Contract Administrator Flashcards
1
Q
What are the key task of the contract administrator?
A
- Inviting and processing tenders
- Preparing contract documents for execution
- Issuing instruction
- Chairing construction progress meetings
- Preparing and issuing construction progress reports (minutes)
- Coordinating and instruction site inspectors
- Ensuring that project documentation gets to the client
- Issuing certificates
2
Q
What are the two distinct functions of a contract administrator?
A
1) Agency function
2) IMPARTIAL decision making function
3
Q
What is the difference between acting as a contract administrator and an employer’s agent?
A
CA must be impartial, is equally bound by the employer and contractor, while an employer’s agent has duties to the employer along.
