NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of conditions of contract for infrastructure
civil works projects
Level
5
Purpose
Credits
10
This is a theory-based unit standard for people who require an
understanding of contract law as it applies to infrastructure civil
works projects.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
understanding of infrastructure civil works contracts; describe
types of infrastructure civil works contracts; demonstrate
knowledge of New Zealand Standard 3910; and describe
procurement procedures for New Zealand Transport Agency
(NZTA) contracts for infrastructure.
Classification
Infrastructure Works > Infrastructure Works Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard may take place in a workplace and/or provider
environment. Assessment parameters will depend on the types of contracts usually
undertaken by the company.
2
Legislation, regulation, standards, and guidelines relevant to this unit standard
include: Construction Contracts Act 2002; Construction Contracts Regulations 2003;
the current version of NZS 3910 Conditions of contract for building and civil
engineering construction, available from http://www.standards.co.nz; the current
version of NZS 3915 Conditions of contract for building and civil engineering
construction (where no person is appointed to act as engineer to the contract),
available from http://www.standards.co.nz; Procurement Manual (Wellington: NZ
Transport Agency (NZTA), 2009), available from http://www.nzta.govt.nz/.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate understanding of infrastructure civil works contracts.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The need for contract law is explained in relation to infrastructure civil works
projects.
Range
1.2
Essential components required for a contract to be enforceable are described in
relation to infrastructure civil works projects.
Range
1.3
nature of civil works, protection of parties, promises, obligations,
rewards, penalties, damages, specifications, tendering, quoting,
estimating.
offer, acceptance, reward, performance, legal capabilities of
parties, specific agreements, legal objectives and outcomes.
The invalidation of contract agreements is described in terms of circumstances
where conditions of contract, exemption clauses, and extent of liability may
cause invalidation.
Range
may include – failure to give possession of site, failure to
commence work, abandonment of contract, liquidation, failure to
pay within prescribed timeframes, failure to proceed with due
diligence.
Outcome 2
Describe types of infrastructure civil works contracts.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Contracts are described in terms of their systems and types.
Range
2.2
systems – performance-based contract, method specification,
alternative designs, design-and-build;
types – lump sum, schedule of quantities, schedule of rates, costplus-percentage, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-fluctuating-fee.
Contracts are described in terms of the advantages and disadvantages of
different systems and types.
Range
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definition of work, administration, non-variable items, risk,
variation, pre-tender work, defined contract terms, incentives,
repetitive work, control of cost, speed.
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Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of NZS 3910.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The contract agreement and parties identified in the contract are described in
accordance with NZS 3910.
3.2
General Conditions of Contract are described in accordance with NZS 3910.
3.3
Numbered Schedules and Special Conditions in the First Schedule are
described in accordance with NZS 3910.
3.4
Specifications relating to special conditions of contract are described in
accordance with NZS 3910.
Range
specifications may include – drawings, resource consents,
technical information, health and safety requirements, service
authority requirements, notifications, insurance.
3.5
Contract variations and payment clauses are described in accordance with NZS
3910.
3.6
The importance of having site instructions and contract variations in writing is
described in accordance with NZS 3910.
3.7
Extensions of time are described in accordance with NZS 3910.
3.8
Practical completion and defects liability periods are described in accordance
with NZS 3910.
Outcome 4
Describe procurement procedures for NZTA contracts for infrastructure.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Delivery models are described in accordance with the NZTA Procurement
Manual.
Range
4.2
staged, design and build, performance specified maintenance
contract, shared risk, supplier panel.
Supplier selection methods are described in accordance with the NZTA
Procurement Manual.
Range
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direct appointment, lowest price conforming, purchaser nominated
price, price quality, quality based.
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Rationales for selection methods are given for each delivery model in
accordance with NZTA Procurement Manual.
Range
at least two methods for each delivery model.
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
30 July 1996
31 December 2012
Revision
2
9 March 1999
31 December 2012
Review
3
30 May 2000
31 December 2012
Review
4
25 September 2006
31 December 2012
Review
5
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
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.
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 Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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