1. GF527 (Rev. 1/2003) incorporates trades listed in the original GF527 ("Trade List - Orig." marked against with a "tick"), and the revised list of trades updated in 2002 ("Trade List - Rev."). Job descriptions for trades in the revised list are provided in Part C.
  2. C3xx and E3xx are series of trade codes for Skilled Workers for building and civil engineering disciplines, and E&M disciplines respectively, with specific xx for each individual trade. The corresponding series for Semi-skilled Workers are C4xx and E4xx. For example, C309 and C409 are trade codes for skilled concretor and semi-skilled concretor respectively. The entry for the no. of concretors in the return should therefore be the total of the no. of skilled and semi-skilled concretors. However, not all trades, e.g. Electrical Fitter (E305), have the corresponding semi-skilled workers. The General Worker (C406) covers all kinds of labourers without division of skill levels. Some trades such as Refrigeration/AC/Ventilation Mechanic may have sub-categories of workers and hence the entries in the return should include the sub-categories, if any.
  3. Some trades in the original GF527 have been split into two separate trades in the revised trade list. Item 7 in the original GF527, i.e. "Carpenter & Joiner" trade, is now split into "Carpenter (Formwork)" and "Joiner" trades. For this item, the Contractor is only required to provide the daily wage rates where applicable. Other entries for this item, which should be the total of the corresponding figures for the "Carpenter" and "Joiner" trades, are not required to be filled in. This also applies to Item 13- "Blacksmith" trade.
  4. Trades not specified in this form should be entered against "Others" in Items 48 to 52 of the form.
  5. The following trades are not considered to be construction workers and should not be included in the return: mariners of vessels, contract car drivers, office attendants, amahs and watchmen.
  6. Job title in square brackets refers to the title used in the original GF527 for the same trade.
  7. "Works Code" is used for classifying the main type of work covered in the contract, and is specified by the project office. Only one works code is to be entered and adopted throughout the whole contract. Nominated Sub-contractor shall also use the same works code in their returns. Where the contract contains more than one works types, the works code for the dominant works type should be used.