Contract Administration
Good contract management or contract administration is the cornerstone of success for a marine infrastructure project however this is often left to an overworked Project Manager with sometimes disastrous results when time-bars are not met. The personnel involved in contract administration required to negotiate, support and manage effective contracts are often expensive to train and retain and not available on the smaller project but are just as essential as on the bigger projects. What is the answer?
I am a Contract Manager in the cloud!
I have offered for over a decade support to clients all over the world who need the assistance of a project manager but cannot afford to employ one full-time or on a particular project. All your project manager has to do is keep in touch with me and I look after the contract management of your project.
The contract will lay down the exact procedure the parties must follow to ensure that the project runs smoothly. The contract manager’s role is to see that these clauses are followed by the party they are representing in a timely and professional manner.
As an experienced contract manager I am able to see at a glance what form of notices are required and when. And the way the works have been programmed in order to notify the other party of potential delays to the project. In this respect, timely notification is absolutely crucial as the other party will need to take appropriate action to avoid it and so that dreaded time-bar to claims can be avoided.