- Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Duration: 2 days
Start Time: 8:30AM* – Finish 4:30PM*
*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – Queensland
This course builds upon information imparted in CCIs Administration of Construction Contracts and Administration of Services Contracts courses. It supports the development of the skills and knowledge of persons involved in the administration of contracts and provides a practical insight, backed with applicable case law, into relevant areas of contract law, contract administration, construction claims, commercial negotiation and project delivery. The course reinforces and practically applies participants skills through relevant industry case study and exercise material.
Overview of the Law
- Statute & common law
- Application of the law
- Common law & contracts
- Legal principles
Contract Administration Issues
- General issues
- – Contract interpretation
- – Diary records
- – Emails and other electronic transmissions
- – OH&S
- – Frustration
- – Termination
- – Legal professional privilege
- – Contractual indemnities
- – Consequential loss and exclusion claims
- Time and cost issues
- – Practical completion
- – Progress claims
- – Variations
- – Latent conditions
- – Extensions of time
- – Time bars
- – Liquidated damages
- Quality Issues
- – Defective works and defects liability
- Personal Properties Securities Act
Construction Claims
- Background
- Definitions
- Legal basis of claims
- Initiating claims
- Types of claim
- Security of payment legislation
- Claims management
- Presenting and defending claims
- Format of claims
- Releases and settlement agreements
- Expert advice
Commercial Negotiation Skills
- Applications to contract administration
- Attitude & approach
- Negotiation
- Win-Win systems
- Win-Win negotiation models
- Cues – verbal and nonverbal
Integrated Project Delivery
- Integrated project delivery
- Developing your further understanding of IPD
Summary
