MF/1 Conditions Programme
- Course focuses on contract management, design, manufacture, and procurement.
- Emphasizes understanding contract clauses and their consequences.
- Covers contract shape, conditions, and background clauses.
- Addresses completion testing, performance, guarantees, and disputes.
- Aims to provide practical knowledge for effective contract handling.
Overview
This one-day course focuses on understanding contract management in the context of design and construction projects. Participants will learn about the different parts of a contract, including conditions, specifications, and clauses. The course covers topics such as contract management, design, manufacture, site installation, testing, and dispute resolution. Through practical examples and discussions, attendees will gain insights into contract shaping, management, and potential consequences.
Who should attend
Contract Managers
Course Content
Course duration: 1 Day
Cost: £325 + VAT
Outline
0900 – 0930 Introduction
• Who, Why and What
• Course style & aims
• Organisation
• Personal questions and aims
• Topics
0930 – 1000 The “Shape” of the contract
• The tender process
• The different parts of the contract
• Agreement
• Conditions
• Specifications (and standards)
• Everything else
• Putting the Contract together
1000 – 1030 The Shape of the conditions
• General and preliminary
• Contract Management
• Design
• Manufacture & procurement
• Site installation
• Testing
• Closure
1030 – 1045 Coffee
1045 – 1130 Background Clauses
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1130 – 1215 Contract Management
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1215 – 1300 Design and Manufacture
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1430 Site Erection/Installation
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1430 – 1515 Completion Testing Performance and Guarantees
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1515 – 1530 Tea
1530 – 1600 Time and lateness
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1600 – 1630 Change
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1630 – 1700 Payment and Dispute
• What the clauses say
• What they give you
• The consequences
1700 Close
