Project and ContractContract Administration and Implementing Contractual Obligations
Contract administration is unglamorous, procedural and the reason organisations either recover what they are owed or quietly forfeit it. This course covers the routine properly. Delegates work through setting up a contract file and correspondence protocol at award, tracking obligations and deadlines on both sides, and issuing instructions, notices and certificates in the form the contract requires rather than the form that seems convenient. Progress measurement, valuation and payment application are covered in sequence. The course also addresses the practical politics of administering a contract with a party you have to keep working alongside afterwards.
Course objectives
- Set up a contract file and correspondence protocol at award
- Track obligations and deadlines on both sides
- Issue instructions, notices and certificates in the required form
- Measure progress and value work for payment
- Administer a contract without damaging a working relationship
- Escalate a persistent breach through the contractual route
- Hand over a fully documented contract at completion
Who should attend
- Contract administrators and coordinators
- Project engineers and site staff
- Procurement and commercial officers
- Quantity surveyors
- Public sector contract officers
Course outline
- 01Setting up at award: file, protocol and roles
- 02Obligation and deadline tracking
- 03Instructions, notices and certificates in the required form
- 04Progress measurement and valuation
- 05Payment applications and certification
- 06Managing the relationship while enforcing the contract
- 07Escalating a persistent breach
- 08Completion, handover and documentation
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 to 16 October 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 February 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 March 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |