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Stage 5 > Construction
The employer normally undertakes to give the contractor
possession in order to carry out the work, ensure that all
necessary information is made available to the contractor,
appoint a contract administrator and pay all amounts properly
certified or due under the Building Contract.
With traditional procurement, the role of the contract
administrator will vary considerably depending on the particular
form used, but the contract administrator would normally issue
necessary information to the contractor, issue instructions
empowered or required by the Building Contract and issue
certificates as required by the Building Contract, and would be
required to act in a fair and reasonable manner where impartial
judgement is required by the Building Contract.
Activities in Stage 5 to be undertaken by the architect as contract
administrator are annotated ‘CA’ in the margin.
Design and build procurement
There is normally no role for an impartial contract administrator
with design and build procurement. The architect will therefore
have no direct involvement in contract administration. Where
acting for an employer client, consultancy advice might be
needed, or an architect might be appointed as the employer’s
agent. Where acting for a contractor client, any involvement will
not go beyond giving consultancy advice. The authority of the
employer’s agent comes from the employer, not the construction
contract, and the employer’s agent has no duties under the
Building Contract.
Management procurement
With management procurement there is usually the need for an
independent contract administrator whose duties will normally
include the issue of necessary information and instructions and
the issue of certificates. The obligations of the contractor will
differ from those under traditional procurement and will be fully
described in the Building Contract.
CA
