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title: "Two roles each of client, consultant, contractor"
subject: "Construction Management"
chapter: 1
key: "semester_8/construction_management:roles-client-consultant-contractor"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_8/construction_management/roles-client-consultant-contractor
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Two roles each of client, consultant, contractor

Construction Management · Chapter 1: Construction Management Framework

- Asked in: 2074 Bhadra, 4 marks
- Video: [Are you a Consultant or Contractor?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQl_RDMmXo) — Consulting Business School
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_8/construction_management/roles-client-consultant-contractor
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_8/construction_management/chapter-1

## Question

Discuss the two most important roles each of the client, consultant and contractor.

## Short answer

The client must provide finance and timely site possession and decisions. The consultant must design, supervise, and certify quality and payments. The contractor must execute works per contract within time, cost and quality, and arrange labour, materials and safety measures.

## Answer

#### Client
1. Provides finance and pays the consultant and contractor on time as per the agreement.
2. Gives clear requirements, land/site possession, approvals and timely decisions.

#### Consultant
1. Prepares the design, drawings, specifications, estimate and tender documents and supervises that the works follow them.
2. Acts as the client's representative: inspects the work and ensures quality, certifies the contractor's bills and recommends on variations and extension of time.

#### Contractor
1. Executes the work according to the contract drawings and specifications, within the agreed time and cost, with the required quality.
2. Arranges labour, materials, equipment, a work programme and safety measures at the site, and corrects defects during the defects liability period.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Which pair are the key roles of the client?
   A. Preparing drawings and certifying bills
   B. Providing finance with timely payment, and clear requirements, site possession and decisions
   C. Supplying labour and equipment
   D. Supervising quality tests
   Answer: B. The client funds the project and pays on time, and gives requirements, site and timely decisions. (Key point: Client roles)

2. Which is a key role of the consultant?
   A. Paying the contractor's labour
   B. Executing the works
   C. Designing and supervising, and certifying bills as client's representative
   D. Providing land
   Answer: C. The consultant prepares design/tender documents and supervises, inspects, certifies bills and recommends on variations. (Key point: Consultant roles)

3. What is a key duty of the contractor?
   A. Execute work per drawings within agreed time and cost, and correct defects in the DLP
   B. Approve variations
   C. Certify own bills
   D. Prepare the feasibility study
   Answer: A. The contractor builds as per contract, arranges resources and rectifies defects during the defects liability period. (Key point: Contractor roles)

## Related in Construction Management

- [Client, consultant and contractor relationship](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_8%2Fconstruction_management%3Aclient-consultant-contractor-relation) — Construction Management, chapter 1, asked 6×

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