Specialised Construction Procurement Law (LAWS70436)

While ‘Construct Only’ and ‘Design and Construct’ delivery methodologies remain the most common form of construction procurement, principals and contractors increasingly are delivering construction projects via innovative procurement methodologies. This subject—designed to complement the existing infrastructure delivery subjects already offered within our program—provides students with a detailed knowledge of tendering, specialised forms of construction procurement and other key contract forms currently in use in the Australian construction and infrastructure market. This subject also provides an overview of the key legal and commercial issues affecting these procurement methods and specialised construction contracts.

The lecturers, Richard Wilkinson and Robert Radici , are construction professionals and alumnus of the Master of Construction Law. In addition to bringing to the classroom their own extensive experience in construction projects and law, Richard and Robert harness the specialist expertise of leading construction practitioners as guest lecturers.

Principal topics include:

• Invitations to tender
• Collaborative contracting
• Engineering, procurement and construction agreements and engineering, procurement and construction management agreements
• Consultancy agreements
• ‘Design and construct’ joint venture agreements
• Consortium agreements
• Contracting arrangements in the renewables sector