Contractor duties

Cooling Water System. A list of cooling duties will be available at this point so the cost estimate for this system can be factored or estimated based on a similar operating system. For a more definitive estimate based on initial or detailed layout, it is probably best to use a contractor or consultant skilled in these designs. If a cooling tower is involved, the groundwork will already have been set. This basis can be passed along on specification sheets provided in the Appendix to a vendor for quotes. 

Contractors and subcontractors are typically required by contract to be responsible for their own workers and should provide a level of oversight to meet all specifications. The primary contractor who is responsible for the worksite typically establishes the minimum requirements, controls access to the worksite, and verifies that subcontractors fulfill their health and safety duties and responsibilities. Wlien these specifications are defined, all contractors and subcontractors should meet or exceed these requirements, as appropriate. This could be based on the nature of the assigned tasks and associated hazards [2]. 

A nominated subcontractor has no contractual relationship with the client, but the case of Junior Books V. Veitchi (1982) placed an almost contractual duty upon the nominated sub-contractor. Where a separate agreement has been signed between the client and nominated sub-contractor then a direct contractual relationship applies. Problems can arise where a main contractor says that his nominated sub-contractor or supplier is delaying him. 

The contractor is under a duty in contract to provide and install plant which is of merchantable quality. There is no duty on the client to ensure how the contractor carries out those duties, although his client can sue the consulting engineer in negligence, if he is not diligent in detecting faulty workmanship, such that he suffers loss as a result. 

In a lump sum contract the contractor does not have a common law right to interim payments. Most larger contracts have an express term within them giving the right to interim payments, or payments on account, notwithstanding that they have not fulfilled their contractual duties in completing the works. The matter of interim payments and their frequency should be resolved before the contract is signed, and not left until a dispute arises. 

The essence of a plant engineering contract will be that the plant actually performs to the criteria laid down in the design, and this must be established before a Practical Completion Certificate is even considered. Tests will need to be made to the plant, and then it will be commissioned by the contractor and left in a condition whereby it can be operated as specified. When the work within the contract is complete, a certificate should be issued by the client (or employer) to the contractor. The architect or consulting engineer acting as agent normally performs this duty. 

Inspection schedule It is not unusual for those who employ such firms to ask for an inspection schedule as suggested in (4) above, prior to making an appointment. Some large organisations lay down in general terms the numbers of inspectors and how they require the work to be inspected. However, the inspection schedule is not only the key to what may be expected from individual firms, it is also useful in summarising the inspector s duties and in informing the contractor as to how his work will be checked. 

A contractor has proposed using a shell and tube exchanger with the following specification for this duty. 

The project manager should assign either inspection staff for new facilities, the facility fire protection staff, or appropriate personnel at existing facilities the responsibility of monitoringthe activities of the contractor installingthe system. These duties should include ... 

All personnel (permanent, contractors, consultants, and temporary staff) developing, supporting, or using a GxP computer system must be trained so that they acquire the necessary level of competency before they may be allowed to perform their designated duties. To this end, all personnel involved in any aspect of validation should have ... 

Throughout the construction period, instruments that are not provided with housings must be adequately protected by covering with heavy duty plastic bags of an approved type or by applying more robust protection where necessary. The protection of instruments and the provision of covers is the responsibility of the installation contractor. 

In the absence of a contractor, all the paperwork has to be done in-house, and it would be impossible for the Project Manager to keep up with it without abandoning other duties and losing the overall perspective. 

The Construction Manager has a dual responsibility to both the Project Manager and the plant engineer. The Construction Manager represents the Project Manager in the field and is the official contact with construction contractors in all field-related matters. Generally, the CM is responsible for all field activities including those performed directly by the Owner s personnel. The duties include but are not limited to ... 

Skilled support personnel are proficient in the operation of certain equipment, such as earth-moving or heavy-lifting, which is needed temporarily to provide immediate emergency support which cannot reasonably be provided in a timely fashion by an employer s own employee or a contractor. Skilled support personnel are not required to be trained. However, they must receive an initial briefing at the site on the proper use, function, and limitation of PPE, the chemical and physical hazards involved, and the duties to be performed. All other appropriate safety and health precautions that are provided to the employer s own employees should be used to ensure the safety and health of these personnel. 

CBIRF is a sizable force of about 300 military and civilian contractor personnel—all have other assignments and duties. About half of the force is on alert at any time, while the other half is off alert but working and available in a crisis or emergency. 

Where Alcohol (96%), or Rectified Spirit (Ethanol 90%), or any other of the dilute Ethanols is prescribed as an ingredient of a medicine for internal use, the price of the duty paid to Customs and Excise will be allowed, unless the contractor endorses the prescription form rebate claimed. ... 

AHEAD currently supports only a delegation-relationship for the cooperation between processes where both parties have different roles during the collaboration (namely contractor and subcontractor) implying different rights to define all cooperation aspects. However, other possible cooperation scenarios should also be possible. For example, the same rights and duties can be given to the partners of a peer-to-peer cooperation. 

Chapter 2 deals with planning the response to an oil spill and the functions of oil spill response organizations in industry and government. Topics covered include contingency plans, training, the structure of response organizations, the duties of the on-scene commander and response team, oil spill cooperatives, and the role of other organizations and contractors in oil spill cleanup. 

Based on our first-pass APU application characterization and screening, hotel loads for long-haul heavy-duty truck / recreational vehicles, refrigerated trucks, police car and contractor utility trucks appear to be good candidates for further analysis. We will start detailed analysis of the long-haul truck cabin loads using petroleum diesel as a fuel. We will work with DOE to agree on the next 1 to 2 applications for detailed study as part of Task 3. 

The contractor shall have a person, designated beforehand, perform the following duties ... 

It is common practice to employ consultants or contractors for limited times on short-term specific projects. Consultants or contractors must follow the same requirements for personnel hygiene and must have the training necessary to perform their duties. 

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