Managing Contract, Claims/Payments in Construction/Engineering Industry,

05-06 Apr, 2006 - Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

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Day 1 - Wednesday, 5 April
 
8:00Registration

Morning Sessions will be led by
Sr. Noushad Ali Naseem bin Ameer Ali
FISM, MRICS, MAPM, MCIArb, FCIOB, RegQS, Accredited Mediator [CIDB Panel] BSc (Hons) QS [Reading], CDipAF, MSc Arch [UCL], MSc Construction Law (KCL)
Director
HPRC Consulting Group (M) Sdn Bhd
Managing Director
CIC-QS Services Sdn Bhd
 
9:00CONTRACT DRAFTING AND FORMATION
• Basic principles of formation of construction contracts
• Allocating risk between parties to a contract
Standard forms of construction contracts in Malaysia
• Amended standard forms of construction contracts – illustrations from PAM 98, JKR 203A and CIDB 2000 contracts
• Alternative construction contract strategies – a contract in plain English that the client, contractor and contract administrator truly understand
 
10:00CERTIFICATION FOR PAYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY – THEORY VS. REALITY
 
10:30Discussion followed by Coffee
 
10:50THE EXTENT OF PAYMENT PROBLEMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
• Consultants’ Perspective
• Contractor’s Perspective
• Supplier’s Perspective
 
11:30PAY-WHEN-PAID AND PAY-IF-PAID CLAIMS
 
12:00HOW STATUTORY INTERVENTION HELPS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MOVE TOWARDS ZERO PAYMENT DEFAULT – A MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION ACT
 
1:00Discussion followed by Lunch

Afternoon Session led by
Alastair Gray
Senior Consultant
Trett Consulting
 
2:00ACCELERATION & PRODUCTIVITY LOSS
• Reasons for acceleration
• “Constructive acceleration”
• Dilemma’s of acceleration for Contractors and Employers
• The effects on productivity and key problems
• Demonstrating acceleration & productivity loss
 
3:15Discussion followed by Tea
 
3:45EXTENSION OF TIME ANALYSIS - MYTHOLOGY & METHODOLOGY
• Background of delay and the approach of the courts both past & present
• Demonstration of delay using various methods of delay analysis techniques
• Comparison of methods of delay - relative strengths and weaknesses
• Practicalities of making and resisting delay claims
• Case study
 
5:00Discussion followed by Close of Day One

Day 2 - Thursday, 6 April

Sessions led by
Sanjay Mohannasundaram
Partner
Lee Hishammuddin Allen Gledhill

SUBCONTRACTING

CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
• Claims for liquated damages
• Claims for defective works
• Claims for damages under other express provisions of construction contracts

VARIATIONS
• The right for one party to unilaterally vary the contract provisions
• Procedural pre-requisites
• Types of variations
• Assessing and valuing variation claims

DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Negotiation
• Mediation / Conciliation
Adjudication
• Arbitration
• Litigation
 
5:00Final Discussion followed by Close of Program

Day Two Sessions are from 9.00am – 5.00pm, Coffee at 10.30 – 11.00, Lunch at 1.00 – 2.00, Tea at 3.30 – 4.00. All breaks are subject to the discretion of the Speaker, depending on the flow of the program)