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Courses Background:

COURSE BACKGROUND
•This RECENTLY UP-DATED 1 DAY COURSE will consider tendering procedures, contractual arrangements and the latest Standard Forms of Contract to meet varying needs for small to medium sized schemes, together with those of a refurbishment or maintenance nature.

Speakers:

 Keith Blizzard BSc (Hons), Dip Arb, FRICS, FCIArb, FFB, FEI, MEWI, MACostE, Jaz Bilkhu BSc(Hons), Diploma in Law, PGDip Construction Law, MRICS, ACIArb, Ryland Ash LLB (Hons), ACIArb, Barrister (n/p), Steven Evans BSc(Hons), Dip. in Quantity Surveying, Adv. Certificate in Arbitration, ICIOB, MCIArb, Michael Rowlinson, MSc, DipArb, MRICS, FCIOB, MCIArb, FInstCES, Mike Nelson Barrister (non-practising), FRICS, FInstCES. MCIArb., Richard Silver LLB (Hons), MRICS, ADBM,MCIOB, MCI Arb, MEWI, Barrister, Robert Shawyer LLB(Hons), FRICS, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCInstCES, FSCS - Solicitor, Scott Milner BSc (Hons) MSc PG Dip Law PG Legal Practice MRICS MCIArb, Nigel Clayton, DipArb, FCIArb, FInstCES, MRICS, MAPM

Public Course Delegate Rate:

£280 plus VAT

Course Duration:

1 Day

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Course Content:

OVERVIEW

REVIEW OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING CONTRACTS
• What is a contract? Offer, acceptance, counter-offer
• Types of contractual arrangements
• The risk of the unforeseen/unknown
• The allocation of risk between the parties
• Essential conditions; procedural matters
• Letters of intent
• Standard and non-standard forms – advantages and disadvantages

AVOIDING PROBLEMS
• Documentation and procedures
• Amending Standard Forms of Contract
• Non-standard contracts
• Inviting tenders
• Clarifying the work and obligations
• Procedures and consideration; preparing the documentation
• Setting up the Contract
• Qualified Tenders
• Setting the scope and time

STANDARD FORMS OF CONTRACT APPROPRIATE FOR REFURBISHMENT AND SMALL WORKS
• Overview of the forms available and their use; JCT Minor Works Building Contract (MW) 2005; JCT Intermediate Building Contract (IC) 2005; JCT Prime Cost Building Contract 2006; JCT Repair and Maintenance Contract 2006; NEC3 Short Contract
• Choosing the right form – criteria and problems

JCT MINOR WORKS BUILDING CONTRACT (MW) 2005
• Use and applicability
• Advantages/disadvantages of Form
• Content and preparation

JCT INTERMEDIATE BUILDING CONTRACT (IC) 2005
• Use and applicability
• Advantages/disadvantages of Form
• Content and preparation

DESIGN BY CONTRACTOR
• Incorporating design into refurbishment and small/medium works contracts
• JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractor’s Design (MWD), 2005
• JCT Intermediate Building Contract with Contractor’s Design (ICD), 2005
• Problems and pitfalls

JCT PRIME COST BUILDING CONTRACT
• Review of the form, use and applicability; problems and pitfalls
• Advantages/disadvantages of the Form
• Provisions dealing with time and money

JCT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
• Consider use and applicability
• Problems/benefits of short forms
• Express/implied terms

NEC3 SHORT CONTRACT
• Preparing the documentation
• Contract documents
• The Tender procedures
• Allocation of risk between the Parties
• Administering the Contract

TERM CONTRACTS (JCT, NEC + TPC)
• JCT Measured Term
• TPC 2005
• NEC Term Service Contract and Short Term Service Contract
• Information for tenderers
• Obtaining tenders
• Establishing procedures
• Term contracts
• Risks of the unknown – location, quality, scope, content etc


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