Chapter 6: Local Road Construction Management 170 that the record presents a fair representation of the work done, he should sign it and add the words “FOR RECORDS PURPOSE ONLY.” The Resident Engineer will later determine whether or not additional payment is warranted. i. Communication with the Contractor i. The Resident Engineer must always be aware of the identity of his counterpart within the Contractor’s organization. He/she will the main point of communication with the contractor. If the Resident Engineer has any doubts as to who this person is he will make the necessary enquiries with Contractor; ii. Instructions should only be given to the Contractor on matters where the work contradicts the speciifcation. In such an event, the Contractor should immediately informed verbally and the Resident Engineer will issue a written conifrmatory Site Instruction later; and iii. On construction method, the Inspector can only advise but he should feel free to discuss matter with his counterpart from the Contractor. iv. The Inspector should not, except in an informal way, instruct subcontractor’s representatives. Any instruction regarding a sub-contractor should always be given to the main Contractor. j. Use of speciifcations The Inspector should not try to remember all the speciifcations. He/she make sure they familiarize themselves with the section that, at any time, is relevant to the site activities underway or about to start. It is recommended that Inspector adopts the practice of carrying a photocopy of the appropriate section of the Speciifcation on the site for easy reference. k. Progress of Works i. Should any section of the Works appear to be falling behind schedule the Inspector should immediately
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