Contract Administration

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of: traditional procurement methods and standard forms of contract for construction projects; tendering processes for construction projects; time, payment and variation provisions commonly found in standard forms of construction contracts; and building and construction industry security of payment legislation.

Course content

Construction Project Lifecycle; Traditional procurement options; Tendering and contract formation; Standard forms of building contracts; Responsibilities of Employer, Contractor and Superintendent in construction contracts.; Nature of contract (bill of quantities and schedule of rates); Practical and final completion of construction contracts.; Progress of construction works and programming; Extensions of time and liquidated damages; Progress payment claims and certificates.; Provisional sums; Set offs; Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Legislation; Project Bank Accounts; Variations.

Textbook(s)

Standards Australia, AS 4000-1997 General Conditions of Contract

Prerequisite(s)

Students undertaking this course as an elective for Bachelor of Laws (DHLA) or a Bachelor of Laws double degree (DHLD); or the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (LHMI) degrees are exempt from this prerequisite.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.