PPMP20013: Unit Portfolio for Week 6 - Project Contract Conditions

This report, a Week 6 portfolio for the PPMP20013 unit, focuses on identifying and applying project contract conditions to project teams and processes. It examines the factors determining contract types, emphasizing process payments and minimizing issues related to changing contractor scopes. The report underscores the importance of agreements between organizations and service providers, highlighting how contracts define obligations and influence contractor relationships in construction projects. It explores the influence of contract types on project outcomes, performance, and costs, including competitive bidding approaches. Furthermore, the report delves into the legal context of contracts, emphasizing the significance of partnering, risk management, and change management processes within project agreements. It also addresses the implications of unsuitable contractual impositions on contractors, emphasizing the importance of on-time performance and payment. The report references relevant readings, lecture slides, and case studies, including those related to large asset owners and various contract types. Finally, the report uses references from Harrison & Lock (2017), Hornstein (2015), Kendrick (2015), and Kerzner & Kerzner (2017) to support its findings.

(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 6
Week 6: Identify and apply project contract conditions to project teams and project processes.
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 11
& 12;
 Australian
Contractors
Association (ACA)
Relationship
Contracting;
Optional Readings
 BMA's Caval
Ridge Mine;
 Adani Mining Pty
Ltd Carmichael
Coal Mine and Rail
Project;
Case Study
 Enhanced
instructions and
grading criteria.
1. Identification of
factors which
determine the type
of contract for
selection
The learning objectives are identification of factors which determine the type of
contract for selection. There should be an understanding of process payments
and reduction of problems in changing contractor’s working scope. There should
be an agreement between the organization as well as service provider. The
contracts are written documents describe obligations of the parties which are
signed by the authority to present the interests of parties.
There are various influences on contract types on effectiveness of contractor
relationships into the construction projects. Relationship among the owner as
well as contractor is considered which have required influence on performance
of project. The influence is based on whether the parties have proper
relationship with the project and they have to build longer term relationship
throughout the consecutive projects. Relationships have key significant
influence on the performance of project.
Lecture slides
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 11
& 12;
 Australian
Contractors
Association (ACA)
Relationship
Contracting;
2. Large asset owner
might use different
types of project
contracts to
manage their
projects
The study is suggested of various contract types for influencing relationships
between the project owners along with contractor which leads to various
results. It is based on project performance, cost as well as schedule. There are
contracting along with procurement approaches that are based on competitive
bidding.
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 6
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Optional Readings
 BMA's Caval
Ridge Mine;
 Adani Mining Pty
Ltd Carmichael
Coal Mine and Rail
Project;
Case Study
 Enhanced
instructions and
grading criteria.
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 11
& 12;
 Australian
Contractors
Association (ACA)
Relationship
Contracting;
Optional Readings
 BMA's Caval
Ridge Mine;
 Adani Mining Pty
Ltd Carmichael
Coal Mine and Rail
Project;
Case Study
 Enhanced
instructions and
3. Influence the project
outcomes,
performance, and cost
through different types
of contracts or contract
processes
The study is focused on investigating the influence of contract types on owner
relationship. The study is mainly focused on investigating influence of the
contract types on the owner contractor relationship. The empirical studies are
evaluated with the quality and performance of collaborative actions on
outcomes of the collaborative actions.
The study is provided of valuable information for the managers those can
understand how to design collaborative relationships.
Lecture slides
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 6
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
grading criteria.
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 11
& 12;
 Australian
Contractors
Association (ACA)
Relationship
Contracting;
Optional Readings
 BMA's Caval
Ridge Mine;
 Adani Mining Pty
Ltd Carmichael
Coal Mine and Rail
Project;
Case Study
 Enhanced
instructions and
grading criteria.
4. Apply of legal context
of contracts
Effectiveness of the partnership relations are referred to degree with efforts to
contribute to partnering.
A contract is considered as an agreement between two parties, where one party
is delivering of goods and other is delivery time.
The legal agreements are created of risks for the organization, and the
procurement activities are guided by policies as well as procedures. When the
project management team is developed understanding of portions of project
work. It is outsourced and defined different types of relationships which are
required to support project execution plan. The team of procurement is
developed the contracting plan.
The contract plan is defined as relationship among the project as well as sub-
contractors. It is defined a process to accommodate of changes which are
occurred into the project. The change management process is used into project
agreement by means for project client.
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 11
& 12;
 Australian
Contractors
Association (ACA)
Relationship
Contracting;
Optional Readings
 BMA's Caval
5. Impose on
contractor’s contracts is
unsuitable and beyond
the capabilities of the
contractor
The parties those are involved into the construction processes are based on on-
time performance as well as on-time payment. It is based on delays in
performance into the construction projects.
The construction projects are involved of various issues such as high price of
performance, contractors as well as owners those are required of well planned
schedules.
When the contractor are failed to maintain needed rate of progress and
completion of work, then there is requirement to determine the contract.
The contractor is employed of local labourer on work as possible.
Lecture slides
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(Insert Student Name) / (Insert Student Number) - PPMP20013Unit Portfolio for Week 6
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Ridge Mine;
 Adani Mining Pty
Ltd Carmichael
Coal Mine and Rail
Project;
Case Study
 Enhanced
instructions and
grading criteria.
The contractor has main responsibility to control all the project contracts work
so that the construction projects are completed successfully.
References
Harrison, F., & Lock, D. (2017). Advanced project management: a structured approach. Routledge.
Hornstein, H. A. (2015). The integration of project management and organizational change management is now a necessity. International Journal of Project
Management, 33(2), 291-298.
Kendrick, T. (2015). Identifying and managing project risk: essential tools for failure-proofing your project. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn.
Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
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