APP 302

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2
Administering the Regular Services of the Architect

LECTURE 6
M2. The Architect’s Regular Services
2.3 Construction Related Services

 Bidding and Negotiations

 Construction Contract Administration

CONSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES:

 BIDDING AND NEGOTIATIONS

Please refer to “Downloadable References” on VLE and see the PDF file titled as Procurement
Flow-Chart for more detailed explanations.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

 In the construction industry, the contract administrator is the individual responsible for
administering the construction standard contracts.

 The contract administrator may be the project architect, but could also be the lead consultant, the
cost consultant, a specialist consultant, a client representative or employer's agent, the project
manager or an engineer.

 On a construction management contract, the role of contract administrator might be attributed to

the construction manager, and on management contracts the management contractor will perform
the role of contract administrator.

 Contract administrators are appointed by the client, but when certifying or giving an assessment
or decision, they should act honestly and reasonably and their decisions are open to challenge via
the dispute resolution procedure unless the contract makes their decisions final and conclusive.

 The contract administrator's role will generally include:

o Inviting and processing tenders.
o Preparing contract documents for execution.
o Administrating change control procedures.
o Seeking instructions from the client in relation to the contract.
o Issuing instructions such as variations, or relating to prime cost sums or making good
defects.
o Considering claims.
o Chairing construction progress meetings.
o Preparing and issuing construction progress reports.
o Co-ordinating and instructing site inspectors.
o Agreeing commissioning and testing procedures.
o Agreeing defects reporting procedures.
o Ensuring that project documentation is issued to the client.
o Issuing certificates of practical completion and interim certificates.
o Collating and issuing schedules of defects.
o Issuing the certificate of making good defects.
o Issuing the final certificate.

https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Contract_administrator_for_construction_contracts