Contract Administration Management

Introduction

Contracts do not take care of themselves. Contracts need to be controlled very tightly to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks so that your company reaps the benefits of the contracting process.

Lack of attention to detail during the tendering process, poor evaluation techniques and poorly administered contracts can literally result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra cost or lost revenue. This occurs because administration personnel did not have sufficient knowledge or the necessary skills to recognise the risks and opportunities and to properly manage the contracts.

Our Contract Administration & Management course will help participants develop these skills and provide techniques to manage their contracts to gain maximum benefit.

Objectives

• Understanding contracts - read, understand and interpret
• The ability to locate requirements and information in contracts
• Understanding obligations and rights under the contract
• Identification, management and strategies to resolve contractual issues or problems
• Understanding requirements for contract administration procedures
• The ability to setup and administer contract control systems
• Understanding planning, scheduling and monitoring requirements for the work performance
• Understanding the concept of key risk and opportunity areas under the contract
• Learn accountabilities and roles of the administration team
• Negotiation techniques for resolving issues / claims / disputes under the contract

Target Audience

The programme will benefit anybody who is involved with the tendering and administration of contracts including project managers, site managers, supervisors, superintendents, administrators and personnel interfacing with contractors such as surveyors, geologists, geotech engineers, QA personnel and OH&S personnel.

Curriculum

• Roles and Responsibilities of a Contract Manager
• Features of Contract Management
• Enforceability – Is the Contract Enforceable?
• An Effective Contract Manager’s Essential Negotiation skills
• The Contents of Contract – How to Manage?
• Managing Contract Performance
• The Effective Use of Service Level Agreements
• Contract Review and Meetings
• Managing Contract Documentation
• Vitiating Factors in a Contract
• Termination of Contracts
• Construction of the Contract
• Remedies for the Breach of Contract
• Enforcement Methods