This training provides the necessary knowledge for professionals from Government Ministries and Agencies, Private Sector Employers, Consulting Engineers, Contractors, Quantity Surveyors, Architects, Legal Advisers and all involved with the next generation of International Projects. It is particularly important to those involved in preparing or managing infrastructure projects financed under ISPA, as all contracts that are funded by the EU, will be under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract.
OUTLINE
- Introduction to FIDIC Documents (Construction Contract/Plan Contract).
- Background and reasons for change
- Examination of format and content of General Conditions
- Examination of Guide to Particular Conditions
- Annex to documents, Selection of appropriate Contract, Responsibilities of Main parties.
- General issues
- Responsibilities of the Employer
- The Engineer
- he Contractor
- Nominated Sub-Contractor
- Management of Projects – Key Areas, Workmanship and Time
- Staff and Labor
- Plant, Materials and Workmanship
- Commencement & Delays
- Suspension
- ests and Defects liability
- Financial Clauses and Procedures
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Variation and Adjustment
- Contract Price and Payment
- Guarantees, Bonds
- Insurances
- Risks, Force Majeure & Termination
- Termination by Employer
- Suspension & Termination by Contractor
- Risks and Responsibilities
- Force Majeure
- The Management of Claims
- Claims: Causes and Risks
- Inherent project risks
- Allocation of risks under FIDIC contracts
- Analysis of Contractual risks
- Claims Procedures
- Clauses required notice by the Contractor
- Employer’s Claims
- Delegation by the Engineer
- Engineer’s determination
- Contractor’s Claims
- Notification of Claims
- Contemporary records
- Preparation of Claims
- Engineer’s assessment and Principles of Claim
- Engineers Valuation
- Engineer’s determination
- Case Study on Claims Procedures
- Actions by the Contractor
- Actions by the Employer
- Principles Governing the DAB (Dispute Adjudication Board).
- Actions by the Engineer The Resolution of Disputes
- Referral to the DAB
- Presentation of evidence to the DAB
- The DAB’s decision
- Working of the DAB
- The FIDIC alternative procedure
- Arguments for and against the alternative procedure
- Post DAB/Engineer’s Decision
- Implementation and Enforcement
- Amicable Settlement
- Arbitration
- Case Study of Dispute Resolution by DAB
- Presentation by Contractor
- Employer’s response
Certificates
A Certificate of Completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.
Schedule
08:30 – 10:15 First Session
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15 Second Session
12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Third Session
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
Fees
The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is: