WORK PROGRAMME

SPECIFICATION
(CONVENTIONAL)

JABATAN KERJA RAYA

MALAYSIA

Cawangan Pengurusan Projek Kompleks

Ibu Pejabat JKR Malaysia
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 General .......................................................................................................................... S33-1

2.0 Submission Of Work Programme ............................................................................... S33-2
3.0 Contractor To Remain Responsible ........................................................................... S33-3
4.0 Preparation Of Work Programme ............................................................................... S33-4
4.1 The Accepted Work Programme ............................................................................. S33-4
5.0 General Method Statement .......................................................................................... S33-7
6.0 Method Statement For Special Equipment ................................................................ S33-7
7.0 Cash Flow Estimates ................................................................................................... S33-8
8.0 Revising And Updating Work Programme ................................................................. S33-8
8.1 The Revised Work Programme................................................................................ S33-8
8.2 The Tracking Report ................................................................................................. S33-8
9.0 Schedulers Or Planning Consultants ......................................................................... S33-9
10.0 Training ....................................................................................................................... S33-10
11.0 Glossary ..................................................................................................................... S33-11

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1.0 GENERAL
1.1. This specification describes the requirements for the preparation, submittal,
update and revision of the Contractor‟s Work Programme. The requirements are
in addition to the provisions under Clause 12.0 of the Condition of Contract.

1.2. The Contractor‟s programme shall be used by the Contractor to plan and execute
the Works. The programme will also be used by the S.O. to monitor progress and
be the basis for the assessment of extensions of time and the effect of delay on
the progress of the Works.

1.3. For Contract using standard JKR design, JKR will furnish the standard template
for WBS list in the Work Programme as a guide, the Contractor shall provide all
the necessary resources required as specified in the Work Programme, or,
Contractor may propose his own Work Programme which shall not exceed the
contract period stipulated, in which case, CPM must also be used, denoting all
the critical milestones for the successful implementation and completion of the
project. Notwithstanding the above, Contractor shall submit method statements
for carrying such works and temporary works, if any, which the Contractor
intends to supply, use or construct as the case may be.

1.4. The programme shall be produced by the Contractor in the following phases:

1.4.1. Initial Work Programme. An Initial Work Programme for the first three
months of work.

1.4.2. Accepted Work Programme. A Work Programme (incorporating the

Initial Work Programme) for the totality of the Works, which shall be
submitted to the S.O. for his approval. If the S.O. does not approve it,
this Work Programme shall be revised and resubmitted for acceptance
as set out in the Contract.

1.4.3. Revised Work Programme. Any revision to the Accepted Work

Programme approved by S.O. shall be termed as Revised Work
Programme.

1.4.4. Tracking Report. Accepted/Revised Work Programme updated with

actual progress and saved on at least a monthly basis for progress
tracking and record purposes.

1.5. Approval by the S.O. of any phase of the Contractor‟s Work Programme does not
make the Work Programme a contract document, or mandate that the Works
shall be constructed strictly in accordance with the Work Programme. The

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Contractor at all times remains responsible for the construction of the Works in
accordance with Clause 6.0 of the Condition of Contract.

1.6. If at any time there is a dispute or difference between the Contractor and S.O.
over any matter concerning the Contractor‟s programme, then immediate steps
should be taken by either party to have the dispute settled in accordance with
Clause 65.0 of the Condition of Contract.

2.0 SUBMISSION OF WORK PROGRAMME

2.1 Within fourteen (14) days after the date of the Letter of Acceptance, the
Contractor shall submit to the S.O. for his information on Initial Work
Programme showing the order in which the Contractor proposes to carry the
works anticipated in the first three months following the award of the contract.
The Initial Work Programme shall have regard to the completion date and any
other milestones, and/or restraints set out in the contract.

2.2 Within twenty eight (28) days after the date of the Letter of Acceptance [or
such other time as may be specified in the Contract], the Contractor shall
submit to the S.O. for his review and acceptance a Work Programme for the
whole Contract (incorporating the Initial Work Programme) showing the order of
procedure in which the Contractor proposes to carry out the Works. This Work
Programme becomes the Accepted Work Programme upon acceptance by the
S.O. The Accepted Work Programme shall have regard to the contract
completion dates and any other milestones, and/or restraints set out in the
Contract. Thereafter, if the actual progress does not conform to the Accepted
Work Programme, the S.O. is entitled to require the Contractor to submit to
the S.O. for acceptance a revised Work Programme showing the order of
procedure and periods necessary to ensure completion of the Works by the
contract completion dates.

2.3 The Contractor shall furnish the General Method Statement (refer to Clause
5.0) and such other details and information as the S.O. may reasonably require to
accept the Accepted Work Programme as set out in Clause 12 of the Condition of
Contract.

2.4 The Contractor shall supply the S.O. with digital copy of each Work
Programme, together with a printout bar chart or tabular report in a pre-agreed
format. All Work Programmes shall be prepared and submitted using latest
version Microsoft Project software or equivalent. The software shall be
capable of producing Work Programmes and information that complies with

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the requirements of this clause and shall be in a format that can be read by
commercially available proprietary planning software.

2.5 Within twenty one (21) days of the Contractor submitting a Work Programme
complete with all the information required by this clause to the S.O. for approval,
the S.O. will approve the Work Programme or give its reasons for not approving
the Work Programme in writing. If such reasons are given, the Contractor shall take
account of the reasons and resubmit the Work Programme within a period of ten
(10) working days. If the S.O. does not response within 21 days, the S.O. shall
be deemed to have approved the Work Programme as submitted.

2.6 The Contractor will be required to submit to S.O. a soft copy of the Work
Programme in a compact disk (CD) format. The CD must be submitted in a
completely close case and labelled to show:

 Project Name
 Contractor‟s Name and Address
 Reference Number (if any)
 Any other information as per S.O.‟s instruction, should such need arise

2.7 The softcopy for the Accepted Work Program will not be saved as Baseline,
unless otherwise approved by S.O. or its representatives

2.8 The Contractor is required to submit a colour printout copy of the works
Work Programme, bind into a presentable format and labelled accordingly

2.9 The Contractor will be required to submit five (5) colour copies to S.O. for
binding into the contract documents upon receipt of approval for the Work
Programme.

3.0 CONTRACTOR TO REMAIN RESPONSIBLE

3.1 The submission to and approval by the S.O. or the S.O.‟s representative of such
Work Programme or the furnishing of such particulars shall not relieve the
Contractor of any of his duties or responsibilities under this Contract.

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4.0 PREPARATION OF WORK PROGRAMME

4.1 The Accepted Work Programme

4.1.1 The Work Programme submitted by the Contractor in accordance with paragraph
2.0 above becomes the Accepted Work Programme upon approval by the S.O.
The Accepted Work Programme shall form the Contractor‟s basic strategy for the
completion of the Works by the contract completion date. The Work Programme
to be accepted shall be at the direction of the S.O. in a linked bar chart format
and precedence network format prepared using techniques acceptable to the
S.O. and shall show as far as reasonably practicable:

4.1.1.1 The Work Programme must be presented in a Works Breakdown

Structure (WBS) format to designated level approved by JKR or its
representatives.

4.1.1.2 The activities in all work packages including those by the principal
sub-contractors and suppliers, statutory undertakers, those
contractors and suppliers directly employed by the S.O. and others.

4.1.1.3 The earliest and latest start and finish dates for every activity in each
work package. Activities shall include all scope activities and any
activities or time durations expected in addition to scope activities.

4.1.1.4 Access dates for each phase or section.

4.1.1.5 The earliest and latest start and finish dates for each phase or
section, including dates when the Contractor plans to complete work
to allow the S.O. and others to do their work.

4.1.1.6 Milestone and Key Dates. The Work Programme will start with
milestone and finish or complete with milestone.

4.1.1.7 The Work Programme must indicate clearly designated governmental

approved holidays and any other holidays they wish to adhere to
during the course of the project time. This selected list of holidays
must be on the timeline chart display or extractable via the calendar
view.

4.1.1.8 Dates by which samples to be produced by the Contractor will be

submitted for approval by the S.O. and dates by which approval of
such samples will be required by the Contractor, allowing time for
submittals, re-submittals and reviews.

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4.1.1.9 Procurement periods and delivery dates for the major items of goods,
plants and materials.

4.1.1.10 Dates by which work will be ready for testing by the S.O.

4.1.1.11 Details and dates of any information required from the S.O.

4.1.1.12 The work contained in defined Provisional Sums.

4.1.1.13 Activities representing the likely work content of Contingencies

complete with logic links but with durations set to zero (Milestone)
e.g. relocation of underground utilities which is not defined in design
(unless specified otherwise).

4.1.1.14 Commissioning periods.

4.1.1.15 Provisions for float, time risk allowances, quality control procedures,
health and safety requirements [and any other requirements that may
be set out in the Contract].

4.1.2 The Accepted Work Programme shall also be presented as schedules showing
an analysis of the network including:

4.1.2.1 A schedule of all activities tabulated in order of earliest starting date

and showing for each activity:

(a) Activity number and brief description

(b) Preceding and succeeding activity numbers; the

commencement and finish date must have both predecessor
and successor element linked

(c) Duration

(d) Earliest and latest starting and finishing dates

(e) Total and free float

4.1.2.2 A schedule of leads and lags with (if requested by the S.O.) reasons
for them. Excessive leads and lags, negative lags or open/hanging
activities, use of fixed dates and any other programming activities
that can have the effect of creating false criticality or inhibiting the

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Work Programme from reacting dynamically to change should be

avoided.

4.1.2.3 A schedule of all activities lying on the paths containing the least
float, namely the critical activities.

4.1.2.4 A schedule identifying the days of working per week, shifts per
working day and holidays. Where multiple calendars are used, this
information shall be provided for each of the calendars, accompanied
by a schedule indicating the calendar applicable to each activity.

4.1.2.5 A schedule giving details of the Contractor‟s resource requirements in

terms of manpower, gang sizes, tradesmen, work rates, items of
plant or equipment and materials and quantities of work allowed for in
sufficient detail to explain the Contractor‟s activity durations. Activities
that may be expedited by use of overtime, additional shifts or any
other means shall be identified and explained.

4.1.3 The Accepted Work Programme shall also be presented with or be accompanied
by the following schedules:

4.1.3.1 A schedule of all submittals and material procurement activities,

including time for submittals, re-submittals and reviews and time
for fabrication and delivery of manufactured products. The
interdependence of procurement and construction activities shall be
included in the schedule.

4.1.3.2 A schedule giving the monetary value of each activity for cash flow
purposes. The sum of the monetary values shall total the Contract
amount. The schedule shall also give the payment items applicable to
the activity monetary values.

4.1.4 The Accepted Work Programme shall be prepared in sufficient detail to

ensure the adequate planning, execution and monitoring of the work.
Activities should generally range in duration up to 14 calendar days (single
trade activities with uniform rates of progress might be exempted) and the
number of activities with duration of less than seven calendar days should be
kept to a minimum to make progress monitoring on larger projects more
manageable.

4.1.5 The Accepted Work Programme shall take into account all time risk
allowances, including time for the weather conditions (rain, wind, flood and
etc.) reasonably to be anticipated by the Contractor. The Contract time has
been defined on the assumption that the weather conditions will conform to at

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least a 10 year average of the conditions prevailing at the Site. The

Contractor shall provide this data and a summation of the assumed number
of adverse weather days per month to the S.O. with the Work Programme.

5.0 GENERAL METHOD STATEMENT

5.1 At the same time as the Contractor submits the Work Programme in sub
clause 2.3 [or such other time as may be specified in the Contract ] the
Contractor shall submit to the S.O. for his acceptance a general description
of the arrangements and methods of construction for Major Works and
Temporary Works designs, the Contractor proposes to adopt for the carrying
out of the Works (“the Method Statement”). The Method Statement should be
fully cross-referenced to the activities in the Work Programme.

5.2 The Contractor shall submit to the S.O. sufficient information as may be
considered reasonably necessary by the S.O. to interpret, evaluate and give
approval to the Work Programme.

5.3 The Contractor shall, whenever required by the S.O, furnish for his
information further and more detailed particulars of the Contractor‟s Method
Statement.

5.4 Should the Contractor wish to change a Method Statement or should the
S.O. subsequently consider it necessary to change a Method Statement,
then the Contractor shall submit a revised Method Statement.

6.0 METHOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

6.1 The Contractor shall include Work Programme detailing out the Schedule for
equipping Special Equipment as described in the Brief Requirements or
System Design Document in the overall Work Programme.

6.2 The Work Programme shall indicate schedules, milestones and critical dates
for preparation and submission of detailed proposal; Technical Specification
Adherence (TSA) for major and critical equipment, Consent and / or
Approvals, Procurement, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Testing and
Commissioning of equipment (where applicable).

6.3 The proposed dates of submission and approval in the schedule shall form
the basis of determining the definition of „adopt current and/or latest
technology or techniques‟ of the Special Equipment Brief; as such as the

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schedules proposed in the Work Programme should thus be reasonable and

logical.

6.4 This special equipment Work Programme will be incorporated with logical
linkage and presented on to the Accepted Work Programme for overall
monitoring and control of the Contract.

7.0 CASH FLOW ESTIMATES

7.1 The Contractor shall submit to the S.O. for his information a detailed cash
flow estimate, in monthly periods, of all payments to which the Contractor
considers it will be entitled to under the Contract. The Contractor shall
subsequently submit such revised cash flow estimates at monthly intervals
based on the Accepted/Revised Work Programme, if required by the S.O.

8.0 REVISING AND UPDATING WORK PROGRAMME

8.1 The Revised Work Programme

8.1.1 The Accepted/Revised Work Programme and the corresponding General

Method Statement if required by the S.O, shall be revised by the Contractor
within ten (10) days of the Contractor changing its methods and/or
sequences of Works. The Work Programme shall also be revised within 10
working days of the grant by the S.O. of an extension of time, or whenever
circumstances arise that in the opinion of the S.O. affect the progress of the
Works. Each revision to the Work Programme shall be submitted to the S.O.
for its review and approval. Once a revised Work Programme is approved by
the S.O, it replaces the previously Accepted or Revised Work Programme.

8.1.2 Each Revised Work Programme submitted for approval shall be presented as
or be accompanied by the schedules referred to in paragraph 4.4 and, if
necessary, paragraph 4.5 above, together with any amendments to the
Method Statement.

8.2 The Tracking Report

8.2.1 The Accepted/Revised Work Programme shall be updated for actual

progress at least once every month and the updates shall be archived as
separate electronic files for record purposes. The updates shall be to all
scope activities and any additional activities carried out or time durations
experienced in addition to the scope activities. Actual progress shall be
recorded by means of actual start and actual finish dates for activities,

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together with percentage completion and/or remaining duration of currently

incomplete activities. Any periods of suspension of an activity should be
reported during the tracking activity. Each tracking reports on the
Accepted/Revised Work Programme shall be submitted to the S.O. for its
acceptance as a record. It is possible (if the Works have been delayed) that
these Tracking Reports will show completion later than the contract
completion dates. In this event the S.O.‟s acceptance of such Work
Programmes will not constitute acceptance of the delay(s).

8.2.2 The Tracking Reports will be used by the S.O. to monitor the Contractor‟s
performance against the Accepted/Revised Work Programme, forecast work
to be performed in the subsequent period and to assess extensions of time at
the time the cause of delay occurs. In order to provide effective monitoring of
performance, the Contractor shall also provide to the S.O. the progress
reports as described in Clause 12.0 of the Condition of Contract and the cash
flow estimates described in Paragraph 7.0 above.

9.0 SCHEDULERS OR PLANNING CONSULTANTS

9.1 The Contractor shall employ a full time competent Scheduler or Planning
consultant to provide explanation to JKR or its representatives about the
Work Programme during the Technical Meetings and/or other meetings
during the contract period.

9.2 The schedulers will have to be of the following criteria:

9.2.1 A technical personnel with minimum five (5) years working on site
experience.

9.2.2 A qualification relevant to the Work Programme creation.

9.3 S.O. or his representatives at the time of audit of the schedules can request
for the Scheduler‟s work portfolio of past projects to justify the Scheduler‟s
ability.

9.4 Roles & Responsibilities of Scheduler include but not limited to:

9.4.1 To prepare the Work Programme according to JKR specification.

9.4.2 To prepare progress reports monthly and as and when required by

S.O.

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9.4.3 To carry out revision of the approved Work Programme when

necessary (example: change in scope, change in time, change in
cost, etc.).

9.4.4 To assist in performance monitoring and control throughout the

contract period (example: performance reporting, variations,
forecasting, change control, etc.).

9.4.5 To provide hands on (on site) training to the Contractor and JKR
staff.

10.0 TRAINING
10.1 The Contractor will need to send four (4) representatives from JKR and two
(2) of their site based representatives to attend Project Scheduling Training
to be conducted by the qualified scheduler or planning consultant appointed
by the project. The training must include the following minimum content. S.O.
or its representatives will select the Trainer and the facility conducting such
training and inform the Contractor of their choice.

10.2 Training Content:

(a) Planning basics & fundamentals

(b) Resource loading and management
(c) Financial loading
(d) Physical & financial progress chart generation
(e) Scheduled and actual progress monitoring
(f) Progress difference in duration and percentage
(g) Reports
(h) Works breakdown structures (WBS) and Critical Path analysis
(i) Progress payment enable Work Programme

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11.0 GLOSSARY
11.1 Baseline

The Project Management Plan establishes project management's interpretation of the

why, what, how, who, how much, and when of the project.

It is a baseline tool used as a reference for managing the project. It is one of the
most important documents in the overall planning, monitoring, and implementation of
a project and should be "owned" by the project manager and his/her team.

11.2 Critical Path

Sequences of activities that must be completed on schedule for an entire project to

be completed on schedule. Each task on the critical path is called a critical task. If a
critical task is delayed, then the entire project will be delayed by the same amount
(unless another activity on the critical path can be accelerated).

11.3 Critical Path Analysis

Critical Path Analysis is a method that formally identifies tasks which must be
completed on time for the whole project to be completed on time. It also identifies
which tasks can be delayed for a while if resource needs to be reallocated to catch up
on missed tasks.

11.4 Milestone
A significant event in the projects, usually completion of a major deliverable. A
milestone, by definition, has duration of zero and no effort. Milestones are essential to
manage and control a project, but there is no task associated with it (although
preparing a milestone can involve significant work). Usually a milestone is used as a
project checkpoint to validate how a project is progressing and revalidate the work.

11.5 General Method Statement

Method statement is a document that gives specific instructions on how to safely and
effectively perform a work related task submitted by the contractor at the beginning of
the project for approval. The method statement encompasses the following:

(a) purpose
(b) scope

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(c) references
(d) definitions
(e) responsibilities
(f) equipment
(g) risk assessment
(h) safety
(i) procedure
(j) attachments (if any)

11.6 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

WBS is a hierarchical tree structure decomposing a project into activities and sub-
activities to help define and control the project and its elements of work.

11.7 Work Package

A work package is the basic building block of a work breakdown structure. It can be
considered as a sub-project. It is composed of one or several tasks.

A work package may typically last a week to a month in duration and is performed by
an individual or small work group.

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