C-65.1, r. 12 - Engineers’ Fees (Services to Government) Regulation

Section 8 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

8. Services during construction include those rendered in the office and on the worksite. They include

(1)  the preparation of large-scale drawings of details that could not be foreseen during the preparation of the final plans and specifications, but that are required for construction purposes;

(2)  the preparation of notices of changes and negotiations concerning them;

(3)  advice to the client on technical problems arising during the construction;

(4)  the verification of workshop drawings and manufacturer’s drawings to see that they are in compliance with the plans and specifications, in order to make recommendations to the client;

(5)  correspondence regarding construction work;

(6)  the verification of substitute materials, in order to make recommendations to the client;

(7)  depending on the frequency demanded by progress on the worksite, periodic visits to the worksite in order to make sure that the general progress of the work, its execution, and the quality of the materials and workmanship are in compliance with the requirements of the contractual documents, these visits not necessarily implying qualitative, quantitative, thorough and continuous checking;

(8)  on the basis of observations made during periodic visits to the worksite, information to the client about the progress of the work and defects or deficiencies noted in the work of the contractor, and orders for the redoing of work considered not to be in compliance with the contractual documents;

(9)  notices to the contractor about the interpretation of plans and specifications;

(10)  the drawing up of minutes of meetings at the worksite and meetings with the client;

(11)  for a construction contract with a lump sum price, the checking of requests for payment and the issuance of certificates for recommendation of partial and final payments;

(12)  the supervision oversight of operating tests on the machinery and apparatus installed to determine whether they meet the warranties for capacity and performance, for the elements in the firm’s area of specialization; and

(13)  written recommendations to the client regarding the issuance of provisional and final notices of acceptance of the work.

D. 1235-87 (French only), a. 8; O.C. 195-2023.