An Introduction to Role of the Contract Administrator (Part 3) Independent Professional

The aim of this course is to identify the roles and responsibilities of the contract administrator. This course explores the duty of the contract administrator to act as an independent professional.

After studying this course, you should be able to:-

1. Define how a contract administrator has a significant part to play in exercising judgement and reaching decisions on various matters under the contract.
2. Explain how the contract administrator acts, not as the agent of the employer, but as an independent professional.
3. Outline how a contract administrator fulfils the role as independent certifier, and the impact of certification on this, with an emphasis on the types of certificate, the duties as certifier or decision-maker, and the conclusiveness of certificates.