Distance - Bid Processing and Effective Contract Management (1.6 CEUs)

Course Code: PM091d

ARE YOU:

Looking for professional development but do not have the time to take off from work?
Looking for refresher course on specific engineering topics and cannot find an intensive course to serve your needs?
This may be your ideal Professional Development course!

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Duration:

This course is approximately 3-5 weeks in duration.

Learning Method:

The PDDP program is more of a self-guided learning style.
You are required to read the notes and materials given, complete the follow-up assignments on your own, send in your questions prior to your 1 hour webinar meeting (if required) and be involved in live discussion via the internet.
Once you have completed the course, you will receive a certificate of completion

Description:

The majority of contracts are negotiated by competitive bidding/contracting procedures. All too often shortcomings in the application of these procedures lead to delays, extra costs, disputes and, sometimes-legal actions. In seeking to avoid such pitfalls this seminar provides a comprehensive but compact procedure/process to competitive bidding. Properly prepared contractors, subcontractors, engineers, and developers can avoid anticipated liability, poor quality/reduce performance/disputes and receive payment for work performed. Weakness in effective contract management generally stems from the absence of right process and procedures. This seminar will define the practical and other issues involved in bidding/contracting management along with the obligations of each participant in these activities and how the disputes related to construction contracts both in public and private sectors can be addressed.

After you attend this course/workshop, you will be able to:

Obtain a practical review of bidding/contracting process;
Learn how to prepare bidding/contracting documents and manage contracts;
Learn how to interpret clauses, and analyze in the contracts, and get the project completed on time and within budget.
Develop the ability and confidence to take control over contract administration in your organization and have a real impact on your bottom line.
Enhance your knowledge of the contract management techniques including contract legality, constructability and the settlements of claims.

Who Should Attend:

Owners, building/general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, developers, engineers, construction professionals and business-people of all disciplines and officials of government agencies responsible for the tender calls, negotiations or awarding of contracts; This seminar will also be of interest to municipal, provincial and federal agencies and any one seeking an understanding of some of the most popular tools used in preparing, awarding and managing the contracts.

The PDDP Distance Education program works as follows:

Once you register for this course, you will be sent a login username and password for our online distance website.

You will receive the course notes in hard copy through the online website, you will receive a set of notes each week covering the course material.
A one hour video-conference session will be conducted by your instructor each week (if required). The objective of this session is to assist in solving the assignments, as well as answer student questions that should be sent to instructor early enough prior to the meeting time. In addition with being able to communicate with the instructor, you will also be able to communicate with other students in the same class and watch their questions being answered as well. (A high speed internet connection is strongly recommended for this feature).
Each set of exercises can be completed and submitted by the indicated date and your completed exercise will be marked online and and returned by your instructor.
To gain the most from your course, it is highly recommended that you participate fully in all discussions and exercises. Please remember that each course has a form of quiz or exercise at the end to test your understanding of the material. You will be informed of these dates when you receive the course schedule.

*Course commencement date is subject to instructor availability.

Rishi Kumar

Rishi Kumar, M.Sc. Eng., P.Eng., PMP, CMC, GSC is a President and CEO of Global Educational and Consulting Services (GECS) and is an approved education provider by the Engineering Institute of Canada, (EIC) and International Association of Continuing Education and Training, Washington, DC (IACET). Rishi obtained his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in 1976 from University of Calgary, Alberta. Since 1976, he has held many senior positions in utility, auto industry, research & development, services, manufacturing and consulting sectors in project, program, and portfolio management of various capital projects. Since 1996, he conducted 600+ public and in-house seminars all over the globe through various universities, construction associations and other professional organizations and published/presented 25+ technical, business and management papers in various publications/conferences throughout the globe.

Mr. Kumar is a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of Ontario and holds various professional certifications {certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and certified Quality Auditor}. He obtained his Gold Seal Certification (GSC) from the Canadian Construction Association in 2011.

Unit 1 Introduction

Unit 2 Bidding Procedure

Unit 3 Bidding Process/Evaluation

Unit 4 Risk Management

Unit 5 Design-Build Process

Unit 6 Workshop/Case Study

Unit 7 Contracting Process

Unit 8 Effective Communication

Unit 9 Scheduling and tracking Work Progress

Unit 10 Delays and Acceleration

Unit 11 Dispute Resolution & Settlement

Unit 12 Contract Administration and Legal Perspective

Unit 13 Case Studies

Appendices

A: Invitation to Tender Template

B: General and Commercial Conditions

C: Form of Tender Template

D: Instructions to Tenderers Template

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