CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

SECTION 2
Urgent Works:-
The urgent works need not to be treated as par with the works to be taken up under emergency
situations. Urgent works may be defined as those kinds of works which requires fast start/completion
within compressed schedule and are to be taken up on top most priority at the instructions of competent
authority. Under such situation availability of funds needs to be ensured before taking up execution
of works.
Urgent works can be taken up at specific request of user department with prior in principle approval
of CPWD officers competent to approve the work order to be issued to take up such works if work is to
be executed through work order. Chief Engineer shall be final authority to approve the execution of
urgent works.
The financial powers under emergency and urgent situation should be exercised with great caution
after watching the financial Interest of Government.
2.3 Administrative approval
“Administrative approval” is the communication of formal acceptance of the proposals by the competent
authority of the Administrative Ministry/Department requiring the work.
2.3.1 Accord of administrative approval
(a) The concurrence of the competent authority of the Administrative Ministry/Department requisitioning
the work should be obtained to the Preliminary Estimate for the work. However, no such concurrence
is required for normal repairs and maintenance works.
(b) The Preliminary Estimate should be framed or countersigned by the authority as specified in para
4.1.4 of the Manual, and sent in triplicate to the Administrative Ministry/Department requisitioning
the work. The requisitioning authority shall be requested to return one copy of the estimate, duly
countersigned in token of acceptance, while communicating the administrative approval.
(c) One copy of the administrative approval shall be endorsed to the concerned Accounts Officer.
2.3.2 Powers for accord of administrative approval
(a) Various Ministries/Authorities who get their works executed through the CPWD, have been
delegated specific powers to accord administrative approval to the works.
(b) The amount of administrative approval accorded, in all cases, shall include departmental charges,
wherever it is leviable.
(c) In case of estimates for residential accommodation, it has to be seen by the authority concerned
before the issue of administrative approval that the scale of accommodation provided for therein
does not exceed the one approved by the Ministry of Finance.
(d) If the estimated cost of a work exceeds the powers of any officer, the administrative approval of
the Government of India in the Administrative Ministry must be obtained.
(e) The Director General (Works) and Additional Directors General have been delegated powers as
in Appendix-I to accord administrative approval for construction of houses for CPWD project staff
in major projects, as well as for CPWD maintenance staff.
2.3.3 Approval to work of additions and alterations
(a) No authority, with the exception indicated in sub-para (b) below, is empowered to accord
administrative approval to an estimate of additions and alterations to a building, if the expenditure
contemplated would result in increase of the capital cost of the building to a figure which is beyond
the authority in question entitled to accord the administrative approval in case of a new residence.
(b) The Director General (Works), Additional Directors General, Chief Engineers, Superintending
Engineers and Executive Engineers may accord administrative approval, as per powers delegated
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