Contract law has become an essential part of conducting our daily business functions. Whether you are in purchasing, contract management, subcontracts, project management, general management or sales, you are constantly involved with legal and contract principles, sometimes without even knowing it. Conflicts, claims, and disputes could be considered an unavoidable consequence of the contractual process. The frequency and severity of conflicts, claims, and disputes can significantly increase with not well-structured contracts, in which many multinationals and multicultural stakeholders are involved.

This course is designed to help participants understand comprehensively, contract administration guidelines to deal with conflicts, claims, and disputes including unforeseeable physical conditions, employer’s risks, force majeure, and delay damages. This will help promote efficient and effective management of contracts and consequently, high-performance project outcomes.

For Whom:

This course is designed for contract administrators, contract professionals, and project coordinators and managers. It will equally be of benefit to; supply officers, buyers, purchasing and procurement professionals in projects and other construction contracts, and cost and quantity professionals. Claims personnel, including legal advisers and contract managers, can also benefit from this course.

Learning Objective

At the end of the program, participants will be able to;

• Have a good understanding of contracts, structures, the how and why contracts are drafted in specific ways
• Appreciate the legal principles behind contract formats
• Understand the main clauses in different types of agreements
• Know the commercial impact of specific provisions within the contract frame.
• Explain the differences between similar clauses in different international standards
• Learn how to develop your own “standard” clauses in contracts
• Know when to accept and reject proposed amendments, and be able to give concise reasons for such actions.
• Carry out practical exercises on contract document amendment to meet specific requirements in contracts including the use of special conditions.
• Learn effective strategies and tactics for negotiating contract amendments
• Know how to use provisions in contracts to reduce the risk of disputes and claims.
• Learn how to use ADR methods to resolve contract claims and disputes