Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Principles of Contracts
- Elements of a contract
- Contract framework
- Purposes of contract administration
- Difficulties encountered in contract administration
- Competencies of contract administrators
Contract Administration Tools
- Knowing your contract
- Contract provisions affecting implementation
- Roles and responsibilities of contract administrators
- Tools and techniques for contract administration
- Dissection technique
- Records management system
- Change control system
- Issues and risks logs
- Developing schedule plans
- Performance reporting
- Lessons learned
- International contracting
Contractor Evaluation
- Questionnaire and surveys
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Targets and benchmarks
- Service Level Agreement (SLAs)
- Managing subcontractors
Changes, Claims, and Disputes
- Change process
- Breach of contract
- Money damages
- Equitable remedies
- Claims and disputes
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Mediation
- Arbitration
Post-Award Negotiation
- Negotiation preparation
- Negotiation objectives
- Negotiation guidelines
