Why Attend This Training Course?

The high potential for numerous issues to arise during construction contracts means it is vital to be able to address and mitigate those issues in their most common form: claims. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of recognizing a potential claim, pricing considerations, terminations,

What Is The Training Course Methodology?

This training course methodology depends on enabling participants to interact and exchange experiences, explore their competencies and achieve their career aspirations, using forward-thinking training arts, such as theoretical lectures and/or open discussion to exchange opinions and experiences, scenarios, innovative thinking brainstorming. Participants will receive an agenda including training material as a reference, in addition to some extra notes and booklets. 

Who Should Attend This Training Course?

This course is designed for personnel who administer construction contracts.

What Are The Training Course Objectives?

• Describe the claims process

• Recognize a potential claim

• Provide options for resolving disputes

What Is The Training Course Curriculum?

Fundamental Issues and the Claims Process

• Claims Definition

• Sovereign Immunity

• Evolution of the Jurisdictional Authority of Courts

• Other Complaint Forums

• The Contract Disputes Statute

• Exercise: Explosion-Proof Doors

• Exercise: Allowable Indirect Costs

• Exercise: Unsatisfactory Performance Rating

• Exercise: Wages under Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) Statute

Changes in the Work/Contract Modifications

• Changes

• Supplemental Agreements

• Impossibility or Impracticability of Performance

• Constructive Changes

• Exercise: Should the Contract Be Modified?

Principles of Equitable Adjustments

• Sample Claim Format

• Remedies and Scope of Relief for the Equitable Adjustment Claim

• Allowability

• Equitable Adjustments

Claims under Other than the Changes Clause

• Differing Site Conditions

• Suspension of Work

• Time-Related Claims

• Exercise: Delays

• Exercise: Location of Water Pipe

Delays

• Analyze Delays

• Effects of Delays on Time

• Effect of Delays

• Process Delay Claims

• Exercise: Case Study: Default Termination for Delays

Resolution of the Claim

• Accord and Satisfaction (Settlement)

• Proceedings Before a Board of Contract Appeals

• Proceedings Before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

• Equal Access to Justice Act