The course content addresses the following topics:
- A suite of standard contracts in construction with emphasis on the Joint Building Contract Committee (main and subcontracts) and discussion of articles of agreement.
- Contractual documents in construction (e.g. Specifications, drawings, and bill of quantities and their contractual implications).
- Legislation affecting construction (e.g. Professional Councils Act such as Council for the Built Environment (CBE), South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) and South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).
- The Environmental Act, Health and Safety Act; Industrial relations Act, etc.
- Advanced and International standard contracts (e.g. FIDIC, NEC and ICE).