Public bodies, development banks and private owners across Africa use FIDIC conditions to deliver roads, water schemes, power plants and buildings. The forms are only as effective as the people administering them. Late notices, vague instructions, weak records and unclear authority regularly turn manageable changes into costly claims and adjudication.

The Management of Contract Management & Administration (FIDIC) Training Course focuses on the administration phase after award. Participants review the structure of the contract documents and the order of precedence, then work through the procedures for time, cost and quality: programme submissions, instructions, variations, valuation, claims and determinations. The course explains how engineers and contract managers should act fairly and within their authority, and how contractors should substantiate entitlement.

Teaching combines clause-by-clause explanation with realistic project documents. Participants prepare notices, evaluate extension of time requests, certify a payment and rehearse a referral to a dispute board. They finish with a contract administration checklist and a records protocol they can apply to live projects. Participants are encouraged to bring anonymised extracts from their own contracts for discussion.

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

• Explain the risk allocation and roles under the main FIDIC forms.
• Manage notices, time bars and contractual communications correctly.
• Issue, assess and value instructions and variations.
• Evaluate delay events and prepare or review extension of time claims.
• Assess cost claims and prepare payment certificates, retention and final accounts.
• Administer completion, taking over, defects and performance security provisions.
• Apply claim management and dispute board procedures to resolve disagreements early.

The course is designed for professionals who administer or are affected by FIDIC contracts, including:

• Contract managers and contract administrators
• Project managers and resident engineers
• Quantity surveyors and cost engineers
• Employer representatives and supervising consultants
• Procurement and legal officers in public entities
• Contractor commercial managers and site agents
• Planners and programme analysts
• Donor and development bank project staff

Participants leave with:

• A notice and time-bar register adaptable to any live contract.
• Sample wording for instructions, variations and claim notices.
• A method for assessing delay and extension of time entitlement.
• A payment certificate review checklist.
• A project records and correspondence protocol.
• A personal action plan for improving contract administration at work.

The programme is clause-focused and document-driven, using:

• Annotated extracts from the standard conditions
• Sample site correspondence, programmes and payment applications
• Drafting workshops for notices and determinations
• Role-play of Engineer, Employer and Contractor positions in a claim
• A mock dispute board hearing to close the week

Participants who complete the five days and take part in the drafting and role-play exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy. It is a record of training completed and does not constitute a FIDIC qualification.