CPCCBC4003A Select and Prepare a Construction Contract Assessment

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CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and
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CPCCBC4003A Select and prepare a construction
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Assessment
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Assessment: 32639/01

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Introduction
This assessment has been designed to allow you to provide partial evidence of
your competence in the unit CPCCBC4003A Select and prepare a construction
contract.
Note: you will need to complete additional assessments as you progress through
your course to demonstrate competence for all aspects of the unit.
In completing your final assessments, you will show evidence of your ability to:
 Identify and analyse the essential elements, sections and clauses of a
business contract.
 Select an appropriate contract for the works to be undertaken.
 Prepare the contract
Project
For this project you will use the Casey plans that you have used in previous
learning and assessments. You will also select an appropriate contract for the
project, analyse the contract elements and prepare a contract for the client.
In this assessment you need to:
 select the appropriate contract for the construction of the Casey residence,
which is a Class 1a, low-rise, residential building
 explain why you chose the contract and analyse key features of the contract
 prepare the contract.
Read the scenario below that relates to the building of the Casey residence and
complete the tasks outlined in questions 1 to 6 that follow.
Scenario
Imagine that you are the licensed builder at Sullivon Constructions responsible
for planning the building of the Casey residence that is located in New South
Wales. You have been involved in several discussions with the client Steven
Kennedy about his vision and needs for the construction and it is now time to
prepare the contract.
Respond to the tasks below to ensure you select, analyse and prepare an
appropriate contract for the client.
A. List and briefly describe the three (3) basic elements that make up a typical
contract.
(i) The Offer
For a pact to be binding, there ought to be a proposal. An offer is an
assertion to accomplish or cease from performing, which is prepared in
exchange for a return assurance to do the same. The party who pledges the
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