Day 1

Defining Contract Management

• What is Contract Managament
• Types of Contract
• Offer and Acceptance

Contract Governance Structure

• Relationship Management
• Performance Management
• Managing Contract
• Contract Administration

Day 2

Making Tendering Procedures More Effective:

•                Prequalification Procedure.
•                Tendering Procedure, Public Tender Law.
•                Tender/Bid Evaluation.

Day 3

Advantages, Disadvantages and When to Use:

•                Cost Reimbursable Contracts.
•                Fixed Price/ Lump Sum, Bill of Quantities.
•                Single General Contractor, Multiple Prime.
•                Fast Track Contracting.

Design Supervision Contracts:

•                How to protect your interests.. the issues.
•                Selection, Managing, Audit Control of Consultant’s Design Activity.
•                Consultant Contracts: Analysis and Contract Administration. Conditions to Check for and Include to Protect Owner’s                  Interests.
•                Consultant’s Insurance, Exclusions Warranties.

Day 4

Claims on projects

•                Nature of Claims.
•                Constructive Variations Issues.
•                Liability Establishment.
•                Causation Proof.
•                Damage Quantification.

Fair Reasonable Price Determination and Impact Calculation (VO’s Claims):

•                Direct Costs.
•                Indirect Costs, Overheads.
•                Other Contractual Factors to Consider.

Day 5

Managing Meetings For Negotiating Settlement of Disputes Claims Negotiating VO’s Claims:

•                Preparation.
•                Presentation.
•                Deadly Negotiating Skills.
•                Games/Tricks Others May Play.
•                Bargaining Strategies Tactics.

Dispute Resolution:

•                Options, Contractual Arrangement.
•                Settlement by Negotiations.
•                Mediation, Arbitration, Courts.
•                Cost-Benefit Considerations.
•                Management Audit Concerns.

Worthwhile Project Closedown Reporting.