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FIDIC Capacity Building
Conditions of Contract  FIDIC Training Seminar on
Management of Contract Claims and Resolution of Disputes
Two-day seminars based on workshop sessions
CEAI-India,
New Delhi, India International Centre,
21-22 August 2008 		CEAI contact This seminar will be held in English.
CEAI-India,
Mumbai, The Orchid Hotel, 25 - 26 August 2008 		CEAI contact These seminars will be held in English.
   
Further information
- Member Association: CEAI contact
- FIDIC
- Web sites: www.fidic.org CEAI Website
- Brochure (PDF)
 
Management of Contract Claims and Resolution of Disputes under FIDIC
Within all FIDIC contracts there will be claims. This training course is designed to provide practical assistance to those working with the new FIDIC Contract Conditions (1999 editions) in the management of claims and achieving resolution to claims.
 
It is applicable to all the parties involved within a new FIDIC contract - the Employer, the Contractor, the Engineer, and the DAB Members. By having a professional understanding of the responsibilities and rights of the parties under a new FIDIC contract and the procedures to manage claims, the resolution of claims will be achieved more successfully.
 
 
Seminar tutors: The seminar leaders are highly qualified in their experience of the FIDIC contracts and are authors of publications on the contract conditions.  International speakers and local speakers will present their experiences with the FIDIC contracts.
 
Seminar documentation: All seminar participants will receive full written documentation for the seminar.
 
Who should attend? 
This seminars will be of great interest to those actively involved in using FIDIC contracts for international projects, notably representatives of funding agencies, insurers and legal advisers..
 
Programme
Day 1: The management of claims
Claims: causes and risks
  • Inherent project risks
  • Allocation of risks under FIDIC contracts
  • Analysis of contractual risks
Claims Procedures
  • Clauses required notice by the Contractor
  • Clause 2.5 Employer's Claims
  • Clause 302 Delegation by the Engineer
  • Clause 3.5 Engineer's determination
Clause 20.1 Contractor's claims
  • Notification of claims
  • Contemporary records
  • Preparation of claims
  • Engineers assessment and principles of claim
  • Engineers valuation
Case study on claims procedures
  • Actions by the Contractor
  • Actions by the Employer
  • Actions by the Engineer
 Day 2: The Resolution of Disputes
Principles governing the Dispute Adjudication Board
  • Referral to the DAB
  • Presentation of evidence to the DAB
  • the DAB's Decision
Working of the DAB
  • The FIDIC alternative procedure
  • Arguments for and against the alternative procedure
Post DAB/Engineer's decision
  • Implementation and enforcement
  • Amicable settlement
  • Arbitration
Case study of dispute resolution by DAB
  • Presentation by Contractor
  • Employer's response
  • DAB adjudication and decision

Throughout the seminar there will be opportunities for questions.
 
Attendance fees and registration: please, contact the Member Association.
 
CEAI India
August 2008 		CEAI contact
 
International Federation of Consulting Engineers
FIDIC - Box 311 - CH-1215 Geneva 15 - Switzerland
SKYPE fidic.secretariat - Tl +41-22-799 49 00 - Fx +41-22-799 49 01 - fidic@fidic.org - FIDIC.org