CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

204 SECTION 33
(3) In granting extension of time, a balanced view should be taken of the delays on the part of the
contractor, vis-a-vis the delays of the Department. The mention of the delays on the part of the
contractor along with those of the Department would ultimately help the Department in properly
defending its position before the Arbitrator against the claims of the contractor for damages.
[There is no corresponding clause in Forms no. CPWD 10, 11 and 11A. Clause 18 of Form no.
CPWD 12 is similar to clause 5 of Forms no. CPWD 7 and 8 with minor change.]
33.6 Clause 7 of Forms no. CPWD 7 and 8
The circumstances under which intermediate payments can be made to the contractor have been
explained in para 30.1 of this Manual. The Engineer-in-charge should fix a date by which the contractor
should submit the bill each month. The amount admissible shall be paid by 10 th or 15 th working day after
submission of the bill by the contractor to the Engineer-in-charge or his Assistant Engineer, with all the
required details, depending upon whether the work is in the headquarters of the Engineer-in-charge or
outside his headquarters. The payment to the contractor shall be made only on submission of the bill by
him. If the contractor fails to submit the bill as aforesaid, he forfeits all claims whatsoever due to delays on
payment including that of interest. [Para 7.12 of this Manual may be seen on submission of the computerized
bills by the contractor.]
33.7 Clause 8 of Forms No. CPWD 7 and 8
(1) According to this clause a completion certificate is to be given by the Engineer-in-charge to a
contractor on completion of the work. No final bill will be accepted from a contractor unless such a
bill is supported by a completion certificate. Further, the date of the completion certificate will
determine the date upto which a contractor can be held responsible for making good damages
under relevant clauses of the agreement.
(2) It has been observed that generally no certificate is given and only the date of completion is noted
in the Measurement Book. Since this practice is not in conformity with the provision of this clause,
a completion certificate must be recorded in the manner detailed under para 30.4 of this Manual.
(3) If, on inspection of the work by the Engineer-in-charge on receiving intimation from contractor, the
work is not found satisfactorily complete, the contractor should be intimated of the defects etc. in
writing, but no provisional completion certificate should be issued.
(4) The date of completion of work is the date on which it is finished, and not the date on which the final
measurements are recorded by the Engineer-in-charge or his subordinate. It will therefore, be
necessary to enable the Audit/Accounts to satisfy itself that the work was completed within the
time prescribed in the contract, to note the date of its actual completion both in the bill of the
contractor as well as in the Measurement Book in which the last measurements are recorded.
33.7.1 Recording of completion certificate after site clearance and measurements
(1) If the contractor fails to remove the scaffolding, surplus material and rubbish, and does not clean
up the dirt from the wood work, doors, windows, walls, floors and other parts of the building, etc. it
should be got removed at the cost of the contractor as laid down in this clause. The completion
certificate should not be given till the site is cleared of all malba, rubbish, etc.
(2) The clause further states that, the certificate of completion shall not be issued until the work is
measured by the Engineer-in-charge. The intention behind the provision is that all the measurements
for works shall be recorded in time. The measurements for works are the most vital details, which