Contracts and Manual Cell

Primarily this unit is responsible for incorporating new trends in construction/project management practices and translate them in the form of general conditions of contract. A liaison is kept with ministry of law to obtain legal opinion on various conditions of contract to ensure that they comply with the law of the land. Further clarifications, if any, sought by CPWD or other agencies following the CPWD Works Procedures are also given by this unit.

Works Manual deals with works, procedures and financial powers of different officers is also updated constantly. Constant efforts are made to remove inconsistencies noticed by the field formation in the procedures and brought to the notice of this unit.

This unit also handles registration of Class I Contractors of Civil, Electrical, HVAC, Furniture and Class I, II and III horticultures. Detailed enlistment/revalidation rules have been laid down. This enlistment procedure adopted by CPWD is highly scientific. The application for enlistment/ revalidation is scrutinized by an Advisory Committee before these are approved by DG (W).

The Class-II category in respect of B&R, electrical, HVAC, furniture are enlisted and revalidated in the region by the ADGs and Class III and IV by the designated zone and class V by designated circles.

For works costing more than Rs. 5 crores and for specified works between Rs 2 crores to 5 crores pre-qualification of Contractors for handling similar such contracts after ascertaining the credentials, is carried out with the prior approval of Additional Director General of respective regions.

This unit is headed by a Superintending Engineer and two Executive Engineers.