Construction Contract Administration — Gold Coast & South East Queensland

Good contract administration is the difference between a project that runs on paper and one that runs on arguments. Develop Project Management administers building contracts for owners, developers and consultants who need the paperwork right, the claims tested, and the record clean.

Services

• Progress claim assessment and payment schedule preparation
• Variation review, pricing scrutiny and negotiation support
• Extension of time claims — assessment and contract-compliant responses
• Contract correspondence, notices and records management
• Tender review and contract award support
• Practical completion, defects and final account close-out

Who this is for

• Owners and developers who want an experienced hand administering the contract on their side
• Architects and consultancies whose teams would rather design than administer — we take the CA lane, you keep the client
• Small developers heading into their first or second project who need the contract managed properly without a full-time hire

The approach

Everything assessed against the contract, documented as if it will one day be read by a lawyer, and reported to you in plain English. Fixed monthly fees agreed up front — no surprises.

Discuss your project: call 07 5535 7958 or send an enquiry.

Related services: Superintendent Services · Body Corporate Remedial Works · AS 4902 & AS 4000 Superintendent Services · Building Contract & Tender Review · Client-Side Project Management

Experience

Twenty seven years administering and delivering building contracts — contractor-side, development management and client-side — across health, education, government, multi-storey residential, hotels, aged care, commercial, land subdivisions and data centres. Paperwork discipline learned on programs from the hundreds of thousands to multi-billion dollars.

Frequently asked questions

What is contract administration in construction?

Contract administration is managing the commercial and contractual side of a building project: assessing progress claims, reviewing and pricing variations, responding to extension of time claims, issuing notices and certificates, and keeping records that stand up if a dispute arises.

What is the difference between a contract administrator and a superintendent?

A superintendent is a formal role appointed under the building contract with the power to certify time, cost and quality. A contract administrator provides the same commercial disciplines — claims, variations, extensions of time, correspondence — without necessarily holding the certifying role. Many projects need one or the other; some need both functions in one person.

When should contract administration start?

Before the contract is signed. The highest-value work happens at tender review and contract negotiation — getting the schedules, programme requirements and payment terms right before award prevents most of the disputes that poor administration has to fight later.

What does poor contract administration actually cost?

Typically: overcertified progress claims paid earlier than earned, variations accepted without pricing scrutiny, extension of time claims that go unanswered and become deemed approvals, and a record too thin to defend a dispute. On a multi-million dollar project these routinely cost far more than professional administration fees.

Do you act for owners or builders?

Principal-side — owners, developers and consultants. Contractor-side claims administration is taken on selectively as a separate engagement, and never on both sides of the same contract.