CEAINEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2015 FROM THE PRESIDENT S DESK. Dear Members,

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1 FROM THE PRESIDENT S DESK. CEAINEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2015 Dear Members, As some of you are aware CEAI has been fighting a few court cases filed by Council of Architecture (CoA). There was an attempt by some of our senior members to amicably sort out and settle the issues with CoA but unfortunately this did not work-out. In turn, CoA has issued a public notification implying that engineering profession cannot and should not play any direct role in planning and design of various buildings, townships etc. A copy of the advertisement released by CoA is attached. With the importance of structural stability and growing importance of services, engineers play an equally important role in the realization of the project. CEAI in association with IAStructE and ACCE(I) is organizing an Open House Meet on 17 th March, 2015 at PHD Chamber whereby various issues confronting the engineering profession will be discussed amongst members and an action plan will be made to counter the multi prone attack by CoA. In the Open House Meet the following topics will be discussed: Unified building bye-laws Revision of National Building Code Council of Architecture Engineers Bill We strongly urge our members to attend the Open House Meet and give valuable views for the sake of engineering profession. As the session is open to all, please invite fellow engineers to join. We have also announced our initiative on celebrating Women Engineers Year to coincide with International Women s Day. We are trying to associate HRD ministry in this endeavor. A copy of the flyer is attached. Please send details of women engineers employed by you to CEAI Secretariat. With best regards, Sudhir Dhawan CEAI NewsLetter February

2 TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON FIDIC CONDITIONS OF CONTRACTS In continuation of our activities, CEAI is planning to organise in-house FIDIC Training Programmes for some of the organisations in the middle of April Mr Bogdan Oprea, the FIDIC accredited trainer, has consented his availability in April The two days training programme aims at providing a broad insight into project Contracting Strategy. The FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC / Turnkey Projects Training seminar reviews the background to the FIDIC EPC/ Turnkey and its relation to FIDIC s other major works / contracts before providing a detailed discussion of the contracts clauses. The Training Programme also cover presentation of practical issues in using the contract and include discussions of where the contract might be improved in the light of user experience. We would appreciate new requests for organising FIDIC training programme. MODEL BUILDING BYE-LAWS OPEN HOUSE MEET The Ministry of Urban Development has uploaded a document on Model Building Bye- laws which is likely to be adopted for the entire Country. You may access the same at A brief reading of the document indicates that it defines parameters for Planning, Design & Construction of Buildings and Complexes all falling in the domain of Civil Engineering. However, a reading of APPENDIX-E defines the competence of Civil Engineers in a very limited way and also does not match with that given in National Building Code of India 2005, Part 2: Administration. IN SHORT CIVIL CANNOT SUBMIT PLANS FOR BUILDING PERMIT nor indulge in planning which they have been doing for the last 100 years. In this scenario the construction Industry will become monopolistic and even unaffordable to prospective clients. Moreover the Council of Architecture taking the shield of the Architects Act has created an adverse situation for Engineering Companies providing Architectural Services. This move will deal a major blow to the Civil Engineering profession and their future will be at stake. In this context, an Open House Meet is being organized by the Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI), Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE(I), and Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE) on 17th March 2015 at Lakshmipati Singhania Hall, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PHD House, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi Objectives: Engineering profession particularly, Civil & Structural engineering, is grappling with several professional issues related to qualification & competence. Individual consultants & multi-disciplinary firms offering architectural services are receiving legal notices of malpractice. We have seen several public notices by COA in media. Some such firms have also been dragged into various court cases in the recent past. Engineering profession seems to have no legal backing. Building bye-laws & policies affecting civil engineers are being framed without consulting practicing engineers.in brief, the entire eco system of civil engineering professional practice is not at all conducive for the growth development of our country. CEAI NewsLetter February

3 Architect s Act is being misused to make our profession subservient to architects. We need to act urgently, unitedly & cohesively. We aim to discuss all such professional issues. We also aim to draw action plan & ways to implement it as an outcome of this open house meet. It may be considered as a first bold step to launch a nationwide mass movement. PROGRAMME 9.30 AM to AM Registration, Tea & Fellowship Session AM to AM Welcome by Prof. Mahesh Tandon,Sh Sudhir Dhawan & Sh. Surya Prakash, Presidents of IAStructE, CEAI &ACCE (I) respectively AM to AM Professional Issues- Overview about the Meet by Mr. Manoj Mittal AM to AM Architects Act & its proposed amendments, Ministry of corporate affairs issues, Court cases and its implication on our profession by Mr. Avinash Shirode AM to PM Proposed Model building bye-laws (MOUD), Delhi Building bye-laws ( finalized by DUAC) by Sh. Arun K. Trivedi (Ex. ADG -CPWD) PM to PM Status of Engineers Bill by Sh. Mahendra Raj (Past president IAStructE} PM to 1.45 PM LUNCH Session PM to 3.30 PM OPEN HOUSE (Engineers can share their experiences, problems & may suggest actions to be taken on issues raised & presented in session- 1) PM to 4.15 PM Drawing Action Plan based on discussion in OPEN HOUSE 4.15 PM to 4.30 PM TEA BREAK Session PM to 5.30 PM Building teams & finding ways to implement the Action plan 5.30 PM to 6.00 PM Summing up & Vote of thanks There is no fee for attending the meet. A line in confirmation shall help in making better arrangements. For more details about the meet, please contact CEAI Secretariat. CEAI NewsLetter February

4 PANEL OF EXPERTS FOR TRAINING The CEAI Governing Council has decided to continue to provide the platform for training of professionals. For this purpose we are developing a panel of experts who can deliver training. Members are requested to send their willingness to provide training for any of the following topics. The trainers will be given honorarium for conducting the training programme. Contents of Training Course 1.0 Tendering RFQ RFP Bidding Procedures Tender Fee EMD 2.0 Follow-up and Negotiations 3.0 Contract Documentation Technical Commercial Legal 4.0 Contract Management Planning Engineering Procurement including sub-contracting Inspection Construction Commissioning 5.0 Contract Closure 6.0 Risk Management 7.0 Claim Management We need to develop a set of trainers for FIDIC contract conditions. Interested members are requested to send their willingness to CEAI Secretariat along with their experience in the particular field. CEAI NewsLetter February

5 WORKSHOP CUM EXHIBITION ON ADOPTION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA On behalf of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) in association with the World Bank, organized a Workshop cum Exhibition on Adoption of Innovative technologies and materials for Road Construction in India on February 20-21, 2015 at IAHE, A-5, Sector 62, NOIDA. The Workshop and Exhibition was inaugurated by Mr. Nitin Gadkhari, Hon ble Minister, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. IAHE allotted an exhibition stall to CEAI wherein displays of CEAI, profiles of CEAI members and the photographs of members projects were shown. A Panel discussion was held at the end of the Workshop on 21 st February 2015 wherein Mr. Vijay Chhibber, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways was the Chief Guest.Mr. K. K. Kapila, Past President CEAI and Col. V. K. Ganju, Vice President CEAI were also panelists as CEAI representatives. CEAI Exhibition Stall CEAI NewsLetter February

6 GLOBAL EXHIBITION ON SERVICES The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have joined hands to organize the first Global Exhibition on Services (GES) from April 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The main objective of the Global Exhibition is to promote greater exchange of trade in services between India and the rest of the World. More than 40 countries are expected to participate in the fair which shall see over 5000 structured buyerseller meetings. Hon ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the Global Exhibition on Services on 23rd April, The organisers have invited participation from CEAI members for the Global Exhibition on Services and offered exhibition space at the GES for CEAI members on chargable basis. For further information on the GES please visit write to IBC AWARDS Indian Buildings Congress invites entries for the following Awards for : a) IBC Awards for Excellence in Built Environment in five categories viz, (i) Buildings including individual residential units, housing complexes, commercial and office buildings; (ii) Institutional Campuses; (iii) Industrial Structures; (iv) Rehabilitation/ Retrofitting of Buildings; (v) Infrastructure Projects. Awards consists of a Trophy & Citation. b) Smt. Satya Goel Memorial Award meant exclusively for woman in building profession for her contribution to the profession with a remarkable achievement during the preceding 3 years. Award includes a Citation with a Plaque and Certificate. The above Awards will be presented during the Inaugural Function of 20 th Annual Convention of IBC to be held in New Delhi in May/June Entries for the Awards complete in all respects should reach IBC Secretariat latest by 31 st March, For more details, contact Mr. Pradeep Mittal, Hon. Secretary, Indian Buildings Congress, Sector VI, R K Puram, New Delhi Ph: , Fax : info@ibc.org.in, Website: CEAI NewsLetter February

7 VIEW POINT INPUT FROM MEMBERS The next issue of the View Point will be published in the end of March Members are requested to send articles and other material for incorporating in the next issue of View Point before 20 th March The material could inter alia comprise: Technical articles Photographs of current or completed projects (completed in last one year) Awards received by an individual/ organization ADVERTISEMENT IN VIEW POINT VIEW POINT is quarterly publication. It is circulated to all CEAI Members, Government Departments, Public/ Private Sector Undertakings, Construction Firms, Contractors, Consultants, Foreign missions in India and others related to engineering profession. In order to encourage members and others, we have reduced the advertisement tariff considerably. The advertisement tariffs for per issue are given below: Back Cover - Rs. 15,000/- Inside Front Cover - Rs. 10,000/- Inside Back Cover - Rs. 10,000/- Full Page - Rs. 5,000/- In case the advertisement is to be inserted in consecutive four or more issues of View Point, a rebate of 20% will be admissible. Please hurry with your advertisement material to CEAI. Secretariat Consulting Engineers Association of India CEAI Centre, OCF Plot No.2, Pocket 9, Sector - B Vasant Kunj, New Delhi Tel: , Telefax: info@ceai.org.in, ceai.ceai@gmail.com, Website: CEAI NewsLetter February