Programme

Before commencing the Works the Contractor shall, in accordance with the relevant clause of the Conditions of Contract, submit to the Engineer for his approval a programme showing the order in which he proposes to carry out the Works. The programme shall be in the form of a bar chart, or any other form as may be agreed by the Engineer, and shall clearly indicate the followings:

(a) The sequence of each activity, the proposed start and completion dates of each activity, the rate of progress and the cumulative quantity or percentage of Work expected to be achieved on each activity by the end of each month.
(b) Dates by which major drawings requiring the Engineer’s approval will be submitted. A period of three weeks shall be allowed from the date of receipt of these drawings for such approval.
(c) The time allocated for Work by others, including those of the Employer and by utility undertakings:

Sufficient space should be provided in the programme for recording the actual progress against the programmed progress for each activity.

The programme shall be submitted with details of the followings:

(i) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of Resource and Activities.
(ii) A statement giving the numbers and categories of supervisory and technical staff and skilled and unskilled Workers to be employed on the Works.
(iii) A list and type details of major Constructional Plant (including vehicles), which the Contractor proposes to employ on the Works.
(iv) Details of the Contractor’s methods of Working for all operations.
(v) A statement giving the proposals for location or locations and sizes of base camps, accommodation, offices, Workshops and stores.
(vi) Details of the Contractors programme for submitting catalogues of equipment & machinery along with the date of shipment and installation. The programme must commensurate with the contractor’s construction schedule.
(vii) Details of the programme for the Works from the date of receipt of the Engineer’s order to commence the Works including a complete resource allocation showing the number of units and allotted times for each unit of Constructional Plant, materials and labour allocated to each part of the Works.
(viii) Details of Contractors proposals for Work affecting private property and the dates during which the relevant Work will be undertaken.

The Contractor shall make due allowance in his programme for the provision of any temporary diversions of roads and public inconvenience existing channels which may be necessary.