CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

56 SECTION 7
Items of works which are considered to have very high unit rates:-
(i) RCC Work.
(ii) Items in sunk ashlar stone or marble work, plain sunk or moulded in walls, columns, arches or
domes.
(iii) Stone or marble work in wall lining. All steel cladding, structural glazing etc.
(iv) All wood work in Chowkhats, frames or trusses in Indian or Burmah Teakwood.
(v) All joinery work in shutters, trellis works, miscellaneous wood work etc. whether in Indian
Teak or Burma Teakwood.
(vi) All brass, oxidised brass or other similar costly fittings of doors, windows etc. where payable
separately.
(vii) All major equipments for AC, lifts, Generator sets, Sub-station equipments, fire works, any
other items desired by Engineer-in-charge.
(3) In case of works at headquarters of the Sub-Division, AE should check measure not less than
50% of the value of the measurements recorded by his Junior Engineer before any running/final
bill is paid.
(4) In case of works outside headquarters of the Sub-Division, the Assistant Engineer should check
measure upto 50% of the value of work done before preparing final bills or before making payment
of alternate running/final bills.
Note: For the purpose of test check, “measurements” means the “corresponding monetary value
of measurements of work done.” This, however, does not apply to “Levels”, in which case the test
check has to be based on the number of levels recorded.
(5) While test checking the works of repetitive type, the Assistant Engineer (Elect) should test check
100% of all items of at least one unit, taken at random, besides test checking isolated and individual
items in other units to bring the total extent of check measurement to the desired limit of 50% of
value of work done.
(6) Besides the mandatory test check of RCC and hidden items of work, the test check of
measurements by Assistant Engineer shall also include not less than 50% of the plumbing work
for sanitary and water supply wherever applicable.
(7) In the case of works outside the headquarters of the Sub-Division costing upto 20% of his tender
acceptance power, check measurements by the Assistant Engineer need not be insisted upon.
He will, however, have to accept general responsibility for the correctness of the bill as a whole.
7.10.2 Test check by the Executive Engineer
(1) The Executive Engineer should test check 10% of the measurements recorded by his subordinates
at least every alternate bill for works at his headquarter, and at least every third bill for works
outside his headquarter. Measurements selected by EE should be independent of measurements
test checked by AE. However this will not apply to items, the measurement of which are achecked
100% by AE. In respect of works costing up to 20% of his tender acceptance power at places
outside the headquarter of the division, and in case of works costing up to 10% of his tender
acceptance power at the headquarter of the division, the Executive Engineer may, in his discretion,
authorise payment without any test check by him. He will, however, have to accept general
responsibility for the correctness of the bill as a whole.
(2) Test check of RCC and plumbing works
(i) Test check of the Executive Engineer shall also include at least 10% test check of the
measurements of RCC items so as to ensure structural safety of building.
(ii) Besides the mandatory test check of RCC and hidden items of work, the test check of
measurements by the Executive Engineer shall also include not less than 10% of the plumbing
work for sanitary and water supply.
(3) Test check of steel
(i) In the case of receipt of steel, the Executive Engineer shall test check 10% of the total
consignment received in a month. Any consignment test checked by the Executive Engineer
should be checked by him 100%.