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Effective Contractor Management in Maintenance & Technical Projects
Course Description
This highly interactive Contractor Management training course will ensure that delegates understand how contractor management will fit in the Asset Management context - how to select the right contractor and contract type which suits your sourcing strategy and how to manage and monitor the results. Further, topics such as risk management, safety-health-environment aspects, partnerships, negotiating, people management (winning the hearts of the people) and applying contracts in a complex project environment (Turnkey contracts, Public Private Partnerships PPP) will be considered. Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the existing contracts used in the organization. Through a combination of formal lectures and group work, delegates will leave the course with the tools to make contracts and contract management highly effective.

This training course will highlight:

  • Sourcing strategy within Asset Management
  • Contract types incl. Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Design & Construct (D&C)
  • Selecting the best contractor – procurement aspects
  • Risk management & SHE
  • Monitoring & managing performance with Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • Negotiating the contract
  • Contractor management in a project environment – Turnkey, PPP contracts
  • Managing the behavior of people to get sustainable results
  • Continuous improvement aspects

This training course will highlight:

  • Sourcing strategy within Asset Management
  • Contract types incl. Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Design & Construct (D&C)
  • Selecting the best contractor – procurement aspects
  • Risk management & SHE
  • Monitoring & managing performance with Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • Negotiating the contract
  • Contractor management in a project environment – Turnkey, PPP contracts
  • Managing the behavior of people to get sustainable results
  • Continuous improvement aspects

This BTS training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Facility management teams
  • Contract management teams
  • Operations & Maintenance professionals
  • Reliability, Asset & Plant professionals
  • Shutdown and Turnaround management teams
  • All professionals involved in contractor management
  • Production & Continuous Improvement professionals
  • Anyone who wishes to update themselves on contractor management
  • All professionals negotiating, managing and verifying contracts in maintenance & technical projects

The training course will be conducted along interactive workshop principles. There will be a variance of lectures and practical exercises. Experiences from different areas will be discussed. There will be many opportunities for discussion and sharing experiences.

Module One:

Contractor Management Basics

  • Overview of contractor management
  • How does it relate to asset management?
  • (Out)sourcing strategies
  • Risks involved – risk management & SHE aspects.
  • Grounding the maintenance contract with a Risk Based Maintenance concept – how to keep that knowledge in-house.

 

Module Two:

Contract Types for Maintenance & Technical Projects

  • Contracts – basic types
  • Contracts – complex types (Turnkey, Design & Construct, Public Private Partnerships)
  • Procurement aspects
  • Choosing the right contractor
  • Monitoring & managing contractor performance – from traditional penalties & rewards to more innovative ways.
  • Module Three:

     

    Developing the Contract

    • The contracting cycle
    • Requirements / service levels, RAMS aspects (Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety)
    • Writing the contract
    • Periodic evaluation & continuous improvement – vendor management
    • Partnerships

     

    Module Four:

    People Management & Negotiation Aspects

    • Implementing contract management
    • How to make it work by influencing the behavior of people
    • Negotiating the contract
    • Negotiation ploys
    • Negotiation tactics & tips

     

    Module Five:

     

    Final Workshop

    In a very interactive workshop, all major topics of this seminar will be highlighted and practiced in groups. Major topics will be:

    • Requirements / service levels – defining what you want.
    • Tendering process
    • Contractor selection
    • Contractor management – measuring & managing the performance.
    • Negotiation
    • Evaluation

     

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
PM203-01
2026-04-05
Dubai
USD 5450
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PM203-02
2026-07-12
Cairo
USD 5450
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PM203-03
2026-10-12
Kuala-Lumpur
USD 5950
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PM203-04
2026-12-20
Dubai
USD 5450
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