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Construction Law And Contract Management 2024 Mastering Law, Management, and Administration of Construction Contracts

22-23 Jul, 2024, Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur

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Venue Details

Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur
No 1, Jalan Pantai Jaya, Tower 3, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, - 59200

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Phone : (603) 2298 1888
Fax : (603) 2298 1999

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FOR COURSE DETAILS

Juliany,

Office: 03 2283 6109

Mobile: +60 122281247

juliany@ipa.com.my

Phoebe,

Office: 03 2283 6100

Mobile: +60 193637822

phoebe@ipa.com.my

Bee Teng,

Office: 03 2282 6112

Mobile: +60 172566121

beeteng@ipa.com.my

FOR CUSTOMISED IN-HOUSE TRAINING

Jane,

Office: 03 2283 6101

Mobile: +60 129418251

jane@ipa.com.my

Keith,

Office: 03 2283 0000

Mobile: +60 162272735

keith@ipa.com.my

ADDRESS

A-28-5, 28th Floor, Menara UOA Bangsar,
No.5, Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,
59000 Kuala Lumpur

FOCUSING ON
  • Session 1: Development Of Construction Law In Various Jurisdictions And Uniqueness Of Construction Contracts
  • Session 2: Procurement Of Construction Contracts
  • Session 3: Effective Contract Administration
  • Session 4: Managing Contract Duration And Avoiding Delays
  • Session 5: Change Management And Variations
  • Session 6: Managing Risk In Construction Contracts
  • Session 7: Termination Of Contracts By Both Employer And Contractor
  • Session 8: Construction Claims And Dispute Resolution
COURSE OBJECTIVE
  1. Understanding Construction Law.
  2. Fundamentals Of Contract And Uniqueness Of Construction Contracts
  3. Contract Life Cycle, Various Stake Holders.
  4. Various Procurement Routes & Compensation Principles
  5. Estimation, Tender Process And Pre-Contract Risks
  6. Role Of An Engineer/Contract Administrator
  7. Best Practices In Contract Administration
  8. Importance Of Robust Baseline Program, Critical Path Evaluation
  9. Project Delays And Entitlement For An Extension Of Time
  10. Effectively Managing The Changes With Respect To Cost And Time
  11. Change Management And Variations.
  12. Risk Management Process; Risk Register
  13. How To Deal With Termination Of Contracts?
  14. Know About Onerous Requirements For Notices, Condition Precedent.
  15. What Is ADR? Primer On Arbitration
  16. Practical Tips For Successful Contract Management
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS COURSE
  1. Practicing Lawyers/In-House Counsel Will Be Able To Manage The Construction Related Matters Effectively In Arbitration
    And Litigation.
  2. Contract Engineers/Managers Will Be Able To Effectively Draft Their Contracts And
    Minimize Disputes.
  3. Claims Consultants Will Be Able To Effectively Present Their Claims.
  4. Quantity Surveyors Will Be Able To Effectively Present Their Cost Reports And
    Variation Claims.
  5. Scheduling Engineers Will Be Able To Effectively Present Their Baseline Programs
    And Also Understand The Delay Claims.
  6. Owner’s Representative Will Get An Insight Of Different Procurement Routes And Packaging
    Of Contracts.
  7. Funders Will Gain Good Knowledge Of The Life Cycle Of Construction Contracts
    And Risk Involved In Funding Either The Owner
    Or Contractor.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
  • Project Managers
  • Project Engineers
  • Contract Administrators
  • Contractors and Subcontractors
  • Planning Engineers/Planning Managers
  • Construction Managers
  • Forensic Claim Consultants
  • Legal Professionals who act as counsel in construction disputes
  • Investors
  • Developers/Corporates who work in construction and infrastructure development
  • Contract and Commercial Managers
METHODOLOGY
  • Interactive Lectures
  • Presentations
  • Case Studies
  • Role Play Exercises
  • Quiz
  • Q & A Sessions
  • Post event webinar for one hour within 3 months for doubt clearing
DAY 1
9:00

SESSION 1: DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION LAW IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS AND
UNIQUENESS OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

How Construction and Construction Law evolved over centuries, fundamental
principles, laws impacting construction
industry, importance of inter-disciplinary
approach between engineering and law,
skills required to be a construction lawyer,
why construction engineers required to
understand construction law.

What is a Contract, How a valid contract
is formed, why Construction contracts are
unique, implied terms in a contract,
contract interpretation, and various
stakeholders involved, contract life
cycle from inception to completion, standard
forms, special forms for unique construction
like tunnels, marine works


10.45

SESSION 2: PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS

Various procurement routes, pros and
cons of each route, compensation principles,
how to choose appropriate
compensation mechanism, estimation,
tendering process, contract dossier,
prequalification, tender correspondence,
site visits, importance of appendices and test report, negotiation, issuance of LOI.

1:00 Lunch
2:00

SESSION 3: EFFECTIVE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Rights and obligations of
Engineer, Contractor and Owner, Role of
an Engineer, Engineer/Project Manager
contrasted, site instructions, RFI responses,
site inspection, responsibility for quality
of work, taking over matters, role of Engineer
during defects liability period, Variation
instructions and Engineer’s decision/
determination. Dos and don’ts in
contract administration

3:45

SESSION 4: MANAGING CONTRACT DURATION AND AVOIDING
DELAYS

Importance of Baseline program,
contractual requirements, preparation
of construction scheduling, importance
of establishing correct critical path, good
practices in scheduling, program updates,
earned value management, and primer on
delay analysis

5:00 End of Day 1
DAY 2
9:00

SESSION 5: CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND VARIATIONS

Owner’s unilateral right to make changes in scope, how to effectively manage the
change, change management as a tool to
manage and control costs, cost reporting,
variance analysis and cost control, Use of
BOQ rates, BOQ loading.


10.45

SESSION 6: MANAGING RISK IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

Understand Project risks, classification of risks, risk process of identifying,
quantifying risks, qualitative and
quantitative assessment procedures, risk
register, building and implementing risk
response plan, monitoring and controlling
risks, lessons learned for future projects.

1:00 Lunch
2:00

SESSION 7: TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS BY BOTH EMPLOYER
AND CONTRACTOR

Termination of contracts by Employer, Suspension and termination by Contractor,
what is a Termination without a breach,
substantial breach, payment upon
termination, indemnities and force majeure
under construction contracts (special analysis on Covid claims)

3:45

SESSION 8: CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Owners claim against contractor, Contractor’s entitlement under the
Contract, Claim procedures, tips
for effective presentation of claims,
role of experts, contemporaneous
records, condition precedent,
adjudication (both statutory and
contractual DAB) primer on arbitration,
Tips for successful constructioncontract management.

5:00 End of Course