SPECIAL SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT
-Special services required during the
study, design, construction and operation
phases of a construction project may
include investigations, reports, and
activities beyond the scope of the basic
services.
SPECIAL SERVICES:
1. Geotechnical Engineering – including
test borings, sampling and analysis and
recommendations.
2. Special studies, tests, and process
determinations to establish design
criteria or demonstrate compliance.
3. Land surveys, establishment of
boundaries and monuments,
preparation of easement description,
and related computations and
drawings.
4. Engineering and topographic surveys
for design and construction.
5. Mill, shop or laboratory inspections of
the materials and equipment.
6. Additional copies of reports,
ACADEMIC SERVICES OF CIVIL ENG’G
construction drawings, specifications
and other documents as required for
bidding and construction beyond the
number specified in the Basic Services
Agreement.
7. Extra travel and subsistence as defined
by the agreement for engineering
services.
8. Value Engineering – including review of
the work of other engineers, either
within the same organization or in other
firms to determine whether a proposed
solution is optimum, or suggest a better
approach.
9. Redesign to reflect changes requested
by the client or necessitated by the
clients acceptance of substitutions
proposed by the contractor.
10. Assistance to the client as an expert
witness in litigation in connection with
the project in hearings before
approving and regulatory agencies.
11. Final investigation, involving detailed
consideration of operation,
maintenance and overhead expenses.
12. Preparations of detailed applications
and supporting documents, grants or
advances for public works projects.
13. Plotting, computing and filing of
subdivision plans, staking of lots and
other land planning and partitioning
activities.
14. Preparation of environmental
assessment and impact statements and
other assistance to the client in
connection with public hearings.
15. Assistance to the client in the selection
and engagement of architects, other
engineers, contractors and
subcontractors, and observation and
approval of their services.
16. Assessment of a completed project’s
ability to meet its design intent relative
to its capacity, maintainability,
operability, or reliability.
17. Computer simulation and modelling.
1. Teaching of civil engineering courses
in engineering colleges / universities
on part / full time basis. As per RA
8981, all subjects for licensure
examinations shall be taught by persons
who are holders of valid certificates of
registration / professional licenses and
professional identification cards, or
special temporary permits, or a valid
certificate of competency for the
profession issued by the Commission,
and who comply with the other
requirement of the CHED.
2. Lecturing in civil engineering courses
designed by the Philippine Institute of
Civil Engineers for practicing engineers
who want to obtain CPD credits.
3. Conducting tutorials / refresher
courses on civil engineering concepts
and related subjects.
 4. Serving as a Resource Speaker in
Technical Session.
5. Writing technical articles and
6. pamphlets.
SERVICES AS EMPLOYEE
● A Civil Engineer may be employed for
any position or function in any
commercial or institutional organization.
Where he is performing civil
engineering functions, he is required to
follow the code of ethics of Civil
Engineers and comply with the
standards and guidelines of this manual.
● A licensed Civil Engineer may not allow
his licensed to be used by the company
that employs him without the proper
agreement for his professional services.
Where the firm he is working for uses
his license to sign and seal the plans,
specifications and contract document,
the Civil Engineer much charge the
professional fee for said services.
● A Civil Engineer in part time
employment with a firm is considered to
be an employee and at the same time a
consultant of the firm. The standards for
an employee and an individual
consultant as defined in this manual
apply to this Civil Engineer.
● Any Civil Engineer employed as an
individual consultant of any firm,
whether the firm is performing
engineering, commercial,
administrative, management or financial
services is required to comply with the
requirements and the standards herein
established for a consulting Civil
Engineering firm or consulting Civil
Engineer.
● All Government Civil Engineers
employed by the instrumentalities of the
Government e.g. national and local,
shall be governed by pertinent existing
laws and regularities and particularly to
those prescribed by the Civil Service
Commission. In case of any conflict
with any of the provisions of this
Manual of Practice such pertinent laws
and regulations shall take precedence
and shall govern.
THE SELECTION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER
3.1 The selection and engagement
of a Civil Engineer is one of the most important
decisions to be made during the development
of an Engineering project. No two Civil
Engineers have the same training, experience,
capabilities, personnel, workloads, and
particular abilities. Selection of the most
qualified civil engineer for a specific project will
result in a well-planned and designed,
economical and successful project.
3.2 Basis for selection
3.3 Client’s Selection Committee
3.4 Qualifications-Based Selection
(QBS)
3.5 Selection Procedure for “Level of
Effort”
a) Bidding
b) Two-Envelope System
CLIENT’S SELECTION COMMITTEE
The persons appointed should be
familiar with the project requirements and
should be kept free of internal or eternal
pressure during the selection process.
One satisfactory procedure is to utilize a
selection committee of three or more
individuals at least one of whom is professional
engineer of the appropriate discipline. For
public projects, the client must choose
individuals who demonstrate objectivity in
order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of
interest in the selection of the Civil Engineer. At
lease one of the individuals should be
thoroughly familiar with the civil engineering
practices. The committee is responsible for
making recommendations after conducting
appropriate investigations, interviews, and
inquiries. The final selection is then based upon
the selection committee’s recommendations.
BIDDING
-Offering of particular prices for something,
especially at an auction
-In Engineering, it is the process of
submitting a proposal to undertake, or manage
the undertaking of a construction project. The
process starts with a cost estimate
from blueprints and material take offs.
QUALIFICATIONS-BASED SELECTION
-Method preferred for procurement of
professionals
-A system that focuses on finding a
professional that has the best experience and
skill for the job sought
QUALIFICATIONS
• jjj
• Professional Licensing Experience
• Skill
• Capabilities
• Special Expertise Personnel
• Workloads
• Costing
REASONS FOR UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS
FROM BIDDING:
• Bidding does not recognize professional
judgement
• Lack of specifics
• Lack of in-depth studies and analysis
• Engineer’s lack of creativity and
flexibility
• Lack of engineering design details
TWO-ENVELOPE SYSTEM
1. Technical Proposal (1st Envelope)
2. Price Proposal (2nd Envelope)
-The client evaluates the technical
proposals and select the best qualified Civil
Engineer based on the Consulting Civil
Engineer’s technical proposal.
-The client opens the price proposal
submitted in the second envelope and uses this
as a basis for negotiation(the other submitted
unsuccessful proposals are returned unopened).
-“Qualification- Based Selection procedure
(QBS)”- if the client follows the procedure,
provided that the client and the best qualified
consulting Civil Engineer have extensive
discussions to reach full agreement on the
scope services.
-Upon agreement of scope, the price of
services should be negotiated to reflect changes
from the original scope used of obtaining
proposals.
-If both envelopes of all proposers are
opened at the same time a bidding process, as
discussed in the section on “bidding,”
-Procedures should be established to
provide confirmation that the second envlope is
opened for only the successful proposal.
-The two-envelope system is not
recommended.
SALARY COST TIMES MULTIPLIER PLUS DIRECT
NON-SALARY EXPENSE
1. Salary cost
- defined as “direct salaries plus
employee benefits”
- Includes salaries for,
o Partners or Principals
o Technical
o Professional
o Administrative
o Clerical staff
- Chargeable to the project are:
o Sick leave
o Vacation
o Holidays
o Incentive pay
2. Multiplier
- Which is applied to salary cost
- It is a factor that compensates the
CE for overhead
- The size of the multiplier will vary
with the
o type of service
o the nature and experience
o The geographic area of the
office
 3. Direct non-salary expenses
- Usually incurred in engineering
engagements may include the ff:
o Living and traveling
expenses of principals and
employee’s when away
from the home office on
business connected with the
project
o Identifiable communications
expenses, such as long-
distance telephone,
facsimile, telegraph,
shipping charges, and
special postage charges (for
other than general
correspondence).
PIER DIEM
- “Per diem” refers to eight hours per
day
- The urgent of the engagement
requires the civil engineer’s time
regularly for periods longer than the
normal eight-hour day. In such cases
per diem rate increased accordingly.
- Per diem rates can vary widely,
depending on employee
classification, regional location, and
period of service. Rates are
normally higher than the standard
rates.
COST PLUS FIXED FEE
- Under a cost plus fixed fee
agreement, the Civil Engineer is
reimbursed for the actual costs of all
services and supplies related to the
project including:
o Salary costs
o Overhead (The Civil
Engineer should be prepared
to support the basis of
overhead charges)
o Direct non-salary expenses
o Fixed fee – an amount to
compensate the Civil
Engineer for contingencies,
interest on invested capital,
readiness to serve and
profit.
PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION COST
- The percentage fee shall consider
the type, complexity, location, and
magnitude of construction cost of
the project and shall not exceed the
following percentages of estimated
construction cost:
o Feasibility studies – three
percent (3%);
o Detailed engineering design
– six percent(6%);
o Detailed architectural and
engineering design – eight
percent (8%);
o Construction supervision –
ten percent (10%)
TOTAL PROJECT COST
- Probable total cost is a major
concern of the client throughout the
planning, design, and construction
phases of the project. The probable
total cost, often used to establish
budgets for a typical project is made
up of:
o Professional Eng’g Cost
o Construction Cost
o Legal and Land Cost
o Owner’s Cost (including
project administration,
staffing, financing, and
other overhead)
o Contingency Allowance for
Unknowns.
CONSTRUCTION COST
- Construction Cost is the estimated
total cost of constructing the facility
to be covered by the proposed
detailed design or construction
supervision services, excluding the
feed and the other costs of such
services, the cost of land and right-
of-way, and legal administrative
expenses of the agency.
CONTINGENCY ALLOWANCE

CONTIGENCY
- Contingencies are downside risk
estimates that make allowance for
the unknown risks associated with a
project. Typically,
contingencies refer to costs, and are
amounts that are held in reserve to
deal with unforeseen circumstances.
CONTINGENCY ALLOWANCE
- To provide for intangible costs,
contingencies should routinely be
added to the basic cost estimate. It is
common practice to add 20% or
more to the estimated probable total
project cost at the completion of the
study and report phase, reducing this
to perhaps 10% at the completion of
final design and perhaps to 5%
when the construction bids become
known. Larger or more complex
projects may require higher
contingencies.