Large works contracts concentrate risk. A late site handover, a design change or unexpected ground conditions can push a project months behind and into disputes that cost more than the original problem. The FIDIC suite is widely used across Africa on roads, water, energy, housing and public buildings, often under development partner funding, and its procedures are strict about who must do what, and by when.

The Risk Management for Contract Management & Administration (FIDIC) Training Course shows participants how to turn those procedures into a working risk control system. It begins with the structure of the FIDIC forms and the principle of risk allocation, then equips participants to build and maintain a contract risk register. Delegates learn the notice regime, the roles of the Employer, Engineer and Contractor, how variations are instructed and valued, how time and money claims are built, and how payment, retention, securities and insurance protect each party.

The final sessions concentrate on avoiding and resolving disputes through early warning, engineer determinations, dispute boards and arbitration. Teaching uses a running case project, clause-by-clause workshops and drafting exercises, so participants leave with templates and a practical routine for administering their own contracts.

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

• Explain how FIDIC conditions allocate risk between Employer and Contractor.
• Build and update a contract risk register linked to clauses, owners and mitigations.
• Prepare and serve notices, instructions and determinations within contractual time limits.
• Evaluate and price variations and prepare supporting records.
• Assess extensions of time and delay and disruption costs using recognised analysis methods.
• Administer payment, retention, securities and insurance requirements correctly.
• Apply claim management and dispute avoidance procedures, including the use of dispute boards.

The course serves professionals who procure, supervise or deliver works under FIDIC conditions, including:

• Contract managers and contract administrators
• Project managers and employer representatives
• Resident engineers and supervising consultants
• Quantity surveyors and cost engineers
• Contractor commercial and claims managers
• Legal counsel and procurement officers in public bodies
• Programme staff in donor-funded infrastructure projects
• Risk managers and internal auditors reviewing capital projects

Participants leave with practical aids and sharper judgement:

• A contract risk register template mapped to FIDIC clause numbers.
• A notice and time-bar tracker they can adopt on live projects.
• Model wording for notices, instructions and claim submissions.
• A step-by-step method for pricing a variation and supporting an extension of time claim.
• A checklist of records to keep daily on site.
• A clear path for escalating disagreements before they become formal disputes.

Participants work through a single running project so that each lesson builds on the last. Methods include:

• Clause-by-clause explanation linked to project consequences
• Drafting workshops for notices, instructions and claims
• Small-group role play, with participants acting as Employer, Engineer and Contractor
• Calculation exercises on variations, payment and delay
• Lessons from disputes common in public and donor-funded works

Delegates who attend all sessions and complete the drafting and calculation exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy. The programme builds contract administration practice and does not confer any FIDIC accreditation.