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Construction Contract Management (NZS 3910)
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Description
This interactive workshop will help you to better understand the roles and functions of the Engineer to the Contract under NZS 3910. It is designed for those who already have some experience in the management of construction projects.
The workshop includes short talks, discussion sessions, quizzes, example case studies and exercises which are based on realistic contractual situations, including the practice of contract management skills in quantitative exercises.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
- the background to development of the NZS 3910/3916/3917 suite of contracts
- the principles embedded in some recent New Zealand and foreign court judgements
- the rules and subtleties of important business processes embedded in NZS 3910
- the roles of Engineer’s Representative and Engineer to the Contract in contract management, their limits of authority, and the additional delegations that can be implemented
- good practice in issuing instructions, ordering variations and certifying sums for payment under the contract.
Content
Day 1:
- Conditions of contract and their origins
- Development of NZS 3910
- What was new in the NZS 3910 revision of 2013?
- Role of the Engineer to the Contract
- Managing the Engineer’s team
- Payments and the Construction Contracts Act
- Payments under NZS 3910 and 3916
- The Construction Contracts Act – what the courts have said
- Variations
- Valuation of variations
- Design and construct contracts
- NZS 3916 Engineer role
Day 2:
- Commencement and completion obligations
- Damages for late completion and liquidated damages
- Extensions of time entitlements
- Programmes
- Float ownership
- Concurrent delays
- Delay analysis for evaluating EOTs
- Alternatives to EOTs
- Issuing certificates of completion
- Claims and their assessment
- Defaults and their consequences
- Making decisions and reviewing differences
- Resolving disputes
- Adjudication under the Construction Contracts Act
Testimonials
- "Great to have Andrew as presenter - hard to beat someone who was involved in the inception of 3910 and has been dedicated to helping it evolve. Andrew's enthusiasm and inclusion of activities and interactions made the course interesting and enjoyable."
- "Very useful course."
- “Another good day of training – learnt loads, very experienced presenter. Good practical examples.”
- “Excellent knowledge. Exercises are very good for increasing familiarity with 3910.”