FIDIC Contract Management Training Course

Duration 5 days 10 modules · 33 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Contract Managers, Project Managers and others
Fee from USD 1,100 KSh 95,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 16 Nov 2026 Course code SD-CM-109

Before you join: Participants should have practical exposure to construction projects, such as project delivery, commercial management, engineering, quantity surveying, procurement or contract administration.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

Suggest a date or city

Showing the next six months. Later dates, other cities and private deliveries for your team are available on request.

Course overview

Major construction projects can lose time and money when teams administer FIDIC contracts as paperwork rather than operational controls. Late notices, poorly supported payment applications, unclear Engineer instructions and weak delay records can turn manageable issues into disputed claims. Contract managers need to connect the contract wording to site events, programme updates, correspondence, payment cycles and decision authority.

This course develops practical contract management capability using the FIDIC 2017 Red, Yellow and Silver Books, with reference to common principles found in FIDIC-based projects. Participants examine contract structure, roles, communications, notices, programme obligations, payment certification, variations, claims, risk events, dispute avoidance and close-out. They learn to identify contractual triggers, protect entitlement through timely records, assess time and cost consequences, and prepare clear submissions for the Engineer, Employer or Contractor leadership.

The five-day instructor-led course combines focused briefings with construction case work, clause-based analysis, group discussions, simulations and application planning. Participants work with realistic project scenarios involving delayed access, unforeseen ground conditions, instructed changes, late payments and disputed extensions of time. Each participant leaves with a reusable FIDIC contract administration pack containing registers, checklists and planning models for immediate use on active projects. Training is available in classrooms in 50+ cities or live online. Each training day runs from 08:30 to 16:30 and provides about 6.5 contact hours. Participants receive a certificate of completion.

The course is suited to professionals who already work with construction contracts and need greater control over FIDIC administration, commercial risk and claim preparation.

What you will be able to do

  • Interpret FIDIC contract documents, roles and risk allocation across major FIDIC book types
  • Set up a contract administration plan with notice, correspondence and decision registers
  • Assess programme submissions and apply critical path methods to time entitlement issues
  • Prepare payment certification records, variation valuations and cash-flow controls
  • Administer variations through FIDIC instructions, proposals, quotations and determinations
  • Prepare structured claims using notice, entitlement, causation, records and quantum analysis
  • Manage risk events involving physical conditions, suspension, insurance and termination
  • Plan dispute avoidance, DAAB referral and contract close-out actions

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Greater confidence identifying notice deadlines before entitlement is lost
  • Practical methods for linking site records to claims and payment submissions
  • Stronger capability to challenge unsupported delay and variation assertions
  • Reusable controls for managing Engineer instructions and contractual correspondence
  • Improved readiness for senior commercial, project and contract management responsibilities

For your organisation

  • Fewer missed notices, incomplete records and avoidable entitlement losses
  • Better substantiated payment applications, variations and extension-of-time submissions
  • Earlier identification of delay, cost and risk exposure on active projects
  • More consistent administration across project teams using FIDIC forms
  • Reduced escalation of routine contractual issues into formal disputes

Course modules

10 modules over 5 days

Participants can interpret FIDIC contract documents, party roles and core risk allocation principles.

  • FIDIC contract family, purpose, risk allocation and governing documents
  • Red, Yellow and Silver Books matched to delivery responsibilities
  • 2017 Conditions structure: General Conditions, Particular Conditions and Contract Data
  • Golden Principles and limits on amendments to risk allocation
  • Priority of documents and conflict resolution under Sub-Clause 1.5
  • Roles of Employer, Contractor, Engineer and DAAB members

Participants can identify contract formation controls that prevent ambiguity after award.

  • Contract Data completed against tender assumptions, programme and payment arrangements
  • Particular Conditions drafted without contradicting FIDIC Golden Principles
  • Employer's Requirements defined through performance criteria, interfaces and acceptance tests
  • Site data, reference items and unforeseen conditions risk allocation
  • Tender clarifications recorded and incorporated through controlled contract amendments
  • Letter of Acceptance, Contract Agreement and commencement prerequisites checked

Participants can establish contract controls for communications, notices, records and authority.

  • Notice register records clause, trigger, recipient, deadline and delivery evidence
  • Sub-Clause 1.3 communications protocols and electronic transmission controls
  • Engineer determinations distinguished from instructions, certificates and consultations
  • Contract administration plan assigns authority, registers, reporting and escalation routes
  • Document control links correspondence, drawings, submittals and contemporaneous records
  • Early warning indicators identified from programme, site and payment data

Participants can assess programme obligations and support extension-of-time entitlement analysis.

  • Baseline programme tested for logic, resources, milestones and contractual acceptance
  • Sub-Clause 8.3 programme submissions assessed against sequencing and reporting requirements
  • Critical path method distinguishes critical, near-critical and non-critical activities
  • Time impact analysis models prospective effects of instructed changes
  • Windows analysis reconstructs delay responsibility using contemporaneous programme updates
  • Extension-of-time records connect event, cause, delay, mitigation and entitlement

Participants can administer payment processes and substantiate valuations under FIDIC conditions.

  • Interim Payment Certificate workflow traces statements, review periods and certification
  • Measurement rules distinguish remeasurement, lump-sum and cost-plus payment structures
  • Sub-Clause 14 payment provisions applied to advances, retention and financing charges
  • Valuation of variations uses contract rates, new rates and reasonable cost
  • Daywork records substantiate labour, plant, materials and agreed mark-ups
  • Cash-flow forecasts reconcile certified amounts, deductions, payment dates and arrears

Participants can manage instructed and constructive changes through controlled FIDIC procedures.

  • Engineer instructions tested against authority, scope and contractual variation procedures
  • Variation proposal compares time, cost, risk and technical alternatives
  • Sub-Clause 13 procedure tracks proposals, quotations, determinations and implementation
  • Change register links instruction status, valuation, programme impact and approvals
  • Value engineering proposals assessed without transferring unintended performance risk
  • Constructive changes identified where conduct alters work without formal instruction

Participants can prepare structured claims supported by timely notices, evidence and quantum.

  • Claims notice requirements mapped to event triggers and contractual time bars
  • Contemporary records organised using cause, effect, entitlement and quantum headings
  • Sub-Clause 20 claims procedure separates notice, detailed claim and determination
  • Cause-and-effect narratives connect factual events to contractual relief sought
  • Quantum calculations distinguish prolongation cost, disruption, profit and financing charges
  • Mitigation duties documented through alternative methods, resequencing and resource deployment

Participants can assess contractual responses to major project risks and remedies.

  • Risk register assigns ownership for ground conditions, utilities, permits and interfaces
  • Sub-Clause 4.12 unforeseeable physical conditions assessed against baseline data
  • Force majeure and Exceptional Events distinguished from contractor performance risk
  • Suspension, termination and reduced rate of progress triggers evaluated
  • Insurance schedules checked for required policies, limits, exclusions and evidence
  • Indemnity and liability provisions reviewed against insurable and retained exposures

Participants can use FIDIC dispute avoidance and referral procedures before arbitration.

  • Engineer consultation and determination procedure prepared before formal dispute escalation
  • DAAB referral requirements, timelines and decision effects mapped precisely
  • Dispute avoidance techniques use issue logs, without-prejudice meetings and escalation ladders
  • Referral submissions structure facts, contract provisions, evidence and requested relief
  • Amicable settlement periods managed without prejudicing notice or referral rights
  • Arbitration interface understood under FIDIC dispute resolution provisions

Participants can manage taking-over, defects obligations, final account controls and project learning.

  • Contract close-out plan coordinates tests, taking-over, defects and final account
  • Taking-Over Certificate conditions verified against completion and outstanding work lists
  • Defects Notification Period obligations tracked through corrective action registers
  • Final Statement preparation reconciles variations, claims, deductions and released retention
  • Lessons-learned review captures recurring notice, records and interface failures
  • Personal action plan prioritises contract controls for current projects

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. FIDIC contract administration plan template
  2. Contractual notice and correspondence register
  3. Variation instruction and valuation tracker
  4. Extension-of-time evidence checklist
  5. FIDIC claim preparation model
  6. Project close-out and final account checklist

Who should attend

  • Contract Managers — responsible for administering FIDIC obligations, notices and commercial decisions
  • Project Managers — need to connect project delivery decisions with contractual consequences
  • Commercial Managers — assess payment, variation, claim and final account exposure
  • Construction Managers — manage site records, instructions, programme impacts and completion obligations
  • Quantity Surveyors — prepare valuations, payment statements, variation pricing and quantum records
  • Engineers and Employer Representatives — issue instructions, assess submissions and support determinations

Skills and tools covered

FIDIC contract administrationNotice managementDelay analysisVariation valuationClaims preparationDispute avoidance

Tools and standards

FIDIC Red Book 2017, FIDIC Yellow Book 2017, FIDIC Silver Book 2017, FIDIC Golden Principles

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to establish FIDIC principles, followed by clause-based case work and facilitated group analysis. Participants assess realistic project events such as late access, changed conditions, programme delay, unpaid certificates and disputed instructions. Simulations examine notice drafting, Engineer determinations, variation discussions and dispute escalation. Trainers use project documents including programmes, correspondence, payment statements and claim records. Individual application planning helps participants adapt the contract controls to their current projects.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have practical exposure to construction projects, such as project delivery, commercial management, engineering, quantity surveying, procurement or contract administration. They should be able to read contractual clauses, understand basic construction terminology and follow a project programme and payment process. Familiarity with a FIDIC contract is helpful but not essential. The course does not require legal qualifications, prior claims experience or advanced delay-analysis skills. It is not intended as a substitute for project-specific legal advice.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

Participants should have experience of construction projects or construction contracts and be comfortable reading contractual documents. Previous use of FIDIC is helpful but not required, and legal training is not expected.

Bring details of a current or recent project, particularly any issues involving notices, delays, payment, variations or claims. If permitted by your employer, a redacted contract clause, programme or correspondence example can support your application planning.

It is designed for contract managers, project managers, commercial managers, quantity surveyors, engineers and employer representatives. It is most useful for professionals administering FIDIC-based construction or infrastructure contracts.

This course focuses on administering FIDIC conditions through project controls, records, notices, payment processes, variations and claims. It does not provide jurisdiction-specific legal advice or focus solely on legal principles and case law.

Participants leave with practical registers, checklists and models that can be adapted to an active project. The course helps them review notice deadlines, improve records, assess variations and prepare better-supported submissions.

Each day runs from 08:30 to 16:30, with approximately 6.5 contact hours. The programme progresses from FIDIC structure and administration through programme, payment, variations, claims, disputes and close-out.

Questions about this course?

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