CPCCBC4003 - Select, prepare and administer a construction contract
Nominal hours
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to select, prepare and administer contracts for commercial and residential construction projects. It includes contract selection, administration of a range of documents related to the contract and identifying causes of breach of contract.
It applies to National Construction Code (NCC) classifications:
- Residential - Class 1 and 10 buildings, maximum two storeys
- Commercial - Class 2 to 9, Type C only constructions.
It applies to builders, estimators and project and site managers who interpret complex documents and communicate clearly and succinctly during contract negotiations.This unit of competency is suitable for people operating with autonomy. A person working at this level would be expected to take responsibility for selecting and preparing construction contracts.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* select the correct contract by analysing identified legislative requirements and construction type
* prepare the construction contract specifying requirements for contract termination and special conditions agreed by all parties
* administer the contract following government legal and regulatory requirements and to the organisation’s standards
* monitor price and time variations and negotiate with various parties to resolve contract anomalies
* collect all related construction contract and final inspection documentation and issue completion certificate.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* Australian legal system and its relevance to contracts
* various types of housing and construction industry contracts and the circumstances they cover
* definitions and interpretations commonly applied to contracts
* Australian Standards
* AS2124 General conditions of contract, and
* AS4000 General conditions off contract series
* relationships between the organisation and its clients
* range of documents associated with a contract:
* equipment, site accommodation and services information
* human resource projections
* materials lists
* construction drawings and specifications
* project timelines
* schedules
* digital tools and devices to communicate and collaborate effectively with others
* range of digitally-based technology and applications to access, extract, integrate and compile information.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):