Webinar Series - Commercial Awareness  -   6 February 2025

Webinar Series - Commercial Awareness - 6 February 2025

Join us on this 6 part course hosted by Steven C Evans  BSc(Hons) LLB (Hons) FCIArb FAMINZ(Arb) FFAVE(Master) FRICS FCInstCES FCIOB FICE PRI

which will be running as a whole day session

The aim of this 6 part course is to provide an informative and comprehensive understanding and commercial awareness of the different construction contracts and  areas of contractual effects on purposes, tendering, payments, general provisions, adjudication and the associated documentation

Part 1: The Contract

Covering the essential elements, the differences between a letter of intent and a contract, and the purposes of subcontracts and collateral warranties

Part 2: Types of construction contracts and tendering

Explains different types of construction contract and how they affect the tendering process including differences between lump sum, cost plus and target cost contracts, single and two stage tendering, early contractor involvement and BIM, the difference between traditional & design & build contracts and how a tender is put together

Part 3: Documents that form the contract and payment

Understand the types of documents that make up the contract and an overview of payment provisions under contract and under the HGCRA

Part 4: General provisions of a contract (part 1)

The aim of this course is to understand various provisions in a typical construction contract including Design, subcontracting, notices & reporting  and Changes or Variations

Part 5: General provisions of a contract (part 2)

Covering how contracts deal with the various provisions including, Time, Loss & Expense and Claims in general

Part 6: General provisions of a contract (part 3) and construction adjudication 

This final course covers the provisions in a typical construction contract and provides an overview of construction adjudication including understanding how contracts deal with Defective work and Termination, and how the adjudication provisions under the HGCRA operate

This 6-part course is a mix of free content and premium learning and to access the entire days training, a subscription will be needed prior to the event and the course will then be available on-demand for subscribers only

Part one begins at 9am 6 February 2025 - register for free here

With subscriptions from just £25 per month this is a great way of accessing a library of subjects and training material together with whitepapers, templates and technical helpdesk support    Find out more

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