Construction projects don't run in straight lines. Variations arrive. Programmes slip. Loss-and-expense claims emerge. Disputes flare up. Contract administration is the discipline of managing all of that — keeping the project commercially clean from the day the contract is signed to the day the Final Account is agreed.
Yuhuang Estimating provides full contract administration for owners, developers and main contractors in Singapore. We work to PSSCOC, SIA and REDAS contract conditions, and we have administered projects under all three.
Every month, the contractor submits a progress claim — a statement of work done and payment due. We prepare claims (contractor side) or certify them (owner side), measured against the BQ, the schedule of rates, and the actual work installed on site. Disputed items get flagged early, valued fairly, and resolved before they grow into a final account argument.
Variations are inevitable. Owner changes mind, design develops, site conditions surprise, regulations change. Each variation needs to be:
We administer this entire VO lifecycle for our clients. The objective: every variation, on either side, is dealt with promptly and correctly. Final Account day brings no surprises.
When a contractor incurs cost not directly related to a measured variation — typically due to delay, disruption, or out-of-sequence work caused by the owner or the design team — they have an L&E claim. These claims are technically complex and contractually sensitive. We help contractors substantiate them properly, and we help owners evaluate them objectively.
When the contractor needs more time, they need to substantiate their EOT claim with programme analysis, critical-path evidence, and contemporaneous records. We prepare the substantiation (contractor side) or evaluate it (owner side).
At project end, the Final Account ties up every commercial loose end:
A clean Final Account closes the project commercially. A messy one becomes a dispute that drags on for years.
When a project enters formal dispute — adjudication under SOPA, arbitration, or litigation — we provide independent QS opinion as expert evidence. Our MSISV-grade methodology stands up to scrutiny.
Owners who skimp on contract administration typically pay 5–15% more than they should over the life of a project. Contractors who skimp typically erode their entire margin through unrecovered claims. The fee for proper contract administration is a fraction of what gets saved.
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