Employment of Skilled / Semi- Skilled. Workers The contractor shall, at all stages of work, deploy skilled/semi-skilled tradesmen who are qualified and possess certificate in particular trade from CPWD Training Institute / Industrial Training Institute / National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR) / National Academy of Construction, CIDC or any similar reputed and recognized Institute managed/certified by State/Central Govt. Number of such qualified tradesmen shall not be less than 20% of total skilled/semi-skilled workers required in each trade at any stage of work. Contractor shall submit number of man-days required in respect of each trade, its scheduling and the list of qualified tradesmen alongwith requisite certificate from recognized Institute to Regional Manager for approval. Notwithstanding such approval, if the tradesmen are found to have inadequate skill to execute the work of respective trade, the contractor shall substitute such tradesmen within two days of written notice from Regional Manager. Failure on the part of contractor to obtain approval of Regional Manager or failure to deploy qualified tradesmen will attract a compensation to be paid by contractor at the rate specified in Appendix-7 to Schedule I: General Conditions of Contract per such tradesman per day. Decision of Regional Manager, as to whether particular tradesman possesses requisite skill and amount of compensation in case of default, shall be final and binding. Provided always, that the provisions of this Clause shall not be applicable for works with estimated cost put to tender being less than Rs. 5 crores. For work costing more than Rs. 10 crores, and upto Rs. 50 crores, the contractor shall arrange on site training as per National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) norms for at least 20% of the unskilled workers engaged in the project in co-ordination with the CPWD Regional Training Institute & National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for certification at the level of skilled/semi-skilled tradesmen. For work costing more than Rs. 50 Crores, the contractor shall arrange on site training as per National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) norms for at least 30% of the unskilled worker engaged in the project in coordination with the CPWD Regional Training Institute & National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for certification at the level of skilled/ semi-skilled tradesmen. The cost of such training as stated above shall be borne by the Government. The necessary space and worker...
