ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Engineers (Scale of Fees for Professional Engineering Services) Rules
16. Duties of the professional engineer during construction monitoring
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
16. Duties of the professional engineer during construction monitoring
The duties of the engineer or firm for the following four defined levels of construction monitoring, respectively, shall be as follows—(a)at Level 1—(i)monitoring the outputs from any other party’s quality assurance programme against the requirements of the plans and specifications;(ii)visiting the works at the frequency agreed to with the client to review important materials, critical work procedures or completed elements or components; and(iii)being available to advise the contractor on the technical interpretation of the plans and specifications;(b)at Level 2—(i)promptly review a sample of each important work procedure or construction material for compliance with the requirements of the plans and specifications;(ii)samples of important completed works before enclosure or completion as appropriate;(iii)visit the works at the frequency agreed to with the client to review important materials, critical work procedures or completed elements or components; and(iv)be available to provide the contractor with technical interpretation of the plans and specifications;(c)at Level 3—(i)maintain a part-time presence on site as agreed with the client to review random samples and review important completed work prior to enclosure or on completion as appropriate(ii)where the engineer or firm is the sole consultant or principal agent, carry out such administration of the project as is necessary on behalf of the client(iii)be available to provide the contractor with technical interpretation of the plans and specifications;(d)at Level 4—(i)maintain a full-time on-site presence to review work procedures, construction materials for compliance with the requirements of the plans and specifications, and completed work before enclosure or on completion as appropriate;(ii)where the engineer or firm is the sole consultant or principal agent, carry out such administration of the project as is necessary on behalf of the client; and(iii)be available to provide the contractor with technical interpretation of the plans and specifications.