Day One                                                                              Day two 

08.30 Registration & coffee                                                             09.00 Start of Day Two

09.00 Start of Seminar

1. Overview of the FIDIC Contracts                                     1. Ending the project

  - Conditions of Contract for Construction                                 - Taking over and Commissioning

  - Conditions of contract for Plant and Design-Build                  - Defect notification period

  - Conditions of Contract for EPC Turnkey Projects                  - Suspension and termination

  - The Short Form of Contract and the Dredging Contract

2. Which form to use                                                              2. Procedure for payment variations

  - Allocation of functions, particularly design                               - Payment and non payment

  - Allocation of risks                                                                     - Value engineering

  - Methods of payment                                                                - Variation procedure

  - Measurement                                                                           -Evaluation

3. Workshop 1                                                                        3. Design-Build Contracting

  - Choosing the right procurement method                                  - Design responsibility

                                                                                                      - Fitness for purpose

                                                                                                      - The Employer’s requirements

4. The roles of the Employer and the Engineer                     4. Workshop 3

  - Employer’s financial arrangements                                            - FIDIC 1999 Yellow Book

  - Duties and Authority of the Employer and the Engineer            Networking lunch

  - The changed role of the Engineer                                   

  - Determinations

  Networking lunch

5. The risk of delay                                                                 5. Disputes and their resolution (1)

  - The contractor’s obligation                                                        - The Disputes Adjudication Board

  - Extensions of time for completion                                            “DAB”

  - Acceleration                                                                             - The Terms of Appointment

  - Penalties for delay                                                                    - The Procedural Rules         

6. Risk, responsibility, liability, insurance                          6.  EPC Turnkey Contracting

  - Principles of risk and risk allocation                                         - Features of the Silver Book

  - Responsibility                                                                           - Risk of the unforeseen

  - Liability: scope, extent and period                                            - Instructions and variations in the EPC

  - Indemnity and insurance                                                           contract

  Refreshments                                                                             Refreshments

7. Claims for money                                                               7. Disputes and their resolution (2)

  - Contractor’s claims: clause 20 procedure                               - Amicable settlement

  - Employer’s claims                                                                    - Arbitration under the ICC Rules

  - Unforeseeable physical conditions                                          - Key points to successful arbitration

  - Prolongation and disruption

8. Workshop 2                                                                         8. Workshop 4

  - The FIDIC 1999 Red Book                                                      - The 1999 Silver Book

  17.30 End of the Day One                                                         17.30 End of the Day Two