ncethesebasicpreconditionshavebeendeterminedandagreedbetweentheemployerandhisengineer,mence.If,forunforeseenreasons,changesinprincipleandformhavetobemadeatalaterstageintheprojecttheimplicationsofsuchchangeshavetobeconsideredandassessedcarefully.Financinginstitutionsmayrequireapprovingtheprojectstrategy.1.2PreparationofProgrammesThetenderingprocedure,asdescribedinthisdocument,impliesthatcertainactivitieshavetobecarriedoutinconnectionwitheachpartoftheprojectforwhichaseparatetenderistobecalled.Itisimportantthattheseactivitiesarecarriedoutinasystematicandtimelymanner.Theyshouldthereforebeplannedcarefullyandincorporatedintheprogrammefortheproject.Normally,apreliminaryoverallprogrammecoveringallmajoractivitiesoftheprojectit,preparedintheinitialstageoftheproject.Asaminimum,prisethemainphasesofthe