SSUD71-308: Project Contract Administration

Description

Contracts play a vital role in nearly every aspect of construction. This subject provides essential knowledge of many legal aspects of construction contracts and practice in reading and interpreting contract documents. Using ‘real’ documents and scenarios, practical contract administration skills are developed that are directly transferable to the workplace. This subject breaks down much of the complexity often attributed to contracts and will allow the student to approach the administration of a construction contract with confidence.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: SSUD71-308
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • September 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • January 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • May 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • September 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Construction, Property, and Planning
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2024: $6,060.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $6,340.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Critically examine and evaluate the rights and obligations of the various parties to a standard form of building contract.
  2. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the mandatory contractual procedures for administering project scope, quality, cost and time.
  3. Apply practical working skills in key areas of contract administration during the construction phase of a complex building project.
  4. Provide advice on the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of contract for a specialised and non-specialised audience.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

Subject outlines

Subject dates

Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024
Semester start: 09/09/2024
Subject start: 09/09/2024
Last enrolment: 22/09/2024
Teaching census: 04/10/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024
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