a fan, blocking gutters and these were immediately notified by the contractor to be officially eliminated by the contractor.

 

Conclusion

The project is being particularly important in three aspects, which is rare in a construction project. First is the appointment of another consultant to supervise the work of a consultant. It is not usual, Sri Lanka, but it is interesting to note that the international community to examine the agreement between the client and the contractor for a contract, and the term “business use” in order to relate more to advise as well. It is important to see how a consultant should respond to this kind of situation and the security guard yourself in without any difficulty.

Secondly, the delays of the project began, all are at the beginning. The client, the consultant asked what measures were taken by the consultant could and what are its powers. It clearly shows that may be other than the introduction of liquidated damages at the end of the project, the only activity of the consultants is needed in this area, write letters. He showed the importance that the new definition with the role of consultants in a contract in the contracts.

The project demonstrated the importance of good site analysis and on-site investigation by any design to start. ) This series of problems encountered during the project (unless otherwise specified in this document may be avoided Ware of that.

Be made, however, the imposition of sanctions and the arguments and justifications for the same thing for an interesting event, which has yet to occur in the near future.

 

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