6. Contract Administration.
The goal during this phase is to produce a complete set of contract documents which define a project that can be delivered in the current local market within the owner's established budget performance, time and quality requirements. In many ways the most critical project phase, the design phase establishes the financial legal and quality-based criteria for the remainder of the project. Many of the obstacles that surface during construction and post-construction phases can be avoided by taking appropriate action in the design phase . In this phase, the PM coordinates the design contract(s) developers more detailed cost and schedule parameters, reviews contract documents, and determines the contracting strategy.