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What Is Contract Administration? Key Practices and Processes

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If you’ve ever worked on a large-scale project—especially a construction project—you’re familiar with the concept of contract administration. The two parties come to an agreement on what the work will be, how long it will take and how much it is worth. But what exactly goes into creating these documents?

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What Is Construction Administration? Why It’s Important and Key Responsibilities

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Overseeing that process is called construction administration. Construction administration is not construction management and we’ll explain why. Let’s explore what both construction administration and construction management do. Plus, we’ll outline the responsibilities of a construction administrator.

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Contractor Management: A Key to Successful Projects

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Contractor management is a process to manage the contractors and make sure they’re doing what they need to do, when they need to do it and meeting quality standards. What Is a Contractor? Learn more What Is Contractor Management? Being able to manage outside contractors is facilitated by the use of project management software.

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Project Procurement Management: A Quick Guide

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That’s what procurement management is all about. What Is Procurement Management? This involves creating a procurement management plan, testing quality, managing procurement contracts, executing purchases and any other activity that’s needed to control how purchases are made in your organization.

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General Conditions in Construction: Definitions & Best Practices

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The general contractor is responsible for all the construction contracting activities that occur on a construction site. To understand what general conditions are, we’ll define the term as it relates to construction and why the term is important. What Are General Conditions In Construction?

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Post-Construction Phase: How to Close a Construction Project

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There’s paperwork to sign off on, teams to be released and more administrative loose ends to tie up. This is doubly true with construction projects in what’s called post-construction. What is post-construction? What Is Post-Construction? Projects don’t end with the final deliverable.

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Cost-Plus Contract: How to Use One

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Contracts specify the terms of the agreement between an employer and a contractor. Because these agreements are so diverse, there are many different types of contracts, each with their own benefits. One of these is called a cost-plus contract. When this is the case, you might want to consider a cost-plus contract.