Mastering Engineering & Construction Contracts

A practical comparative course for selecting, administering and managing NEC4, FIDIC, JBCC and GCC construction contracts in South Africa.

• Project managers and engineers
• Contract and commercial managers
• Quantity surveyors and cost professionals
• Procurement and supply-chain professionals
• Legal advisors, consultants and contractors

• Compare the risk allocation and administration requirements of the four major contract forms
• Select a suitable contract form for different project circumstances
• Administer notices, variations, programmes, payment and completion correctly
• Prepare and assess claims while reducing avoidable disputes

Day 1 — Contract foundations and selection

• Construction contract lifecycle and allocation of risk
• Comparing NEC4, FIDIC, JBCC and GCC
• Roles, authority, contract documents and hierarchy
• Practical contract-selection exercise

Day 2 — Administration and commercial control

• Notices, instructions, records and communications
• Programme, delay and extension-of-time management
• Variations, compensation events and payment
• Quality, defects, completion and handover

Day 3 — Claims and dispute avoidance

• Entitlement, notices and time bars
• Time and cost claim preparation and assessment
• Negotiation, adjudication and arbitration
• Multi-issue construction dispute case study