Contract Administration, Claims Management and Negotiating Win-Win Settlements

Day 1

Defining Contract Management

• What is Contract management
• 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, and 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.