Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Contract Management and Procurement: An Introduction
This course explored the contract management process in the context of construction and offered insight into contractual mechanisms and procedures at both pre-construction and construction stages. It also investigated the principles of the formation of a contract in English law, explored the rights and obligations of parties, and understood the roles of the contract administrator and project manager in a construction contract.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Andrew Arewa
Associate Professor
Coventry University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the principles involved in the formation of contracts
- Explain the nature of construction contracts
- Explore the processes involved in tendering contracts
- Develop an understanding of the procurement strategies involved in construction
- Develop an understanding of the parties involved in a construction contract
- Describe how to manage contractual relationships
Syllabus
- Formation of a contract in English law and the impact of terms and representations on the construction professional
- Rights and obligations of parties and the role of the contract administrator and project manager in a construction contract
- Procurement routes/strategies and standard forms of contract with reference to JCT 2016 and NEC3
- Types of contract – lump sum, measurement, and cost reimbursement – JCT family, NEC family
Issued on 22nd September 2019
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