Contract Admin Level 1

Question 1

Who is the contract administrator under the different JCT and NEC forms?

Answer 1

• JCT uses the contract administrator
• except when it’s a JCT D&B project, it uses the Employer’s Agent
• NEC uses the Project Manager

Question 2

Who are the parties to a JCT SBC?

Answer 2

The employer and contractor

Question 3

Who are the parties to an NEC contract?

Answer 3

The client and contractor

Question 4

What are the general obligations of the Employer under a construction contract?

Question 5

What are the general obligations of the Contractor?

Question 6

How does a Contract Administrator role differ from that of an Employer’s Agent?

Answer 6

Contract Administrator - administers what the contract says, managing the contract between both the employer and the contractor. The role starts when the construction contract is signed.

Employer’s Agent - acts on behalf of the employer on all matters. The role starts much earlier than that of the contract administrator, typically during the tendering stage.

Question 7

What is the role of an NEC PM and the NEC Supervisor?

Answer 7

Project Manager - the named person within the Contract Data who will administer the contract on behalf of the client and is the designated authority to issue all instructions, notifications and other communications required under the contract

Supervisor - their sole responsibility is to check for compliance to the Scope and check defects, and is independent to the project manager

Question 8

What are the different pricing options under a construction contract?

Question 9

What JCT / NEC contracts are re-measurable and which are reimbursable?

Answer 9

Re-measurable

Reimbursable:
- NEC ECC Option E
- NEC ECC Option F

Question 10

What are the different certificates on a typical JCT / NEC contract?

Question 11

What is the difference between a quantity surveyor and contract administrator?