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Material 54 - Contract Administration
MATERIAL 54 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION MR. GROVE
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will provide an overview of the contract administration process emphasizing the purpose of contract administration, basic contract law, contract management techniques, types of contracts, and post award functions. This class is intended to give the student a familiarization with all aspects of contracts and in particular the process of successful management to completion of a contract.
REQUIRED TEXT: Sherman, Stanley N.
Contract Management: Post Award, Special
Edition 1995 Wordcrafters Publications,
Germantown, Maryland, 1995.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: The student will develop an understanding of the purpose of contract administration; learn basic requirements necessary for valid contract formation; understand the functions, levels and skills of contract management; learn how the principles of contract management are required in one form or another in all types of industries; and learn the methods of determining contract pricing and be able to distinguish when each contract type should be used.
METHODS OF EVALUATING THE OUTCOME: A combination of homework, student participation in classroom discussion, and the result of one midterm and one comprehensive final examination on course material.
OFFICE HOURS: As a general rule, I will be in the classroom approximately 15 minutes before class begins and I will stay after regular class to answer questions. In the event this is not convenient, I can be reached at 408-245-3864 or “yoteachone@aol.com”.
9/01
EXPANDED OUTLINE
SESSION --CONTENT----------------------------
1. 9/24 Contract Management: Essential Business Function & The Law of Contracts
Text reading p. 7-18 Law Handout #1
2. 10/1 Contract Objectives, Image, Ethical Behavior & Organization for Administration
Text reading p. 19-41 & p.42-57 Law handout #2 & #3
3. 10/8 Initiating Performance & Requirements and Specifications
Text reading p. 58-75 & 76-95 Law handout #4 & #5
4. 10/15 Post Award Management Functions
Text reading p. 96-111 Law handout #6
5. 10/22 Midterm
6. 10/29 Property Issues; Subcontracting
Text reading p. 111-141 Law handout #7 & #8
7. 11/5 Progress Status Monitoring
Text reading p. 142-162 Law Handout #9
8. 11/12 Product Inspection,Acceptance,QA
Text reading p. 163-183 Law handout #10
9. 11/19 Funding; Payments; Change Orders
Text reading p. 184-224 Law handout #11 & #12
10. 11/26 Performance Schedules; Post Award Negotiation
Text reading p. 225-260 Law handout #13 & #14
11. 12/3 Contract Completion
Text reading p. 261-285 Law handout #15
12. 12/10 Final Exam is scheduled for 6:15 to 8:15PM in
regular class room FHS-87.
9/02
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