Sydney

Duration: 2 days

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

This two-day workshop has been specifically designed to assist those persons who prepare or who respond to RFTs for design and construct (D&C) contracts. It is aimed at explaining the different variants, and the pros and cons of the D&C project delivery method. The workshop addresses traditional forms of D&C works (or construction) contracts and is suitable for clients or principals, contractors, subcontractors, construction industry consultants and project managers. It discusses the importance of accurately defining scope and the principal’s project requirements (or PPRs) and applies not only to head contracts but also D&C subcontract arrangements. The course also discusses some typical problems that can be encountered both pre and post award of contract that dilute the benefits of this form of project delivery. The workshop is supported by relevant case histories and exercise material.

D&C as a procurement method

• Single point responsibility
• Accelerated procurement time frames
• Industry versus Principal knowledge and experience
• Innovation
• Value for money

Types of D&C contracts

• Design and construct
• Design, development and construct
• Design, novate and construct
• Relationships – Owner/Head Contractor or Head Contractor/subcontractors

Defining the scope of a D&C contract

• Principal’s project requirements
• Preliminary design
• Design consultant novation
• Issues and problems with scope definition

Protection for the Principal

• Performance versus prescriptive obligations
• Design warranties
• ‘Fit for purpose’ warranties
• Status of any Preliminary Design
• What constitutes a variation?
• PI insurance
• Performance based LD’s
• Financial securities for due performance
• Time and cost incentives

Calling tenders for D&C contracts

• Principal to define PPRs
• Tenderer’s D&C obligations
• Tenderer’s balance sheet
• Key requirements of the Principal’s evaluation criteria
• Tenderer’s tender submission
• Principal’s evaluation against the evaluation criteria

Administering a D&C contract

• Design management
• Design preparation and sign-offs by designers
• Principal’s acceptance of design
• Statutory approvals
• Progress payment provisions
• Delivery of the PPRs
• Completion and acceptance by the Principal
• Completion/occupancy/certification acceptance by certifying authorities
• Defects rectification in design or construction
• Novation considerations
• Quality control/verification audits

Potential problems

• Tender evaluation criteria
• Performance obligations and PPRs
• Principal’s interference
• Successful delivery of PPRs

Tips and Traps

• Tips
• Traps