Learn to prepare, assess and respond to contract claims, including notices, extension of time, delay and disruption, and quantum, and to resolve claims through negotiation or formal procedures.
Claims are a normal part of complex contracts, particularly in construction, engineering and energy projects, but poorly managed claims damage relationships and budgets. This course explains how claims arise, what contracts typically require before a claim can succeed, and how both employers and contractors should prepare, present and evaluate them. It covers notice provisions and time bars, entitlement to extension of time and additional cost, delay and disruption analysis, and the evidence needed to support quantum. Reference is made to widely used standard forms such as the FIDIC contracts.
Learning is built on worked examples and claim scenarios. Participants review sample notices, analyze a simple delay event against a program, calculate prolongation costs and prepare a structured claim or response. The final sessions compare negotiation, dispute boards, mediation and arbitration as routes to resolution. The course runs as a classroom or live online program in Doha and can be delivered as an in-house program for organizations that want to use their own contract forms, project records and claim history in the exercises.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify the contractual basis for claims, including variations, employer risk events and delay
Apply notice requirements and time bars correctly to protect or challenge entitlement
Compare common delay analysis methods and their evidential requirements
Prepare and evaluate quantum for prolongation, disruption and variation claims
Structure a clear, well-evidenced claim submission or claim response
Select appropriate routes to resolve claims, from negotiation to arbitration
This course is for professionals who prepare, review or decide on claims under commercial and project contracts.
Contract managers and claims specialists
Quantity surveyors and commercial managers
Project managers and planning engineers
Engineers acting as contract administrators
In-house legal advisers working on projects
Risk allocation and sources of entitlement in contracts
Variations, employer risk events and changes in law
Claims under FIDIC and other standard forms
Distinguishing claims from disputes
Notice provisions and conditions precedent
Contemporary records and site documentation
Time bars and their effect on entitlement
Managing correspondence to protect your position
Baseline programs and critical path fundamentals
As-planned versus as-built and time impact analysis
Concurrent delay and float ownership
Disruption and loss of productivity claims
Valuing variations and the use of contract rates
Prolongation costs and site overheads
Head office overheads and financing costs
Global claims and their weaknesses
Structure of an effective claim submission
Assessing and responding to a received claim
Negotiation, mediation and dispute avoidance boards
Arbitration and litigation as final routes
Qatar has delivered a large program of infrastructure, real estate and energy projects, and work continues on facilities, utilities and industrial assets. These projects commonly involve international contract forms, multiple contracting tiers and demanding schedules, which makes delay and cost claims a regular commercial issue. Professionals who understand entitlement, records and quantum can settle claims fairly and earlier, protecting budgets and relationships. This course supports owners, consultants and contractors in Doha who want to manage claims with greater discipline.
Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, case studies and timetable.
It is a specialist course on contract claims. It covers how claims arise, notices and time bars, extension of time and delay analysis, quantum, and the preparation and resolution of claims, with references to widely used standard forms such as FIDIC.
It is suited to contract managers, claims specialists, quantity surveyors, project managers, planning engineers and in-house advisers on either the employer or contractor side who prepare, review or decide on claims.
No. Delay analysis is explained through simplified programs and worked examples so that the principles are clear. Familiarity with project schedules is helpful, but the course does not require hands-on use of any specific planning software.
Yes. It can be run at your premises or online and tailored to your sector, examples and schedule, for instance using the contract forms and types of claims your projects encounter. Contact Leaders Training Center to plan it.
Tell us a little about yourself and an advisor will contact you about batch timings, fees and eligibility. No obligation.
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