CHAPTER 3
CONTRACTOR AND RESPONSIBILITY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter will be discussed about contractor and its classes. And this chapter also will explain about their responsibilities in managing safety during construction work carried out.
3.2 Definitions
3.2.1 Contractor
A contractor is someone who enters into a binding agreement to perform a certain service or provide a certain product in exchange for valuable consideration, monetary, goods, services, even barter arrangements. In the building trades, a contractor is one who is engaged in the construction or building related services for a client.
The contractor can defined as a body or party that responsible to make reality painting that that provided by architect to form and actual size that was prescribed according to contract..
All construction work carried out is under the contractor's responsibility and contractor necessary, satisfy the condition that stated in the contract. Contractors that completing construction work will get consideration or profit that is shaped payment from a client or owner of the building. Payment imposed, this is in return for contractor's service and it was upheld approval from both parties. The agreement will exist with condition particular condition between contractor, employer and a few other parties which involved under construction.
3.2.2 Sub- contractor
The subcontractor is consisting of whole variety contractor who did work according to certain trade skill, expertise and their own capacity. Construction project usually needs employee from a contractor that is different at the same time.
3.3 CONTRACTOR
3.3.1 CLASSES OF CONTRACTOR
In order to obtain contract work from the government agencies and statutory board, registra...
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...fered in the tender. Based on CIDB directory for contractor, usually they perform light and not overall work compared to large contractor, such as maintenance of water supply and sewerage system, electrical installation, installation of water pipe, concrete repair works, landscaping works and other, but not all the work that they do are light , they also performing the heavy and and dangerous work such as:
I. High voltant Electric installation works.
II. Dam maintenance.
III. Lift and escalator installation.
IV. Exploding rock work.
3.4 SUMMARY
This chapter describes the terms for contractors and sub-contractors, contractor responsibility for the management of safety at construction sites is also important to ensure that the construction work can be carried out smoothly. Safety management also cannot be done well without the cooperation of all parties involved.
A few sailors in the Navy were builders, but the sole Military Occupational Specialty held by those men was Construction, which did not provide enough diversity in skills to make them very effective. Although contractors were the better option at the time, the contracting system was ridden with problems. Every contractor was required to reach a government-set qualification level before beginning work. Congress had to authorize every contract, and the payment type was decided on a case-by-case basis. Some contracts were unit-price payment, others were lump-sum, others were paid on a loan, and still other prices were calculated at the end of the project based upon man-hours, materials cost and similar factors (known as an informal contract, and was the most expensive of all contract types) (Bingham 77-80) Furthermore, every project was carried out using a predetermined amount of supplies, again negotiated with Congress. If more supplies were needed, the contracting business went through Congress to re-negotiate the contract for more supply
These Contractors are selected on their integrity, ability and characteristics before they are invited to tender. It follows that only firms of sufficient standing and experience in that particular type of work will be approached. The lowest tender will generally have to be accepted. Selective tendering can give clients greater confidence that their requirements will be satisfied and should reduce the wasted effort that can be involved in open tendering. • Negotiated tendering - employer inviting a contractor of his choice to submit prices for a project.
PESTEL stands for Political: highlights the role of government and how this affects the company strategic choices. Economic: refers to factors such as business cycles and economic growth rates within the country that the company is located. Social: influences the culture of a country and how they change also the demographics. Technological factor appeals more to innovations such as the Internet and new technology. Environmental focuses mainly on green issues such as pollution and waste. Legal focuses mainly on legislative issues such as health safety and environmental issues.
After all when there is an approved contractor, then it would mean that they would have the right tools and equipment and the knowhow of the items rather than allowing an amateur do your work it can prove to be disastrous and would only give you more problems. Even the local roofing contractor would be best to be approved so that there would be a lot who would trust in their work and there wouldn’t be anyone to question their capabilities. Having an approved sarnafil and roofing contractor would help you more rather than having a not approved
A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor isnot subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job.
Being a residential construction worker requires the ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. It requires the ability to communicate orally and in writing. It also requires the ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely. In addition, it requires the ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions. Finally, it requires the ability to meet attendance schedules with dependability and consistency ("Construction Laborer.").
Tender documentation usually includes the Bill of Quantities, a works schedule and plan and any drawings made up by the consultants. At this stage tenders can be submitted by contractors. These tenders are submitted on a single-stage, competitive basis in order to determine a main contractor for the project. The main contractors are not responsible for the design in this case instead the client will keep the design consultants during the construction of the project as they are required to solve any design flaws that arise during the building
The impact of construction law on the construction professional: A personally contextualised exposition Jessica Lambert As I am a construction lawyer, I am not directly affected by construction law in my professional capacity. Rather, my clients, the construction professionals, are the ones who are directly impacted by it, be it through regulation, business ventures, or legal disputes. For this reason, this exposition will focus on an example involving the directors of a plumbing services company as the construction professionals, with a note on how the law in question has impacted the service I provide to my clients.
Mostafa’s role in his company requires a diverse set of skills. His team is involved with scheduling the project to meet specific deadlines, determining labor requirements and obtaining all necessary permits and licenses. Technical skills involve using the program Microsoft Project, which he told me required 2 weeks of training to understand. Microsoft Project is used to evaluate construction methods, determine cost-effectiveness, and develop and implement quality control programs. This program is vital to monitor and manage risks. Managing risks depends on priorities set by the company. His company usually depends on the strategy of minimizing the risks by lowering the effect of the consequences, which include late delivery penalties to the vendor. The nature of his work heavily depends on this
This I have learnt through attending sites and observing practises. Upon arrival on site for 3 Merchant Square, London Wall Place and Key Bridge House, I underwent a full site induction, which covered the overall understanding of the works on site and procedures implemented on site by the Contractors to ensure safety of both workers and visitors on site. On visiting sites for other projects, I read the WSP’s general risk assessment and signed off to confirm I understand the company’s policies followed by a brief update on the works on site. For these projects, I understood that I must be accompanied by a competent representative of the contractor
Another large debate in the issues and impacts of obesity is the responsibility of employer’s. Especially for those whose obesity comes from a sedentary lifestyle. Or perhaps need the preventative measures of keeping obesity at bay. A hot topic on the rise is whether or not employers should be mandated to give employees a work-out period in their schedule. The employers could offer employee’s incentives for utilizing resources (a company gym, discounted memberships, and dietician, walking a company track) and by using the resources keep costs low. Though initially it could be costly to take on the responsibility to offer extra incentives to employee’s it could offer long term potential savings. (Villareal, Apovian, Kushner, and Klein 2005) Those whose companies offer various programs and actively engage in them express more happiness, productivity, a greater quality of life, and overall better health. Better health allows for employee’s to serve their employers better. They use less sick pay, keep insurance premiums low, and are more likely to be in tune with their daily job. So while the initial cost may be high, the long term financial gain of a happy, healthy, productive team is hard not to invest in!
This paper explores what it takes to be a construction manager and the responsibilities of being a construction manager and the skills that a construction manager should have. It also explores what good construction managers do to have success on their construction projects and the steps that a construction manager must follow to end a project and meet their deadlines at the same
In general, there are different types of procurement type for various situations, due to no one method can be suitable under the all different construction project. In this case, there are four procurement paths, which are traditional, design and build, management and design and manage, which will be advised to use. However, each method has different advantages and disadvantages. First, traditional path is the tender documents have been prepared and then invite the tender and the employer appoints the contractor to construct the project. There are several advantages of this traditional route in the construction industry.
As well as they are the only bodies that is really responsible for the construction safety effort. In any case if they not provide the safety attempts and some bad incident occurred then they are responsible for the critical case. The criteria are to be settled by the constructors. The most important and considerable thing in this regard is the health problems that can be suffered by the workers in some of the cases.