Contractor & Subcontractor Compliance Auditing

Service summary

An assessment of contractor execution against defined contractual, operational and applicable compliance requirements. The audit examines how obligations are assigned, communicated and controlled across the contractor and its subcontracting interfaces.

Management receives a documented view of delivery controls and significant exceptions. The service supports contract oversight without assuming the client’s supervision duties or the contractor’s responsibility for safe and compliant execution.

Key objectives

• Assess fulfilment of selected obligations
• Examine subcontractor oversight
• Evaluate competence and execution controls
• Identify material contract delivery gaps

Methodology

Contract requirements are mapped to selected work activities and subcontracting interfaces, then tested through records, interviews and observation.

• Agree the contract scope, interfaces, criteria and reporting authority.
• Review obligations, work plans, subcontract approvals and previous issues.
• Select active work packages and subcontractor activities for sampling.
• Observe execution and interview supervisors and relevant workers.
• Examine competence, approvals, monitoring and required reporting records.
• Assess deviations, escalation and contractor corrective action evidence.
• Report findings by obligation, responsible interface and assessed activity.

Key outcomes

References: [G04]

• Contractor compliance report
• Subcontracting control findings
• Evidence of execution weaknesses
• Basis for contract management follow-up