Whether you are in purchasing, contract management, subcontracts, project management, general management or sales, you are constantly involved with legal and contract principles, sometimes without even realizing it. Understanding contract law has become an essential part of conducting our daily business functions.
Too often the wording used in Contracts is not properly understood by those who are making decisions relating to those Contracts, and non-specialists are reluctant to get involved in the process of drafting and amending the documents which are critical to their company’s success. There may also be problems in assessing amendments proposed by the other party, and determining whether these are reasonable, or are eroding your company’s position. The course will deal with Contracts written in the English language, and follow principles widely used in international contracting.
This course will explain in step by step manner, how to handle Construction Claim, how to carry out its scrutiny & Evaluation including the assessment of claim Entitlement, its quantification, its sustainability & deposition. Participants will know how protect yourself from claims & litigation by following these steps & avoid paying unjustified claims that arise during construction projects.
Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:
This course is intended for planning engineers and supervisors, contract professionals, project engineers and project professionals, claims personnel and business audit officers, contract strategists, commercial professionals, purchasing officers and personnel, buyers, supply professionals. This course is also beneficial to government, institutional and private sector owners, architects/engineers and other design professionals, planners and contractor representatives: project managers, managers, contracting department personnel, procurement department personnel, contract administrations etc.
Course Outline
How and why Contracts are drafted
Main Contract Clauses
Main Contract Clauses - continued
Other documents and Negotiations
Negotiation and Resolution of Disputes