Public bodies, development banks and private owners across Africa and beyond rely on FIDIC conditions to allocate risk on major works. The forms are well tested, but they are demanding. They rely on strict timelines, formal notices and a clear distinction between the roles of the parties, and they punish teams that treat administration as paperwork to be completed later.

The Advanced Contract Management & Administration (FIDIC) Training Course goes beyond a clause tour. Participants first set the frame: how the different FIDIC books divide design, risk and payment, and how special conditions and the contract documents interact. From there, the course follows the life of a project. It covers commencement and programme control, communication protocols, change control, valuation of variations, payment mechanisms, cost and time claims, and the Engineer's duty to act fairly when agreeing or determining matters.

Considerable time is given to the difficult areas: concurrent delay, prolongation and disruption costs, notice and particulars requirements, force majeure and unforeseeable conditions, and termination rights. Participants then examine how disputes are escalated and resolved. Teaching relies on extracts from realistic contract data, correspondence logs and programmes, so that each concept is practised in the form it arrives on a desk. Participants leave with templates and a systematic approach for protecting their organisation's position.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the risk allocation and roles in the main FIDIC forms.
• Interpret the interaction between General and Particular Conditions and contract documents.
• Operate notice, instruction and records systems that satisfy time-bar provisions.
• Value variations and assess adjustments to the contract price.
• Evaluate delay events and prepare or review extension of time claims.
• Quantify prolongation and disruption costs with adequate evidence.
• Process payment applications, certificates and retention correctly.
• Apply the contractual dispute avoidance and resolution procedures.

The course is aimed at professionals who prepare, administer or review FIDIC based contracts, including:

• Contract administrators and contract managers
• Project managers and project directors
• Employer's representatives and supervising engineers
• Quantity surveyors and cost consultants
• Contractor commercial managers and planners
• Legal counsel on infrastructure projects
• Procurement specialists in public entities and utilities
• Development partner project implementation unit staff
• Claims and dispute resolution consultants

Participants leave the course with:

• A contract administration calendar for notices, deadlines and reporting.
• Draft notice and claim templates structured to meet FIDIC requirements.
• A method for linking programme updates to delay and extension of time assessments.
• A variation valuation worksheet.
• A checklist for reviewing Particular Conditions and amendments.
• Greater confidence in preparing for dispute board referral.

The course is practical and document driven:

• Annotated clause walk-throughs tied to a worked project example
• Notice and claim drafting clinics with peer review
• Programme extracts for delay analysis practice
• Role play of Engineer, Contractor and Employer meetings
• Group discussion of typical disputes on regional infrastructure projects

Participants who attend all sessions and complete the drafting and analysis exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.

The certificate confirms completion of an advanced administration programme; it is not a FIDIC-issued qualification.