Writing Contract Documents – Preliminaries & Specifications
- Course focuses on contract components, writing prelims, detail, and specifications. Sessions include key learning exercises.
- Approach key contract forms like NEC, JCT, FIDIC.
- Learn to write prelims covering scope and cost rules.
- Detail writing includes consents, submissions, BIM requirements.
- Specifications cover standard NBS, highways works, and avoiding errors.
Overview
The Online Preliminaries & Specifications Training course covers contract components, writing preliminaries, detailed prelims writing, and specifications. It focuses on topics like scope of work, pricing, liabilities, and contract forms. The course includes exercises using project scenarios to reinforce learning. Duration: 1 day.
Who should attend
Contract Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers
Course Content
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
Virtual Contract Writing Documents Training
Online Contract Writing Documents Training
Preliminaries & Specifications Online Training
Preliminaries & Specifications Virtual Training
