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Working out of scheme in fuller detail
Financial responsibil- ity of Consulting Engineers.
departmentally then it may be necessary for the Consulting Engineer to examine his previous estimates, taking into account any fluctuations in prices, changes of design or other causes tending to render them no longer applicable. Should he see reason to anticipate material excess over the sum sanctioned he should at once bring the matter to the notice of the Crow Agents that they may obtain the instruc- tions of the Secretary of State before proceed-
ing.
8.Should the scheme described in the Con- sulting Engineer's report not have been worked ou out in full detail it will be desirable, if time! permits, to do this now, after further surveys
Detailed estimate
if necessary.
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Although it is possible under the departmental system to begin the work without the full preparation of plans specifications and quan- tities which are indispensable for the proper letting of a contract, yet the careful prepara- tion of preliminarios affords the Government not only a reliable forecast of expenditure but also a means of watching and checking the progress of the work during construction. In this connection attention is called to the
circuler headed "Financial Responsibility og Consulting Engineers" dated March 1901 of which
a copy is attached
9. In the case of a large work to be executed departmentally, an estimate subdivided in full detail, with approximate quantities rates and
amounts
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