Contractors Registration By-Laws, 1999

Government Notice 340 of 1999

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Contractors Registration By-Laws, 1999

Citation: Government Notice 340 of 1999
Primary work: Contractors Registration Act
Date: 31 July 2002
Language: English

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Contractors Registration By-Laws, 1999

Government Notice 340 of 1999

Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
Commenced
[This is the version of this document as it was at 31 July 2002 to 14 July 2005.]
[Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]

[Section 35]

1. Citation

These By-laws may be cited as the Contractors Registration By-laws.

2. Interpretation

In these By-laws, unless the context requires otherwise—"Act" means the Contractors Registration Act¹;¹Cap. 235"Board" means the Contractors Registration Board;"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Works;"upgrading" means upgrading to a higher class of registration of contractors.

3. Application for permanent registration

(1)Every application for registration or upgrading shall be—

(a)in Form CRB-FI as set out in the First Schedule;

(b)submitted to the Board upon payment of application fees as set out in Table 12 of the Second Schedule;

(c)accompanied by the following information—

(i)the company profile;

(ii)applicant's bank references, in Form CRB-F2 as set out in the First Schedule;

(iii)particulars of key personnel employed by the firm;

(iv)particulars of plant and equipment owned;

(v)firm's experience in the field of application indicating particulars of projects executed in the last ten years;

(vi)names and qualifications of at least two referees who shall not be firms in the case of first registration;

(vii)a signed declaration undertaking to comply with the conditions of registration and non-involvement in corrupt practices in Form CRB-F3 set out in the First Schedule; and

(viii)a copy of audited accounts.

(2)Each director, shareholder or partner shall fill a curriculum vitae in Form CRB-F4 set out in the First Schedule.

4. Application for temporary registration by foreign firms

(1)Any foreign firm intending to carry out a specific contract for which it has been contracted shall submit to the Board the application on Form CRB-F5 set out in the First Schedule upon the payment of an application fee as set out in Table 12 of the Second Schedule.

(2)A duly filled application form shall be accompanied with the following information—

(a)company profile;

(b)particulars of the contracted project;

(c)particulars of key personnel engaged in the project including their professions and nationalities;

(d)particulars of plant and equipment deployed in the project;

(e)experience of the firm including particulars of projects executed in the last ten years;

(f)certificate of compliance from the Registrar of Companies;

(g)a letter from the client supporting the application;

(h)an affidavit as shown in Form CRB-F6 declaring that once the firm has completed the specific contract it shall wind up business and shall not engage in any other for permanent registration; and

(i)a signed declaration that the firm shall not involve itself in corrupt practices and that it shall comply with all conditions of registration.

5. Data

The Board may enquire in writing to each of the referees, clients or consultants declared by the applicant in Form CRB-F7 and Form CRB-F8 respectively as set out in information submitted by the applicant.

6. Inspection of premises

(1)At least two officers of the Board shall visit and inspect the offices, workshops, yards, properties and projects executed or any other facilities of the applicant.

(2)The Board may request a Regional Engineer or any other competent person to do the inspection in cases of first registration in classes IV through VII or upgrading to classes VI, V and IV.

(3)The applicant shall provide transport for the physical visits done under paragraph (1).

(4)Any person who makes the inspection under this By-law is required to fill in the inspection form prescribed in Form CRB-F9 set out in the First Schedule.

(5)A show cause notice on site shortfalls found on site shall be served by the Board to any person with authority on the site on the prescribed Form CRB-F10.

7. Classification of contractors

(1)There shall be kept separate registers for each type of contractors as specified in section 7(2) of the Act.

(2)Specialist contractors include those engaged in the following trades, namely—

(a)carpentry and joinery works;

(b)plumbing and sanitation;

(c)glazing;

(d)demolition;

(e)drilling;

(f)terrazo paving;

(g)piling;

(h)labour based road maintenance;

(i)scaffolding;

(j)paving;

(k)roofing;

(l)painting;

(m)decorating;

(n)landscaping;

(o)refrigeration and airconditioning;

(p)lift or elevator installation;

(q)car or truck body building;

(r)motor rewinding;

(s)telecommunication and security systems installation;

(t)engineering and safety system installation;

(u)rigging;

(v)finishes and refurbishment;

(w)any other trade as may be specified by the Board from time to time.

8. Class limits

(1)The class limit for any single contract by a local contractor shall be as set out in Table 1 of the Second Schedule.

(2)Foreign contractors shall be limited to classes I and II only.

(3)The limit for a single contract—

(a)by a foreign contractor shall be as set out in class one and two in Table 1 of the Second Schedule as applicable;

(b)by a local and a foreign specialist contractor shall be as set out in class one, two and three, in Table 1 of the Second Schedule as applicable.

(4)The Board may on an annual basis review the class limits set out in Table 1 of the Second Schedule.

9. Additional requirements for registration

(1)In addition to the requirements for qualification for registration under the Act, the following shall be requirements to be satisfied by the Board, namely—

(a)that such person or group of persons applying for registration has a Certificate of Registration from the Registrar of Companies either as a limited liability company, partnership or sole proprietorship;

(b)that the Memorandum and Articles of Association in case of a limited liability company is certified by the Registrar of Companies; and

(c)that at least one of the shareholders or partners has the minimum technical qualifications prescribed under Table 2 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time.

(2)The Board shall review the curriculum vitae of each shareholder of partner as the case may be to ensure that they are persons of good professional and general conduct.

10. Determination of appropriate class

(1)In determining the appropriate class for registration as a contractor, the following criteria shall be used, namely—

(a) staff requirements	25 points;
(b) plant and equipment	20 points;
(c) office and service facilities	10 points;
(d) safety gear	5 points;
(e) financial status	30 points;
(f) experience of the firm	10 points.

(2)An applicant who scores an aggregate of 60 points or above, but not less than half of the points in any criteria under subparagraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph (1) qualifies for registration.

(3)A local contractor who applies for registration for the first time under class IV, V, VI or VII in Table 1 of the Second Schedule shall not be assessed for experience of the firm but instead individual experiences of the shareholders or partners and their employees shall be taken into account.

11. Staff requirement

(1)Any contractor applying for registration or upgrading is required to have a number of staff having the minimum technical qualifications and skills for the respective type and class as prescribed under Part A of Tables 3 - 6 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time.

(2)The marks for staff qualification shall be further allocated as follows—

(a) adequacy of staff in accordance with registration requirements	10 points;
(b) qualifications of individuals	5 points;
(c) experience of individuals	10 points.

12. Plant and equipment

(1)Any plant or equipment owned by a contractor for the execution of the intended works shall be assessed—

(a)against the registration requirements for the respective type and class as set out under Part B of Tables 3 - 6 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time;

(b)in accordance with its age and conditions based on available records or visual inspection.

(2)The marks for plant or equipment shall be distributed as follows—

(a) adequacy of proposed list of equipment compared to registration requirements	15 points;
(b) age and condition of plant or equipment	5 points.

13. Office and service facilities

(1)Any person or firm applying for registration or upgrading is required to satisfy the registration requirements for office and service facilities as set out in Part C of Table 3 - 6 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time.

(2)A contractor under class I, II and III is required to have a well established workshop or open yard for storage of materials and equipment.

(3)The marks for office and service facilities shall be distributed as follows—

(a) offices building	3 points;
(b) communication facilities	1 point;
(c) yard/workshop	2 points;
(d) furniture/office equipment	2 points;
(e) hygiene facilities	2 points.

14. Safety gear

(1)Every contractor is required to maintain and provide to his workmen appropriate safety gear as set out in Part D of Table 3 - 6 of the Second Schedule.

(2)Every contractor shall provide every person on a construction site with a helmet and other appropriate safety gear.

(3)The marks for safety gear shall be distributed as follows—

(a) helmets	1 point;
(b) boots	1 point;
(c) jackets	1 point;
(d) gloves	1 point;
(e) masks and others	1 point.

15. Financial requirements

(1)Any firm applying for registration shall be assessed in terms of average annual turnover, liquidity and the value of its fixed assets.

(2)The financial requirements for any firm applying for upgrading or first registration shall be as set out under Table 7 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time.

(3)The marks for financial requirements shall be distributed as follows—

(a) average annual turnover	10 points;
(b) liquidity	10 points;
(c) fixed assets	10 points.

(4)In the case of new applicants, the average annual turnover shall not be assessed and the allocation of the marks shall be as follows—

(a) liquidity	15 points;
(b) fixed assets	15 points.

16. Firm experience

(1)The experience of any firm applying for upgrading or registration in any class other than class VII, shall be judged against the registration requirements set out in Table 8 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time.

(2)The marks for experience requirements shall be distributed as follows—

(a) years of practice in the field of application	2 points;
(b) average size of at least 3 projects	5 points;
(c) maximum size of any single project	3 points.

17. Individual staff experience

In the case of first registration in classes IV through VI, experience of individual staff shall be assessed as follows—

(a) years of practice in the field of application	2 points;
(b) average size of at least three projects supervised	5 points;
(c) maximum size of any single project supervised	5 points.

18. Registration and annual subscription fees

(1)The Board shall inform the applicant of his approval and the applicant shall pay the prescribed registration fees and annual subscription fees commensurate with the type, class and category of fees registration within sixty days.

(2)An applicant approved for registration who fails to pay the prescribed registration fees and annual subscription fees shall have his approval revoked.

(3)The fees payable under paragraph (1) are set out in Tables 9, 10 and 11 of the Second Schedule, as may be reviewed by the Board from time to time.

(4)The contractor shall be issued with a registration certificate within fourteen days of payment of fees.

19. Procedure for granting dispensation

(1)The Board may grant dispensation in respect of performance of contractors beyond their respective class limits to the above following class with respect to the actual class registered in.

(2)Application for dispensation by a contractor shall be made by a client upon payment of a prescribed fee as set out in Table 12 of the Second Schedule and shall contain the following information, namely—

(a)a summary of the nature and scope of the work;

(b)consultant's estimates prior to tendering;

(c)consultant's written recommendation to the client on shortlisting of contractors, which shall include the names, addresses and classes of registration of the recommended contractors;

(d)final decision of the client on the recommended shortlist of contractors;

(e)written proof of invitation to tender as sent to shortlisted tenderers;

(f)results of tender opening, showing who were present at the opening, their representations, tabulated tender figures and any other special conditions accompanying the tenders;

(g)consultant's evaluation results and recommendation to client;

(h)client's provisional decision to award the tender to the contractor who needs dispensation.

(3)A successful applicant shall be granted dispensation upon payment of a fee equivalent to the registration fees of the class in which the value of the project falls.

20. Rules of conduct

(1)Any contractor, who has been suspended or deleted from the register shall return the Certificate of Registration to the Registrar within one month after being informed of the deletion or suspension.

(2)Breach of the provisions in paragraph (1) constitutes an offence punishable by a fine equal to three times the registration fee in the class the contractor falls.

(3)A contractor shall maintain at every construction site a register in which all accidents and causes therefrom are recorded and such accidents shall include all major and minor injuries sustained on the construction site.

(4)Non-compliance of the provision of paragraph (3) shall be punishable by fine of 0.1% of the contract sum or one hundred thousand shillings, whichever is higher.

(5)Any contractor carrying out works above the class limit without obtaining dispensation from the Board commits an offence punishable by fine of 10% of the amount in excess of the class limit but not less than five hundred thousand shillings.

(6)A contractor is required to submit annual returns to the Board on prescribed forms issued by the Board, and the forms shall be presented to the Board not later than the 31st March of the following year and non-submission constitutes an offence punishable by a fine equal to 0.1% of the class limit or two years suspension.

(7)Every site for construction, installation, renovation or alteration works shall have a signboard which show the names and address of the project, client, consultants and the contractors of the project.

(8)Non-compliance of provisions of paragraph (7) constitutes an offence punishable by a fine equal to 0.5% of the contract sum or two hundred thousand shillings, whichever is higher.

(9)All building construction sites shall be hoarded and failure to do so constitutes an offence punishable by a fine equal to 0.5% of the contract sum or two hundred thousand shillings, whichever is higher.

(10)Any person who obstructs any staff of the Board from performing his duties commits an offence punishable by a fine of two hundred thousand shillings.

(11)Every contractor shall provide every person on site with the appropriate safety gear, and failure to do so shall constitute an offence punishable by a fine of twenty thousand shillings per person.

(12)Every contractor shall ensure that there is fire fighting equipment and hygienic facilities on site, and failure to do so shall constitute an offence punishable by a fine of fifty thousand shillings.

(13)Any kind of negligence on site leading to poor work, breakage or default shall be considered as an offence, punishable by the contractor being downgraded to a class as shall be determined by the Board.

21. Code of ethics

(1)A contractor shall uphold and advance the integrity, honour and dignity of the contracting business by—

(a)using his knowledge and skills for the enhancement of human welfare;

(b)being impartial, and serving with fidelity the public, their employers and clients;

(c)striving to enhance reputation and prestige of contractors in Tanzania;

(d)supporting the trade association and technical societies of their disciplines; and

(e)enhancing competence through participation in workshops, seminars, training courses and other technical forums.

(2)In the performance of their duties, contractors shall give utmost consideration to the safety, health and welfare of their workmen and the general public.

(3)Every contractor shall perform services only in the areas of his competence.

(4)A contractor shall build his reputation on the merit of his services and shall not compete unfairly with others.

(5)A contractor shall at all times refrain from corruption and corrupt practices.

(6)Every contractor shall take reasonable care of the environment.

First Schedule

Forms

[Editorial note: The forms have not been reproduced]

Second Schedule

Tables

Table 1 – Class limits for various types of contractors

	Class limit for any single contract (In Million T. Shs.)
Class	Civil	Building	Mechanical	Electrical	Specialist
One	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Two	3,000	800	500	500	100
Three	1,000	600	300	300	50
Four	500	400	200	200	-
Five	300	200	100	100	-
Six	100	100	50	50	-
Seven	50	50	20	20	-

Table 2 – Minimum technical qualifications of a technical director

Type of Contractor	Minimum Qualifications
Civil	FTC in Civil Engineering
Building	Trade Test Grade I in relevant field
Mechanical	Trade Test Grade I in relevant field
Electrical	Trade Test Grade I in relevant field
Specialist	Trade Test Grade I in relevant field.

Table 3 – Criteria for registration of civil works contractors

Registration requirements for permanent personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear, office and service facilities

Resources	Class one	Class two	Class three	Class four	Class five	Class six	Class seven	Remarks
A. Key staff (Attach CVs)
1. Head of Organisation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2. Accountant³³1	1³⁴2	1³⁵3	1³⁶4	1³⁷5	1³⁸6	1³⁹7	1⁴⁰8
3. Structural/Civil engineers⁴¹9	2	2	1	1	1⁴²10	1⁴³11	-
4. Civil Engineering Technicians	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	Holder of FTC or equivalent
5. Quantity Surveyor⁴⁴12	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	Holder of Diploma or Degree
6. Land Surveyor	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	Holder of Diploma or Degree
7. Artisans	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	At least Trade Test Grade I and not less than 2 year's practical experience
8. Workshop Mechanics	1	1	1
9. Workshop Engineer⁴⁵13	1	1	1
10. Electrical Technician⁴⁶14	1	1	1
B. Plant and equipment
1. Bull Dozers (Min capacity 120)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
2. Graders (Min. capacity 100 HP)	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
3. Loaders (Min. Capacity 100 HP)	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
4. Vibrating Rollers (Min. capacity 10T)	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
5. Tandem Rollers (Min. capacity 10T)	2	1	1
6. Pneumatic Tyre Rollers	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
7. Pedestrian Rollers/Plate Compactors	3	3	2	2	1	-	-
8. Hand Compactors	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
9. Water Bowsers/Trailer	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
10. Tippers	6	4	3	2	1	1⁴⁷15	-
11. Backhoes	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
12. Agricultural Tractor W/Loaders	1⁴⁸16	1⁴⁹17	1⁵⁰18	1	1	-	-
13. Low Loader	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
14. Non-tipping Truck	2	1	1	1	1⁵¹19	1⁵²20	-	Min capacity 3T
15. Concrete Mixers	4	2	1	1	1	1⁵³21	1⁵⁴22
16. Compressors	3	2	1	1	1⁵⁵23	-	-
17. Water Pumps	3	3	2	1	-	-	-
18. Poker Vibrator	3	2	1	1	1⁵⁶24	-	-
19. Hoisting Equipment	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
20. Light Duty Vehicles (Pick-ups)	4	4	2	2	1	1	1
21. Generator Set	2	2	1	1	-	-	-
22. Welding Set	2	1	1	1	-	-	-
23. Mechanical Broom	1	-	-	-	-	-
24. Asphalt Plant	1⁵⁷25	1⁵⁸26	-	-	-	-	-
25. Asphalt Paver	1⁵⁹27	1⁶⁰28	-	-	-	-	-
26. Chip Spreader	1	1⁶¹29	1⁶²30	-	-	-	-
27. Stone Crusher	1⁶³31	1⁶⁴32	-	-	-	-	-
28. Bitumen Distributor or Sprayer	1	1⁶⁵33	1⁶⁶34	-	-	-	-
29 Levelling Instrument (e.g. Dumpy Level)	2	1	1	1⁶⁷35	1⁶⁸36
30. Theodolite/Total Station	1	1	1⁶⁹37
31. Assortment of Hand Tools (Set of shovels, pans, pick axes, hoes, wheel barrows etc.)	30	30	20	20	15	15	15
C. Land and service facilities
1. Storage Yard m2	1000	800	500	300⁷⁰38	100⁷¹39	100⁷²40	-
2. Service W/Shop m2	200	150	100	100⁷³41	50⁷⁴42	-	-
3. Office m2	100	50	50	20	20	10	10
D. Safety gear	(Every person on a construction site should be provided with safety gear, especially helmets).
1. Helmets	50	20	10	5	5	3	2	These are minimum stocks
2. Boots (pairs)	50	20	10	5	5	3	2	Additional requirements
3. Gloves (pairs)	50	20	10	5	5	3	2	To be procured on project
4. Reflective Jackets (pairs)	50	20	10	5	5	3	2

³³Must be registered with Professional Board; Engineers must be in the professional category or above.³⁴Accountant may not be a permanent employee.³⁵Accountant may not be a permanent employee.³⁶Accountant may not be a permanent employee.³⁷Accountant may not be a permanent employee.³⁸Accountant may not be a permanent employee.³⁹Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁴⁰Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁴¹Must be registered with Professional Board Engineers must be in professional category or above.⁴²May not be registered engineers.⁴³May not be registered engineers.⁴⁴Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category or above.⁴⁵Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category or above.⁴⁶Recommended but not mandatory.⁴⁷Recommended but not mandatory.⁴⁸Recommended but not mandatory.⁴⁹Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁰Recommended but not mandatory.⁵¹Recommended but not mandatory.⁵²Recommended but not mandatory.⁵³Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁴Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁵Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁶Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁷Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁸Recommended but not mandatory.⁵⁹Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁰Recommended but not mandatory.⁶¹Recommended but not mandatory.⁶²Recommended but not mandatory.⁶³Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁴Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁵Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁶Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁷Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁸Recommended but not mandatory.⁶⁹Recommended but not mandatory.⁷⁰Recommended but not mandatory.⁷¹Recommended but not mandatory.⁷²Recommended but not mandatory.⁷³Recommended but not mandatory.⁷⁴Recommended but not mandatory.

Table 4 – Criteria for registration of building contractors

Registration requirements for technical personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear and office and service facilities

Resources	Class one	Class two	Class three	Class four	Class five	Class six	Class seven
A. Key staff (attach CVs)
1. Head of Organisation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2. Accountant⁷⁵1	1⁷⁶2	1⁷⁷3	1⁷⁸4	1⁷⁹5	1⁸⁰6	1⁸¹7	1⁸²8
3. Structural/Civil Engineers⁸³9	2	1	1	1	1⁸⁴10	1⁸⁵11	-
4. Quantity Surveyor⁸⁶12	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
5. Mechanical Engineering Technicians	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
6. Civil Engineering Technicians	4	3	2	1	1	1	1
7. Electrical Engineering Technicians	2	2	1	1	-	-	-
8. Artisans	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
B. Plant and equipment
1. Tower (Building) Crane	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
2. Concrete Batching Machine	1⁸⁷13	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Concrete Mixers	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
4. Concrete Vibrators	2	1	1	1	1	-	-
5. Block Making Machines	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
6. Steel Bending Machines (Set)	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
7. Light Duty Vehicles	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
8. Water Pumps	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
9. Concrete Dumpers	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
10. Trucks or Tippers	4	3	2	1	1	-	-
11. Hand Compactors	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
12. Compressors	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
13. Steel Scaffolding Set (400m/SET)	2	1	1⁸⁸14	-	-	-	-
14. Levelling Instrument (e.g. Dumpy Level)	2	1	1	1⁸⁹15	1⁹⁰16
15. Assortment of Handtools (SET of shovels, pans, etc).	20	20	15	15	10	10	5
C. Land and service facilities
1. Storage Yard m2	500	300	200	100	-	-	-
2. Service W/Shop m2	100	100⁹¹17
3. Office m2	60	40	40	20	20	10	10
D. Safety gear	(Every person on a construction site should be provided with safety gear, especially helmets.)
1. Helmets	50	20	10	5	3	2	2
2. Boots (pairs)	50	20	10	5	3	2	2
3. Gloves (pairs)	50	20	10	5	3	2	2
4. Reflective Jackets (pairs)	50	20	10	5	3	2	2

⁷⁵Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category as above.⁷⁶Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁷⁷Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁷⁸Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁷⁹Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁸⁰Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁸¹Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁸²Accountant may be not a permanent employee.⁸³Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category as above.⁸⁴May not be registered engineers.⁸⁵May not be registered engineers.⁸⁶Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category as above.⁸⁷Recommended but not mandatory.⁸⁸Recommended but not mandatory.⁸⁹Recommended but not mandatory.⁹⁰Recommended but not mandatory.⁹¹Recommended but not mandatory.

Table 5 – Criteria for registration of mechanical contractors

Registration requirements for technical personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear and office and service facilities

Resources	Class one	Class two	Class three	Class four	Class five	Class six	Class seven	Remarks
A. Key staff (Attach CVs)
1. Head or Organisation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2. Accountant⁹²1	1⁹³2	1⁹⁴3	1⁹⁵4	1⁹⁶5	1⁹⁷6	1⁹⁸7	1⁹⁹8
3. Mechanical Engineer¹⁰⁰9	2	2	1	1	1¹⁰¹10	1¹⁰²11	-
4. Mechanical Engineering Technicians Artisans	4	4	2	2	2	1	1
5. Electrical Engineering Technicians/Artisans	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	Min. qualification for Artisan is Trade Test Grade I
B. Plant and equipment
1. Air Compressors	2	1	1	1¹⁰³12	-	-	-
2. Welding Equipment (Set)	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
3. Testing Equipment (Set)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	To be specific according to Trade
4. Assortment of Jacks (Set)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
5. Greasing Equipment (Set)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
6. Fork Lift	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
7. Truck Mounted Crane/Mobile Crane	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
8. Generators (Portable)	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
9. Heavy Duty Trucks	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
10. Light Duty Vehicles	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
11. Toolboxes with assortment of Handtools +	4	4	3	2	2	1	1
12. Electric Hand Drills	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
13. Hand Grinders	4	4	3	2	1	1	1
14. Stocks and Dies (Set)	6	6	4	3	2	1	1
15. Pipe Cutter/Bender	8	6	5	4	3	1	1
16. Ladders (5m length)	10	8	6	4	2	2	2
C. Land and service facilities
1. Service Workshop m2	500	300	200	100	50¹⁰⁴13	50¹⁰⁵14	30¹⁰⁶15
2. Office m2	60	50	50	20	10	10	10
D. Safety gear	(Every person on site should be provided with safety gear, especially helmets)
1. Helmets	10	8	5	5	4	3	2
2. Boots	10	8	5	4	3	2	1
3. Gloves (pairs)	10	8	5	5	3	2	1
4. Jackets (reflective)	0	8	5	4	3	2	1

⁹²Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category as above.⁹³Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁹⁴Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁹⁵Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁹⁶Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁹⁷Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁹⁸Accountant may not be a permanent employee.⁹⁹Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹⁰⁰Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be in the professional category as above.¹⁰¹May not be registered engineers.¹⁰²May not be registered engineers.¹⁰³Recommended but not mandatory.¹⁰⁴Recommended but not mandatory.¹⁰⁵Recommended but not mandatory.¹⁰⁶Recommended but not mandatory.

Table 6 – Criteria for registration of electrical contractors

Registration requirements for technical personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear and office and service facilities

Resource	Class one	Class two	Class three	Class four	Class five	Class six	Class seven
A. Key staff (attach CVs)
1. Head of Organisation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2. Accountant	1¹⁰⁷1	1¹⁰⁸2	1¹⁰⁹3	1¹¹⁰4	1¹¹¹5	1¹¹²6	1¹¹³7
3. Electrical Engineers¹¹⁴8	2	1	1	1	1¹¹⁵9	1¹¹⁶10	-
4. Electrical Engineering Technicians Artisans	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
5. Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
B. Plant and equipment and tools
1. Complete Tool Box	15	10	8	4	2	2	2
2. Soldering Equipment	10	8	6	2	2	2	2
3. Welding Equipment	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
4. Bench Grinder	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
5. Bench Drill	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
6. Hand Drill	6	6	4	3	2	1	1
7. Stocks and Dies (Set)	6	6	4	3	2	1	1
5. Pipe Cutter/Bender	8	6	5	4	3	1	1
9. Electric Motor Rewinding Machine	2¹¹⁷11	1¹¹⁸12	-	-	-	-	-
10. Ladders (5m length)	10	8	6	4	2	2	2
11. Light Duty Vehicles	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
12. Heavy Duty Trucks	2	1	1
13. Truck Mounted Crane/Mobile Crane	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
C. Service facility
1. Service workshop (m2)	100	100	80	50¹¹⁹13	5¹²⁰14	5¹²¹}15	-
2. Office (m2)	60	50	50	20	10	10	10
3. Testing Equipment (Set)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
D. Safety gear	Every person on site should be provided with safety gear, especially helmets.
1. Gloves (pairs)	10	10	5	5	3	2	1
2. Overall/overcoat	10	10	5	5	3	2	1
3. Helmets	10	8	5	5	4	2	1

¹⁰⁷Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹⁰⁸Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹⁰⁹Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹¹⁰Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹¹¹Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹¹²Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹¹³Accountant may not be a permanent employee.¹¹⁴Must be registered with Professional Board. Engineers must be be registered engineers.¹¹⁵May not be registered engineers.¹¹⁶May not be registered engineers.¹¹⁷Recommended but not mandatory.¹¹⁸Recommended but not mandatory.¹¹⁹Recommended but not mandatory.¹²⁰Recommended but not mandatory.¹²¹Recommended but not mandatory.

Table 7 – Financial requirements

	Classes I-III	Class IV-VI	Classes VII
Average Annual Turnover	15% of Class Limit	15% of Class Limit	N.A.
Liquidity (Cash in Bank, Redeemable Financial Securities)	5% of Class Limit	2% of Class Limit	N.A.
Fixed Assets	20% of Class Limit	10% of class Limit	N.A.
The limit of Class I is hereby assumed to be twice the limit of Class II for all types of contractors

Table 8 – Experience requirement

	Experience	Minimum Requirements
1.	Years of practice in the field of application	Class I - 10 years
		Class II - 8 years
		Class III - 6 years
		Class IV - 4 years
2.	Average size of at least 3 projects executed in the years of practice or since last upgrading	At least 30% for Classes I-III, and 15% for Classes IV-VII of the Present Class Limit
3.	Maximum size of any single project executed in years of practice or since last upgrading.	At least 80% of present Class Limit
The limit of Class I is hereby assumed to be twice the limit of Class II for all types of contractors.

Table 9 – Registration fees for local contractors (T.shs.)

Class	Registration Fee
Building	Civil Works	Mechanical	Electrical	Specialist
I	250,000	300,000	150,000	150,000	60,000
II	200,000	250,000	90,000	90,000	40,000
III	150,000	200,000	60,000	60,000	30,000
IV	90,000	150,000	50,000	50,000
V	60,000	90,000	40,000	40,000
VI	50,000	60,000	30,000	30,000
VII	40,000	50,000	25,000	25,000

Table 10 – Annual subscription fees for local contractors (T.shs.)

Class	Annual Subscription
Building	Civil Works	Mechanical	Electrical	Specialist
I	1,000,000	1,500,000	500,000	500,000	50,000
II	650,000	800,000	330,000	330,000	40,000
III	420,000	650,000	210,000	210,000	30,000
IV	280,000	330,000	140,000	140,000	-
V	140,000	200,000	70,000	70,000	-
VI	70,000	70,000	50,000	50,000	-
VII	40,000	40,000	30,000	30,000	-

Table 11 – Fees for all types of foreign contractors (US$)

Class	Building/Civil/Electrical/Mechanical		Specialist Contractors
Class	Registration	Annual Subscription	Registration	Specialist
I	20,000	10,000	15,000	6,000
II	18,000	8,000	10,000	4,000
III			5,000	2,000

Table 12 – Application fees for all types of contractors (T.shs.)

	Type of application	Fees (T. SHS)
1.	First application	10,000
2.	Upgrading	15,000
3.	Temporary Registration	20,000
4.	Dispensation	20,000

History of this document

16 December 2022 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Contractors Registration (Amendment) By-Laws, 2022

08 December 2017 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Contractors Registration (Amendments) By-Laws, 2017

15 July 2005 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Contractors Registration (Amendment) By-laws, 2005

31 July 2002 this version

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Contractors Registration By-Laws, 1999

Government Notice 340 of 1999

1. Citation

2. Interpretation

3. Application for permanent registration

4. Application for temporary registration by foreign firms

5. Data

6. Inspection of premises

7. Classification of contractors

8. Class limits

9. Additional requirements for registration

10. Determination of appropriate class

11. Staff requirement

12. Plant and equipment

13. Office and service facilities

14. Safety gear

15. Financial requirements

16. Firm experience

17. Individual staff experience

18. Registration and annual subscription fees

19. Procedure for granting dispensation

20. Rules of conduct

21. Code of ethics

First Schedule

Forms

Second Schedule

Tables

Table 1 – Class limits for various types of contractors

Table 2 – Minimum technical qualifications of a technical director

Table 3 – Criteria for registration of civil works contractors

Registration requirements for permanent personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear, office and service facilities

Table 4 – Criteria for registration of building contractors

Registration requirements for technical personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear and office and service facilities

Table 5 – Criteria for registration of mechanical contractors

Registration requirements for technical personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear and office and service facilities

Table 6 – Criteria for registration of electrical contractors

Registration requirements for technical personnel, plant, equipment and tools, safety gear and office and service facilities

Table 7 – Financial requirements

Table 8 – Experience requirement

Table 9 – Registration fees for local contractors (T.shs.)

Table 10 – Annual subscription fees for local contractors (T.shs.)

Table 11 – Fees for all types of foreign contractors (US$)

Table 12 – Application fees for all types of contractors (T.shs.)

History of this document

16 December 2022 amendment not yet applied

08 December 2017 amendment not yet applied

15 July 2005 amendment not yet applied

31 July 2002 this version

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