Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The organisation of the project and the responsibilities of those involved should be defined.
An organisation chart should illustrate the sub-division of tasks, the reporting structure and the interface relationships between:
Client's organisation
Project team including design and site staff
Other teams involved in the project (including outside specialist services, contractors and subcontractors)
Other interfacing organisations (e.g. Local Authorities and Statutory undertakers)
Quality assurance personnel (including Client's and Contractor's)
Responsibilities for site safety
Project Environmental Co-ordinator
Staff responsible for the main sub-Divisions of the work should be identified and their duties defined.
This will include the Project Director, Project Manager, Resident Engineer and site staff. In particular, any roles and
responsibilities we have under Safety and Environmental legislation should be defined, together with those persons who will
discharge those responsibilities. Addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers and names of principal contacts in the Client's
and Contractor's organisations and in other organisations participating in the project, should be listed.
2. Scope of Work
Assessment of contractors proposals, work procedures and method statements, in particular how they could affect
Safety or Environmental issues
On-site and off-site monitoring, inspection and test
Commissioning and handover
As-made and as-built drawings and information
Operation and maintenance manuals
Quality assurance
Progress reporting
Checking and processing interim valuations
Setting out
Recording varied work
Checking and recording dayworks
Star rates
Measurement of the works
Health and Safety Risk assessments
Environmental Aspects
3. Reference Documents
Delegated powers
Conditions of Contract
Method of Measurement
Contract documentation
4. Programme
An overall project programme should be provided to show the phases of work, key activities and events. This programme
should be amended from time to time to accord with either the Approved Programme or the contractors current programme. It
should identify critical dates by which any information necessary for the Contractor to progress the work is to be provided by
Mott MacDonald. The actions by Mott MacDonald should be monitored Inspection and test activities should be defined
including:
Frequency
Materials, activities and items involved
Those responsible
Reminder: It is mandatory that all material is check and approved before it is issued in further work or
issued externally.
Contractors proposals
The requirements and scope of checking and comment on Contractor's drawings, calculations, work procedures,
method statements and other submissions should be stated, including any requirements to seek advice off-site.
Programme of off-site inspection and test should be established and maintained. Inspectors should
prepare test and inspection reports for each off-site activity. These reports should include:
Reports should be signed, with date of issue, by the inspector and sent to the Engineers Representative/Resident Engineer and
copied to the Project Manager. Attachments should include any results of tests, measurements and any other observations as
may be pertinent.
Where there are additional requirements for Health and Safety to those described in PM/115/01 and also any specialist
requirements such as personal protective equipment or working in confined spaces, they should be stated.
8. Environmental Management
Environmental issues that were identified by the Project Environmental Co-ordinator in earlier stages of the project and which
affect work on site should be identified. Confirmation that a Site Environmental Review has been held and the findings have
been recorded on a Site Environmental Review (Form 201) or if the review is still to be held, state the planned date. Where
there is a requirement to develop or monitor a Site Environmental Management Plan this should be stated.
9. Site Visits
Where visits are made by other than site staff, for example to establish that the works are being executed correctly, the visitor
should prepare a report immediately following each visit to record the following:
The report should be signed and dated by the author, sent to the Engineer's Representative/Resident
Engineer and copied to the Project Manager and others involved.
Inspection and monitoring of the Works should be carried out as required by the scope of work. Daily logs of these activities
should be prepared and should include:
The daily logs should be signed by the originator, sent to the Engineer's Representative/Resident Engineer and copied to the
Project Manager.
Reports should be prepared of all on-site inspections and witnessed tests. The section of the work or the item inspected should
be clearly identified and its degree of acceptability recorded. Reports should be signed by the inspector and sent to the Project
Manager and/or Resident Engineer who should notify the Contractor in writing of any work or item considered unacceptable
and ensure that corrective action is monitored until satisfactorily completed.
11. Commissioning