Managing Change Orders And Contractual Claim

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
10 Nov 2024 Riyadh, KSA $ 3,900 Register

Managing Change Orders And Contractual Claim

Introduction

The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with introductory knowledge and basic skills needed to deal with claims, variations and disputes between the principals and the contractors. Participants in this interactive course will learn how to analyze contractual issues, identify techniques that are helpful in handling difficult situations and recognize the best practices in resolving disputes amicably.

Objectives

    By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

    • Identify and avoid causes for contractual claims and change orders
    • Outline the major types of change orders and draft a variation order and a notice of breach
    • Recognize and analyze the different types of owners' claims and contractors' claims and explain how to deal with each type
    • Demonstrate, through actual situations, the different approaches to handle claims, variation orders and conflicts through mutual collaboration
    • Apply negotiation as a main concept in resolving disputes and conflicts in order to reach a final settlementAll those involved in implementing and administering contracts and handling claims and change orders as well as those involved in any conflict or dispute with a contracting party. In addition, this course is valuable for anyone interested in learning how to avoid or resolve contractual issues. is assigned as a Registered Educational Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI®). This course is worth 30 PDUs.
    • Contract preparation
    • Handling claims
    • Change management
    • Technical terms and conditions
    • Negotiating contracts
    • Conflict management
    • Contract administration

Training Methodology

The training methodology is interactive with group exercises and is suitable for all employees involved in functions management. The pace and level of the training workshop is customized to the understanding of The delegates. Ongoing back-up and support is available after the training on request to the supplier, and the training course is also available for in-house presentation as well as for “Competency Transfer

Who Should Attend?

Course Outline

Contract Management

  • Elements of a contract
  • Contract terms and conditions
  • Basic concepts in contract law
  • Force majeure
  • Notices: the neglected clause
  • Breach of contract
  • Right to remedy
  • Indemnifications and liabilities
  • Contract termination
  • Why do claims occur: the red flags
  • Change requests
  • Definitions of claims and disputes 
  • Claim process

FIDIC Contracts

  • Origin of FIDIC
  • FIDIC Conditions of Contracts
  • FIDIC Rainbow Suite

Project Management and Leadership

  • Project Management Principles
  • Types of Construction Projects
  • Role of Project Manager
  • Project Manager Leadership Skills
  • Leadership styles
  • Team Integration
  • An Overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Five-Phase Model
  • Types of Leaders

Project Change management

  • Why change management
  • Change order
  • Types of changes and variations
  • Directed changes
  • Constructive changes
  • Cardinal changes
  • Process of change management

Claims nature and types

  • Documentation of the event – notices
  • Procedure and presentation of contractor’s claims
  • Owner’s claims
  • Defective work
  • Warranty claims
  • FIDIC owner’s claims
  • FIDIC contractor’s claims
  • Delays and suspensions
  • Right of access to the site
  • Reaching a settlement

Resolving claims and disputes

  • Damages
  • Disputes and settlement of disputes
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • FIDIC - Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB)

Negotiation

  • Negotiation types
  • The four phases of negotiation
  • Plan, debate, propose and close
  • Elements of Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA)
  • Redefining the expectations of everyone involved
  • Determining the basis for give and take
  • Watching for nonverbal messages and signals
  • Overcoming traps, gaps, and barriers

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