This document provides information about a training program on understanding and administering FIDIC standard conditions of contract for civil, mechanical, and electrical projects. The program covers FIDIC contracts for international projects and enables participants to understand their own project contracts. It discusses contract provisions among owners, contractors, and consultants and recommended procedures. The program is intended for those working on FIDIC contract projects and covers case studies, claims, payments, defaults, and other contract topics. It aims to provide participants with knowledge of FIDIC standards to help with contract administration.

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FIDIC Standard Conditions of Contract -Training Program
Analysis Contract Administration
for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Petrochemical Projects
Understanding Administering Conditions

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FIDIC Standard Conditions of Contract -Training Program
This program assists you in understanding all the aspects of the FIDIC Form of Contract and
will enable you to understand your own Project’s Contract Conditions. This program covers
Conditions for International Contracts (contracting parties are from different countries) for
Civil and Industrial Projects. At the end of the program you will have a good understanding
of the FIDIC Standard Conditions of Contract and how to Benchmark your own Contract
Conditions against these Industry Standards.
Program Objective :
This program will consider the important Contract Provisions of FIDIC Standard Contracts to
enable you to understand and/or do the following:-
Among Contractor, Owner Consultant, Who is responsible for what?
The Range of Possible Contractual Situations that can arise.
The Actions required to be Taken to Minimize Delay and your Contractual Liability.
Recommended Contractual Procedures.
The Documentation to be Generated, including that for resolving usual disputes.
Situations under which you should consult your Legal Advisers.
Who should take the program:
This Seminar is intended for...
Those Working on Projects using FIDIC Form of Contract: Engineers, Supervisors, Project
Managers, Project Lawyers, Quantity Surveyors, Contract Administrators, Engineering
Department Managers, Planning Engineers and Senior Executives wishing to understand
FIDIC Contract Administration Requirements.
Those new to the field take away a good multi-discipline understanding of the issues
involved in the program works. It helps them become productive quickly and builds in them
a knowledge framework that will help identify, understand, classify and remember on the
job experiences in his memory.
More experiences participants take-away an individualized action plan as mentioned
elsewhere in this technical sheet.
Implementation Teams: This program can be used to train implementation teams
where...

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1. a new project or initiative being started in your organization
2. a new strategic focus is being initiated
3. just prior to a Consultant being hired to advise the organization.
Each participant will take away a memorable and potentially life changing experience from
the program.
No limitations are being placed on who can attend. If you are interested in the Program
Outcomes and Takeaways, or, feel you can benefit from the Organizational and Personal
Benefits mentioned above - You are Invited to Register for this Program. Program
Instructors have the knowledge, experience and access to resources required to customize
the program to the specific job related needs of each program group.
Program Content
Module 1 Introduction to FIDIC contracts in general
Module 2 Administering FIDIC Contracts
Module 3 Case studies on FIDIC Red/Silver Book
Module 4 Claims FIDIC Red Book or Yellow Book
Module 5 Drafting contract documents thinking in all dimensions
Introduction to FIDIC Form of Contracts
Rights, Obligations and Responsibilities of each of the parties to the Contract
Analysis, Recommended Contract Administration Procedures to be followed for each
of the Contract Provisions and possible Situations:-
Delegation of Authority. Supervision of Works. Satisfaction of Consultant, and,
"When he should be satisfied?" Contractor’s Substitutions. Additional
Drawings, Discrepancies, Inspection of Drawings, Foundation Drawings.
Operation Maintenance Instructions. Responsibility for Setting-out accuracy.
Owner Supplied Materials. Lifting equipment, Electricity, Water and Gas.
Program of Works Issues: Status of the different programs, Approval,
Rejection, Methods of Working, Checking program, Updating program,
Revised program, Acceleration of works, CPM etc..
Extension of Time for Completion: Entitlement, Critical path, Addition and
omission to works, Grouping instructions, Extension of time given, Timing of
extension of time, Acceleration. Expedite works, Accelerate, Failure to
expedite, Progress measurement methods.
Unforeseen Site Conditions: Sub-surface data provided, Disclaimers, Pre-
tender site inspection, Obligations of the parties, "Make own interpretations",
"Contractor to satisfy himself before tendering...", Expert interpretations,
Justified assumptions, Administrative provisions, Tests for: "As-far-as-
practicable", Anticipatibility.
Possession of Site: Extent of possession of site, Concurrent occupation,
Safety-OSHA, Interference, Foundations.

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Testing and Workmanship: Contractual requirements, Investigations to
ascertain cause of defect, Failure to check, Ambiguities, Reimbursable tests,
Improper rejection, Commercial waste, Inspection and testing during
manufacture.
Completion of Works: Test for Substantial Completion, Outstanding Works,
Maintenance Certificate, Risks Transfer on Substantial Completion, Final
Approval of Works, Unfulfilled Obligations, Completion of Contract.
Variation or Change Orders: Contractual Provisions and its Limitations,
Performance Outside Contract Requirements, Variation Work to other
Contractors, V.O. to Change Program, Specialized Work, Valuation of
Variations. Claims: Dispute Resolution, Submission of Details.
Payment Conditions
Default by Contractor, Default of Owner, Frustration of Contract,
Measurement of Works - Standard Method of Measurement (SMM)
Suspension of Works, Suspension for Long Periods, Urgent Repairs or Works.
Escalation Provisions
Warranty, Guarantee, Bonds Insurance.
Design Professional and Engineering Contractor Standard FIDIC Contracts.

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Disruptions on FIDIC Based Works Contracts
Benefits to Organization
Sending participant/s to this program will benefit the organization in the following ways
1. Quickly makes the participants competent, effective and productive on his job. Useful
especially for
1. Training New employees
2. Competency Building in Existing Employees Transferred to a New Assignment
3. Training Prior to a New Project or Initiative Planned in the Organization
2. Create Competency in the employee to perform his job well. including in relation to
1. Relevant Technical Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
2. Organizations' Strategic Objectives
3. Needs and Expectations of the Stakeholders/ Customers (internal & external)
4. Good Management Practices
5. Identifying opportunities to Exceed Stakeholder/ Customer Expectations
3. Create a pool of trained manpower who can cost-effectively disseminate the
knowledge to large number of employees inside the organization. This is made
possible by Zabeel Training's unique easy to understand and use methodology based
on Checklist & Quality Assurance Approaches.
4. Zabeel Training Instructors often act as mentors for your trained employees. A most
effective way to ensure effective competency development and application by your
motivated staff.
Participant Individual Career Benefits
1. You gain a multi-discipline understanding of the issues. Meaning when you make
proposals and decisions on your related job you will keep in mind the needs and
expectations of ALL the stakeholders/ customers (internal & external)
2. The action plan you take away will help you make a difference in your business unit
or organization. This difference when added to your resume will make you a prime
candidate for career advancement in your own organization or in your next job/s.
3. Understanding and acting with understanding of the Needs and Expectations of your
stakeholders/ customers is known to to enhance Job Satisfaction and reduce
Monday Morning Blues.
4. As one of your stakeholders/ customers is Executive Management, therefore the
program ensures you will know the Strategic Imperatives that Drive the
Organization's Efforts in your relevant job area. In the process enabling you to make
a leadership contribution.

6. Each contract has its own unique Particular Conditions of Contract drafted to include the
Risk Distribution Intended by the Drafter of the Contract Documents. This program will
consider the way to modify obligations of parties under the contract and the ways not to do
it. Unless the contract is drafted unambiguously each party to the Contract will view the
interpretation in a way favorable to its own position, when, parties disagree, solutions are
delayed, cost of solution increases, progress is disrupted, and everyone suffers. To prevent
these problems we emphasize Win-Win solutions to the above situations.
Types of Contracts Covered
Analysis of Conditions of Contract for projects involving Civil, Mechanical, Electrical,
Engineering Maintenance Construction Works using Contracts based on the FIDIC Standard
Forms.
Program Style
The Program extensively relies on Checklists and Case-Study Approach to Aid
Understanding. Emphasis is on Easy Practical Win-Win Approach to Solving Problems.
Discussion, Implementation and Case Studies will be based on actual contracts being used
in the Area where program is being held.
Our Accreditations:
Further Information:
For further queries , please contact Zabeel International Course Consultants on 00971 4 3974905 or
email to mail@zabeelinstitute.ae.