Professional Practice II

Lecturer: Lim Sek Cheon

LEARNING OUTCOME 

1. Define the roles and responsibilities of the various parties involved in construction contracts in relation to particular clauses in the contract.

2. Explain the various construction contracts, its limitations and constraints and define issues in interpreting the contract clauses of construction contract.

3. Describe team dynamics, power of teams and teamwork in construction contracts.

The topics of this module comprises of topics such as Disputes, Delays, Claims, Setting-off, Partial Posession, Penultimate & Final Certificate, Final Accounts, Determination, Arbitration & Adjudication, Insurance, CIPAA & JKR Form.

This module comprises of a mid-term test, a presentation of a chosen topic,assignment and a final exam.

Mid-term test (20 marks)

Presentation-Seminar (15 marks)

Assignment (15 marks)

The contents are:
-We are appointed as the consulting Quantity Surveyor for a apartment project based on PAM Form of Contract 2006 (With Quantities).
-We are required to prepare a report to your director, explaining briefly the adjustments of the essential elements in your preparation of this project’s final account.
-In accordance with clause 30.10 of the contract, the contractor duly submitted his Final Accounts within 6 months after the issuance of the Certificate of Practical Completion. We are then required to assess this application and prepare the Final Account for the apartment project based of the following valuations and adjustments made to the Contract Sum.
-Explain the basis on how the following variations may be finalised and priced during the Final Account stage.

TAYLOR'S GRADUATE CAPABILITIES ( TGC VALUES )

​This module definitely gives me a lifelong learning because all of the topics taught we all related to how a QS will be in the future or after I graduate. Other than that, all the topics taught are useful not only for now, but also for my every daily life in the construction industry. ​ This module definitely gives me a lifelong learning because all of the topics taught. It exposes us on how a QS will be in the future. I find this module interesting as all the topics that are taught will be essential as I enter into the working world.