Procurement and Contract Administration
6 Credits (ECTS)
Procurement and Contract Administration
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Module Description
This module provides students with an introduction to procurement and contract administration. It covers the public procurement cycle; procurement planning; requesting, receiving and evaluating bids and proposals; contract negotiations and award; and contract administration (from commencement to close-out).
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course must possess the following:
- a qualification at MQF Level 4 (one ‘A’ Level or equivalent in any subject);
AND
- a pass in English Language and Mathematics at MQF Level 3 (‘O’ Level or equivalent).
Preference is given to applicants having a year of work experience in a field related to the study programme.
Target Audience
This course is targeted at:
- individuals aspiring to work as quantity surveyors;
- individuals who wish to advance their education and gain in depth knowledge and skills related to quantity surveying;
- individuals already working in the field of quantity surveying who would like to obtain a qualification in quantity surveying.
Career Paths
The possible positions for which this programme aims to prepare you for include, but are not limited to:
- Quantity Surveyor
- Commercial/Residential Surveyor
- Estimator
How you’ll be assessed
The course comprises:
- Evening classes for part-time courses.
- Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
- Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
- Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:
- Modular Assessment
- Summative Assessment
The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.
Additional Info
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible for a 70% refund of the cost through the ‘Get Qualified’ scheme.**
Due to the modular structure of the course, you may also opt to take individual modules as stand-alone. The entry requirements still apply.***
*Prices are applicable to students who reside in Malta at the time of applying.
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
- Identify and apply steps in procurement cycle
- Analyse conventional procurement routes and public procurement
- Administer content and key tasks associated with commercial contracts
- Analyse types of contractual risk and how to manage them
- Investigate the stages involved in forming contracts for the purchasing of goods and/or services
- Develop and present business cases to justify expenditure on supplies, services or construction projects
- Use comparison of competition to obtain quotations on price
Knowledge:
- General Contracting
- Design and Build
- Procurement Methods and Risk Allocation
- The administrative content and key tasks associated with commercial contracts
- The purpose of the documents that compose a contract for the purchasing of goods and/ or services
- The stages involved in forming contracts for the purchasing of goods and/or services
- How to develop and present business cases to justify expenditure on supplies, services or projects
- The use and comparison of competition to obtain quotations on price
- The role of commercial negotiations in the work of procurement and supply
Skills:
- Identify procurement methods specific to contract requirements
- Manage key contractual tasks associated with commercial contracts
- Apply procedures related to pre-contract and post-contract administration
- Analyse the role of commercial negotiations in the work of procurement and contract administration
- Develop and present business cases to justify expenditure on supplies, services or construction projects
- Use comparison of competition to obtain quotations on price