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Detailed estimate.
Duties of Resident
Engineer under depart- mental system.
9. In the case of a large work to be exe-
cuted departmentally, an estimate subdivided in
full detail, with approximate quantities rates
and amounts set out as far as possible for each
item, should be drawn up by the Consulting Engin-
eer and submitted for the sanction of the Colo- 1
nial Government and the Secretary of State. It
is desirable that this should be done before the
work is begun, or, if time does not permit or
further surveys are necessary, as soon as possible
afterwards. The estimate serves as a guide both
to the Resident Engineer and to those whose duty
it is to check the expenditure. Any material
revision of the estimate which may be necessary
during the course of the work will be submitted
for sanction in the same way as the original estimate. The Consulting Engineer is primarily responsible both for the preparation of the detailed estimate and for promptly bringing to notice probable excesses of expenditure. The
items on which excesses are likely to occur
should be shown and the reasons for the excess
explained.
10. The local control of the work is vested
in a Resident Engineer selected by the Consulting Engineer and recommended by him to the Crown
Agents for appointment. This officer enters into an agreement with the Crown Agents on behalf of the Colonial Government, the principal condi- tions of which are more or less stereotyped by
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usage,