Construction Contracts Intensive Masterclass

Course Info

Date: Mar-17-2025

Length: 2 Weeks

City: London

Fees: 8,700

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Dec-23-2024

    London

  • Jan-06-2025

    London

  • Mar-17-2025

    London

  • May-12-2025

    London

  • July-07-2025

    London

  • Oct-27-2025

    London

  • Dec-22-2025

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-23-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-30-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-30-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-30-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-30-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-30-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Jan-06-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-10-2025

    Istanbul

  • Mar-10-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Mar-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Mar-10-2025

    Singapore

  • Mar-10-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Mar-10-2025

    Paris

  • Mar-17-2025

    Dubai

  • May-12-2025

    Dubai

  • June-09-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • June-09-2025

    Singapore

  • June-09-2025

    Barcelona

  • June-09-2025

    Istanbul

  • June-09-2025

    Amsterdam

  • June-09-2025

    Paris

  • July-07-2025

    Dubai

  • Sep-08-2025

    Paris

  • Sep-08-2025

    Barcelona

  • Sep-08-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-08-2025

    Singapore

  • Sep-08-2025

    Istanbul

  • Sep-08-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-27-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-08-2025

    Barcelona

  • Dec-08-2025

    Istanbul

  • Dec-08-2025

    Singapore

  • Dec-08-2025

    Paris

  • Dec-08-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-08-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-22-2025

    Dubai

Course Details

Course Outline

10 days course

Fundamentals of Construction Contracts  


  • Introduction to contracts and their significance
  • Discussing the need for contracts in construction projects
  • Understanding the process of contract formation
  • Distinguishing between the traditional and modern contracting structure
  • Overview of common standards contract forms:


  1. FIDIC
  2. NEC
  3. LOGIC


  • Overview of various legal systems influencing construction contracts


Main Issues in Construction Contracts 


  • Discussing issues with competitive tendering
  • Identifying the impact of negotiating power in the contracting process
  • Understanding how contracts are affected by industry, region and law
  • Defining the standard of work and understanding its associated issues
  • Discussing issues with design responsibility and fitness for purpose
  • Describing indemnities clauses and their issues
  • Problems with insurance in construction contracts

Claims and Variations 


  • Identifying the causes of claims and variations
  • Discovering the scope of work variations
  • Understand the claim of time extension 
  • Determining when the concurrent delay occurs
  • Definition of force majeure and its examples
  • Discussing when termination can happen and its issues

Construction Contract Liability and Pricing 


  • Defining liability in terms of construction contracts
  • Describing copyright clauses in plans
  • Understanding limits of liability and its forms:


  1. Fixed Sum vs. Lump Sum


  • Discovering common contract liability in construction:


  1. Bill of Quantities vs. Schedule of Rates
  2. Adding Incentive Fees
  3. Escalation
  4. Economic Price Adjustment

  • Discussing the purpose of liquidated damage and its associated penalties
  • Overview of liability under law:


  1. Selection of the right index
  2. Call-off contracts

Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management 


  • Discovering sources of disputes in construction projects 
  • Identifying the role of negotiation techniques in dispute resolution
  • Determining the role of collaboration in handling conflicts and resolving disputes
  • Exploring dispute resolution approaches:


  • Third-party approaches
  • Alternative approaches for dispute resolution


  • Discussing when to go with third-party techniques or alternative approaches for dispute resolution

Principles of FIDIC Contract


  • Introduction to FIDIC and its role in construction contracts 
  • Reviewing the history and evolution of FIDIC contracts 
  • Understanding harmonization based on project types 
  • Describing the structure and features of the FICIC 1999 edition 
  • Discussing the forms and prepetition process of conditions of contract 
  • Analyzing FIDIC condition of contracts and legal systems 
  • Determining the importance of risk analysis in FIDIC contracts

Responsibilities of the Main Parties under FIDIC


  • Introduction to the general provisions and responsibilities outlined for all parties: Clause 1
  • Discussing the roles and responsibilities of the employer: Clause 2
  • Identifying the roles and duties of the engineer: Clause 3
  • Exploring the roles and obligations of the contractor: Clause 4
  • Discussing responsibilities related to nominated subcontractors in construction contracts and design responsibilities Clause 5 
  • Reviewing the roles and responsibilities related to project management:


  1. Clause 6: Staff and labour
  2. Clause 7: Plant material and workmanship
  3. Clause 8: Commencement delays and suspension

Testing, Financial Clauses and Procedures   


  • Discussing project testing procedures upon completion: Clause 9
  • Identifying conditions for employer’s taking over and the contractor’s liability for defects: Clause 10
  • Exploring post-contract testing requirements for plant: Clause 11
  • Understanding measurement and evolution of contractor’s performance: Clause 12
  • Understanding the management of contract variation and adjustment: Clause 13
  • Discussing contract price and payment procedures under Clause 14

Suspension and Termination    


  • Identifying termination conditions for the employer: Clause 15
  • Discussing contractor’s rights to suspension and termination: Clause 16
  • Understanding risk allocation between parties: Clause 17
  • Defining contractor and employer’s liability and insurance coverage: Clause 18 
  • Understanding force majeure under Clause 19

Claims, Disputes and Arbitration     


  • Describing the claim’s structure and the mechanisms of dispute resolution: Clause 20
  • Exploring common risks in construction projects and their impact on claims 
  • Discussing the procedures of submitting and managing claims by contractors and employers 
  • Discovering amicable settlement approaches for dispute resolutions 
  • Identifying the role and responsibilities of the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) 
  • Explaining the arbitration process and its application in dispute resolution