ASSESSMENT TITLE: INDIVIDUAL FIELDWORK REPORT 1( Levelling)

BY

KHALID KAMESHKI

STUDENT : KHALID KAMESHKI

STUDENT NO : 00610289

COURSE : CIVIL ENGINEERING SURVEYING

PROGRAMME : BE CIVIL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT : CIVIL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

SUBMISSION DATE : 14TH NOVEMBER 2021.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 1. Acknowledgement………………………………………………………3
2. Introduction of levelling…………………………………………………4
3. The theory in details…………………………………………………….5
4. Referencing……………………………………………………………...6

INTRODUCTION:

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The aim of this assignment to understand the concept of interim certificates, payments and final
account. And also we could understand the roles of employer, contractor and architects for
certificates and payments.

MAINBODY:
According to yellow form clause 35a (i) the employer and contractor have account called
‘Guarantee account’ in the bank mentioned in the appendix. The employer has to pay 2 months
of average amount (i.e. €120,000 Contract value/12 months completion period = €10,000x2 =
€20,000/-) in the guarantee account.
The amount in the Guarantee account will be paid to the contractor upon final certificate or any
unpaid interim certificate pursuant to clause 34(b).
And also the employer’s bank will issue a certificate confirms that the employer having
sufficient fund for the project to meet the uninterrupted cash flow.

Interim payment:
The contractor has to submit their valuation based on the work progress with detailed supporting
documents for architects approval. The architect would check and certify the same and send their
recommendation to the employer for payment. The employer should pay to the contractor within
5 working or days or as mentioned in the appendix. This amount inclusive of sub-contractor and
nominated subcontractor works also. If certified amount differs from submitted amount by the
contractor, the Architects shall give detailed explanation to the contractor about deduction or
addition of amount submitted by them.
Materials at Site: The contractor entitled to claim for material at site in their interim valuation as
mentioned in the appendix. The contractor cannot claim 100% of value of material in their
valuation.( Normally up to 80%).
Material at site will be approved by architects with following conditions:
 Materials or goods planned for the particular project.
 Materials or goods stored by the contractor, the employer, sub-contractor or Nominated
sub-contractor.
 Classification of works( i.e. Aluminium, Wooden doors)

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  The contractor has to provide the necessary documents including invoice, delivery notes
etc., to proof that material or goods related to the project to Architects approval..
 The material or goods should come under contractor insurance cover and the same will
be inspected by the employer and architects about the damage or loss.

Retention Fund:
The amount to be retained by the employer in every interim as agreed in the appendix. The total
amount shall not exceed as mentioned in the appendix as limit of retention amount.
This retention amount will be released against retention bond issued by contractor to employer
after the issue of practical completion certificate. Or else the 50% of retention amount released to
contractor upon the practical completion certificate and balance 50% will be released after the
defects liability period.

Procedure for agreement of Final account:

From the practical completion certificate, the contractor must be submitting their documents to
the architect’s approval inclusive of nominated sub contractor and supplier accounts.
No other changes will entertained by the after this period by the architects unless otherwise
asked by the architects. And also contractor has to submit copy of variations to architects
approval along with all supporting documents before issuing final certificate by the architects.
Some exceptional circumstances the contractor does not submit required document on said
periods in appendix, it may extend to submit the all the relevant documents and the same
extension will apply to issue the final certificate.

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