NZQA registered unit standard
10044 version 8
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Title
Administer contracts and value building works
Level
6
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish
contract administration communication protocols; value work
executed; evaluate, prepare and present costs of variations;
evaluate, prepare and present fluctuations in cost; evaluate,
prepare and present the cost of time extensions; adjust included
sums in accordance with contract documentation; and prepare
and present interim and final account statements.
Classification
Construction > Quantity Surveying
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Project requirements are the requirements of the project as set out in the tender
documentation.
2
Administering contracts at this level relates to post-tender financial adjustments
involved in a construction contract up to and including preparation of a final account.
The emphasis is on preparing the various elements rather than on their final resolution.
3
All activities must comply with any policies, procedures, and requirements of the
organisation/s involved; the ethical codes of relevant professional bodies; and any
relevant legislative and/or regulatory requirements.
4
Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard include: Health and Safety
Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Construction Contracts Act 2002;
Standard Conditions of Contract NZIA SCC 2009, 1st edition, available from the New
Zealand Institute of Architects (http://www.nzia.co.nz/e-shop.aspx);
NZS 3910:2003 Conditions of contract for building and civil engineering construction,
available from Standards New Zealand (http://www.standards.co.nz);
Registered Master Builders Federation, Subcontract Agreement 2009, available from
RMBF (http://www.masterbuilder.org.nz/index.asp?id=109).
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Establish contract administration communication protocols.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Communication protocols are defined to meet building project requirements.
1.2
Procedures are established to facilitate and monitor communication throughout
the project.
Outcome 2
Value work executed.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Valuation of work carried out on a construction site is in accordance with
contract documentation, including any amendments and variations.
Range
amendments – sum adjustments, quantity adjustments;
variations – additions, deductions, time for completion
adjustments.
2.2
Valuation of unfixed materials on and off site is in accordance with contract
documentation.
2.3
Valuations are presented in a form that meets contract documentation
requirements for certification by others, and include required deductions.
Range
requirements relating to – clients, contractors, design team
members;
deductions – retentions, liquidated damages, progress payments.
Outcome 3
Evaluate, prepare and present costs of variations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Systems to coordinate all aspects of the variation process for a contract are
evaluated, and a system is chosen.
Range
systems – site instructions, variation price requests, variation
orders.
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3.2
The cost implications of variations to building works are evaluated in terms of
measurement, pricing, and presentation in a progressive manner and in
accordance with contract documentation.
Range
3.3
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day work, schedule rates, negotiated rates, lump sum.
Prepare and present a cost of variations in accordance with contract
documentation.
Outcome 4
Evaluate, prepare and present fluctuations in cost.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Methods of fluctuation recovery are classified and explained in terms of formula
and verification.
4.2
The fluctuation process is applied to evaluate the correct price variation to the
construction project, in terms of the construction contract.
4.3
Fluctuations in cost are prepared and presented in accordance with contract
documentation.
Outcome 5
Evaluate, prepare and present the cost of time extensions.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Extension of time clauses in construction contracts are identified, evaluated,
and applied to projects.
5.2
Claims for extensions of time are evaluated to assess their cost impact on the
value of a construction project.
5.3
The cost of time extensions are prepared and presented in accordance with
contract documentation.
Outcome 6
Adjust included sums in accordance with contract documentation.
Evidence requirements
6.1
The contract is analysed to determine how included sums are to be adjusted.
6.2
Included sums are adjusted against actual expenditure in a construction project.
Range
provisional, prime cost, net, contingency.
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Outcome 7
Prepare and present interim and final account statements.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Interim and final account statements containing all items are prepared in
accordance with contract documentation.
Range
7.2
contract works, variations, fluctuations, included sum adjustments,
provisional quantities adjustments, liquidated damages, bonuses,
materials on and off site.
Interim and final account statements are presented in accordance with contract
documentation.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 February 1997
31 December 2014
Revision
2
10 December 1997
31 December 2014
Revision
3
8 October 1998
31 December 2014
Revision
4
27 October 1999
31 December 2014
Revision
5
7 June 2000
31 December 2014
Review
6
20 March 2003
31 December 2014
Revision
7
19 July 2004
31 December 2014
Review
8
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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