Baseline first, entitlement second – you can't demonstrate scope creep without a clear record of the original contractual bargain
Classify before responding – establish whether the request is included scope, changed work, altered quality, design development, stakeholder change or transferred risk
Notify early and preserve rights – don't wait until the full cost or time effect is known before protecting the contractual pathway
Ask for a formal direction when necessary – particularly where disputed or unclear scope must proceed
Price the assumptions, not just the work – state access, staging, productivity, work-hour, design and approval assumptions, and separate direct cost from time impacts
Show the causation path – connect changed requirements to activities, float, procurement, resequencing, productivity and contemporaneous evidence
Identify the ten habits that separate defensible contract administration from exposed administration
Apply a simple check before issuing or responding to any notice
Spot early warning signs that a variation or delay claim is heading for dispute
Know exactly what to document — and when — to protect your position
Avoid the three most common mistakes that undermine a superintendent’s certification
Walk away with a one-page reference you can pin above your desk
Presented live by Dyrick Hobbs, online or face-to-face.
The full presentation to keep and revisit after the session.
A printable summary of the ten rules for your desk or site office.
Issued after the session for your professional development record.
Founder of Enginuity Training. Twenty years administering standard form construction contracts across live infrastructure and building projects in Australia.
Principal Trainer at Enginuity Training. Civil engineer, adjudicator and infrastructure leader with extensive experience administering construction contracts and resolving complex project delivery issues across Australia.
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