OBJECT AND AIMS OF THE SERVICES

OBJECT OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEER SERVICES PERFORMED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS:

• ORGANISATION OF CONSTANT CONTROL (SUPERVISION); MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL CONTRACTORS, SUB-CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT REALISATION UNTIL ITS FINAL COMPLETION AND START-UP.
• AIMS TO BE ACHIEVED AS A RESULT OF OUR ACTIVITY:
• ENSURING (WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEER’S REASONABLE CONTROL) THE PROJECT’S ACCOMPLISHMENT WITHIN TIME LIMITS SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE AND IN THE APPROVED BUDGET, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE CLIENT;
• NEGOTIATION OF OPTIMUM PRICES FOR ALL BUILDING WORKS;
• MAXIMUM RISK PLANNING AIMED AT MINIMISATION OF ANY EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
  

  SCOPE OF SERVICES

THE CONSULTING ENGINEER SERVICES PERFORMED DURING CONSTRUCTION CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO MAIN GROUPS:
– SELECTION OF ALL CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT REALISATION;
– COORDINATION AND CONTROL OVER THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE INVESTMENT PROJECT.

SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS

WE CAN PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTING ENGINEER SERVICES:

• PREPARE A SET OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL BUILDING WORKS DESCRIBED IN THE PROJECT DOCUMENTATION PURSUANT TO THE EFFECTIVE BULGARIAN LEGISLATION, THE EU QUALITY DIRECTIVES, THE STATE OF THE ART IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIMILAR PROJECTS AND THE LATEST TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS;
• DRAW UP STANDARD BUILDING AGREEMENT AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT DRAFTS COMPLIANT WITH THE CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS (FIDIC), HARMONISED WITH THE EFFECTIVE BULGARIAN LEGISLATION;
• PREPARE THE RESPECTIVE TENDER DOCUMENTATION FOR BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND/OR SUPPLIER SELECTION INCLUDING: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TENDER, THE RELEVANT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARTICULAR WORK TO BE DONE, QUANTITY SPECIFICATION OF THE WORKS IN A FORM ENABLING COMPARISON OF THE

BIDS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT MAY BE NEEDED WITH REGARD TO THE TENDER;

• PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF REPUTABLE CONTRACTORS WITH THE REQUISITE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO PERFORM THE TASKS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SIMILAR PROJECTS WHO CAN BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN EACH INDIVIDUAL TENDER;
• ANALYSE THE OFFERS RECEIVED AND USE THE ANALYSIS RESULTS AS A BASIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A STATEMENT OF OUR VIEW ON THE MOST SUITABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND/OR SUPPLIER TO BE SELECTED;
• AFTER ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SHORTLISTED PARTICIPANTS IN THE TENDER AND THE INVESTOR’S FINAL DECISION, DRAW UP A FINAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND/OR SUPPLIER AND SUBMIT IT TO THE INVESTOR FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE.
  

  
  COORDINATION AND CONTROL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL INVESTMENT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

• THE COORDINATION OF ALL INVESTMENT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS’ ACTIVITIES STARTS AT THE TIME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, AND THE CONTROL IS PERFORMED BY THE SUPERVISORS ON THE SITE;
• FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OPERATIONAL COORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL CONTRACTORS, WEEKLY WORKING MEETINGS ARE HELD, PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED, MEASURES ARE SUGGESTED AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR OVERCOMING THE PROBLEMS. SHOULD ANY HIGHLY SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ARISE ON THE SITE, PROMINENT EXTERNAL SPECIALISTS IN THE RESPECTIVE AREA ARE APPROACHED FOR SPECIALISED CONSULTATIONS AND COMPETENT ASSISTANCE IN FINDING THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS;
• THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS UNTIL PROJECT COMPLETION AND START-UP, THE CONSULTING ENGINEER’S REPRESENTATIVES PERFORM CONSTANT QUALITY CONTROL (SUPERVISION) ON THE SITE, INCLUDING:
• CONTROL OVER THE COMPLIANCE OF THE WORKS EXECUTED ON THE SITE WITH THE APPROVED PROJECT DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING CONTROL OF THE CONTRACTORS’ WAREHOUSES AND THE WORKSHOPS;
• CONTROL OVER THE COMPLIANCE OF THE MATERIALS USED ON THE SITE WITH THOSE APPROVED IN THE PROJECT DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING CONTROL OF THE CONTRACTORS’ WAREHOUSES;
• MAINTENANCE OF THE NECESSARY RECORDS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS THAT WOULD PROVE ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPROVED PROJECT DOCUMENTATION.
• CONSTANT QUANTITY CONTROL OVER THE WORKS EXECUTED ON SITE AND THE PAYMENTS DUE TO THE CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS;
  THE AMOUNTS PAID FOR ALL APPROVED STATEMENTS OF WORKS EXECUTED DURING EACH MONTH ARE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, AND ITS UPDATED VERSION IS PRESENTED TO THE INVESTOR FOR INFORMATION ON A MONTHLY BASIS.