ABH323 Contract Administration

This unit develops your knowledge and skills in the administration of construction type contracts, allowing you to apply the developed skills to all types of contracts used in the building and construction industry. This unit represents one of the core applications for construction managers, quantity surveyors and cost engineers and will allow you to gain an appreciation of the commercial implications of contract administration. You will study administrative implications for both parties to the contract for both head contracts and subcontracts that can be applied to contracts of all types at all levels. You will draw on work undertaken in the earlier years of the course such as Commercial Construction and prepares you for the final semester projects.

Unit information

Unit code: ABH323
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School/Discipline: School of Architecture and Built Environment
Study area: Engineering
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 1, 2027	22 February 2027 - 19 June 2027	Gardens Point

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Previous study requirements

Prerequisites: LWS012 or ABB224 or UXH312 or EGB273 or EN01SMJ-CONSTRU or EN01SMJ-TRANSEN or EN01MNR-TRANSEN
Equivalents: UXH311

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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