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Oil and Gas Contract, Claims and Dispute Management Wednesday 12th October 2011 • 9am to 5pm • Registration: 8:30am JW Marriott Hotel • KUALA LUMPUR Derek Nelson Hill International Asia Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director - Asia Mr Derek Nelson has nearly 30 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries across both Asia and Europe. He specialises in the preparation, negotiation and settlement of construction claims, as well as dispute mitigation and avoidance. Mr Nelson has acted in arbitrations relating to construction, civil engineering and process engineering disputes and acted as Claim Team Manager in major disputes. Mr. Nelson earned a BSc in QS and a Master of Laws in construction law and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration . Mas Ayu Mahmood Hill International Malaysia Director Ms Mas Ayu Mahmood has over 15 years of experience in construction contracts covering civil/building works, monorail/LRT, power plants and gas plants. She has also been involved in planning and scheduling and was responsible for extension of time assessments. She has commendable experience in the assessment and preparation of extension of time and loss and expense claims. Ms Mahmood has also practised risk management that included preventive risk management requiring the ability to appreciate the adverse issues at an early stage in a project. Ms Mahmood holds Bachelor of Law and MSc in Integrated Construction Project Management. Simon Silbernagl Hill International Singapore Senior Consultant Mr. Simon Silbernagl has more than 16 years experience in major commercial construction, civil engineering and infrastructure projects in Europe and Asia. He specialises in the preparation and defense of delay and disruption claims for employers and contractors. He has been appointed as a party expert in the fields of both delay and disruption for building and civil engineering projects that were concluded via arbitration proceedings. He also provides expert technical advice on project management and project controls. Mr. Silbernagl holds a BSc (Hons) in Construction, a Post Graduate Diploma in law and a Master of Science in Construction Law. The Speakers This seminar will address the key issues required to successfully deliver oil and gas contracts with reference to international contract forms and best practice. The sub-topics outlined below are central to the successful management of risk by both contractor and employer and cover pertinent core contract administration requirements. Topics covered include: 1. Introduction to Contract Administration a. Key Provisions of Contracts Contractor’s and Employer’s Obligations; Notices, Instructions and Variations; Extension of Time Provisions; Employer’s/Owner’s Representative on Site b. Effective Contract Administration Construction as a Team Activity; Principle Guidelines in Contract Administration; Claims Avoidance Techniques 2. Right to Payment and Variations General Principles; Oil and Gas Contract Provisions; Variations/ Changes and Valuation of Variation 3. Time for Completion, Liquidated Damages and Extension of Time Introduction to Time Within the Contracts; Modern Delay Analysis, Program Float and Concurrent Delay; Duty to Mitigate, Constructive Acceleration, Challenges to Liquidated Damages; Loss and Expense 4. Management of Disputes The Operation of Dispute Settlement Clauses in Contracts; Reference to Arbitration; Can Disputes be Referred Directly to the Courts? 5. Claims in Oil and Gas Definition and Classification of Claims; Delay, Damages, and Extension of Time, Loss and Expense; Claim Recognition; Preparation and Proof; Setting the Claim and Getting Paid Who needs to attend: Contractors, Subcontractors, Principals, Architects, Engineers, Consultants and Government. CPD will be awarded by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia and Board of Architects Malaysia Seminar Notes: Each delegate will receive a comprehensive set of notes. Note: Nothing contained herein or presented by Hill International provides or purports to provide advice of a legal nature. We are not a legal firm. We do not provide legal servcies. The Seminar
