Project Training Services - Contract Management for Ship Construction, Repair, and Design

Course Outline

Some topics which you may expect to be covered during the Contract Management for Ship Construction, Repair and Design training course include the following:

DAY 1: Project Formation Utilizing Principles of Contract Management

Unique contracting characteristics of the marine industry
Principles of contract management applied to the marine industry
9 case studies on mismanagement of ship repair, construction and design
Analysis of the causes of mismanagement
Chronology of contracts from formation to
close-out after the warranty ends
Meetings and other pre-contract communications which affect contract workscope
Defining all of the contract deliverables

Pre-signing contract management, bid package formation, contract development
Identification of owner's rep's functional responsibilities throughout performance
Development of spreadsheets to track all contract communications
Shipyard's development of estimate and bid
Identification of engineering, regulatory and classification-related responsibilities
Contract signing, pricing review and schedule review
Project kick-off meeting agenda items
Advance development of mechanisms to avoid prolonged disputes

DAY 2: Negotiating, Pricing and Scheduling

Examples of successful and other changes
How timing affects the cost of changes
Identification of real change in workscope
Change work as a substitute for basic work
Risk assessment and risk syndication
Engineering and procurement for changes
Identification of all involved crafts
Support services for change work
Obtaining advance pricing commitments
Limiting negotiation authority for changes
Hazardous waste removal change orders
Identifying the non-obvious scope of work
Credits for canceled or replaced basic work
Shipyard's vs. ship owner's estimates
Choosing a negotiator or negotiating team

Lead times and durations for change work
Identifying schedule impacts of changes
Determining delay entitlements for changes
Competition for change work
The shipyard's view on indirect costs
Identifying overlooked billable personnel
Estimating change's non-productive effects
Reliance on OFE/GFE commitments
Dealing with mandatory changes
Time and material changes
Identifying/neutralizing negotiating tactics
Twelve negotiating techniques
Use of THE CHECK LIST before making commitments

DAY 3: Project Control Through Application of Principles and Proven Techniques

Translating the contract into routine procedures and communications
Identifying standards for inspection or rejection of workmanship
Drawings and bills of material
Classification and Coast Guard approvals
Schedule development, monitoring and updating-selecting CPN or Gantt
Delays-Excusable, compensable, non-excused and concurrent
Responding to failures by the other party to fulfill its obligations
Owner's review of contractor's drawings
Review of contractor equipment selections

Owner-furnished information, equipment
Management of owner's secondary contacts and shipyard's sub-contracts
Early identification of potential disputes and their quick resolution
Inspection deficiency reports-origination and follow-up
Distributed change-order authority
Warranty and incomplete items
Vessel delivery and re-delivery procedures
Financial and insurance matters
Monitoring contract deliverables lists
Closing out the contract