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MIT Managing ICT Contracts – LIVE ONLINE

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MIT Managing ICT Contracts – LIVE ONLINE

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  • Thursday, May 20, 2021
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 1 day

Start Time: Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.30AM*. Finish 4.30PM*.

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – Queensland

This one-day course provides an introduction to the management of information and communications technology (ICT) contracts for both owner and vendor representatives. It applies to those persons who enter into and administer these contracts for the delivery of both ICT projects and services. The course has been designed to provide a practical insight into both the tender and contract phases of these contracts and discusses outsourcing and procurement practices generally. The course addresses key tender and contract administration issues and provides guidance on the content, use and problems associated with contract documents. Case studies and common problem areas are discussed together with some take away lessons to improve contract performance and bottom line results.

Introduction to ICT projects

  • Why do ICT projects fail?
  • Avoiding failure
  • Terminology

Outsourcing

  • Why outsource?
  • Pros & cons of outsourcing
  • Risks in outsourcing
  • Decision to outsource
  • Monitoring performance

Planning Stage

  • Strategic approach
  • Procurement planning
  • Staging

Documentation Stage

  • Contract documentation
  • Specification
  • Scope

Tendering Stage

  • Understanding the process
  • Understanding the rules
  • Contractor’s broad methodology

Contract Administration Issues

  • Contractor’s deliverables
  • Key issues
  • Contract management plan

Communication and Leadership Issues

  • Key to success
  • Communication
  • Leadership

Conflict and Disputes

  • Managing conflict
  • Disputes

Summary

RCC Reviewing Contract Conditions – LIVE ONLINE

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  • Wednesday, May 5, 2021
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 1 day

Start Time: Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.30AM*. Finish 4.30PM*.

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – Queensland

This one-day course has been specifically designed to assist those responding to tenders, proposals and quotations to enable them to properly review and assess contract conditions and issue offers that take into account risks, ambiguities and conflicts that exist within the contractual terms and conditions they are responding to. This course addresses both works and services contracts and is suitable for contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and service and maintenance providers. It considers the requirements of offers prepared by subcontractors responding to main contractors under a subcontract arrangement and from main contractors responding to Principals under a head contract arrangement.

Contract Preliminaries

  • Categories of construction and services contracts
  • Naming the correct entities
  • Key legislation
  • Contract commencement

Practical Contract Vetting

  • Structure
  • Definitions
  • Annexures
  • Highlighting relevant provisions
  • Vetting tenders for Principals and Contractors
  • Calculating time
  • Pesky words and phrases
  • Deeming provisions
  • Ambiguities and inconsistencies
  • Entire agreement clause and the Parol Evidence rule
  • Contract review

Key Contract Provisions

  • Common contract boilerplate clauses
  • Scope of works or services and specifications
  • Exclusion clauses
  • Force majeure, frustration and latent conditions
  • Changes and variations
  • Quality and performance management
  • Risk and insurance
  • Public and third party liability
  • Economic loss
  • Programming and time extensions
  • Time bars
  • Assignment and novation
  • Subcontracting
  • Rise and fall or contract price adjustment
  • Tariffs, excise and GST
  • Damages – delay and disruption
  • Damages – breach and liquidated sums
  • Invoicing and payment
  • Contract renewals and extensions
  • Dispute resolution
  • Guarantees, warranties and indemnities
  • Intellectual property
  • Storage and cleaning up
  • Ownership and retention of title
  • Ending the contract
  • Design and construct contracts

Professional Advice

  • Types of advice
  • Seeking advice

Tips and Traps

CSI Contract Supervisors and Inspectors Course – LIVE ONLINE

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  • Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 2 days

Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.20AM*. Finish 4.30PM*.

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – Queensland

This course is designed to support the development of contract administration skills and knowledge of Contract Supervisors and Inspectors. Along with the more familiar subjects related to contract administration, the course also addresses some important people skills that Supervisors and Inspectors need in their day to day activities, including human relations, communication, conflict resolution and dispute management.

Introduction to Contracting

  • Outsourcing
  • Contracting Process
  • Documenting the contract
  • Tendering process
  • Codes of practice and probity

 Contracts Basics

  • What is a contract?
  • Basic contract law
  • Contract administration model
  • Types of contracts

 Roles and Responsibilities

  • Principal
  • Contractor
  • Subcontractor
  • Superintendent
  • Superintendent’s Representative
  • Supervisor and Inspector

 Contract Documents

  • Contract documents
  • List of documents

 Contract Administration

  • Programming
  • Documentation
  • Records
  • Site meetings and minutes
  • Directions
  • Variations, delay and disruption
  • Extensions of time
  • Surveillance
  • Progress measurement and payment
  • Practical completion
  • Site clean up
  • Defects liability period

 Human Relations

  • Motivation
  • Morale
  • Attitudes and behaviour
  • Discipline
  • Teamwork

 Communication

  • Basic communication skills
  • Listening and understanding
  • Conveying information

 Conflict Resolution & Disputes

  • Conflict resolution
  • Dispute management and avoidance
  • Dispute resolution

Tips for Supervisors and Inspectors

 

ACA Advanced Contract Administration – LIVE ONLINE

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  • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
    8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Duration: 2 days

Start Time: 8:00AM* – Finish 4:00PM*

*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

CMS Contract Management for Superintendents – LIVE ONLINE

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  • Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - Wednesday, May 19, 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 interactive workshop is designed to equip Superintendent’s, their Representatives and Main Contractor’s Representatives or subcontract Superintendents with the necessary skills to administer construction and services contracts with improved understanding and confidence, more effectively and openly, for the benefit of both parties, and with minimal conflict.

The Superintendent (Background)

  • Introduction to contracts
  • Parties to the contract
  • Superintendent’s position
  • Typical contract organisation chart
  • Superintendent’s authority

Potential Problems

  • Superintendent’s conflict
  • Principal-caused problems
  • Contractor-caused problems
  • Superintendent-caused problems

Requirements of a Superintendent

  • Principal’s requirements
  • Contractor’s requirements
  • Superintendent’s role (basic requirements)

Management and People Skills (1)

  • Basic communication skills
  • Listening and understanding
  • Listening behaviours

Contractual Skills

  • Standard-form contracts
  • Roles and obligations
  • Contractual issues

Legal Skills

  • Legal issues
  • Case study
  • Superintendent’s liability

Management and People Skills (2)

  • Conveying information

Commercial Skills (1)

  • Background
  • Cost and time issues

Management & People Skills (3)

  • Conflict Resolution Skills

Commercial Skills (2)

  • Commercial conditions
  • Contract documentation and records

Following Due Process

  • Background
  • General guidance

Tips and Traps

CAP Contract Administration Essentials (Projects) – LIVE ONLINE

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  • Friday, April 23, 2021
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 1 day

Start Time: 8:30AM* – Finish 4:30PM*

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – Queensland

This one-day course has been developed for participants from differing disciplines who are involved in the administration of construction (or works) contracts from the Principal’s, Superintendent’s or Contractor’s perspective. It is aimed at introducing, reinforcing or refreshing the knowledge required for competent contract administration.

Legal aspects of contracting

  • Basic contract law
  • Elements of a legally binding contract
  • When a contract may not exist
  • Contract termination
  • Interpretation
  • Rules of construction
  • Selection of contract type
  • Contract documents

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Organisational structure
  • Principal
  • Superintendent
  • Contractor
  • Subcontractor
  • Other roles

 Time Related Issues

  • Programming
  • Extensions of time
  • Liquidated damages

Variations, Delay and Disruption

  • Directions
  • Variations
  • Delay and disruption

Summary

CAP Contract Administration Essentials (Projects) – ONLINE

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  • Wednesday, November 4, 2020
    8:20 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 1 day

Start Time: Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.30AM*. Finish 4.30PM*.

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

This one-day course has been developed for participants from differing disciplines who are involved in the administration of construction (or works) contracts from the Principal’s, Superintendent’s or Contractor’s perspective. It is aimed at introducing, reinforcing or refreshing the knowledge required for competent contract administration.

Legal aspects of contracting

  • Basic contract law
  • Elements of a legally binding contract
  • When a contract may not exist
  • Contract termination
  • Interpretation
  • Rules of construction
  • Selection of contract type
  • Contract documents

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Organisational structure
  • Principal
  • Superintendent
  • Contractor
  • Subcontractor
  • Other roles

 Time Related Issues

  • Programming
  • Extensions of time
  • Liquidated damages

Variations, Delay and Disruption

  • Directions
  • Variations
  • Delay and disruption

Summary

SPW Superintendents Workshop – ONLINE

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  • Wednesday, August 12, 2020
    8:20 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 1 day

Start Time: Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.30AM*. Finish 4.30PM*.

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

This interactive one-day workshop is designed to introduce some of the skills required to equip Superintendents and their Representatives to administer construction and services contracts confidently, effectively and openly, for the benefit of both parties, and with minimal conflict.

Introduction

  • The course
  • Course Assessment

The Superintendent

  • Introduction
  • Background, problems & requirements
  • Potential problems with the model
  • Criticisms of the superintendent
  • Essential characteristics of a superintendent

Legal Skills

  • Overview of the law
  • Legal principles
  • Superintendent’s Liability

 Managing Yourself

  • Time management
  • Delegation

 Managing Other People

  • Leadership
  • Building trust

Summary

 

CMS Contract Management for Superintendents – ONLINE

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  • Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - Wednesday, September 9, 2020
    8:20 am - 4:30 pm

Duration: 2 days

Start Time: Registration from 8.15AM*. Commence 8.30AM*. Finish 4.30PM*

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

This interactive workshop is designed to equip Superintendent’s, their Representatives and Main Contractor’s Representatives or subcontract Superintendents with the necessary skills to administer construction and services contracts with improved understanding and confidence, more effectively and openly, for the benefit of both parties, and with minimal conflict.

The Superintendent (Background)

  • Introduction to contracts
  • Parties to the contract
  • Superintendent’s position
  • Typical contract organisation chart
  • Superintendent’s authority

Potential Problems

  • Superintendent’s conflict
  • Principal-caused problems
  • Contractor-caused problems
  • Superintendent-caused problems

Requirements of a Superintendent

  • Principal’s requirements
  • Contractor’s requirements
  • Superintendent’s role (basic requirements)

Management and People Skills (1)

  • Basic communication skills
  • Listening and understanding
  • Listening behaviours

Contractual Skills

  • Standard-form contracts
  • Roles and obligations
  • Contractual issues

Legal Skills

  • Legal issues
  • Case study
  • Superintendent’s liability

Management and People Skills (2)

  • Conveying information

Commercial Skills (1)

  • Background
  • Cost and time issues

Management & People Skills (3)

  • Conflict Resolution Skills

Commercial Skills (2)

  • Commercial conditions
  • Contract documentation and records

Following Due Process

  • Background
  • General guidance

Tips and Traps

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