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Index
                          262
                                                                 undisturbed sampling 133
                          Records (contd)
                                                                 use of boreholes 133
                            photographic 162
                                                                 use of trial pits 132–5
                            price variation 157
                            quantity register 149–52
                                                               Site preparation contract 58
                            supply contracts 158–61            Site layout considerations 138–40
                          Reinforcement 253–5                  Site roads construction 138–9, 231
                            bar bending schedules 253          Site sanitation 124
                            design requirements 254            Site survey requirements 125, 128–30
                            rusting of 254                     Soil tests 136, 230–1
                          Resident engineer 10, 96–106         Specifications 53, 55
                            check of contractor’s temporary works  co-ordination of contracts 57–9
                             140                                 general requirements 59–61
                            clerical requirements 126–7          method v. performance 62
                            common problems faced 98             site data problems 61
                            diary 149                            workmanship and materials 61–3
                            filing system 144–6                Starting the construction 120–7
                            handling of defective work 101–2   Subcontract standard form 49
                            handling of job troubles 102–4     Subcontracts:
                            important points to watch 99         contractor’s use, problems of 86–8
                            instructions to contractor 98–9      danger re quote only to contractor 189
                            powers and duties 52, 96–8           for M & E work  21–2, 47–9, 57, 59
                            powers to be notified to contractor 96  nomination problems 166, 187
                            problems of responsibility 101–3     resident engineer to check 166
                            relationship with agent 100          use in management contracting 23
                            safety duties and problems 100     Supervisor under ECC 44, 52, 91
                            site office 123                    Supply contracts handling 158–61
                            staff 104–6
                            variation orders, handling 206, 208
                            weekly and monthly reports 149, 150  Target contracts 32
                            work at start of construction 122–6  Tenders and tendering 64–79
                          Retention money 204                    acceptance of tender 76
                          Risks, contractual 35–6                bond and insurance 54–5, 204
                            ICE contract provisions 44           checking tenders 72, 73
                            overseas government approach 36      choosing a tender 75
                            under design and construct           errors in tenders 70, 73
                             contracts 25                        EC rules 65
                            weather 35, 44                       instructions to tenderers 53
                          Risks, constructional                  issue of documents 69
                            assessment of 113–4                  issue of amendments 70
                          Rock excavation 183, 184               letter of intent 78
                                                                 methods for obtaining 64
                                                                 negotiated tenders 65
                          Safety requirements, see Health &      tenderer offer to complete early 76
                             Safety                              opening of tenders 71
                          Safety Manager or Supervisor, or Planning  pre-tender meeting 70
                             Supervisor 50, 98, 100, 108–9, 164  prequalification of tenderers 68
                          Selective tendering 64, 65             pricing problems 74
                          Serial contracting 26                  qualifications to tender 72
                          Service contracts 10                   selective tendering procedure 64, 67
                          Setting out 129–32                   Term or serial contracting 26, 43
                          Site drainage 141–3                  Time extension due to exceptional
                          Site investigations 132–6                weather 175–6, 217, 218
                            augering 15                        Time for completion 175
                            data to be provided 60–1           Time-related items in preliminaries
                            soil testing apparatus 136–8           bill 189, 191
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