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CONSULTING ENGINEERING GROUP

APARTMENT BUILDING TYPE-A,B & C

1.3.3.

The Contractor shall be deemed to have his own copy of the Government specifications,
regulations, notices and circulars given at (a) to (t) above.

Where the standard publications, specifications, regulations, notice, etc. or any


correspondence refers to a Government Ministry, deparment, division, section, etc it will
be deemed to be the same as any successor Ministry, department, division, section, etc
which has or may subsequently be officially promulgated by the Goverment of the State
of Qatar.

Survey Marks
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The Contractor shall consult the Engineer prior to any earth or other works to determine if
the work is likely to disturb survey marks. If the Engineer requires a survey mark to be
moved the Contractor will be responsible for recreating the survey mark to an approved
design and specification, and for resurveying the point using survey companies approved
by the Engineer authority.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the protection of the survey marks within the
boundaries of the site for the duration of the contract period, and shall be liable for all
costs of any remedial work required by the Engineer.

On the practical completion of the Works the Engineer will issue a certificate stating that
all survey marks, whether disturbed or otherwise by the Contractor, have been reinstated
or protected to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

In the event of failure to comply with the requirements of this Clause the Engineer,
without prejudice to any other method of recovery, may deduct the costs of any remedial
work after the practical completion date carried out by the Engineer, from any monies in
its hands.

1.4.

TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

1.4.1.

General

1.4.2.

Terms and definitions shall comply with the relevant provisions of BS 6100.

The following terms and conditions shall apply when used within, or in association with,
the Qatar National Construction Standards Terms, which are restricted in their application
to certain types of material or workmanship, are dealt with in the appropriate Section.

The Contract
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1.4.3.

The company or organization responsible for the construction of the Works.

The Engineer
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1.4.6.

The Government of the State of Qatar.

The Contractor
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1.4.5.

The binding agreement between the Owner and the Contractor for the construction of the
Works.

The Government
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1.4.4.

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The person, firm or corporation appointed as such by the Owner for the purposes of
the Contract unless specified otherwise in the Project Documentation.

The Engineers Representative


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The Resident Engineer or Resident Architect or assistant of the Engineer or any Clerk of
Works appointed from time to time by the Engineer to perform the duties set forth in
Clause 2 of General Conditions of Contract whose authority shall be notified in writing to
the Contractor by the Engineer.

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1.4.7.

The Owner
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1.4.8.

The Ministry, Municipality, Department, Affairs, Agency, Authority, or individual for whom
the Project is being undertaken and to whom the hand over of the final product will be
made.

The Site
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1.4.9.

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The land allocated for the Works.

The Works
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The Works as defined in the Project Documentation.

1.4.10. The Drawings


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The drawings included in the Project Documentation.

1.4.11. The Construction Plant


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All appliances or things of whatsoever nature required in or about the execution,


completion maintenance of the Works or Temporary Works but does not include materials
or other things intended to form or forming part of the permanent work.

1.4.12. The Temporary Works


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All temporary works of every kind required in or about the execution, completion or
maintenance of the Works.

1.4.13. The Specifications


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All specifications contained in the Contract including any modifications or additions


thereto as may from time to time be issued or approved in writing by the Engineer.

1.4.14. Specified
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Specified in the Project Documentation.

1.4.15. Approved
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Terms such as approved, approved by, to the approval, as directed and the like
refer always to approval or directions given by the Engineer in writing.

1.4.16. Project Documentation


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All documents associated with and applicable to the Project Contract.

1.4.17. Guarantee
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A guarantee is a written assurance that a material, product, component, item of


equipment, finishing or any other part of the Works meets certain defined standards or
quality criteria and/or lasts for a certain length of time.

A warrantee is the same as a guarantee as defined in Clause 1 4 17-1.

1.4.18. Government Departments and Utility Services


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Any reference in the Specification to historic names of Government departments and


utility owners shall be read as the successors name.

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TPA (Third Party Inspection Agency) - where stated in the documents is the approved
authority who is responsible on behalf of the Engineer for inspection/service/release.

1.4.19. Singular and Plural


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Words importing the singular only also include the plural vice versa where the context
requires.

1.5.

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

1.5.1.

General
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Units shall generally be in accordance with the Systm International dUnits and the
relevant provisions of BS 5775.

The following abbreviations are used in this Specification:


c
centi
k
kilo
m
milli
M
mega
A
ampere
C
Celsius
d
day
g
gram (me)
h
hour
ha
hectare
l
litre
J
joule
m
metre
N
Newton
Pa
Pascal
sec
second
t
tonne
V
volt
W
Watt
AC
Alternating Current
CI
cast iron
CPVC chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
DC
Direct Current
DI
ductile iron
GRP
glass reinforced plastic
GS
galvanized steel
MSRPC moderately sulphate resisting Portland cement
OPC
ordinary Portland cement
PFA
pulverized fuel ash
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
PVC-U unplastisised polyvinyl chloride (uPVC)
SRPC sulphate resisting Portland cement
SS
stainless steel
VC
vitrified clay
XLPE
cross linked poly ethylene
ACB
air circuit breakdown
MCB
miniature circuit breakdown
MMCB moulded case circuit breakdown
ELCB
earth leakage circuit breakers
PWM
pulse width modulation
LAN
local area network
HP
horse power
THD
total harmonic distortion
UPS
uninterrupted power supply

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