This seminar is designed to meet the educational needs of government officials in charge of surface transportation procurements and contracts. Topics span the entire project cycle, including planning and needs assessment, pre-qualification and qualification of contractors, tendering or RFP process, proper use and management of consultants, procurement negotiation, best practices in project supervision, completing projects on time and on budget, as well as the critical importance of ethics, anti-corruption and financial integrity particularly for multi-lateral bank and privately financed projects.
The seminar content is intended to be FIDIC-friendly and draws many examples, techniques, and case studies based on the FIDIC model contract for the various modalities of infrastructure project delivery mechanisms.
Course Outcomes
Develop a capital investment plan or project pipeline
Prepare a project procurement plan
Conduct financial analysis and Value for Money calculations
Structure and manage a project tender
Manage the contract during project implementation and construction
Administer dispute resolution including claims valuations
Proactively manage ethics and integrity in project delivery for participants and stakeholders
