ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Engineers (Scale of Fees for Professional Engineering Services) Rules
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
2. Interpretation
In these Rules unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the Engineers Act (Cap. 530);"contractor" means any person, firm or company engaged under a contract with the client to perform any work or to supply goods in connection with the works or both, and includes a sub-contractor;"engineer" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Act;"engineering discipline" includes—(a)aerospace engineering services;(b)agricultural engineering services;(c)biomedical or medical engineering services;(d)chemical engineering services;(e)civil and structural engineering services;(f)electrical engineering services;(g)electronic and telecommunications engineering services;(h)marine engineering services;(i)mechanical engineering services;(j)mechatronic engineering;(k)mining engineering services; and(l)any other engineering discipline as may be determined by the Board;"engineering systems" include any engineering services, which are outside the direct ambit of the conventional civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services, such as but not limited to; lifts, escalators and other transportation systems in buildings, security systems, access control, structured cablings and other ICT systems, video conferencing, public address systems and other telecommunication systems; generators, electrical sub-stations, solar and other renewable energy sources, integrated building/parking management systems, extensive civil works etc;"firm" has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Act;"project" means the project of which the works form a part;"professional engineering services" means engineering services and advice in connection with any feasibility study, planning, survey, design, sketch, drawing, specifications, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, supply of specialized engineering equipment and management of engineering works or projects and includes any other engineering services approved by the Board;"record drawings, as-installed drawings or as-built drawings" means—(a)drawings, prepared by the contractor for approval by the professional engineer, which show clearly the general scheme and the details of the engineering system in the Project as completed such as all aspects and details of the engineering works as carried out by the contractor, including schematics, diagrams, with the correct dimensions, routes and arrangement; and(b)comprehensive labelling of all cables, switch and control gear, control or power distribution cables must be provided.In addition, all required operating instructions of all panels, boards, control panels and equipment and others as required, must be submitted;"stage" means a stage of standard professional engineering services set out in Part III of these Rules;"tender drawings" means the drawings prepared by the professional engineer with sufficient detail to enable those persons tendering to interpret correctly the design of the works and to submit competitive bids for the execution of the works;"working drawings" means the drawings, prepared by the contractor for approval by the professional engineer, which shows details of the contractor’s proposals for the execution of the engineering project; and"works" means—(a)the activities on a project for which contractors are under contract to the client to perform or are intended to be performed, including the supply of materials, goods and equipment; and(b)the works in connection with which the client has engaged the professional engineer to perform professional services.