Dredging associations organise contract management event

Project owners, contractors and consultants will benefit from an in depth exchange of knowledge, exploring the benefits of adopting the philosophy of ‘contractual partnering’. Cooperation between these players from the very early stages of project development helps to identify obstacles to early cooperation and possible ways to deal with/remove them.

The event aims to disseminate existing knowledge and to stimulate new, creative ideas for achieving win-win solutions which are for ‘Best for the Project’.

Whilst the event’s primary focus will be maritime infrastructure construction projects, lessons learned in other industries will also be sought. The target audience comprises but is not limited to experts involved in maritime infrastructure projects, project principles/project owners (both experienced and less experienced), development agencies, dredging contractors, consulting engineers, construction lawyers and legal counsels, project financiers, and advisors to decision makers.

The two day event will consist of presentations by distinguished experts and interactive workshops, including:

• Keynote speeches to introduce the audience to the benefits of early contractor involvement and the challenges that project owners face.

• Case studies which focus on the thinking and strategy behind early cooperation and the creative ways found by the project owners in dealing with regulatory and other challenges.

• Workshops which build on the case studies and attempt to answer questions such as: What does the ‘ideal’ contracting procedure look like? What are the obstacles to implementing the ‘ideal’ procedure in current practice? What are the possible ways to close to gap between the ‘ideal’ procedure and practice?