Tasmania

Duration: 2 days

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

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

This two-day course is fundamental knowledge for all procurement practitioners (and/or non-procurement stakeholders) involved in the Procurement or Sourcing of Goods & Services. It is aimed at introducing, reinforcing or refreshing the fundamental skills & competencies required to properly manage today’s tactical procurement & contracting processes.

 

Strategic Procurement

• Introduction to procurement
• Importance of procurement in project management
• Procurement & tender policy awareness

 

Probity, Ethics & Transparency

• Procurement Ethics
• The Tendering Code
• Probity

 

Legal Aspects of Procurement

• Basic contract law relating to Procurement
• Elements of a legally binding contract
• When a contract may not exist
• Contract documentation
• Contract termination
• Basic legal issues regarding tendering

 

Determining the Best Procurement Strategy

• Sourcing in-house, local, low-cost country or outsourcing
• Framework agreements
• Disposals

 

The 7 Rights of Procurement

• Time, Quality, Supplier, Quantity, Location, Cost & Right Process (ethical & sustainable)

 

Purchasing

• Requisitioning
• Supplier searching & selection techniques
• Evaluating competitive quotations
• Supplier negotiations
• Purchase orders

– establishment

– type & selection

– management

• Savings

 

Tendering

• Options
• Planning the process
• Evaluation committee
• Document preparation
• Document issue
• Opening of tenders
• Evaluating offers
• Post tender negotiations
• Award recommendation
• Contract award
• Post contract review

 

Tips & Traps

Duration: 2 days

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

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

This two-day interactive workshop is designed to build on the skills imparted in CCI’s Introductory Contract Management for Superintendents Workshop and equip Superintendents, their Representatives and Main Contractors Representatives or subcontract Superintendents with the skills to administer construction and services contracts confidently, effectively and openly, for the benefit of both parties, and with minimal conflict.

 

The Superintendent

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

 

Contractual Skills

• Common contractual clauses
• Letters of intent
• Contract interpretation
• Liquidated damages
• Frustration
• Contractual and extra-contractual claims
• Security of payment legislation

 

Managing Yourself

• Time management
• Delegation

 

Legal Skills

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

 

Commercial Skills

• Commercial approach

 

Managing Other People

• Leadership
• Building trust
• Overcoming negative behaviour

 

Following Due Process

• Due process
• Dispute resolution processes

 

Tips and Traps

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 introductory course applies to all persons who enter into and administer commercial tenders and/or contracts of whatever type. It provides a practical insight for both buyers and sellers for the supply of commercial goods and services. It discusses outsourcing and procurement practices generally. The course addresses key issues from preparation of tender and contract documents through to requests for quotations, proposals and tenders; and provides guidance from pre-award of contract through to closeout.

 

Pre-award Issues

• Buyer issues
• Seller Issues

 

Contract Negotiations

• Legal issues
• Approach
• Tips

 

Commercial Contracts

• Contract formation
• Contract documents
• Contract types
• Key clauses
• Common law issues
• Related statutes

 

Key Issues to Manage

• Initial requirements
• Time
• Payment
• Variations
• Other claims
• Contract disputes

 

Evaluating Seller Performance

• Methods
• During the contract
• At close-out

 

Contract Risk

• Typical risk
• Assessing risk
• Monitoring and managing risk

 

Contract Management Plan

• What it includes
• How to use it

 

Summary

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 applies to contract management personnel who are involved with contract negotiations in one form or another. It introduces the negotiation process, discusses the application and limits of negotiation techniques to various contract management scenarios and provides a number of negotiation models that course participants can utilise or adapt for their own circumstances.

What is Negotiation?

• Introduction to negotiation
• Negotiation guidelines
• Broad principles

 

Applications to Contract Management

• Contract management applications

 

When Negotiations Apply Different Approaches to Negotiation

• When to negotiate
• Limits to negotiation
• Negotiation phases – a traditional approach

 

Different Approaches to Negotiation

• General principles
• Win-win approaches

 

Negotiation Styles

• General principles
• Competitive negotiators
• Cooperative negotiators
• Common styles

 

How to Negotiate

• Developing a negotiating framework
• Negotiating models

 

Tips and Traps

Duration: 2 days

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

*Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

This two-day course applies to all persons involved in the administration of construction (or works) contracts. It is aimed at introducing, reinforcing or refreshing the skills required for good 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

Conditions of Contract

• Background
• Obligations and responsibilities
• Common contractual problems

Contract Documentation and Records

• The need for documentation
• Documentation to control a contract
• Types of documentation
• Quality management

Contract Set Up

• Contract set up
• Contract administration procedures manual
• Pre-start meeting

Commercial Aspects of Contracting

• Commercial conditions
• Contract price adjustment
• Security and retention
• Payment
• Exchange rate variation
• Duties and tariffs
• Insurance
• Ownership of title
• Goods and services tax
• Warranties, guarantees and service agreements
• Defects liability

Time Related Issues

• Programming
• Extensions of time
• Liquidated damages

Variations, Delay and Disruption

• Directions
• Variations
• Delay and disruption

Construction Claims

• Claims
• Legal basis of claims
• Contract entitlements
• Contractual claims
• Extra-contractual claims
• Advancing claims
• Make-up of typical prolongation and disruption claims
• Early notification and resolution of claims
• Security of payment claims