Title Project Cost Management Procedure and Policies: Doc. No: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/SOP/01 Rev:00 Effective Date:31/03/2019
Title Project Cost Management Procedure and Policies: Doc. No: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/SOP/01 Rev:00 Effective Date:31/03/2019
No: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/SOP/01
Project Cost Management
Procedure and Policies Rev:00 Effective Date:31/03/2019
Prepared By Approved By
Signature: Signature:
Date: Date:
REVIEWED BY
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Reviewed by Admin. Reviewed by HR Reviewed by Business Reviewed by Budget & Reviewed by
Dept.: Dept.: & Development Dept.: Costing Dept.: Commercial Dept.:
行政部意见: 人事部意见: 市场开发部意见: 预算成本部意见: 商务部意见:
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Reviewed by Finance Reviewed by P&M Reviewed by Design Reviewed by Contract Reviewed by
& Accounting Dept.: Dept.: Dept.: & Legal Dept.: Engineering &
Construction Dept.:
财务部意见: 设备部意见: 设计部意见: 合约法务部意见:
工程部意见:
1.0 PURPOSE
1.1. This operating procedure was created to support budget preparation and approval and provide a
standardized approach for budgetary control which is essential to ensure the project/institution meets its
fiduciary responsibilities and strategic goals.
1.2. This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provides an overview of the Cost preparation and standardized
cost report format which essentially support effective Cost control.
1.3. To assist in planning a process that identifies the financial resources required to achieve the Project
program objectives
2.0 SCOPE
2.1. These Procedures provides guidance to Budget Holders on the best practice for Budget Monitoring. It also
helps to ensure that the Institution/ project Costings are managed to the highest professional standards
and in accordance with best current practice.
2.2. The procedure is mandatory to all budget holders and/or authorized delegates.
3.0 REFERENCE
3.1. Document No.: SUCGIN/RO/ENC/SOP/01 Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
3.2. Document No.: SUCGIN/RO/BDD/SOP/01 Bid Standard Procedures and Policies
3.3. Document No.: SUCGIN/RO/LNC/SOP/01 Contract Management Principles & Performance
3.4. Document No.: SUCGIN/RO/COM/SOP/01 Purchasing Policy
3.5. Document No.: SUCGIN/RO/COM/SOP/03 Subcontracting Management Policy
4.0 FLOW CHART
4.1. The Flow Chart is attached in Attachment 1.
5.0 DEFINITION
5.1. HOD : Head of Department
5.2. CD : Contract Department
5.3. CMD : Commercial Department
5.4. PBCE : Project Budgeting & Costing Engineer
5.5. BCD : Budgeting & Costing Department
5.6. BCM : Budgeting & Costing Manager
5.7. Project team : Planning / Commercial Head
5.8. PD/PM : Project Director/ Project Manger
5.9. BM : Bid Manager
5.10. GM : General Manager, RO
5.11. HQ : Headquarter, Shanghai
5.12. RO : Regional Office – SUCG Infrastructure India Private Limited
5.13. DWP : Detailed work programme
5.14. FTP : File Transfer Protocol
5.15. HRD : Human Resource Department
6.0 RESPONSIBILITY
6.1. The budget schedule required for the Project shall be developed by the BCD Involved Form No.
SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/02 to SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/12 with its annexures and checked by Project Team
6.2. The Costing schedule required for the Project shall be developed by the PBCE Involved Form No.
SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/13 to SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/17 with its annexures and checked by Planning
Head
6.3. The Costing schedules mentioned in Article 6.2 above shall be reviewed by the BCD.
6.4. The abovementioned schedules shall be reviewed and approved by the PD/PM and GM prior to circulation
to the PBCE and Budget holders for monitoring and updating.
7.0 AUTHORITY
7.1. The circulation and distribution of the approved budget and cost schedules shall be authorized by the
PD/PM/GM
7.2. The updating of the approved budget and cost shall be authorized by the PD/PM/GM.
8.0 PROCEDURE
8.1. Handing over of tender budget
The BM shall hand over the following to BCD within one week from the date of bid opening when the
Company achieve L1:
a. Tender documents including Prebid clarifications and corrigenda
b. As submitted tender submission (Hard / soft copy)
c. Detailed Design BOQ, Construction Programme, Construction Method, Staff Schedule and P&M
Schedule.
d. Soft copy of tender workings
e. Supporting documents like Quotes, etc.
8.2. Preparation of proposed project budget
8.2.1 The BCD shall prepare proposed project budget based on the following.
a. Recheck all working and breakdown of the pricing
b. Price the missing items
c. Check for any overpriced / underpriced items
d. Check for any uncovered risk which will affect the pricing
e. Project contingencies based on the risk analysis
8.2.2 The relevant project budget forms are as follows
Project Initial Budget Application Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/01
Project Budget Summary Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/02
Project Schedule Form Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/03
Direct Cost Budget Report Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/04
Preliminaries Budget Report Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/05
Direct Cost Rate Analysis Form Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/06
Material Budget Report Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/07
Subcontract Budget Report Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/08
Staff Schedule and Cost Report Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/09
Procurement Schedule Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/10
Plant Equipment Schedule and Cost Report Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/11
Project Cost Code Budget Transfer Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/12
8.2.3 Allocate cost code for items of work as per below referred tabulated formats
8.3. Discuss, review and finalize with project team & PD/PM by BCD
8.3.1 The PBCE shall review discuss and send the proposed changes in the proposed project
budget as per the below tabulated timelines.
Description Timelines
Review with Planning / Commercial Head & PD/PM 10 weeks from LOI
Send the updated proposed budget to BCD & GM 11 weeks from LOI
8.3.2 PBCE – Shall interact with BCD and all departments as specified in the above table within in the
period and shall prepare changes to the proposed budget and shall discuss and conclude with
planning / commercial & PD/PM.
8.3.3 PBCE shall interact with all departments, organize joint meeting and discussion with various
departments as per below table to ensure obtain output data within the time specified:
Prime
Input tender data by Supporting
Output Data from others Responsible
PBCE to others Department
Dept.
Design,
To review and provide
Programme Planning construction &
DWP
P&M
To review and provide
Design & BOQ Design Planning
changes if any
To review and confirm Construction &
Enabling works BOQ Design
based on site conditions Planning
To review and confirm Planning, Design,
Construction method Construction
based on site conditions & P&M
Staffing schedule for To review and provide
HR All Departments
each department changes if any
To review and provide
Staff Cost HR RO-HR, CMD
changes if any
To review and confirm
Planning &
P&M Schedule based on DWP, P&M
Construction
Construction methods
To review and confirm
Owned P&M
source of owned i.e. new P&M RO-P&M
Resources
or existing
To review and confirm the
Hired P&M CMD RO-CMD
charges
To review and confirm the
Material Cost CMD RO-CMD
market rates
To provide any specific
Subcontract Cost CMD
quotations if required
To review and confirm
charges for BG,
Financial Services Financial RO-Financial
insurances, Depreciation
and any differed cost etc.
To review and confirm Design &
Risk & contingency Planning
based on site conditions Construction
Any other inputs which has All
Any other inputs All Departments
cost impact Departments
8.3.4 Planning / Commercial Head & PD/PM – To review the changes in the proposed budget by PBCE
and make changes if required.
8.3.5 BCD - Review changes proposed project budget and obtain clarifications / feedback from PBCE
8.3.6 GM – Overall decision making and resolve if any issues between BCD and PBCE during the
process
8.4.1 Based on the acceptance of Proposed project budget by PBCE, PM, BCD & GM, BCD will
prepare the Project budget hardcopy and softcopy within 01 week from the date of approval of the
budget (13 weeks from LOI).
8.4.2 PBCE, PD/PM, BCD & GM will sign on the hardcopy of the Project budget for their commitment to
achieve project budget. The project budget will be sent to Head office preferably within 13 weeks
but not later than 6 months from Award of contract for their approval.
8.4.3 Planning / Commercial Head, PD/PM, BCD, GM & HQ will be given 1 set of complete documents.
8.4.4 Once the project budget is issued, it is not subjected to any revision and adjustment unless there
is official variation instruction received from the client, which will have an impact on the project
budget
8.4.5 On receipt of variation order by PBCE, the PBCE will add variation cost under a new cost code.
8.4.6 PBCE is allowed to re-allocate or transfer the assigned cost coding and its budget to new cost
code or existing cost code by recording them as per the “Project Cost Code Budget Transfer” and
notify the BCD. The same can be done at periodic interval 06 months.
8.4.7 All re-allocated or transfer of cost code should not have any changes to its original entitled budget.
8.4.8 The project budget will have “Project Contingencies”, and PBCE is not supposed to utilize the
“Project Contingencies” without notification or acknowledgement of PD/PM / BCD / GM
8.4.9 Project Contingencies will be reviewed upon on achievement of each project sectional key dates
and BCD would assess the necessity for the adjustment of Project Contingencies. Subsequently
will take the approval from PD/PM / GM and inform the changes to PBCE / PD/PM / GM / HQ
8.5. Periodic project cost report preparation, variance analysis and reporting by PBCE
The periodic project cost report shall be prepared and reported by the PBCE as per the table below.
RO shall review and record their observation of the cost report content. If the reported data is not
reflecting the correct information. PBCE shall clarify and re-submit until the data is in order.
The “Project Cost Report Content” (Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/1/18) Contains “Project Cost
Summary”(Doc.No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/1/19) and other parts as below.
Department Responsibility
8.5.3 Part 1-3 : Budget released To-Date, Cost To-Date and Remaining Cost to Complete
8.5.3.1 “Abstract - Budget, Budget Released To-date, Cost To-date and Remaining Cost to Complete”
INR shall be prepared as per format “Doc. No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/21A”
USD shall be prepared as per format “Doc. No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/21B”
8.5.3.2 “Breakup - Budget, Budget Released To-date, Cost To-date and Remaining Cost to Complete”
INR shall be prepared as per format “Doc. No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/22A”
USD shall be prepared as per format “Doc. No.: SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/22B”
8.5.3.3 Budget released To-Date:
Provides the project budget released to date for each cost code according to the work
done progress
The budget released to date shall be worked out based on the work progress quantity of
subcontract / procurement / financial data (Not exceed the Budget quantity) multiplied by
the budget rate of subcontract / procurement / financial data.
Direct Cost Budget / Remaining shall be prepared as per “Direct Cost Budget /
Remaining Report (Doc. No. SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/23)”.
Preliminaries Budget / Remaining Cost shall be prepared as per “Preliminaries Budget /
Remaining Cost Report (Doc. No. SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/24)”.
Rate Analysis Budget / Remaining Cost shall be prepared as per “Rate Analysis Budget
/ Remaining Cost Report (Doc. No. SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/25)”.
Prime
Supporting
Description Data Time Lines Responsible
Department
Department
To update staffing
Staffing schedule
Monthly (Except All
schedule (P6) 1) Released staff
Sl no .03) and HR Department
for each 2) Staff required
Quarterly s
department 3) Expected release
date
To provide expected RO-HR,
Staff Cost Quarterly HR
staff cost CMD
8.5.7.3 Part 7B contains Project Plant Equipment Schedule, it should be prepared as per form
“Project Plant Equipment Detail Schedule (Doc. No. SUCGIN/RO/BCD/F/01/38)”
8.5.7.4 The PBCE shall collect the data from various departments as per the roles and
responsibilities mentioned below.
Prime
Supporting
Description Data Time Lines Responsible
Department
Department
To update P&M schedule
Monthly (Except
P&M 1) Released P&M Planning &
Sl no .03) and P&M
Schedule 2) P&M required Construction
Quarterly
3) Expected release date
Owned To update changes if any
P&M for the P&M to be Monthly P&M RO-P&M
Resources mobilized
To update changes if any
Hired P&M for the P&M to be Quarterly CMD RO-CMD
mobilized
8.5.8.2 The PBCE shall collect the as per the roles and responsibilities mentioned below.
Department Responsibility
Shall provide the Client certification
including price variation, Variation
Planning Department
orders, and claims by end of the month
to PBCE.
8.5.9.2 The PBCE shall collect the data as per the roles and responsibilities mentioned below.
Department Responsibility
8.5.10.2 The PBCE shall collect the data as per the roles and responsibilities mentioned below.
Department Responsibility
8.5.11.2 The PBCE shall collect the data as per the roles and responsibilities mentioned below.
Department Responsibility
8.5.12.2 The PBCE shall collect the data as per the roles and responsibilities mentioned below.
Department Responsibility
9.0 RECORDS
9.1. All relevant forms and records mentioned in this SOP are attached in Attachment 2.
9.2. All forms and records should keep storage at BCD department of RO. The HOD of BCD should
responsible for proper maintaining and storage of the documents.