Join us for an insightful webinar focused on the intricacies of EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract drafting and effective risk management strategies for construction projects across Southeast Asia.
This seminar will be of immediate benefit to all involved in the building and construction industry, particularly the Project Managers, Project Engineers, Surveyors, Project Administrators, Contractors, Subcontractors, Architects, Consultants, Developers and Financial Advisors. Anyone involved in the Construction industry or who’s handling EPC contracts.
by Ms Danna Er, Partner, Eldan Law
In this segment, Ms. Danna Er will delve into the latest trends in EPC contract drafting in Singapore. She will highlight the evolving practices and standards that are shaping the construction industry. Additionally, she will address common risks encountered in construction projects across Southeast Asia, specifically those based on Singapore law, and will provide practical strategies for mitigating these risks. Key topics include:
Contractor’s failure to keep proper records – can a global claim be made?
Contractor’s failure to comply with procedure when making variation claims – what constitutes a condition precedent to a variation claim?
Contractor’s failure to comply with requirements for claiming back-charges – what are the legal requirements to make a valid claim for back-charges?
Contractor’s failure to claim the correct amount of liquidated damages – when do delay liquidated damages stop accruing?
Contractor’s failure to approach defects rectification correctly – what damages are you entitled to?
by Mr Shaun A. Kumar, Chief Solutions Officer
In the second part, Mr Shaun A. Kumar will provide a thorough overview of risk management for Construction projects across Southeast Asia. He will discuss the critical risks inherent in construction projects outside Singapore and present effective mitigation strategies and negotiations strategies to avoid disputes in construction projects. Key topics include:
Selection of Agreements? Which contract to choose from?
Transferring risks towards the avoidance of disputes. Methodologies and strategies.
The importance of Project Controls? Lessons learnt on EPC projects.
Preparation of Claims - Delay and Disruption
Avoiding Disputes – Negotiations strategies.
SCAL member: $165.00
CIJC Member: $200.00
Non-member: $200.00
Danna Er
Partner, Eldan Law
Danna is recognised as one of the leading commercial and construction disputes lawyers in Singapore. She has been ranked as a leading construction lawyer by legal publications including Asian Legal Business, Asialaw, Doyle’s Guide, Junior Chamber International, Singapore Business Review and was awarded the Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Award for her outstanding legal expertise and contributions in the practice area of dispute resolution. Danna is also a qualified construction disputes adjudicator.
She is admitted to practise law in New York and Singapore and specialises in disputes prevention and dispute resolution, with a particular emphasis on international and domestic commercial and construction disputes. Prior to joining Eldan Law as a Partner, Danna practised in the projects and construction and international arbitration practices of two international law firms.
Danna received her Master of Laws from Columbia Law School in New York, U.S.A. She was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar for her superior academic performance and was recipient of the Parker School Award for her achievement in international and comparative law. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws and was placed on the Dean’s List for her outstanding academic performance.
Shaun Kumar
Chief Solutions Officer
Shaun has had 30 years of experience in the construction industry with various roles from a Contractor, Client and a Consultant in working in Malaysia, Singapore and Germany. He has handled various developments and in particular large-scale infrastructure, hotels & resorts, hospitals and airport developments as an Owner’s Representative / Project Director. His role has covered leadership roles on prestigious development projects right through from concept stages to handing over. His past experience include stints with large multi-national companies, and government linked and sovereign wealth fund agencies. Throughout his career he has developed a skill in dispute resolution and claims management and has recently been empanelled by the Asian International Arbitration Centre as a licensed Adjudicator and Mediator. He is as well an accredited and testified expert witness on delay and disruption claims in construction disputes operating in Singapore and Malaysia.
0.5 Day Course
Training Hours – 3.0 hours
English
This webinar is not eligible for funding.
Course Brochure
Navigating EPC Contracts and Risk Management in Construction Project
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Special Class
Available upon request.
For more information, please contact Mr Law Jia Hao at 67939020 or email jiahao@scal-academy.com.sg
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