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The Architect Section is headed by Mr. H. Rambhojun, Director (Architecture), who is supported by a team of Architects, Technical Officers and Draughtsmen. The Architect Section acts as the team leader in a multi-disciplinary group comprising of Professional Engineers and Quantity Surveyors.
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Main Functions of the Architect Section The main functions of the Architect Section are the following:
| v | Act as project leader in a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Civil Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, and Traffic Engineers; | | v | Assist in the evaluation of tenders; | | v | Administer the building contract; | | v | Advise Government on all matters including policy relating to architecture and contract management; | | v | Make recommendations for the preparation and implementation of building codes and legislation; | | v | Prepare documents for appointment of Architectural Consultants and Mechanical and Electrical Consultants, administer the contracts and certify payment; | | v | Assist in litigation and arbitration proceedings; | | v | Prepare Architectural Competition documents and assist in evaluation as Jury Member; and | | v | Register Building Contractors. |
Registration of Contractors
The Director(Architecture) chairs the Committee for the registration of Contractors. Only Contractors who are registered with the Ministry are eligible to tender for Government projects. Foreign Contractors are allowed to tender only for Government projects financed by International Funding Agencies subject to the approval of the latter.
The Construction Industry Development Board is presently working on a new legislation for the registration of Contractors. Pending the enforcement of the new legislation, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport & Shipping is responsible for the registration of Contractors through a technical committee chaired by the Director (Architecture) and comprising the Deputy Director (Architecture), the Director (Civil Engineering) and the Deputy Director (Quantity Surveying).
Contractors are registered in different categories and some of them are also specialized in certain trades, a list of which is reproduced hereunder: - Building;
- Carpentry, Partitioning and False Ceiling;
- Metal Works – Fencing and Tubular Works;
- Structural Steel Works;
- Mechanical, Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation;
- Electrical, Fire Alarm and Detection System;
- Waterproofing/Tanking;
- Plumbing, Gas Installation and Fire Fighting;
- Vertical Transportation, Lifts;
- Openings (Aluminium, Steel);
- Pipelaying;
- Laboratory Equipment and Fume Cupboard;
- Painting, Interior Decoration and Furnishing;
- Landscaping and Earth Works;
- Furniture/Joinery (Timber);
- Road Works;
- Bridges;
- Road Furniture;
- Road Markings;
- Road Reinstatement;
- Concrete;
- Construction of Playgrounds;
- Construction of Drains;
- Tarring;
- Minor Works;
- Masonry;
- Flooring/Tiling;
- Maintenance;
- Trenching;
- Industrial Flooring;
- Renovation;
- Excavation;
- Supply and Installation of Standby Generators; and
- Cable.
Contractors are registered under a particular grade according to the ceiling of the contract value of the project for which they are entitled to tender. As at 31 January 2009, the total number of Contractors (Grade A to Grade G), registered with this Ministry was as detailed below:
Local Foreign Contractors Contractors Grade A (up to 200 m rupees) - 31 10 Grade B (up to 100 m rupees) - 28 2 Grade C (up to 50 m rupees) - 21 1 Grade D (up to 20 m rupees) - 49 3 Grade E (up to 10 m rupees) - 69 1 Grade F (up to 4 m rupees) - 76 1 Grade G (up to 1.5 m rupees) - 87 1 361 19 Also, as at 31 January 2009, there were 295 registered Contractors eligible to carry out minor works through tenders launched by the Departmental Tender Committee of the Ministry as listed below: Minor Works (Grade I) - 80 (up to Rs700,000) Minor Works (Grade II) - 215 (up to Rs300,000) For structural steel works, Contractors registered under this category are detailed hereunder: | By Committee for Registration of Contractors | By Engineering Section | | Grade A - 1 | Grade I - 6 (Exceeding Rs3 m) | | Grade B - 3 | 1 | | Grade C - Nil | 1 | | Grade D - 1 | Grade II - 1 (Not exceeding to Rs3 m) | | Grade E - 1 | 1 | | Grade F - 1 | 1 | | Grade G - Nil | 1 | | Minor Works Grade I - Nil | 1 | | Minor Works Grade II - 2 | |
The performance of all these Contractors are assessed regularly, based on the Performance Report issued by the Project Architect, following which these Contractors may be upgraded, downgraded or even de-registered from the list.
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Contact Information The Architect Section may be contacted on the following:  (00-230) 601 1600
Fax
(00-230) 686 4917
Postal address
Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport & Shipping (P.I.),
Architect Section, Phoenix, Mauritius.
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