Before the measures to support consultancy on contract changes stipulated in the revised Construction Business Law take effect in mid-December, contractors will be faced with “risk information” requiring contractors to notify the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in advance. Tourism has proposed events and notification methods. Measures such as recording information on the risk of price increases, supply shortages, delays in both “materials, equipment” and “key workers” for specific types of work should be taken and attached to the estimate submitted before the contract. requirements. In addition to the simultaneous postal system for on-site engineers that will also be implemented in December, the government has begun soliciting opinions on draft government and ministerial ordinances related to related provisions.
Amendments to the Business Law Enforcement Order and Enforcement Regulations. Comments will be accepted until December 1. Although a clear enforcement date has not been set, it is expected to be issued and enforced before the 13th deadline.
The amended Business Law requires contractors to disclose risk information and requires contractors to make good faith efforts to respond to requests for discussion of contract changes based on notice. If risks related to materials, equipment or labor become apparent after the contract is signed, negotiations for changes to the contract value or construction time can proceed smoothly. The "Construction Industry Compliance Principles" will be revised to comply with the law and specific operational points will be summarized. The plan states that the content of the notice is limited to what is known and that publicly available documents will be used as the basis for the notice.
The requirements for the dual appointment system for supervising engineers and chief engineers are based on the ``Engineer System Evaluation Policy'' formulated by the Ministry of Construction's expert panel in May 2022. It is possible to work simultaneously on two construction sites for construction with a contract amount of less than 100 million yen (200 million yen for a complete building). Requirements including the introduction of IT that enables remote monitoring of site conditions and confirmation of the construction system, as well as the satisfaction level and points to note to meet these requirements will be summarized in the ``Supervising Engineer System Operation Manual'' until the law is enforced. Full-time sales office engineers can also work simultaneously at one site under the same conditions.
Measures under the revised Public Works Procurement Contract Allocation Act (Contracting Act) will also be implemented concurrently, allowing ICT to replace the mandatory submission of construction system ledgers for public works projects. The proposed amendment to the Implementing Regulations of the Contracting Act stipulates that this will apply when the client confirms the construction system using an appropriate system that allows viewing of ledger entries and designates the Construction Career Advancement System (CCUS) as a specific system.
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