A well-administered building contract keeps a project fair, controlled and on track. Kingston Surveyors arranges a chartered surveyor to act as contract administrator, managing the agreement between you and your contractor, certifying payments and quality, and dealing with variations and disputes. We provide contract administration for construction and refurbishment projects across London and nationwide.
The contract administrator is the professional appointed under a standard building contract, such as a JCT form, to oversee its operation impartially. Duties include issuing instructions, assessing and certifying interim and final payments, agreeing variations, monitoring progress against the programme and certifying practical completion, all in accordance with the contract terms.
Good contract administration ensures you only pay for work properly carried out, that changes are valued fairly, and that quality and timescales are enforced. It also provides a clear, documented process for handling delays, extensions of time and defects, reducing the risk of disputes and giving both parties confidence.
We arrange experienced chartered surveyors to administer your contract diligently and even-handedly, matched to the size and type of your project. Contact Kingston Surveyors today for a free, no-obligation quote on building contract administration anywhere in the UK.
Related reading and services: construction project management, clerk of works inspections and commercial building surveys.
Under JCT and similar building contracts, the contract administrator is the named professional who issues instructions, values and certifies interim payments, assesses extension-of-time claims, certifies practical completion and administers the defects period. Done properly, it keeps both employer and contractor honest — and keeps the paper trail that wins any later dispute.
An administrator who is also the designer marks their own homework. The chartered surveyors we arrange act solely as administrator, so valuations and certificates are impartial — which contractors respect and adjudicators trust. Typically appointed at 2–4% of contract value or a fixed fee for smaller works. See also project management and clerk of works inspections, or call 0204 579 8270.
