ABSTRACT

APPLICATION OF DAYWORKS - continued Labour - continued include induction courses required for Health & Safety requirements. The rate paid is the actual value of wages and bonuses paid (not simply the basic rate promulgated for the labour grade involved, and includes overtime rates if applicable, tool money, time lost due to inclement weather. In addition, daily travelling allowances are included, as are periodic travel allowances and also subsistence or lodging allowances. Care should be taken that the matters deemed included in the percentage addition are not duplicated in the amount of wages. For example, it should be noted that foremen, gangers and other supervisory staff are covered by the percentage addition, unless they work in which case they are paid for at the correct rate for the task involved. The proportion of the time they spend working rather than supervising must be agreed. Refer to the amplification of labour categories in Part 3. Hired or sub-contracted labour is paid at invoiced cost, adjusted only where any cash discount exceeded 2½%, in which case the excess percentage is deducted. Materials The cost of materials delivered to the site is simply the invoiced price of the materials plus any delivery charges. Should the cash discount exceed 2½%, the excess percentage is deducted from the amount to be paid. The percentage addition simply covers the cost of Head Office charges and profit. It does not include for unloading or temporarily storing the materials nor for distributing them on site to the work place. Such cost can be charged, even in cases where the materials may already be in the site stock. Material waste should be added direct to the cost of materials used for each particular Daywork items as an appropriate percentage. Handling and offloading materials Schedule 2.3 states that an allowance for handling materials, and an allowance for unloading or storage including wastage should be an additional charge. Example: For a 12 month, £10.0m Civil Engineering scheme where the total cost of materials that require

handling (excluding Ready Mix concrete, imported fills, fuels and similar items) is £2,500,000.