Contract Administration
A contract administrator manages contracts made between building contractors, employers, and clients.
The contract administrator will ordinarily have a range of responsibilities and duties. In broad terms these responsibilities and duties will include ensuring the contractual procedure provided for is followed and managing the day-to-day running of the contract. The scope of the responsibilities and duties resting with the contract administrator will vary depending on the contract between the parties.
Building contract administration requires excellent knowledge of construction methods and procedures, along with skilled project management experience. The contract administrator acts as the agent of the employer and equally at times the decision-maker as between the employer and contractor. Usually a contract administrator will be appointed by the employer. However, when exercising this latter role of decision-maker where the contract administrator is required to give an assessment or make a decision, in those circumstances the contract administrator must act independently.
Laurence Associates can advise on the most appropriate type of building contract for your project and having been involved in many different types of contracts we will ensure that the contract documentation is correctly itemised and signed and issued to all the relevant parties.