Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | ENGINEERING CONTRACTS AND SPECIFICATIONS | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | CEC438 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | CEC316 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Contracts: Types of procurement methods and under which circumstances each one is used (traditional tendering, design and build, public private partnership). Contract Procedure and Administration, parties involved in a project, contract between Employer and Engineer and contract between Employer and Contractor. Nature of Contracts, Contract documents. Tender Administration: Forms of Contract, cost reimbursable, fixed price contracts, advantages, disadvantages. Invitation and selection of tenders, site supervision, the role of the Engineer, Contractor, Contractor’s site staff, Types of Contracts (FIDIC, JCT). Conditions of Contract: Conditions of Contract, Engineer’s authority, engineer’s representative, Contractor’s agent, payment and certification, retention, sub-contractors, provisional sums and prime cost items. Site Supervision: Importance of inspection control, Methods for Sampling Procedures, Methods for Inspection of row and composite materials, Methods for Inspection of finish products, Testing of Materials, Compliance of Materials with specification Products, Tolerances. Specifications: Specifications, general requirements, specification of workmanship and materials. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs etc) that would otherwise be very difficult to do. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to carry out assignments. Besides from the notes taken by students in class, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through MOODLE. Finally the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
