Contractual, Commercial, Programme and Delay Awareness Seminar - 13 Jan 2023
FULL DAY TRAINING SEMINAR
With reference to standard form contracts, such as the JCT 2016 and the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract, we consider issues commonly encountered during the course of a contract.
7.03.23 - Solihull
16.03.23 - London
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CONTENT
Formation of contract
- Letters of intent
- Offer and acceptance
- Executed under hand; Executed by Deed
- Incorporation of changes to the standard terms
Entire agreement provisions
- Price (lump sum or adjustment)
- Contractor Design
- Liability - fitness for purpose or reasonable skill and care?
- Submission and approval procedure
- Conflict between Employer’s Requirements & Contractors Proposals
Variations
- Power to order change (additional/ omission of work)
- Omission of work and appointing another contractor to perform
- Assessment of changes
Notification
- Conditions precedent
- Time bars
- Mode
Quantum Claims - Assessing
- Causes
- Loss and/or expense
- Compensation events
- Damages/ Liquidated damages
- Records
Payment
- Payment mechanisms and the requirements of Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 as amended
- Amount Due, basis of calculation
- Payment Schedules and the problem with their use
- Payment application, notice requirements and consequence of failing to notify
Time & Programme
- Commencement, planned Completion, Completion
- Preparing an Initial Programme - Good Practice
- Programme Updating / Revisions - Good Practice
Delay claims
- What makes a “good claim”
- Delay Assessment (Critical Path Methods - Advantages and Disadvantages)
- Demonstrating Causation
- Trickier issues: Float and “Concurrent causes” of delay
SPEAKERS
Scott Milner
Scott Milner BSc (Hons), MSc, PG Dip, Grad Dip, MRICS, MCIArb, Solicitor (not-practising), Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Director
David Waddle
David Waddle DipICArb, FCIOB, FAPM, AMICE, MCIArb, Chartered Construction Manager, Director
David Fogarty
David Fogarty MSc, BA (Hons), FdSc, APMP, MACostE, Associate Director