Course

[29 Oct 25] Contract Administration and Claims Management

OVERVIEW    

This intensive one-day training program offers practical insights into contract administration and claims management for construction and infrastructure projects. Designed to address critical business challenges, the course equips property developers with essential strategies to mitigate potential losses and disputes through robust administrative procedures.

Participants will explore up-to-date practices in contractual requirements, information management, and post-contract administration. The program provides comprehensive guidance on assessing and resolving claims under FIDIC contracts, focusing on minimizing expenses and project delays.

TOPICS COVERED

•  FIDIC Contract Claim Resolution Principles
• Claim Management Strategies
• Practical Claim Resolution
• Contract Risk Management
• FIDIC Contract Insights

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

• Understand key commercial processes relevant to contract administration.
• Understand the role of Contract Administrator (or Engineers in FIDIC) in determining claims.
• Take early action to maintain control over contractual and project processes.
• Recognise bad practices and demonstrate good practices in contract administration.
• To delve into key areas of contract administration like: Timely notices and time-bar issues; Importance of proper and accurate record-keeping in claims substantiations and dispute avoidance, and the proper data collection and use in claims; Variation claims, Suspension and Termination; Brief overview of dispute resolution, including escalation to the Dispute Adjudication Board, amicable settlement, Adjudication and Arbitration.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Project Managers
•  Senior Construction Engineers
• Contract Administrators
• Property Development Team Leaders
• Legal Professionals in Construction

CPD POINTS

2 CPD Points (BOA-SIA)

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

Mr Chung Sheuan Seen

Chung has more than 20 years’ experience working on mega infrastructure engineering, iconic high-rise, as well as building projects, with a sound appreciation of such complex and large projects in the areas of project management specialising in time control (planning and programming) and on matters relating to preparation / evaluation of delays and disruptions (time aspect) and extension of time.

In his early career, he was involved in head office planning function and senior management support, claim defence, performing cash-flows projections studies, logistics planning studies, project-wide manpower projection studies as well as Project/Work Package Master Programme Development and Planning. Chung has extensive and diverse project-type experience encompassing iconic high-rise, hospitality / commercial (integrated resorts, hotels, malls and service apartments), residential hospitals, airports, marine works, monorail, MRT offshore and power plants.

Terms & Conditions

Request for withdrawal must be made in writing. We encourage particpants to nominate a replacement for the session. Refund requests are subject to approval on the following conditions: 

• Requests sent in at least 2 weeks before commencement: 50% of course fee refunded.
• Requests sent in less than 2 weeks before commencement: No refund, full course fee payable.

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