| CODE | CNM3801 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Tendering and Contract Administration | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Construction and Property Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide more depth to the study of management in the construction process. It will focus on: (1) Forms of Contract (2) Tendering Processes and Adjudication (3) Contract Administration Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to introduce the students to the practicalities of tendering and contract administration in the context of public and private construction projects. The study-unit will trace the legal and normative obligations in the tendering process and their impact on subsequent adjudication procedures and contract administration. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate an understanding of the difference among different forms of Contract; - Determine the appropriate form of contract for case study projects set in different contexts; - Prepare a draft adjudication report in the context of a presented case study; - Prepare a plan for contract administration processes. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Select an appropriate form of contract for a particular type of project; - Undertake the adjudication of tenders for construction contracts; - Write up an adjudication report; - Understand the intricacies of contract administration; - Write up contract administration reports for senior management. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Building Procurement Systems, James Franks, (0 582 31926-9). - Management of Procurement, Denise Bower, (0 7277 3221 8). - Introduction to Building Procurement Systems, Jack Mastermann (0 415 24642 3). - Procurement of Built Assets, Duncan Cartlidge (0 7506 5819 3). - Best Practice for Tendering for Design and Build Projects, Griffith et al. (0 7277 3218 8). - Procurement, tendering and Contract Administration. Hackett et al (Eds). - Tendering & Procurement in Construction (RICS). |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE CNM2801 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | George Dimech |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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