Dire Dawa University

Department of Construction Technology & Management

First Year Masters Program
GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Group Name

1. Mokhtar Mohamed SGS/872/11

2. Samson Diribssa SGS/830/11
Submitted to Ato Zewdu Tefera
TITLE: Scope: its Regulation & Management under MDB-FIDIC (2006) & PPA
(2011) Conditions of Construction Contracts and the Applicable Laws
i. Abbreviations and acronyms
ii. Table of figures
iii. Table of content
iv. Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1 Objectives of study
1.2 general objectives
1.3 specific objectives
1.4 Statement of the problem

2. Research Methodology
2.1 General
2.2 Limitations
2.3 Method of Data Analysis
2.4 Data analysis
2.5 Discussion of the Results

3. literature review
3.1 Variation in contract
3.2 The Engineer under variation
3.3 Supplemental agreement
3.4 Variation order
3.5 Scope management

4. Instructed variation
4.1 variation
4.2 types of variation
4.3 variation procedure
4.4 Discussion about having no variation clause in the contract
4.5 Causes and Effects of Variation Orders in Construction Projects
 4.6 rights to vary

5. Approved variation
5.1 value Engineering
5.2 Discussion on design liability of the contractor for its design
5.3 Discussion on the possibility to change or not to change the delivery system from DBB to
DB

6. Comparison between instructed and approved variation

7. Role of the Engineer

7.1 Role of the engineer in construction overview
7.2 Role of engineer in instructed variation
7.3 Role of engineer in approved variation
7.4 Contribution of design to scope change

8. case study
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Background of the case
8.3 purpose of the project
8.4 Project and contract information
8.5 Possible Alternatives
8.6 Proposed solution
8.7 Discussion Recommendation
9. Comparative table and analysis
10. Conclusions & recommendation

References
Appendices
Contract variation

A variation is a change to a contract. A variation to a contract could include, but not be limited
to, a change to the service level or type, product, delivery, timeframe, personnel, contractor or
price. As a contract constitutes a legal agreement between the parties, there are both legal and
cost considerations to be considered prior to executing any change.

Discussion about having no variation clause in the contract

Variation clauses are not always expressly called “variation clauses”. When considering any
proposed variation it is important to first review all of the documents that make up the contract.
If it is still unclear whether or not there is a clause covering a particular variation, seek
appropriate advice.