Contract Administration and Dispute Resolution

At the end of the course, students should be able to understand: 1. general principles of contract administration; 2. computer application in contract administration and e-tendering; and 3. different methods of dispute resolution.

General principles, accountability, competition and negotiation, fixed price, cost reimbursement contracts, early selection, two-stage tendering. Target cost contracts, management contract, design and contracts, continuity contracts. Types of tendering, tendering process, client’s and contractors’ perspectives, e-tendering; litigation and alternative dispute resolution methods.