Explain “Day Work Method” of
doing work.
Day Work Method
The term day work is used to
denote a procedure of costing or valuing an item of work on the basis of actual
labourers and materials required. Certain items of work which cannot be
measured as a design in the plaster work, front architectural finish of a
building work, under water etc. are valued and paid by “Day Work Method”. In
such cases, the schedule of rates, materials and different classes of labourers
likely to be engaged in the work should be included in the tender and in the
contract agreement.
For the purpose of ‘day work’
payment, the contractor is to maintain day work sheets. The day work sheet
should be frequently checked and verified by the Engineer. The ‘Day Work’ prices usually include material, labour,
transport, contractor’s profit and overhead charges, tool and plants, etc.
‘Day Work’ method of payment is
usually confined to small items of work and may be on hourly basis so that
payment may be made for the actual period for which the labourers worked.
Explain with example Reduced
Rate Payment.
Reduced Rate Payment
If the contractor fails to
carry out the work strictly in accordance with the drawings specifications and
if, in the opinion of the Engineer, the work is structurally sound he may
accept the work but the contractor will be paid for at the reduced rates which
will be decided by the engineer.
For example
Assume that the specification
for teak wood panelled windows and doors mention the thickness of the shutters
to be 4 cm and of the shutters actually provided by the contractor are 3.5 cm
thick, the engineer may accept the work and reduce the rate per square metre of
the shutters by an account equal to the reduction in the cost of the material
used in the work.
