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Construction Claims: Preparation, Appraisal, Negotiations & Settlement (Re-run No. 79)  

Qualified by Professional Engineers Board (PEB) for 16 PDUs  under PEB's CPD Programme

Date Scheduled	19 and 20 May 2021 ( Wed, Thurs)
Time	8.30 am to 6.00 pm
Venue	Hotel Grand Pacific 101 Victoria Street Singapore 188018 This course is available either by zoom or face-to-face
Registration Fee	$750 per pax (inclusive of lunch & 1 tea-break, course materials & certificate of attendance; GST not applicable)
Early Bird Registration (Pay on or before 12 May 2021)	$660 per pax (inclusive of lunch & 1 tea-break, course materials & certificate of attendance; GST not applicable)

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Objectives

1. To provide participants with a general but practical knowledge of the claims &/or disputes that may arise or encounter in their work in engineering and design practice, building construction supervision, project management or in engineering management.

2. To enable participants to acquire and apply their knowledge of contract & commercial law to deal with, prepare, appraise, negotiate and settle engineering, building &/or construction claims they may encounter in their engineering practice or their work in project management and building construction supervision in the new economy.

3. To enable participants to participate through case discussions the techniques of dealing with construction, engineering &/or building claims through appraisal, negotiation and settlement of such claims.

For whom:

For Professional Engineers, Engineers, Consultants, Project Managers, Technical Professionals, Quantity Surveyors, Business Owners, Managers, Contractors, Corporate Officers and Management & Executive Staff of Government Departments, Corporations and Businesses who are in or involved contract management and claims or who want to know the details or fine points of claims.

**Note: For all disciplines of engineering

Course outline

Day 1

1.  brief outline of Singapore’s laws and legal framework.

2.  A review of the Law of Contract 

. forms & formation of contract and the legal requirements of a valid contract

. terms of a contract including condition, warranty, exclusion clauses, etc.

. illegality of contract

. vitiating factors in contract & rescission

. breach of contract and remedies

3.  Legal Aspects of Engineering, Construction & Building Contracts

. types of contract viz. lump sum, bill of quantities, etc

. differences between Engineering & Building contracts and others

.standard form contracts

- why standard form?

- types of standard form contracts

. some important common/standard terms

. documentation of engineering, construction & building contracts

. compliance with statutory requirements and rules & regulations

. insurance in engineering, construction & building contracts

. liabilities of engineers, project managers, technical & other

personnel and contractors  to third parties

. indemnity clauses, sureties, performance bonds & comfort letters

 4.  Construction/Engineering/Building claims & disputes

.  what are these and the possible types of claims

. some common reasons why such claims arise

Day 2

1.  Construction/Engineering/Building claims & disputes (cont’d)

. preparing, handling or checking construction/engineering/building claims

. appraisal of claims

. suggested checklist

. claims management

. documentation for claims 

2.  The steps to making, handling or checking claims & recovery/collection of debts

. letter of demand, use of without prejudice correspondence

. identifying, quantifying and backing claims

3.  Negotiation of claims/disputes

. why negotiate?

. steps to negotiation

. some suggested points to watch out

. suggested techniques

4.  Settlement of claims/disputes resolution through

- litigation i.e. through the courts

- arbitration and the use of arbitration clause

- ADR, viz. Alternative  Dispute Resolution including mediation

5.  Enforcement of claims that had been resolved or settled

. enforcement of settlement agreement

. enforcement of Arbitral Award or Court Judgment

6. Avoidance of Contractual Claims/Disputes - Proactive approach through partnering contracts, its advantageous and possible legal pitfalls 

7. Case/Project Discussion by participants and final Q & A

Speaker’s CV

Mr.Lee Kwok Weng, B.Eng. (Mech.)(S'pore), M.Sc.(Ind.Eng)(NUS), DipBA(NUS), GradDip Mktg.(MIS), LLB(Hons)(Bucks), LLM(Lond), Barrister-at-Law, Advocate & Solicitor (Retired), Supreme Court of Singapore, Accredited Arbitrator & Mediator, MMIS, FIES, Honorary Legal Advisor, IES & SISO, is a senior lawyer, was in continuous private legal practice for almost 29 years running his own law firm before his retirement from legal practice.

He has been for many years an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Admin, National University of Singapore, teaching Business Law in the MBA programme as well as an Adjunct Lecturer in NTU & BCA Academy.

He specialises in Business Contracts, Negligence, Information Technology and Engineering & Building Laws. He is a very experienced lecturer and trainer and is well-versed in the technical field, marketing and management practice too.

Mr.Lee brings with him considerable industrial project and business development management experience, having worked as a project engineer/manager for more than 12 years in the public & private sectors. Eventually, before he switched to the legal profession, he was a senior project manager in a leading Multi-national engineering and construction corporation serving the energy, marine, oil and gas industries onshore and offshore.

A knowledge hands-on practising lawyer himself, Mr.Lee also brings with him practical experience in managing & mitigating claims and claims litigation as well as a wealth of practical knowledge & experience of the legal requirements, setting & starting and managing businesses in the knowledge economy as he is a co-founder of and legal/corporate adviser to some IT/internet & other companies.