Courses Overview:
Successful projects in construction are built on a foundation of efficient communication and process, which can have a significant impact on saving essential time and money.
This 1 day course, now covering the Commercial Awareness course provides delegates with the practical knowledge and understanding of issues relating to correspondence, common forms, certificates, privilege, letters of intent, notices negotiation and administration. Delegates will review the techniques, structure, content and purpose of correspondence, notices and forms.
Delegates will complete the course with a toolkit of skills to be applied in a range of construction projects; including a working knowledge of JCT, NEC, PPC 2000 and the New Construction Act, where relevant.
Benefits of this course:
Save time and money with a comprehensive grasp of issues relating to correspondence, forms and administration
Lead by highly qualified practitioners of the construction industry
Learn how to approach legal issues, such as Common Law
Focus on negotiation skills, to ensure prompt settlements
Gain an awareness contracts such as JCT and NEC
An advantageous review of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, and its impact of payment and adjudication provisions
Course Content:
Basic Law in Relation to Communications
Contract and Common Law position
In writing, email, PDF, faxes, verbal and post
Service of documents
Issued/received
Telephone
Without prejudice communications
Certificates and the role of the certifier
Confidential
Privileged
When not to communicate
Pre-contract Communications
Form and content
Offers and acceptances
Letters of Intent
Form of Tender
Enquiry
Estimates
Negotiations
Additional information
Site and ground information
Programmes
Qualifications to bids
Post Contract Record Keeping
Note taking
Purpose of record keeping
Evidence
Burden and standard of proof
Forms of records
Minutes of meetings
Photographs, videos etc.
Contemporaneous records
Types of records
Systems
Archive
Contract Requirements
Requirements of forms of contracts in use
Time limits
Conditions precedent
Drawing and instructions
Confirmation of instructions
Programmes
Contractors/Subcontractors reports
Keeping/providing records
Dayworks
Certificates
Notifying defects
Administration forms published by RIBA, RICS, ICE etc.
Correspondence and Letters
Considering different situations
Style and structure
Detail
Business-like exchanges
Making your point
Concluding an exchange
Contract clauses
Language and legal references
Cause and effect
Negotiation
Techniques
Win/win solutions
Utilising strengths in negotiation
Objective and outcome
Settling agreements
The New Construction Act
Brief review of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and construction Act 2009 and its impact on payment and adjudication provisions
Close Course Content