Common use of Extra Items Clause in Contracts

Extra Items. a) Extra items of work shall not vitiate the contract. The contractor shall be bound to execute extra items of work as directed by Engineer-in-charge. If extra items due to any alterations, addition or substitution or due to any other cause include any class of work for which no rate is specified in the contract, the rates for such item/items shall be worked out on the basis of Common Schedule of Rates and approved by the competent authority. Where the rates for non-agreement items do not exists in the Common Schedule of Rates, the same shall be determined by analysis. b) In case of contract, not based on the Common Schedule of Rates, the rates for such items shall be worked out as follows: i) Cost of labour shall be calculated on the basis of the actual labour employed (excluding supervisory staff) as recorded at site for the item of work to the entire satisfaction of the Nodal officer whose decision shall be final and binding. c) The Sr. Executive Engineer can sanction the rate provided the total amount of all such items under one contract is within his competence to accord technical sanction. When the total amount of all such items under one contract exceeds financial limit of the Sr. Executive Engineer, he shall refer the matter to the SE who will sanction the rate, if the total amount of all such items including those already sanctioned by the Sr. Executive Engineer is within his power to accord technical sanction, otherwise the matter will be referred to the EIC/DS South Zone, Patiala who has full powers to sanction such rates. The Contractor shall deliver in the office of the Sr. Executive Engineer on or before the 10th of every month during the continuance of work covered by the contract, return showing details of any work claimed for as extra and as such return shall also contain the value of such work as claimed by the contractor for which value shall be based on the guidelines given above. Extra items shall be taken in hand only after written order from Engineer-in-charge. The contractor shall include in such monthly return particulars of all claims of whatsoever kind and, howsoever arising, which at the date thereof he has or may claim to have against the PSPCLs under or in respect of or in any manner arising out of the execution of the work and the contractor shall be deemed to have waived all claims not included in such return and will have no right to enforce any such claims not so included, whatsoever be the circumstances.