1. THINKING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS
Construction Claims
Avoiding and mitigating complex construction claims
15 – 16 February 2012
Global Prospectus Training Centre
Unit 5 Ferndale Mews, 15 Dover Street,
Randburg , JHB
Complimentary Book!
The rst 20 people to register will receive their very own FREE copy of
Construction Claims & Responses: E ective Writing and Presentation
SETA Accreditation No. 2502

2. OVERVIEW
is comprehensive training course covers the full spectrum of claims arising under construction
contracts. It addresses issues related to recognizing a potential claim, the submittal of notices, contractual
entitlement, compilation and presentation of the claim, evaluation considerations and the roles of dispute
adjudication boards.
is interactive programme will provide delegates with guidance to help them develop e ective procedures
for preparing, presenting and defending any construction claims. ey will get answers to your pressing
questions. e delegates will go back to site with more insight into the entire process which will give them
an overwhelming sense of con dence to deal e ectively with any and all construction claims.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Contract administration for claims • E ective writing and presentation
• Cause and e ects • Quantum calculations
• Entitlement • Disputes
• Substantiation
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• Commercial managers
• Contract managers
• Contracts administration personnel
• Quantity surveyors
• Planners
• Architects and engineers responsible for responding to claims
YOUR FACILITATOR
Andy Hewitt Freelance construction contracts and claims consultant,
Hewitt Construction Consultancy, United Arab Emirates
I have almost 40-years experience in the construction industry, which has been gained in the United
Kingdom, West Africa and latterly in the Middle East, where I have been based for the past 15-years. I have
worked on projects in the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Nigeria
and Sudan. I am a fellow of Quantity Surveyors International, a member of the Chartered Institution of
Civil Engineering Surveyors, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Building. I am also a member of the
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and a Corporate Panel Member of the Dispute Board Federation, both
of which are international organisations that actively promote the avoidance and resolution of construction
disputes. I have held senior contracts, commercial and project management positions with contractors,
sub-contractors and consultants, including several years operating my own practice in the UK which
o ered quantity surveying, estimating and project management services to contractors, subcontractors
consultants and private clients. I have been involved in a wide variety of construction projects including
super high-rise, large low-rise housing developments, hotels, shopping malls, airports, hospitals, heavy civil
engineering, process plants, highways, marine works, water treatment and reclamation plants, pipelines,
marine works, desalination plants and royal palaces. My project and company management skills together
with experience gained in a variety of disciplines and projects within the construction industry have
led me to specialise in the eld of construction contractual issues, claims and dispute management.
Whilst the avoidance of contractual disputes is a priority, if disputes do occur I favour a structured and
proactive approach to their management in order to protect the contractual entitlements of my clients. My
personal background and experience, which includes involvement at many levels and disciplines within
the construction industry, provides a direct bene t to clients in that I can relate to the needs of clients
from both the employer and contractor sides and the individual project personnel through my own past
personal ‘hands-on’ experience.
Publications: Construction Claims & Responses: effective writing and presentation.
e book discusses the di erent types of claims common to construction contracts and presents a step-
by-step guide, which demonstrates the process of building up the submission of a claim or response. It
includes guidelines as to how to set out the claim section by section in a logical manner, to ensure that
the essentials of a successful claim are included. Worked examples of claims for variations, extensions of
time and additional payment are included together with sample wording to demonstrate precisely how
the claim should be presented in order to contain a persuasive argument to support the claim or response.
GLOBAL PROSPECTUS TRAINING (PTY) LTD. Chief Executive O er - Dhevaraj Pillay
Johannesburg - Tel: +27 11 781 6222 Fax: +27 11 781 6044 Marketing - m2@globalprospectus.co.za Auditors - Russell Bedford SA (Jhb) Inc.
Pietermaritzburg - Tel: +27 33 391 4229 Fax: +27 33 391 5722 Design - www.designmaster.co.za (071 018 8355) Legal - DA Morris & Associates

3. COURSE AGENDA DAY 1
The following schedule and contents are preliminary and subject to change
Session One
Contract administration: How to ensure that administration systems are in place to
ensure that claims are managed e ectively
• Contract documents
• Programmes and planning
• Notices
• Records
• Chronologies
Session Two
Types of Claim: How to identify a claim situation and what is claimable
• Variations.
• Extensions of time
• Prolongation
• Acceleration and disruption
• Damages under law
Session Three
The essential elements of a successful claim: Analysis and demonstration of the
event in order to Justify the claim
• Cause
• E ect
• Entitlement
• Substantiation
COURSE AGENDA DAY 2
Session One
Compilation and presentation of claims and responses: how to e ectively present
your case
• Format and arrangement of the claim document
• What to include and why
Session Two
Responses and disputes: Dealing with submitted claims, preparing determinations
and dispute management
• Responses
• Determinations
• Dispute management
• Dispute adjudication boards
Session Three
General discussions
• Questions and answers
• General discussions.
• Closing remarks
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
All timings are approximate due to the interactive nature of the course.
08:00 – 08:30 Registration and early-morning tea
08:30 – 10:00 Facilitator’s opening remarks and morning session
10:00 – 10:30 Mid-morning refreshments and networking break
10:30 – 12:30 Mid-morning session
12:30 – 13:30 Networking luncheon
13:30 – 15:30 Afternoon session
15:30 – 15:45 Questions and closing remarks
15h45 End of training

4. CONTRUCTION
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GLOBAL PROSPECTUS TRAINING (PTY) LTD. Chief Executive O er - Dhevaraj Pillay
Johannesburg - Tel: +27 11 781 6222 Fax: +27 11 781 6044 Marketing - m2@globalprospectus.co.za Auditors - Russell Bedford SA (Jhb) Inc.
Pietermaritzburg - Tel: +27 33 391 4229 Fax: +27 33 391 5722 Design - www.designmaster.co.za (071 018 8355) Legal - DA Morris & Associates