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SOME of the differences between PWD and PAM tender documents
:
Generally
PWD - used in all government projects. can be modified for use
in private
projects. If modified to be used in private projects, then you
will be asking
the question that you pose to me in this forum.
PAM - only used in private projects
Performance Bond & Retention Money
[ Bon Perlaksanaan dan Wang Jaminan Perlaksanaan ]
PWD - requires either Performance Bond OR Performance Guarantee
Sum
(Retention Money) Clause 13 [ JKR 203A v2007 ]
PAM - requires both Performance Bond [ Clause 37 ] AND Retention
Money [
Clause 30.5 ].
Insurance
PAM - got clauses built in giving choices - either Employer or
Contractor can
buy the insurance for the works [ Clauses 20A, 20B, 20C ]
PWD - contractor is always the one buying the insurance [
Clauses14,15,16 ]
Consultants
PAM - got clauses to define roles / responsibilities of the
consultants [
Articles 3,4,5,6 ]
PWD - only identified as 'S.O.'s Representatives' which have to
be separately
appointed with a letter by the S.O. [ Clause 3 ]
Architect / S.O. [ Arkitek / Pegawai Penguasa ]
PAM - the Architect is in charge and this term / designation is
to be used inSpecifications, Bill of Quantities and other parts of
the document.
PWD - "S.O." is in charge and normally this person is a
government Officer
who works in the Employer / Client's office. The Architect would
normally be
appointed as one of the S.O.'s Representatives. The architect
can also
assume the role of "S.O.", ie the architect is defined as the SO
in the
conditions.
Sounds trivial and small matter but if you have a PAM tender
document using
words like S.O. in the Preliminaries or Specifications, what you
have is
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discrepancies because the word S.O. is not defined anywhere.
Neither is the
word 'Architect' defined anywhere in the PWD form of
contract.
Government / Employer
In PWD contracts, the client is called the Government.
In PAM contracts, the client is called the Employer.
Sounds like simple but if you have a PAM tender document using
words like
Government, what you have is discrepancies. The word
'Government' is not
defined and irrelevant in PAM documents in terms of contract
administration.
Tendering Procedure [ Tatacara Tender ]
PWD - qualification to tender strictly based on valid PKK AND
CIDB
licensing. If tenderer breaks the tendering conditions, his
license(s) can be
suspended / blacklisted by the government. This is spelt out in
PWD Form
of Tender / Conditions of Tendering and only applies to
tendering for
government projects.
PAM - not for government projects - only used in private
projects.
qualification to tender can be based on CIDB OR PKK licensing or
other
criterias. No standard Form of Tender / conditions of tendering.
PAM
tender documents require tenderers to submit Earnest Money when
they
submit their Tender. This is described / detailed in the
Instructions to the
Tenderers. In government projects, PWD tender documents do not
impose
requirement for Earnest Money with their Tender unless modified
for use in
Private tenders. When tenderers break tendering conditions in
PWD or
government tenders, they suspend or blacklist the PKK
registration of the
tenderer - he wont be able to participate in any government
tenders for the
suspended period.
