Course C5 · Special module
FIDIC Design, Build and Operate Contract
The Design, Build and Operate Contract end to end — suitable for every party to a DBO project: Employer, Project Manager, Contractor, Engineer and DAB members.
- 8Taught sessions
- Special moduleFormat
- DBO Contract, Clauses 1–20Coverage
Overview
Contracts covered
- Gold Book
Who it is for
Employers, Project Managers, contractors, Engineers, DAB members
This practical training course, delivered by Malith Mendis, FIDIC accredited Trainer, covers the history of FIDIC and its suite of contracts, then works through the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Design, Build and Operate Projects 2008 — the DBO Contract.
It suits every party involved with a FIDIC DBO Contract: the Employer, the Project Manager, the Contractor, the Engineer and DAB members. A sound grasp of FIDIC’s risk allocation policy, and of the responsibilities and rights that follow from it, makes for more efficient management of the project. The trainer is an engineer with extensive worldwide involvement in project management and related dispute resolution.
Syllabus
What the module blocks cover.
Clause references are to the conditions of contract the course works through.
Modules 1–3Principles, parties, project management
FIDIC contract documents: introduction and principles
- —Introduction to FIDIC
- —Background to the FIDIC contracts
- —Features of the editions
- —Structure of the documents
- —Forms
- —Preparation of the Conditions of Contract
- —Risk analysis
- —Which form to use?
Responsibilities of the main parties
- Clause 1General Provisions
- Clause 2The Employer
- Clause 3The Employer’s Representative
- Clause 4The Contractor
- Clause 5Design
Management of projects
- Clause 6Staff and Labour
- Clause 7Plant, Materials and Workmanship
- Clause 8Commencement Date, Completion and Programme
Modules 4–6Build, operate, pay
Design-build, operation and testing
- Clause 9Design-Build
- Clause 10Operation Phase
- Clause 11Testing
- Clause 12Defects
Financial clauses and procedures
- Clause 13Variations and Adjustments
- Clause 14Contract Price and Payment
Suspension and termination
- Clause 15Termination by the Employer
- Clause 16Suspension and Termination by the Contractor
Modules 7–8Risk and disputes
Risk, liability and force majeure
- Clause 17Risk Allocation
- Clause 18Exceptional Risks
- Clause 19Insurance
Claims, disputes and arbitration
- Clause 20Claims, Disputes and Arbitration
- —Contents of a claim
- —The Contractor’s claims and the Employer’s claims
- —Claims procedures
- —The Dispute Adjudication Board and arbitration
Also from Maaroc
Other courses in the programme.
C1 · 3 days
Practical Use of the 2017 FIDIC Red Book Contract
A full pass through the Conditions of Contract for Construction, second edition 2017 (reprinted 2022 with amendments), and how it differs from the Yellow and Silver Books.
Clauses 1–21Syllabus
C2 · 3 days
Management of Claims and the Resolution of Disputes under FIDIC 2017 Contracts
Notices, quantum, delay analysis and the route through the DAAB to arbitration — with case studies and a mock adjudication.
Clauses 20–21, DAAB procedureSyllabusRun this course for your team.
Every course can be delivered in-house, at your offices or ours, and tailored to the contracts your projects actually use. Tell us the project and the audience.