Contract Administrator

Question 1

What are the key task of the contract administrator?

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

What are the two distinct functions of a contract administrator?

Answer 2

1) Agency function

2) IMPARTIAL decision making function

Question 3

What is the difference between acting as a contract administrator and an employer’s agent?

Answer 3

CA must be impartial, is equally bound by the employer and contractor, while an employer’s agent has duties to the employer along.