Advanced Contract Administration

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding and practical working knowledge of: specialised procurement strategies; subcontracting; latent conditions, insurance, security, defective work, determination, claims and dispute resolution provisions commonly found in standard forms of construction contract; construction insolvency; and dispute resolution methods used in the construction industry.

Course content

Public private partnerships; Project alliancing; Subcontracting: Latent conditions; Contract indemnities, insurances and securities; Defective work under the contract; Contract determination; Contract claims and dispute resolution procedures; Insolvency and personal property securities legislation; Methods of dispute resolution.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Students must have completed one of the following courses:
BUIL 3010	Contract Administration
BUIL 3024	UO Contract Administration

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

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Examination, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.