CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINEERING WORK
GROUP 1: GENERAL ENGINEERING
Class I: bridges and viaducts, small dams (excluding hydrological studies), catchment basins, embankments and retaining walls, storm sewers and surface drainage systems, culverts and channel tubes, irrigation systems excluding pumping stations, domestic and industrial sewage systems, water distribution systems, highways and controlled-access expressways in rural surroundings, including interchanges and other related works, street and highway lighting, landing fields and small airports with minimum facilities;
Class II: tunnels, bridges and viaducts whose non-repetitive elements, curvature, skew, inclination and simple design are important factors, flood control works, retention basins, interceptor, relief and overflow sewers and separate sewer systems, locks, canals, wharves and harbours, streets, sidewalks, controlled-access expressways in urban surroundings including interchanges and other related works, site layout work for institutional, industrial, commercial or sports complexes, including grading, landscaping, water and sewage systems, drainage, parking lots, roads, sidewalks and turfing, large airports with extensive facilities, food processing plants, mines, ore processing plants and foundries, diesel-electric generators under 1,000 kW capacity, railways and industrial assembly plants;
Class III: oxidation ponds, pumping stations, water purification plants, wastewater treatment plans, plans to treat industrial and household waste, gas turbine plants and diesel generators over 1,000 kW capacity, and material handling and conveying systems.
GROUP 2: BUILDINGS
SUBGROUP 1 — FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURES
Class I: foundations and structures for warehouses and large open structures of multiple bays, educational institutions without gymnasiums or auditoriums, hangars, public garages, machine shops, multi-family dwellings, row housing, duplexes, multiple housing complexes, reception centres, local community service centres and industrial buildings of a typical bay-construction;
Class II: foundations and structures for educational institutions with gymnasiums or auditoriums, hospitals, penitentiaries, office buildings, research laboratories, courthouses and museums.
SUBGROUP 2 — MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORK
Class I: non existent;
Class II: Conventional plumbing and heating, conventional lighting and power distribution, exhaust ventilation with simple ductwork, on all types of buildings.
Class III: Plumbing heating, lighting, power distribution and air conditioning work without ductwork on the following types of buildings: educational institutions, multiple housing complexes, reception centres, local community service centres, office buildings, penitentiaries and courthouses;
Class IV: Electrical and mechanical work for full ventilation systems, air conditioning with ductwork for induction and all-air systems, refrigeration, for all types of buildings.
Also applies to Class III mechanical and electrical work for the following types of buildings: hospitals, research laboratories and museums.