Core Curriculum: Procurement & contracts
Includes: procurement and tendering methods; forms of contract (including sub-contracting and third party rights); dispute resolution; the application and use of contract documentation; site processes, quality monitoring, progress recording, payment and completion; and project management (among others).
This tour of Altro’s manufacturing plant and research and development facility focuses on both how new products are developed and how safety flooring is made, and provides expert guidance on the understanding and measurement of slip resistance. This is an interactive tour, with opportunities to meet with the owner of Altro and to shape Altro’s product development programme.
Altro is a leading UK family-owned manufacturer and supplier of wall and floor coverings, founded in 1919. Its success is due to determined innovation – meeting the evolving need for products that are both decorative and practical. Altro claims to have invented safety flooring, and continues to lead the way with a pioneering research and development programme, and comprehensive portfolio of floors, walls, ceilings and doorsets.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 4 hours, including lunch
Ensuring that fees get paid is clearly a vital component for the continuation of any professional practice. This seminar provides an appreciation of how contractual fees should be structured, and the steps that can be taken if those fees are not paid. The session also includes details of legal and contractual changes, and forthcoming legislative changes.
Berrymans Lace Mawer’s specialist construction lawyers provide a complete service, both nationally and internationally. Its services range from advice on construction contracts, appointments, bonds, warranties and insurance issues, through to resolving disputes. The team includes qualified arbitrators as well as accredited mediators and adjudicators, and is supplemented by the company’s own in-house counsel. According to clients, the team “knows the business inside out” and provides “solid, practical advice”.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 1½ hours