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Construction Contracts Masterclass
Course Description
Construction contracts are critical legal frameworks that define the obligations, rights, and responsibilities of parties in construction projects. They ensure that projects meet deadlines, budgets, and standards. A solid understanding of contract formation, common issues, and managing variations, claims, and liabilities is essential for professionals in the industry. The Construction Contracts Masterclass training course offers a structured exploration of key contractual elements, covering contract formation, differences between traditional and modern contracting structures, and widely used standards like FIDIC, NEC, and LOGIC. The course also addresses challenges such as competitive tendering, negotiating power, design responsibility, force majeure, and termination. Participants will also gain insights into relevant legal systems. Additionally, the course focuses on handling claims, variations, liabilities, and effective dispute resolution, including indemnities, insurance, liquidated damages, and escalation clauses. By the end, participants will be prepared to manage construction contracts, minimize risks, and address complex legal challenges.

This course is intended for professionals in the construction industry, such as:

 

  • Project Managers
  • Project Engineers
  • Contract Managers
  • Contract Administrators
  • Subcontract Personnel
  • Construction Professionals
  • Procurement Personnel
  • Cost Consultants
  • Quality Surveyors

Day 1 Basics 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
  • Discovering common standards contract forms:
  1. FIDIC
  2. NEC
  3. LOGIC
  • Overview of various legal systems

Day 2 Common Issues in Construction Contracts

  • Discussing issues with competitive tendering
  • Identifying the impact of negotiating power in contracting process
  • Understanding how contracts is affected by industry, region, and law
  • Defining 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

Day 3 Claims and Variations

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

Day 4 Construction Contract Liability

  • 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

 

 

Day 5 Disputes Resolution

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

 

  1. Third-party approaches
  2. Alternative approaches for dispute resolution

 

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

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
PM207-01
2026-04-05
Dubai
USD 5450
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PM207-02
2026-06-15
Kuala-Lumpur
USD 5950
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PM207-03
2026-08-02
Dubai
USD 5450
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PM207-04
2026-10-04
Casablanca
USD 5950
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