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The Quality and Thoroughness of Construction Documents

CMIC Presentation to the North American Construction Federation

Conference

Sun River Resort- Bend, OregonUnited States

August 12-14, 2010

BETTER

PREPARED

PROJECTS

CONTENTS

1. Problems Affecting Projects

2. Proposals for Solutions

Better Prepared Projects

The Mexican Law of Public Works and Related Services establishes the following:

“To perform any public work, it is required that the studies and designs, construction specifications, quality-related regulations, and the construction schedule be fully completed”.

However:

In reality, on many occassions public works bids are tendered without completed Construction Documents that can guarantee the correct execution of the project.

This situation causes a series of adverse results that affect the time and cost required to complete these projects. Among them:

● Authorization of additional resources to obtain the elements necessary for the completion of the project.

● Changes and modifications in the building process of the projects, with resulting imbalances in the contracts and cost increases.

● Differences and / or controversies bewteeen the parties , that may cause nonconformity and litigation.

● Release of funds falls behind regulatory allotment schedule.

● Start projects in the third quarter of the year.

● Cancellation of resources by the Secretariat of Public Finance and Credit.

Deficiency:

Currently no mechanism exists to assure that reserves for Construction Documents are set aside to guarantee the correct implementation of public projects.

Given the present situtation CMIC is promoting two proposals for the generation of reserves for Consruction Documents through:

● The 32 State governments (proposal 1)

● The Federal Government (proposal 2)

Proposal I: “National Reserve of Complete Construction Documents for Infrastructure Projects ” with State

Governments

Proposal I: “National Reserve of Complete Construction Documents for Infrastructure Projects ” with State

Governments

State governments

Decentralized Organisms or with state participation

Economic Proposal

The 0.5% is specified in a unit price analyisis

Adjudication of contracts

Construction execution

Progress

Payment

Application

Retention of 0.5%

/direct cost

Public trusts in different regions of the country (center, south, northeast, northwest)

Financing and operation with reserve for infrastructure

Licitaciones de obra pública

Retención de 2 al millar para capacitación

Bids for public works

Include an obligation of retaining 0.5%

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Proposal II: “National Reserve of Complete Construction Documents for Infrastructure Projects” with the Federal

Government

Proposal II: “National Reserve of Complete Construction Documents for Infrastructure Projects” with the Federal

Government

Legislative Branch

Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit

To exercise 5 to 7%

Execution of public works

Assigned budget for investment in federal government entities and institutions.

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