ARCH603 – Contract Administration
Module code
ARCH603
Module title
Contract Administration
Prescription
To enable the student to further develop and apply their knowledge and skills to prepare and evaluate a tender, and complete post-tender, construction and post-construction administration.
Programmes
- EN1602
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate and apply pre-tender requirements and develop appropriate documentation
Undertake a tender evaluation
Complete post-tender administration process
Complete construction and post-construction administration processes - Content
- May include, but not limited to, an appropriate selection from the following topics:
Pre-tender requirements and documentation: tender methods - pre-registration, sole source, invited, public. Contract types. Client requirements - format, timing, distribution, and people involved. Documentation assembly - invitation, conditions/special conditions of tender, conditions/special conditions of contract, drawings, specification, and tender forms. Tender period and timeline.
Tender evaluation: receipt of tenders, treatment of late tenders. Tender evaluation - validity/compliance, tags listed, special conditions, rates/percentages/profit margins, analysis of sub trades and identified anomalies, clarifications as required, tender negotiation, reporting, ranking.
Post-tender administration process: Post-tender administration - tender acceptance/decline. Legal - bond, formal agreement, and contract signed sets.
Construction and post-construction administration process: documentation - drawings and register, consents, certificates, health and safety/environmental management plans. Site establishment. Administration - monitoring, systems for instruction, reporting, claims, variations, fluctuations, protocols. Contract completion - commissioning, producer statements, warranties/guarantees, extensions, inspections, certificates, final accounts. Post-construction documentation - as-built drawings, equipment dossier, maintenance schedule, producer statement and code compliance certificate. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning activities for topics may typically include practical/workshop, case studies lectures, tutorials, field trips, group work, visiting specialists, computer simulations, web technologies, and self-directed learning.
- Assessment Criteria
- A portfolio is a compilation of evidence presented by the student in ways that demonstrate their acquired knowledge, competencies and capabilities. The contents of students' portfolios may include evidence of achievement from assignments, projects, tests, formative assessments, and peer assessments, self and group assessments.
Portfolio of evidence100 - Learning and Teaching Resource
- Access to NZ Standards
