Name: Effective Contractor Management in Maintenance & Technical Projects Training Course
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Course Introduction

This highly interactive training seminar will ensure that delegates understand how contractor management will fit in the Asset Management context - how to select the right contractor and contract type which suits your sourcing strategy and how to manage and monitor the results. Further, topics such as risk management, safety-health-environment aspects, partnerships, negotiating, people management (winning the hearts of the people) and applying contracts in a complex project environment (Turnkey contracts, Public Private Partnerships PPP) will be considered.

Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the existing contracts used in the organisation. Through a combination of formal lectures and group work, delegates will leave the course with the tools to make contracts and contract management highly effective.

This seminar will highlight the skills and knowledge areas of Effective Contractor Management in Maintenance & Technical Projects, such as:

Sourcing strategy within Asset Management
Contract types incl. Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Design & Construct (D&C)
Selecting the best contractor – procurement aspects
Risk management & SHE
Monitoring & managing performance with Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
Negotiating the contract
Contractor management in a project environment – Turnkey, PPP contracts
Managing the behaviour of people to get sustainable results
Continuous improvement aspects

Objectives

At the end of this seminar, you are able to:

Explain the basic elements of effective contractor management and its position within asset management
Evaluate bids and proposals and choose the right contractor
Identify, evaluate and manage the risks involved (SHE, performance)
Manage &monitor the contractor performance in an innovative way
Develop and negotiate contracts

Training Methodology

The seminar will be conducted along interactive workshop principles. There will be a variance of lectures and practical exercises. Experiences from different areas will be discussed. There will be many opportunities for discussion and sharing experiences.

Who Should Attend?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals involved in the area of contractor management, but will greatly benefit:

Operations & Maintenance professionals
Reliability, Asset & Plant professionals
All professionals involved in contractor management
All professionals negotiating, managing and verifying contracts in maintenance & technical projects
Production & Continuous Improvement professionals
Contract management teams
Facility management teams
Shutdown and Turnaround management teams
Anyone who wishes to update themselves on contractor management

Course Outline

Day 1: Contractor Management Basics

Overview of contractor management and how it relates to asset management
Sourcing strategies
Risks involved – risk management & SHE aspects
Grounding the maintenance contract with a Risk Based Maintenance concept – how to keep that knowledge in-house

Day 2: Contract Types for Maintenance & Technical Projects

Contracts – basic types
Contracts – complex types (Turnkey, Design & Construct, Public Private Partnerships)
Procurement aspects
Choosing the right contractor
Monitoring & managing contractor performance – from traditional penalties & rewards to more innovative ways

Day 3: Developing the Contract

The contracting cycle
Requirements / service levels, RAMS aspects (Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety)
Writing the contract
Periodic evaluation &continuous improvement – vendor management
Partnerships

Day 4: People Management & Negotiation Aspects

Implementing contract management – how to make it work by influencing the behaviour of people
Negotiating the contract – negotiation ploys, tactics & tips

Day 5: Final Workshop

In a very interactive workshop all major topics of this seminar will be highlighted and practised in groups. Major topics will be:
- Requirements / service levels – defining what you want
- Tendering process
- Contractor selection
- Contractor management – measuring & managing the performance
- Negotiation
- Evaluation

Certificate

Copex Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course.

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