DibbsBarker and Aquenta Consulting present a one-day seminar which will outline best practice project planning, proper administration of construction contracts and the consequences of not meeting scheduling and risk management obligations. We will provide you with an overview of project planning standards, float and time contingency analysis, EOT claims management and the critical interface between effective project planning, schedule risk analysis and successful acceleration, disruption and delay cost claims.

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Practical management of project risks relating to time
DibbsBarker and Aquenta Consulting present a one-day seminar which will outline best practice
project planning and construction contract administration and the consequences of not meeting
schedule and risk management obligations. This workshop will provide you with an overview of
project planning standards, float and time contingency analysis, Extension of Time (EOT) claims
management and the critical interface between effective project planning, schedule risk analysis
and successful acceleration, disruption and delay cost claims.
The DibbsBarker and Aquenta Consulting Major Project Workshop
Series - Risks Rewards & Relationships is designed to share
knowledge, inform, educate and encourage discussion. Topics relate
to the diverse range of requirements that project delivery managers
and commercial/legal teams must consider to execute a construction
project successfully.
Presented by a team of project planning, risk and delay specialists, the
Practical Management of Project Risks Relating to Time workshop
will:
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Provide straightforward summaries of standards of practice
for effective project planning and controls
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Explore a range of contract regimes which can give rise to
EOT using Australian contracts, GC21 and PC1 hypotheticals
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Review good practice ‘float’ and ‘time contingency’
assessment and management during the project tender/bid
and delivery phases
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Date:
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Time:
8.45am - 3.00pm
(refreshments and lunch
provided)
Venue: DibbsBarker
Level 8 Angel Place
123 Pitt Street, Sydney
Explore entitlement to acceleration costs, disruption and
delay costs using different types of contracts
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W o r k s h o p D e ta i l s
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Cost:
Single registration: $935
(includes GST) per person.
Discounts available:
Explore practical case studies via group discussion and
hands-on problem solving
10% discount for members
of Engineers Australia, Risk
Engineering Society (RES),
Society of Construction Law
and Australian Institute of
Project Management (AIPM)
PLUS
Provide participants with networking opportunities.
An additional 20% discount
for registering 5 persons or
W h o s h o u l d att e n d ?
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Commercial and Construction Managers
Project Planning and Control Managers
Expert Witness (construction claims)
Contract Managers and Administrators
Client-side Project Managers
Construction Lawyers and Legal Counsel
Risk Managers
more per company.
RSVP: 29 November 2013
Please return completed
registration form
and payment details
to Sarah Hill:
syd.events@dibbsbarker.com
+61 2 8233 9667

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your presenters
W o r k s h o p A g e n da
8.45am
Registration
9.00am - 9.45am
Standards of practice for project planning
and controls
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Common deficiencies in construction
schedules and their consequences
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9.45am - 10.30am
Planning, constructability and scheduling
Good practice for effective project
planning and controls platform
Practical management of risks relating
to time in construction projects (a legal
perspective)
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Effective administration of construction
contracts (rail project case studies)
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EOT claims and their
effective management
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Interaction of Variations and
EOT claims (case studies)
10.30am - 11.00am
Break
11.00am - 11.45am
Case Studies
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Managing informal directions
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11:45am - 12.30pm
Challenges with ‘value engineering’
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What if I don’t have all my supporting
documents?
‘Float’ terminology, it’s assessment and
effective management (case studies)
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Float definitions, governing law
and its contractual provisions
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Float versus Time Contingency
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Float and good practice guidelines
including Society of Construction
Law (SCL) Protocol
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm - 2.15pm
A lawyer’s approach to acceleration,
disruption and delay costs
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Entitlement to acceleration
costs and delay costs under
different types of contracts
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Responding to a direction to accelerate
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Entitlement to disruption costs how much and how to prove it?
2.15pm - 3.00pm
Panel discussion and Q&A
3.00pm
Close
Pedram Danesh-Mand
Regional Manager, Project Controls
Aquenta Consulting
+61 2 9415 1600
pedram.daneshmand@aquenta.com.au
Salvatore Lacaria
Principal
Aquenta Consulting
+61 2 9415 1600
salvatore.lacaria@aquenta.com.au
Veno Panicker
Special Counsel
DibbsBarker
+61 2 8233 9552
veno.panicker@dibbsbarker.com
Chair
Ian Taylor
Partner
DibbsBarker
+61 2 8233 9796
ian.taylor@dibbsbarker.com

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Your Presenters
Pedram Danesh-Mand, Regional Manager, Project Controls
Aquenta Consulting
Pedram leads the Aquenta Consulting project controls team, delivering integrated project schedule, cost and
risk platforms; transparent and practical Integrated Project Controls solutions; and independent quantitative
risk services to a wide range of clients across the transport, resources and infrastructure sectors. Prior to
joining Aquenta, Pedram was Engineering Head of Planning & Risk for UGL and delivered a wide range of
projects across the Water, Power Generation, Power Systems, Coal, LNG/Oil & Gas sectors.
Pedram is recognised as an expert in his field with exceptional knowledge and experience in quantitative risk analysis, project
risks and schedules analysis and planning. He is frequently invited to share his experience at high profile industry events and
conferences across the world and is actively involved in advancing the risk management profession, currently serving as NSW
Chairman of the Risk Engineering Society.
Salvatore Lacaria, Principal
Aquenta Consulting
Salvatore is a Principal in Aquenta’s Sydney office and national leader for Project Services. In the past
few years, Salvatore has been involved in a number of civil and infrastructure projects providing Project
Management, Planning & Scheduling and Subject Matter Expert services. Currently, Salvatore leads the
Aquenta team delivering Planning and Scheduling Advisory services on the North West Rail Link project.
As an experienced leader with a natural aptitude for problem solving, Salvatore is known by his clients and his team for
achieving strategic cut-through. By applying technical expertise in project and program management with a multidisciplinary
engineering background, Salvatore quickly identifies key drivers and interdependencies and excels in the creation of integrated
solutions that connect people, procedures, systems and tools with objectives and outcomes.
Veno Panicker, Special Counsel
DibbsBarker
Veno is a special counsel in the DibbsBarker Property & Projects Services Group, member of the Energy,
Resources & Infrastructure Industry Group and a highly respected dispute resolution practitioner. With over
a decade of experience providing specialist dispute resolution services for Construction and Major Projects,
Veno provides adjudication, litigation, expert determination, facilitated negotiation and domestic and crossborder arbitration to major and mid-tier contractors, developers and financiers across Australia. He has acted in disputes in
various jurisdictions across Australia, from lower Courts and Tribunals, to Appellate Courts and the High Court and has been
involved in cross-border arbitration in Singapore, China and Indonesia.
Your Chair
Ian Taylor, Partner
DibbsBarker
Ian Taylor is a partner in the DibbsBarker Construction & Major Projects Team and leader of the firm’s National
Energy, Resources and Infrastructure Industry Group. Ian acts on behalf of a number of major contractors,
listed property trusts and property developers and has been involved in major projects in the areas of
construction, mining, infrastructure, engineering and public works.

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