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1 ISBN SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Construction and management requirements for works contracts Part 1: General engineering and construction works Published by SABS Standards Division 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof Private Bag X191 Pretoria 0001 Tel: Fax: SABS

2 Table of changes Change No. Date Scope Acknowledgement The SABS Standards Division wishes to acknowledge that this part of SANS 1921 is based on SANS 1200 A (SABS 1200 A:1986), Standardized specification for civil engineering Section A: General, which was originally prepared by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering; the standard specifications for Road and Bridge Works for State Roads Authorities (1998) prepared by the Committee of Land Transport Officials; and the Preliminaries (May 1998) of the Joint Building Contracts Committee. Foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee SABS TC 59, Construction standards, in accordance with procedures of the SABS Standards Division, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. SANS 1921 consists of the following parts, under the general title Construction and management requirements for works contracts: Part 1: General engineering and construction works. Part 2: Accommodation of traffic on public roads occupied by the contractor. Part 3: Structural steelwork. Other parts: To be confirmed. Annex A forms an integral part of this part of SANS Annex B is for information only. Reaffirmed and reprinted in July This standard will be reviewed every five years and either be reaffirmed, amended, revised or withdrawn.

3 Introduction The scope of work contained in engineering and construction works contracts (see SANS 10403) specifies and describes the works which are to be provided and any other requirements and constraints relating to the manner in which the contract work is to be performed. It also specifies all the requirements pertaining to engineering, procurement, construction and management associated with the works and provides sufficient information to enable tenderers to price and plan the requirements for the contract. Table D.1 of SANS 10403:2003 provides a list of topics that should be considered in the development of the scope of work. It is, however, possible to provide standards that establish generic construction and management requirements which are applicable to a wide range of engineering and construction works and independent of contracting and pricing strategies in respect of particular activities. This part of SANS 1921 establishes generic requirements and can be referenced in, and made contract-specific through the provision of, specification data in the scope of work for a particular contract. It is intended for use with the standard conditions of a contract for engineering and construction works that are not drafted around specific management and construction techniques and procedures, i.e. forms of contract that address only the risks, liabilities and obligations of contracting parties and the agreed procedures for the administration of their contract. This part of SANS 1921 is suitable for use in most contracting strategies, ranging from design by employer to design and build, and is generally compatible with the provisions of the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) first edition (1999) series of conditions of contract, the Joint Building Contracts Committee s (JBCC) series 2000 agreements, the New Engineering Contract (NEC) system of contracts and the South African Institution of Civil Engineering's General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works, first edition (2004). It makes reference to the parties to the contract, namely the employer and the contractor. No reference is made to the employer s agents or representatives as their delegations and responsibilities are established in the contract data pertaining to a particular contract. The SANS 2001 standards (all parts, in course of preparation) for construction works provide technical descriptions of the standard of materials and workmanship that the contractor is to use in the works, or the performance requirements of the works. 1

4 Contents Page Acknowledgement Foreword Introduction 1 Scope Normative references Definitions Requirements for construction and management General Responsibilities for design and construction Planning, programme and method statements Quality assurance Setting out Management and disposal of water Blasting Works adjacent to services and structures Management of the works and site Earthworks Testing Materials, samples and fabrication drawings Equipment Site establishment Survey control Temporary works Existing services Health and safety Environmental requirements Alterations, additions, extensions and modifications to existing works Inspection of adjoining structures, services, buildings and property Attendance on nominated and selected subcontractors Annex A (normative) Preparation of specification data associated with this part of SANS 1921 for inclusion in the scope of work Annex B (informative) Notes on the use of the SANS 1921 standards in engineering and construction works contracts compiled in accordance with the provisions of SANS Bibliography

5 Construction and management requirements for works contracts Part 1: General engineering and construction works 1 Scope This part of SANS 1921 establishes general construction and management requirements that are applicable to a wide range of engineering and construction works contracts including: a) planning, programme and method statements; b) materials, samples and fabrication drawings; c) site establishment; d) survey control; e) temporary works; f) existing services; g) health and safety; h) environmental requirements; i) alterations, additions, extensions and modifications to existing works; j) inspection of adjoining properties; and k) attendance on nominated and selected subcontractors. NOTE This part of SANS 1921 has been prepared for use with standard forms of contracts and subcontracts that address only the risks, liabilities and obligations of contracting parties and the agreed procedures for the administration of the contract. Where standard forms of contracts contain clauses that address disciplinespecific construction and management requirements, conflicts between these clauses and this part of SANS 1921 will inevitably arise. In such circumstances, the provisions of this part of SANS 1921 should be used with caution and extensive variations might be necessary. 3