Day 1: 21-Nov-2012

8.30-9.00 Registration, Coffee/ Tea in Foyer

Session 1 (9:00 – 10:30)

Introduction & Principles:

• FIDIC: Organization and Background
• Examination of Contracts
• Structure of the Documents
• Risk Analysis
• Which Book to use?

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

Session 2 (11:00 – 12:30)

Responsibilities of the Main Parties

• General Provisions
• The Employer
• The Contractor
• The Engineer
• Nominated Subcontractors
• Design

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

Session 3 (13:30 – 15:00)

The Management of Projects

• Staff and Labour
• Plant, Material and Workmanship
• Commencement, Delays and Suspension
• Employer's Taking Over, Defects Liability

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

Session 4 (15:30 – 17:00)

Tests

• Tests on Completion
• Tests after Completion

Day 2: 22-Nov-2012

8.30-9.00 Coffee/ Tea in Foyer

Session 5 (9:00 – 10:30)

Financial Clauses and Procedures

• Measurement and Evaluation

• Variations and Adjustments

• Contract Price and Payment

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

Session 6 (11:00 – 12:30)

Risk, Force Majeure and Termination

• Risk and Responsibility

• Liability and Insurance

• Force Majeure

• Termination by Employer
• Suspension and Termination by Contractor

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

Session 7 (13:30 – 15:00)

Claims, Disputes and Arbitration

• Notice of Claim

• Contractor’s Claims Procedures

• Employer’s Claims Procedures

• Disputes

• Amicable Settlement

• Dispute Adjudication Board

• Arbitration

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

Session 8 (15:30 – 17:00)

Principle Differences between the Contracts

• FIDIC Red Book vs. MDB Harmonised Version

• Yellow Book vs. Silver Book