CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

SECTION 12
purposes only, copies of type design may be sold to them on the recovery of the cost of prints
only, provided an undertaking is given by the organization that if they adopt the designs for
construction, normal departmental charges would be paid by them.
(2) Fee for preparation of plans and estimates, whether preliminary or detailed, for schemes that do
not mature, shall not be charged from the Departments of the Government of India and local
bodies who entrust their works to the CPWD as a standing arrangement. Charges shall be levied
at the rate of 1.5 and 5 per cent for the preparation of infructuous preliminary and detailed architectural
plans/works estimates respectively from the other bodies who approach CPWD for the execution
of works occasionally as distinct from standing arrangements.
(3) The Public Sector Undertakings, autonomous bodies and semi-Government organizations, when
they approach CPWD for preparation of preliminary plans, will have to pay departmental charges
at the rate of 1% of works outlay for the said service. The cost will be worked out on the basis of
total carpet area required by the client organization multiplied by a suitable factor to convert it into
plinth area, and then applying the normal plinth area rate prevailing in the locality. Subsequently,
this amount will be adjusted in the overall departmental charges if the project is sanctioned, provided
no major changes are made in preliminary plans.
12.4 Levy of charges for works abroad
It has been decided by the Government of India that departmental charges at the following rates shall
be levied for departmental works that are executed in Missions abroad:
(a) In cases where the works are executed through the agency of CPWD
Actual expenditure incurred on the executive staff stationed at a particular place including actual
travelling and other special allowances (including the permissible home leave fares) given to the
India based staff in the particular Embassy according to the rules in force, plus actual travelling
allowances of the Senior Engineers and Architects visiting the works abroad periodically, plus 3%
of the building cost as “Direction Charges” to cover the services of Architects and Designers, and
higher level supervision.
(b) In other cases where CPWD is associated with the work and assist and advise the local architects
(i) For preparation of preliminary sketches and estimates @ 1% of the estimated cost,
(ii) Actual expenditure on executive staff in accordance with sub para (a) above in case of an
officer who is sent abroad to advise on various matters, and
(iii) Actual travelling allowances of the Senior Engineers and Architects visiting the work abroad.
12.4.1 Expenditure on Tools and plant
Expenditure on Tools and Plant for works abroad should be charged to the project concerned, unless
a regular unit of CPWD is maintained at the place where the work is being carried out, in which case the
expenditure on Tools and Plant shall be debitable to the head “2059 Public Works CPWD Tools and
Plant”, and usual percentage of departmental charges as may be prescribed in this behalf from time to
time, shall be levied on the concerned works.
12.4.2 Expenditure on establishment
The following procedure shall be adopted so that the accounts of the works receive debits for all items
of expenditure on establishment engaged on works executed in Missions abroad:
(a) In cases where works are executed through the agency of CPWD
(i) Actual expenditure incurred on the executive staff stationed at the particular place, including
actual permissible home leave fare charged in the first instance to head “2059 PW
Establishment”, will be debited direct by the Divisional Officer executing the work to the work
concerned, and credit afforded under the Head “2059 PW Establishment Charges recovered
from other Government Department etc.”, by raising formal debit under 8658 suspense accounts
PAO suspense (MEA).
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