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PECULIARITIES & CHALLENGES
OF TECHNICAL ARBITRATIONS
Lt Col (Retd) L Shri Harsha, PgMP®
, PMP®
Project Management Consultant & Arbitrator
AGENDA
• Journey from AC – Ground Zero - AC
• How things go wrong & where?
• Challenges
• Journey ahead
The beginning ……..
Engineering
Contract
Legal
Processes &
methodologies
Financial
Technical
Client Contractor
Perception of requirements
Isolation from ground realities
Past experiences
Agree to disagree
Fueling station ……….
 Ground team - different class
 Pressure of performance
 Shifting responsibilities or
blames
 Mismatching or incompetent
human resource
 Misinterpretations of
requirements
The final nail in the coffin ……….
 Legal interpretations of technical
language
 Improper & fabricated
documentation
 Lack of cooperation and mutual
support to settle issues
and ……. the debate of who’s right never ends
• Poor definition of contract terms and conditions
• Lack of understanding of legal pre requisites
and its implications during arbitrations
• Limited flexibility to accommodate changing
needs
• Procedural gaps during execution
Where did things go wrong????
• Two parties – Technically competent
• Difference of views as an after thought
• Failed to mutually resolve differences
• Require external interventions
Characteristics of Technical Arbitrations
Monkey and the cat fable
• Who should arbitrate – legal or technical?
– Art 124 (7) and 220
– Advocates Act 1961, Sec 33
• Procedural norms for arbitrations
• Cost & time factors
• Technical acumen of entire arbitration
team
– Age vs Knowledge
What is the debate all about?
• Educate project team of legal nuances
• Good Project Management practices
• Early resolution –
– Dispute Board, Clause 20.2, FIDIC, General
Conditions of Contract for Construction
Learning's – The journey ahead
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Challenges of technical arbitrations

  • 1. PECULIARITIES & CHALLENGES OF TECHNICAL ARBITRATIONS Lt Col (Retd) L Shri Harsha, PgMP® , PMP® Project Management Consultant & Arbitrator
  • 2. AGENDA • Journey from AC – Ground Zero - AC • How things go wrong & where? • Challenges • Journey ahead
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  • 5. The final nail in the coffin ……….  Legal interpretations of technical language  Improper & fabricated documentation  Lack of cooperation and mutual support to settle issues and ……. the debate of who’s right never ends
  • 6. • Poor definition of contract terms and conditions • Lack of understanding of legal pre requisites and its implications during arbitrations • Limited flexibility to accommodate changing needs • Procedural gaps during execution Where did things go wrong????
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