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S030 Advanced Contract Administration Outline

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This course builds upon information imparted in CCI’s Contract Administration – Works and Contract Administration – Services courses. It supports the development of the skills and knowledge of persons involved in the administration of contracts and provides a practical insight, backed with applicable case law, into relevant areas of contracting, project delivery, contract law and construction claims.

Introduction

  • Background
  • Aim of the Course

Overview of the Law

  • Statute & Common Law
  • Application of the Law
  • Common Law & Contracts
  • Legal Principles
    • Waiver
    • Estoppel
    • Good Faith
    • Remedies & Damages
    • Restitution & Quantum Meruit

Contract Types

  • Selection of Contract Type
  • Contractual Arrangements
  • Forms of  Contract
  • Pricing Schedule
Traditional Project Delivery Methods
  • Project Delivery Methods Defined
  • Models of Traditional Contracting
    • Construct Only
    • Design and Construct
    • Project Management
    • Hybrids

Relationship-based Project Delivery Methods

  • Principles
  • Partnering
  • Project Alliances
  • Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
  • Cost Reimbursable Performance Incentive

Contracts (CRPI)

  • Choosing the Appropriate Method
 

Contract Administration Issues

  • General Issues
    • Contract Interpretation
    • Diary Records
    • Emails and Other Electronic Transmissions
    • Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
    • Frustration
    • Termination
    • Legal and Professional Privilege
    • Contractual Indemnities
    • Consequential Loss
  • Time and Cost Issues
    • Practical Completion
    • Progress Claims
    • Variations
    • Extensions of Time
    • Delay and Disruption
    • Liquidated Damages
  • Quality Issues
    • Defects
    • Defects Liability Period

    Construction Claims

    • Background
    • Definitions
    • Legal Basis of Claims
    • Initiating Claims
    • Types of Claim
    • Security of Payment Claims
    • Claims Management
    • Presenting and Defending Claims
    • Format of Claims
    • Expert Advice

    Commercial Negotiation Skills

    • Applications to Contract Administration
    • Attitude & Approach
    • Negotiation
    • Win-Win Systems
    • Win-Win Negotiation Models
    • Cues – Verbal and Nonverbal

    Summary



    Expected Course Outcomes