Year: 2023
Type: other
Abstract: Dayworks) states 'If a Daywork Schedule is not included in the Contract, this Sub-Clause shall not apply'.If there is no Daywork Schedule included in the tender documents, then payment cannot be made on a Daywork basis.Sub-Clause 12.3 (Valuation of the Works) provides opportunity for valuation of Dayworks to be negotiated, provided they are of a minor and incidental nature.The supplementary documents 'Guidance for the Preparation of Particular Conditions' and 'Notes on the Preparation of Special Provisions' do not provide any indicators of what requirements would be included in a Daywork Schedule.One solution would be for the inclusion in the Tender Documents of a 'Schedule of Dayworks' prepared by the Employer with a limited number of items most relevant to Daywork operations.The quantities of each of the Schedule items are also to be provided by the Employer.The Schedule shall be priced by Tenderers, noting that the unit prices are deemed to include taxes, overhead and profit.The total value of the Schedule is to be included as a Provisional Sum in the Bill of Quantities.This procedure ensures that the daywork rates offered by each tenderer is reflected in the total tendered amount.The procedure given in Sub-Clause 13.5 (Dayworks) for obtaining any Goods for use on a Daywork task is cumbersome.To avoid delays and reduce costs, much of the required Goods are frequently sourced from the Contractor's own stores (where supporting invoices are available).The Engineer is
Source: Wiley eBooks
Author: Michael Robinson
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4313638781