Online Preliminaries & Specifications Training

Session 1 – The components of a contract

• Preliminaries
• Scope of Work
• Pricing
• Payment terms
• Programme
• Liabilities
• Approach of key contract forms – NEC, JCT, FIDIC

Session 2 – Writing “prelims” to cover scope and cost rules

• NBS content
• NEC guidance
• NRM1 rules for cost estimating and cost planning
• CIOB Cost of Estimating Practice
• RICS Standard Form of Cost Analysis

Session 3 – Writing the detail of “prelims”

• Pre-construction information
• Consents/Statutory approvals
• Submissions by Contractor/Consultant
• Take Over/ Commissioning/ Operating and maintenance manuals
• Contract management
• Sub-contracting
• Liabilities & insurances
• BIM requirements
• Site management

Session 4 – Specifications

• Standard specifications – NBS, Specification for Highways Works, Water Industry Specifications
• Infrastructure and Projects Authority Guidance
• Avoiding specification errors

Summing up/Q&A

Each session will include several individual and group exercises using project scenarios to reinforce key learning points.

Duration: 1 Day

Cost: £195 + Vat

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Preliminaries & Specifications Online Training

Preliminaries & Specifications Virtual Training