The course content addresses the following topics:
Legal and technical concepts relating to construction law in the context of general principles of contract.
Federation Internationale Des Ingenieurs Conseils (FIDIC) contracts:
- The Conditions of Contract for Construction for Building and Engineering Works Designed by the Employer: The Construction Contract (Red Book, 1999 and 2017 editions)
- The Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build for Electrical and Mechanical Plant and for Building and Engineering Works Designed by the Contractor: The Plant and Design-Build Contract (Yellow Book, 1999 and 2017 editions)
- Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects: The EPC/Turnkey Contract (Silver Book, 1999 and 2017 editions)
- Comparison between the Red, Yellow and Silver, 1999 first editions and the 2017 second editions
New Engineering Contract (NEC)contracts:
- The third and fourth edition of the Engineering and Construction Contract including options A to F pricing mechanisms
- The third and fourth edition of the Term Service Contract, and the third edition of the Adjudicator's Contract
- NEC4 Dispute Resolution Service Contract
- A comparison the third and fourth editions of the above contracts
Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) contracts:
- The Principal Building Agreement: Edition 6.1 March 2014 and the Principal Building Agreement: Edition 6.2 May 2018
- The Minor Works Agreement: Edition 5.1 March 2014 and the Minor Works Agreement: Edition 5.2 May 2018
- A comparison between 2014 and 2018 editions for the above contracts
Professional Consultancy Agreements:
- The FIDIC Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement 4th edition (2006) and 5th edition (2017) (White Book)
- The NEC3 and NEC4 Professional Services Contracts
- The PROCSA Client/Consultant Professional Services Agreements
- A comparison of the different editions of the NEC and FIDIC professional consultancy agreements