Getting to grips with the NEC Engineering & Construction Contract - A Day with Dr Martin Barnes, the originator of the NEC.


	Getting to grips with the NEC Engineering & Construction Contract

	- A day with Dr Martin Barnes, the originator of the NEC - (ECSA CPD accreditation for 1 CPD point has been applied for)

REGISTRATION 08:00 to 08:30	Wednesday 26 August 2009
VENUE Bytes Technology Group Conference Centre Midrand	Dr Martin Barnes, CBE, is the President of the Association for Project Management and Originator of the New Engineering Contract (NEC). Martin invented the classic Time/Cost/Quality triangle and a number of other project management techniques over the years. He led the team that developed the New Engineering Contract (NEC), a system of contracts designed to facilitate and stimulate the use of modern project management across all the contributors to a project.
COST R2 109.00	Andrew Baird is a member of the NEC Panel now responsible for drafting of the NEC system of contracts and was the co-founder and first chairman of the SA Division of the NEC Users Group. Dr Ron Watermeyer is an international expert in construction procurement and is currently developing a series of international standards for construction procurement.

PROGRAMME
TIME
08:00-08:30		Registration
08:30-09:50	Dr Martin Barnes	Why use the NEC on a construction project? The drivers for the creation of the NEC The distinguishing features of the NEC The benefits from using the NEC on a project
09:50-10:30	Dr Ron Watermeyer	Target cost contracts and their potential application in South Africa
10:30-11:00		Tea
11:00-12:20	Dr Martin Barnes	Getting the best out of using the NEC Choosing the right contract strategy Risk management Compensation events Control of time and quality
12:20-13:00	Andrew Baird	Assessing compensation events
13:00-14:00		Lunch
14:00-15:15	Dr Martin Barnes	Implementing the NEC contracting system Application to different types of project Collaboration not confrontation Involving the whole team Resources required Legal aspects
15:15-16:00	Dr Martin Barnes Andrew Baird Dr Ron Watermeyer	Panel Discussion on matters relating to the NEC suite of documents

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