Course Overview
Managing Change Orders and Contractual Claims Course is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage change orders and contractual claims within various types of projects. This comprehensive training covers the essential aspects of identifying, documenting, analyzing, and resolving change orders and claims to ensure project success and mitigate risks.
Course Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
- Contract preparation
- Handling claims
- Change management
- Technical terms and conditions
- Negotiating contracts
- Conflict management
- Contract administration
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and avoid causes for contractual claims and change orders
- Outline the significant elements of the contract change process and identify different types of changes and variations
- Recognize and analyze the different types of owners' claims and contractors' claims and identify methods to deal with each type
- Evaluate time-related claims and cost-related claims and assess their impact
- Demonstrate, through actual situations, the different approaches to handling claims and variation orders and resolving conflicts through mutual collaborati
Course Outline:
Module 1: Overview of Contracts, Changes, and Claims
- Basic concepts in contract law:
- Force majeure
- Notices: The neglected clause
- Breach of contract
- Right to remedy
- Indemnifications and liabilities
- Why do claims and changes occur: The red flags
Module 2: Change Management
- Common causes for changes
- Requirements of change management
- Types of changes and variation
- Directed changes
- Constructive changes
- Cardinal changes
- Writing a variation order
Module 3: Types of Claims
- Drafting a notice
- Owner’s claims
- Defective work
- Warranty claims
- Contractor’s claims
- Changed conditions
- Constructive changes
- Delays and suspensions
- Deficiencies in plans and specifications
- Program extensions
- FIDIC claims
Module 4: Evaluation of Claims
- Time-related claims
- Excusable and non-excusable delays
- Evaluating delays
- Cost-related claims
- Cost calculations
- Drafting a claim
Module 5: Resolving Claims and Disputes
- Negotiation: Common practices
- Reaching a settlement
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR):
- Mediation: Neutral third party
- Arbitration: Binding and non-binding
- Resolution through legal means
- Contract interpretation
Customized Training
This training can be tailored to your institution needs and delivered at a location of your choice upon request.
Requirements
Participants need to be proficient in English.
Training Fee
The fee covers tuition, training materials, refreshments, lunch, and study visits. Participants are responsible for their own travel, visa, insurance, and personal expenses.
Certification
A certificate from Ideal Workplace Solutions is awarded upon successful completion.
Accommodation
Accommodation can be arranged upon request. Contact via email for reservations.
Payment
Payment should be made before the training starts, with proof of payment sent to outreach@idealworkplacesolutions.org.
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