This course introduces the legal and procedural framework governing construction projects. It focuses on how building contracts are formed, interpreted, and administered, along with mechanisms for resolving disputes.
Key areas include:
- Building Contracts: Types (lump sum, cost-plus, design-build), essential elements (offer, acceptance, consideration), and standard forms used in construction.
- Roles & Responsibilities: Duties of clients, contractors, consultants, and contract administrators.
- Contract Administration: Payment processes, variations, delays, claims, and risk allocation.
- Dispute Resolution: Causes of disputes in construction and methods of resolution.
- Arbitration: Principles, procedures, advantages over litigation, and enforcement of arbitral awards.
- Lecturer : basil chukwuali