Singapore legislation

Regulation 87

of Town Councils Financial Rules

Regulation 87

Contingency sums and variation works

Amended byS 637/2007 wef 01/12/2007

Subregulation 1

Provisions for variation works in contracts may be provided in the form of a contingency sum.

Subregulation 2

A contingency sum shall form part of the maximum approved sum of expenditure on the project or procurement, but shall not be included in the contract.

Subregulation 3

A contingency sum shall not exceed —

(a)

20% for civil engineering works;

(b)

10% for building works; and

(c)

5% for large complex equipment contracts.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 637/2007 wef 01/12/2007

The authority to approve each request for variation works shall be the same as the authority to incur expenditure under rule 34(1) read with rule 34(2).