Contract Administration

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Course Overview


This comprehensive course will equip participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to effectively manage activities that rely on building contract procedures from the design stage to post contract administrations stage


Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course participants will:

Understand the Principles of contract Law

  • Define a contract in the legal sense
  • Name the different types of contracts
  • Identify the essential elements of a contract
  • Describe the roles and liabilities of a contract administrator

Understand the purpose and importance of various documents and clauses that make up a typical set of contract documents
  • Recognise standard forms and general conditions
  • Explain the contract selection process
  • Interpret various contract documents clauses
  • Disclaimers/Releases/Indemnities/ order of precedence in a contract document
  • Analyse contract Statement of Works

    • Understand the Procurement Process and its relationship to contract administration
  • Define procurement
  • Describe the stages of the procurement cycle
  • Discuss the importance of contract administration as a stage of the procurement cycle
  • Analyse the Government of Jamaica tender approval process

    • Understand Bidding practices and procedures Describe the typical elements of a tender/Bidding process from its inception to Award of Contract
    • Evaluate and administer tender/Bidding procedures
    • Analyse key principles of effective document control, reporting and communication systems
    • Investigate various types of types tender and quotes
    • List typical tender types and recommend their use

    Understand the Principles of contract administration
  • Critically analyse contract information
  • Assess types and levels of risk
  • Describe the pre-implementation processes leading to commencement of the Contract.
  • Describe the work of the various professionals and how they inter-relate
  • Identify delays and address performance
  • Identify methods to finance commercial and non-commercial contracts
  • Discuss ways to handle payment issues
  • Discuss ways of settling contractor disputes
  • Describe contract claims procedures
  • Terminate contracts
  • Close out contracts

    • Assessment

    Assessment is delivered in the form of a multiple-choice test and learners will undertake a job related practical presentation on the final day of the course.

    Entry requirements

    • Level 11 vocational qualification in a related field (Minimum)
    • Related workbased-experience
    • Wilingness to learn

    Delivery: Instructor-led; blended Learning; practical activities

    Assessment: Written test and practical Work-based assignment


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    2024 Admissions open…

      Intake Dates:
      Oct 9 - Nov 6, 2024
      Feb 19 - Mar 19, 2025
      May 7 - Jun 4, 2025
    • Duration: 5 Weeks
    • Time: 9 am - 12 pm
    • Delivery: Blended
    • Tuition: JMD 33,500.00
    • Registration: $2,500.00
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