CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

About this Course

Course Description

This course will discuss the contract administration process and present the tools available to administer the contract. Students will learn how to use specifications to develop contract goals, and will be introduced to a variety of general contract types and important clauses. Students will also learn how to select a contract type and develop contract clauses to meet specific contract goals. At the end of each chapter there are exercises designed to take students through the process of developing a sample contract document. In monitoring contract performance, students will learn the roles of the members of the contract administration team. Students will be introduced and use tools required to monitor contract performance, changes, disputes, delays, closeout and payment. At the end of the course an exercise has been designed to present problems and students are required to use the tools of contract administration to propose a holistic solution.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) 2. Analyse performance deficiencies and corrective action in relation to delivery, inspection and quality assurance. (PO3)
2 ) 3. Explain issues relating to contract claims, disputes, modification and change orders, termination, payment procedures and contract close out. (PO3)
3 ) 1. Describe the principles and concept of contract administration in Civil Engineering, the parties involved and types of contract. (PO2)

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 22 hours
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Intermediate
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

1.1 Overview on construction administration

2.1 Definition
2.2 Contract Administration Responsibilities

3.1 Building Construction Contracts Type
3.2 Common Contract Procurement Methods
3.3 Construction Project /Contract Participants
3.4 Standard Forms of Contract
3.5 Factors in Considering Type of Contract

4.1 Role of Contract Administrator
4.2 Monitoring Contractor Performance
4.3 Site Records

5.1 Delivery
5.2 Inspection
5.3 Role of Inspector
5.4 Quality Assurance (QA)

6.1 Performance Deficiencies
6.2 Corrective Action

7.1 Disputes
7.2 Claim

8.1 Definition
8.2 Cause of contract Termination
8.3 Types of termination

9.1 Contract Modifications
9.2 Change Orders

10.1 Definition
10.2 Aspects of the obligation on payments

11.1 Contract Closeout
11.2 Final Payment
11.3 Best Practice

Our Instructor

DR. MAZLINA ZAIRA BINTI MOHAMMAD

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

DR. NUR IZZATI BINTI AB RANI

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : You must have UFuture Platform ID access. The course will be conducted via MOOC.

A2 : Total topics are 11 topics