CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

SECTION 30
30.1.2 Objections raised by the Divisional Accountant
If any objection is raised by the Divisional Accountant for payment of a particular item or rate in any
bill, the Engineer-in-charge should make up his mind and pass final orders then and there whether the
item on which objection has been raised should be allowed or not, and if it is not to be allowed than the item
should be deleted from the bill, but in no circumstances the payment should be delayed.
30.2 Final payments
(1) Final measurements should be recorded within one month of the completion of work. Final payments
for works costing more than Rs. 15 Lakh should be made within 6 months of the completion of
work, and for other works within 3 months.
(2) Para 22.1.3 of this Manual may be referred to regarding prompt completion of all the formalities in
connection with the release of the final payment.
30.3 Time schedule for payment of bills
The following time schedule for payment of bills and issue of completion certificates has been prescribed:
Stage Time Limit
1 2
Payment of running bills As far as possible before expiry of 6 working days
from the presentation of the bill. Both AE/AEE and
EE should not take more than 3 working days each
(clause 7).
Contractor’s notice of completion of work Within 10 days on completion of the work (clause 8).
Issue of completion certificates for works Within 30 days (clause 8) of receipt of contractor’s
notice.
Submission of final bill by the contractor Within One month of the date of the final certificate of
completion furnished by the Engineer-in-charge or 3
months of the physical completion of the work,
whichever is earlier (Clause 9).
Payment of final bills for works up to Rs. 15 lakhs 3 months. (clause 9) of receipt of final bill from the
contractor.
Payment of final bills for works over Rs. 15 lakhs 6 months (clause 9) of receipt of final bill from the
contractor.
30.4 Inspection of works and issue of completion certificate
(1) Before the work is declared as completed in all respects and final payment is released to the
contractor in respect of the following works, it has to be inspected by the Superintending Engineer/
Director of Horticulture.
Contract Amount
(i) Building works ……………………………... Rs. 100 lakhs and above
(ii) Electrical works ……………………………. Rs. 40 lakhs and above
(iii) Water supply/sanitary works ……………... Rs. 40 lakhs and above
(iv) Road/runway works ……………………...... Rs. 100 lakhs and above
(v) Horticulture works ………………………...... Rs. 6 lakhs and above
(Modified as per OM/MAN/200)
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