The Contractor shall himself control and supervise the works or shall appoint a Contract Manager to do so. Such appointment shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval.
The Contract Manager shall be suitably qualified in accordance with the Schedule of Requirements. In addition a work history/biography will be submitted to the Engineer for approval.
The Contractor shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Engineer of the identity of the person appointed as Contract Manager for approval. The approval may at any time be withdrawn. Should the Engineer refuse to approve, or withdraw approval of the appointment, he shall set out the grounds on which his decision is based, and the Contractor shall submit an alternative appointment without delay. The address of the Contractor's representative shall be deemed to be the address for service given by the Contractor.
If the Engineer withdraws his approval of the Contractor's Contract Manager, the Contractor shall, as soon as is practicable, after receiving notice of such withdrawal, remove the Contract Manager from the works and replace him with another Contract Manager approved by the Engineer.
The Contractor's Contract Manager shall have full authority to make any decision necessary for the execution of the works, to receive and carry out administrative orders and to countersign the work register referred to in GCC Clause 79 or attachment, where appropriate. In any event, the Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that the works are carried out satisfactorily including ensuring that the specifications and administrative orders are adhered to by his own employees and by his sub-Contractors and their employees.
Any notice, information, instruction or other communication given or made to the Contract Manager shall be deemed to have been given or made to the Contractor.
The Contractor shall inform the Engineer of the identity of any person authorized to act for any period as deputy for the Contract Manager before the start of that period.
The Contractor shall provide a sufficient complement of supervisory staff in addition to the Contract Manager, to ensure that the Contractor’s staff engaged in and about the provision of the Works at the Site are adequately supervised and properly perform their duties at all times.
All persons appointed to managerial and supervisory positions in accordance with the Schedule of Requirements must be to the acceptance of the Engineer who will have the right to veto the appointment of any candidate who is deemed to be unsuitable.
