FIDIC 2007 Conference
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FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar
Conrad Centennial, Singapore; Thursday, 13 September 2007; 09.00 - 17.00 In association with the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference See www.fidic.org/dbo for details of the new contract, published 13 September 2007.

Information The design-build-operate DBO approach to contracting combines design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance of a facility into one single contract awarded to a single contractor (who will usually be a joint venture or consortium representing all the skills called for in a DBO arrangement). The format of a DBO arrangement can be based on either a "green-field" scenario (D-B-O), or on a "brown-field" scenario (O-D-B). Either is quite common. However, the contractual requirements and procedures are quite different.  FIDIC has chosen to produce a contract for DBO projects based on the DBO green-field scenario, with a Guide containing guidelines on the changes necessary to cover a brown-field arrangement.  The FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar at the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference will provide consultants and clients with in-depth knowledge of the new document and on how to use it in their organisations.    It is planned to based discussions on the Trial Edition of the new FIDIC® Conditions of Contract for DBO Projects if this is published in time for the seminar. This is likely to be the case, but cannot be guaranteed before mid-August 2007.  Presentations are made by internationally-recognised industry leaders.

Programme The seminar will focus on FIDIC’s new DBO contract and especially on the four main themes which are of practical relevance to firms and related professionals, namely:   - The Design-Build Period - The Operation Service Period - The Key Issues in the DBO Contract    - Payment    - Risks and Insurance    - Handling Disputes    - Particular Conditions   The seminar will give a general introduction to the DBO Contract as well as a clause-by-clause discussion of key aspects. Several question and answer sessions will allow an interaction with the participants.

Outline General introduction - Introduction to FIDIC - Introduction to the DBO Contract Parties to the DBO DBO procedures and terminology - New procedures and terminology The Design-Build Period - Provisions applying during the DB Period The Operation Service Period - Provisions applying during the OS Period   Key issues in the DBO contract - Payment - Risk and Insurance - Handling disputes - Particular Conditions

Seminar presenters The seminar leaders are highly qualified and have considerable experience with the FIDIC contracts. They are authors of publications on FIDIC contract conditions.   - Axel-V. Jaeger, Chairman,  FIDIC Contracts Committee; Member,  FIDIC DBO Task Group - Michael Moritmer-Hawkins, Past-Chair,  FIDIC Contracts Committee; FIDIC DBO Task Group

Documents Seminars participants will receive full written documentation together with copies of the new FIDIC DBO Contract (if this is published in time for the seminar) that will be referred to during the seminar. If the Trial Edition is unavailable, excerpts from the latest draft will be provided.

Who should attend - Engineering consultants - Project managers - Environmental managers - Building developers - Client representatives (contractors, architects, etc)  - Professionals from government departments

Registration Registration fees: USD 500 per participant (includes lunch and refreshments and materials including the Trial Edition of the FIDIC ® DBO Contract, if published).   Venue: Conrad Centennial, Singapore   Registration: participants will normally register for the DBO seminar when they register for the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference. The price of the seminar as an optional extra is USD 250, see Registration. It is possible to register for the DBO Contracts Seminar only (price: USD 500), see Registration.

Information For general information about visas, please contact Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES), 70 Palmer Road, No. 04-06 Palmer House, Singapore 079427; tel: +65 63 24 26 82; fax: +65 63 24 25 81; acesing@starhub.net.sg; www.aces.org.sg). For information about hotel bookings, credit card guarantees and payment, please contact the hotel. For information about payment by bank transfer, please contact FIDIC.

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