FIDIC Claims & Dispute Resolution Management Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Explain the structure, principles, and practical application of FIDIC construction contracts.
• Distinguish between the contractual responsibilities of employers, contractors, engineers, and other project stakeholders.
• Identify contractual events that may give rise to claims for additional time, cost, or other contractual relief.
• Interpret contractual provisions governing notices, claim submissions, determinations, and dispute resolution.
• Apply procedures for preparing and submitting contractual notices within the required time limits.
• Assess extensions of time and additional cost claims using appropriate contractual and evidentiary principles.
• Analyse delay events, concurrent delays, variations, and disruption affecting project performance.
• Develop structured claims supported by contemporaneous records, schedules, correspondence, and cost documentation.
• Evaluate claims submitted by contractors, employers, and other contractual parties.
• Apply negotiation and dispute avoidance techniques to resolve contractual disagreements.
• Explain the roles of dispute avoidance and adjudication boards and arbitration within applicable FIDIC procedures.
• Develop practical strategies to improve claims administration, reduce dispute exposure, and protect contractual rights.

Who Should Attend

Learning Outcomes

• Interpret key provisions of FIDIC contracts relevant to claims and dispute resolution.
• Identify contractual entitlements arising from delays, variations, payment issues, and unforeseen events.
• Distinguish between contractual notices, detailed claims, supporting submissions, and formal disputes.
• Apply notice and submission requirements in accordance with the applicable contract edition and amendments.
• Assess the contractual and evidentiary basis of extension of time claims.
• Analyse delay events and evaluate their effects on critical project activities and completion dates.
• Prepare claims for prolongation costs, disruption, variations, and additional expenditure.
• Organize contemporaneous records and supporting documentation to substantiate claims.
• Evaluate the adequacy and validity of claims submitted by contractual counterparties.
• Apply negotiation, early resolution, and dispute avoidance approaches.
• Explain the procedures and responsibilities associated with dispute boards and arbitration.
• Develop a practical claims management framework to improve compliance, documentation, and commercial outcomes.

Course Outline