Specialised Construction Procurement Law (LAWS70436)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
March
Teaching staff:
Richard Wilkinson (Subject Coordinator)
Robert Radici
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Overview
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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 for major engineering and construction projects in the Australian energy, mining and minerals and infrastructure markets. This subject also provides an overview of the key legal and commercial issues affecting these procurement methods and specialised construction contracts.
Indicative list of principal topics:
- Invitations to tender
- Commonly used procurement methods when delivering major projects in Australia
- Engineering, procurement and construction agreements
- Engineering, procurement and construction management agreements
- Collaborative contracting and updates in Government procurement models
- Bidding agreements
- Design and construct joint venture agreements
- Consultancy agreements.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have an advanced and integrated understanding of the role and function of law in relation to construction projects
- Have an advanced capacity to critically compare and analyse the legal framework applicable to construction across Australian and overseas jurisdictions, as relevant, and to consider recommendations for reform of aspects of the Australian approaches in light of those comparisons
- Have a sophisticated appreciation of, and ability to engage in, the complex theoretical, policy and practical debates taking place internationally in relation to construction law
- Have developed specialised skills in self-directed legal research and in the autonomous and creative production of a substantial piece of legal writing that is thoroughly researched and develops arguments in a highly structured, supported and referenced way, with a high degree of original content.
Last updated: 4 March 2025