Training: “Contract Management: Overseeing Construction Contracts During the Contract Execution Phase”

A two-day training course on ‘Contract Management’ for project managers at the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM). The course was structured around the following topics:

The Contract Management approach:

• What is Contract Management and why has it become essential today?
• Contract Management in support of project management and vice versa,
• Best practices in Contract Management for efficient project support, from the client’s perspective
• How to carry out a SWOT analysis of your project to draft your contract effectively?

Securing the project contractually

• How to use Contract Management from the ACT phase onwards to secure the project?
• How do companies open the claims file as early as the tender documents stage?
• The different types of remuneration and how to optimise risk costs?
• Contract management tools (the importance of notifications, maintaining the project history, contractual rigour, using the schedule as a contract management tool, managing penalties, etc.).
• Focus on traceability
• How to correctly apply the CCAG Travaux and the key points to be aware of

Claims management

• Distinguishing between claims and variations, and their implications for the relationship with contractors;
• Why prioritise handling claims during the course of the project rather than waiting until the final account (DGD)?

Practical training centred on case studies and role-play scenarios based on feedback from the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille and experiences encountered by other project owners.