Governments, utilities and development finance institutions across Africa procure roads, bridges, water schemes, power plants and public buildings on FIDIC conditions, and lenders frequently require their use. Yet many of the disputes that later reach a Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board or arbitration can be traced to choices made at the planning stage: a form that does not match where design responsibility sits, amendments that contradict the General Conditions, incomplete Contract Data, or a site team that never agreed how notices and records would be handled. Sound administration is planned, resourced and systematic rather than improvised once problems appear.

The Planning and Implementation of Contract Management & Administration (FIDIC) Training Course follows a works contract from procurement strategy to final payment. Days one to five cover choosing between the main FIDIC books, drafting Particular Conditions, the roles of Employer, Engineer and Contractor, mobilisation and commencement, the contract administration plan, programme and progress control, measurement, variations and interim payment. Days six to ten deepen these skills through labs on delay analysis and extension of time, cost claims and quantum, the claims and determination procedure of the 2017 editions, completion, defects and the final account, and dispute avoidance and termination, closing with an integrated planning project.

Participants work throughout on a realistic contract file containing programmes, correspondence, site records and payment applications, taking the parts of Employer, Engineer and Contractor in turn. Each person finishes with a contract administration plan, a set of registers and templates, and a worked claim and determination to adapt for their own projects.

Participants completing the programme will be able to:

• Select the FIDIC form that fits a project's design responsibility, risk profile and source of funding.
• Draft Contract Data and Particular Conditions that amend the General Conditions without creating conflicts.
• Plan the mobilisation phase, including performance security, advance payment, site access and the Engineer's delegations.
• Establish a contract administration plan with registers for notices, instructions, variations, claims and correspondence.
• Review a Contractor's programme and apply recognised delay analysis methods to extension of time entitlement.
• Value variations and prepare or check interim payment applications and certificates.
• Manage claims through the Clause 20 procedure and the Engineer's agreement or determination under the 2017 Red Book.
• Plan taking over, the Defects Notification Period, the final account and the avoidance or resolution of disputes.

The course is aimed at professionals who prepare, administer or oversee construction and engineering contracts, including:

• Contract managers and contract administrators on works projects
• Resident engineers, Engineer's representatives and supervision consultants
• Quantity surveyors and cost engineers on both the Employer and Contractor side
• Project managers and planning engineers in contracting firms
• Procurement officers and tender committee members in road, water, energy and housing agencies
• In-house lawyers and legal officers handling construction contracts
• Project implementation unit staff on donor and development bank funded projects
• Commercial managers and claims specialists
• Engineers moving into contract management roles

Each participant leaves with practical products and skills, including:

• A form selection matrix comparing the Red, Yellow, Silver and Pink Books for typical project types.
• A Particular Conditions review checklist for spotting risky or conflicting amendments.
• A contract administration plan template setting out roles, delegations, meeting schedules and document control rules.
• Ready-to-use registers for notices, instructions, variations, claims and payment certificates.
• A worked extension of time assessment using time impact analysis on a sample programme.
• A model notice of claim, fully detailed claim and Engineer's determination drafted in the labs.
• A close-out checklist covering taking over, defects, the final statement and release of securities.
• A personal plan for strengthening administration on a current or upcoming contract.

Every session is anchored in one contract file that develops over the ten days, with participants switching between Employer, Engineer and Contractor roles. The approach combines:

• Clause-by-clause briefings that link each FIDIC provision to its practical consequences on site
• Drafting workshops on Particular Conditions, notices, claims and determinations
• Delay analysis and payment labs using sample programmes and Excel valuation sheets
• Role plays of a kick-off meeting, a progress meeting and a DAAB hearing
• Field cases from road, water, energy and building projects
• Peer review of each team's registers and administration plan
• A capstone exercise in which teams plan and defend the administration of a complete contract

Participants who attend all ten days and complete the drafting exercises, labs and integrated project receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.

It confirms completion of a structured training programme and is not a FIDIC qualification. The administration plan, registers and worked claim developed during the course give each participant a practical portfolio to show employers and clients.