THINKING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

Construction Claims
Avoiding and mitigating complex construction claims

15 16 February 2012
Global Prospectus Training Centre
Unit 5 Ferndale Mews, 15 Dover Street,
Randburg , JHB

Complimentary Book!

The first 20 people to register will receive their very own FREE copy of
Construction Claims & Responses: Effective Writing and Presentation

SETA Accreditation No. 2502

OVERVIEW
This comprehensive training course covers the full spectrum of claims arising under construction
contracts. It addresses issues related to recognizing a potential claim, the submittal of notices, contractual
entitlement, compilation and presentation of the claim, evaluation considerations and the roles of dispute
adjudication boards.
This interactive programme will provide delegates with guidance to help them develop effective procedures
for preparing, presenting and defending any construction claims. They will get answers to your pressing
questions. The delegates will go back to site with more insight into the entire process which will give them
an overwhelming sense of confidence to deal effectively with any and all construction claims.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

Contract administration for claims

Cause and effects
Entitlement
Substantiation

Effective writing and presentation

Quantum calculations
Disputes

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Commercial managers
Contract managers
Contracts administration personnel
Quantity surveyors
Planners
Architects and engineers responsible for responding to claims

YOUR FACILITATOR

Andy Hewitt

Freelance construction contracts and claims consultant,

Hewitt Construction Consultancy, United Arab Emirates

I have almost 40-years experience in the construction industry, which has been gained in the United
Kingdom, West Africa and latterly in the Middle East, where I have been based for the past 15-years. I have
worked on projects in the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Nigeria
and Sudan. I am a fellow of Quantity Surveyors International, a member of the Chartered Institution of
Civil Engineering Surveyors, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Building. I am also a member of the
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and a Corporate Panel Member of the Dispute Board Federation, both
of which are international organisations that actively promote the avoidance and resolution of construction
disputes. I have held senior contracts, commercial and project management positions with contractors,
sub-contractors and consultants, including several years operating my own practice in the UK which
offered quantity surveying, estimating and project management services to contractors, subcontractors
consultants and private clients. I have been involved in a wide variety of construction projects including
super high-rise, large low-rise housing developments, hotels, shopping malls, airports, hospitals, heavy civil
engineering, process plants, highways, marine works, water treatment and reclamation plants, pipelines,
marine works, desalination plants and royal palaces. My project and company management skills together
with experience gained in a variety of disciplines and projects within the construction industry have
led me to specialise in the field of construction contractual issues, claims and dispute management.
Whilst the avoidance of contractual disputes is a priority, if disputes do occur I favour a structured and
proactive approach to their management in order to protect the contractual entitlements of my clients. My
personal background and experience, which includes involvement at many levels and disciplines within
the construction industry, provides a direct benefit to clients in that I can relate to the needs of clients
from both the employer and contractor sides and the individual project personnel through my own past
personal hands-on experience.
Publications: Construction Claims & Responses: effective writing and presentation.
The book discusses the different types of claims common to construction contracts and presents a stepby-step guide, which demonstrates the process of building up the submission of a claim or response. It
includes guidelines as to how to set out the claim section by section in a logical manner, to ensure that
the essentials of a successful claim are included. Worked examples of claims for variations, extensions of
time and additional payment are included together with sample wording to demonstrate precisely how
the claim should be presented in order to contain a persuasive argument to support the claim or response.
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Chief Executive OIFer - Dhevaraj Pillay

Auditors - Russell Bedford SA (Jhb) Inc.
Legal - DA Morris & Associates

COURSE AGENDA

DAY 1

The following schedule and contents are preliminary and subject to change

Session One

Contract administration: How to ensure that administration systems are in place to

ensure that claims are managed effectively

Contract documents
Programmes and planning
Notices
Records
Chronologies

Session Two

Types of Claim: How to identify a claim situation and what is claimable

Variations.
Extensions of time
Prolongation
Acceleration and disruption
Damages under law

Session Three

The essential elements of a successful claim: Analysis and demonstration of the

event in order to Justify the claim

Cause
Effect
Entitlement
Substantiation

COURSE AGENDA

DAY 2

Session One

Compilation and presentation of claims and responses: how to effectively present

your case

Format and arrangement of the claim document

What to include and why

Session Two

Responses and disputes: Dealing with submitted claims, preparing determinations

and dispute management

Responses
Determinations
Dispute management
Dispute adjudication boards

Session Three

General discussions

Questions and answers

General discussions.
Closing remarks

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
All timings are approximate due to the interactive nature of the course.
08:00 08:30
08:30 10:00
10:00 10:30
10:30 12:30
12:30 13:30
13:30 15:30
15:30 15:45
15h45

Registration and early-morning tea

Facilitators opening remarks and morning session
Mid-morning refreshments and networking break
Mid-morning session
Networking luncheon
Afternoon session
Questions and closing remarks
End of training

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GLOBAL PROSPECTUS TRAINING (PTY) LTD.

Johannesburg Tel: +27 11 781 6222 Fax: +27 11 781 6044 Marketing - m2@globalprospectus.co.za
Pietermaritzburg - Tel: +27 33 391 4229 Fax: +27 33 391 5722 Design - www.designmaster.co.za (071 018 8355)

Chief Executive OIFer - Dhevaraj Pillay

Auditors - Russell Bedford SA (Jhb) Inc.
Legal - DA Morris & Associates