Contract Seminar

CONFERENCE VENUE

Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is the venue for the conference and most conference events. It is a magnificent turn-of the century building in old Québec near the Parliament Buildings. With its superior meeting facilities and a distinctive European charm, the hotel – set high on a bluff overlooking the mighty St. Lawrence River and above the historic lower town – permits easy walking access to many of the exceptional sites and experiences that Québec City has to offer.

GENERAL INFORMATION

FIDIC
Box 311, 1215 Geneva 15,
Tel: +41 22 799 49 00
Fax: +41 22 799 49 01
fidic@fidic.org

LOCAL INFORMATION

ACEC
130 Albert Street, Suite 616
Ottawa K1P 5G4, Canada
Tel: +1 (613) 236 05 69
Fax: +1 (613) 236 61 93
info@acec.ca

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FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar

Chateau Frontenac, Quebec; Thursday, 11 September 2008; 09.00 - 17.00

In association with the FIDIC 2008 Quebec Conference See info for details of the new contract, published as a Prepress Seminar Edition in September 2007 and as the 1st Edition in September 2008 (electronic version released in August 2008.)

Information

The design-build-operate DBO approach to contracting combines design, construction and long-term operation and maintenance of a facility into one single contract awarded to a single contractor (who will usually be a joint venture or consortium representing all the skills called for in a DBO arrangement).

The format of a DBO arrangement can be based on either a "green-field" scenario (D-B-O), or on a "brown-field" scenario (O-D-B). Either is quite common. However, the contractual requirements and procedures are quite different.

FIDIC has chosen to produce a contract for DBO projects based on the DBO green-field scenario, with a Guide containing guidelines on the changes necessary to cover a brown-field arrangement.

The FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar at the FIDIC 2008 Quebec Conference will provide consultants and clients with in-depth knowledge of the new document and on how to use it in their organisations.

It is planned to base discussions on the 1st Edition of the new FIDIC Conditions of Contract for DBO Projects which will be published at the conference. The electronic version of the DBO Contract 1st Edition 2008 was released in August 2008.

Presentations are made by internationally-recognised industry leaders.

Programme

The seminar will focus on FIDIC’s new DBO contract and especially on the four main themes which are of practical relevance to firms and related professionals, namely:

- The Design-Build Period
- The Operation Service Period
- The Key Issues in the DBO Contract
- Payment
- Risks and Insurance
- Handling Disputes
- Particular Conditions

The seminar will give a general introduction to the DBO Contract as well as a clause-by-clause discussion of key aspects. Several question and answer sessions will allow an interaction with the participants.

Outline

General introduction
- Introduction to FIDIC
- Introduction to the DBO Contract

Parties to the DBO

DBO procedures and terminology
- New procedures and terminology

The Design-Build Period
- Provisions applying during the DB Period

The Operation Service Period
- Provisions applying during the OS Period

Key issues in the DBO contract
- Payment
- Risk and Insurance
- Handling disputes
- Particular Conditions

Seminar presenters

The seminar leaders are highly qualified and have considerable experience with the FIDIC contracts. They are authors of publications on FIDIC contract conditions.

- Axel-V. Jaeger, Chairman, FIDIC Contracts Committee; Member, FIDIC DBO Task Group
- Michael Moritmer-Hawkins, Past-Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee; FIDIC DBO Task Group

Documents

Seminars participants will receive full written documentation together with copies of the new FIDIC DBO Contract 1st Edition 1999 that will be referred to during the seminar.

Who should attend

- Engineering consultants
- Project managers
- Environmental managers
- Building developers
- Client representatives (contractors, architects, etc)
- Professionals from government departments

Registration

Registration fees: EURO 300 per participant (includes lunch and refreshments and materials including the Pre-Press Seminar Edition of the FIDIC DBO Contract, and the final First Edition, if published).

Venue: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Hotel, Québec City

Registration: participants will normally register for the DBO seminar when they register for the FIDIC 2008 Québec Conference. The price of the seminar as an optional extra is EURO 200, see Registration. It is possible to register for the DBO Contracts Seminar only (price: EURO 300), see Registration.

Information

For general information about visas, please contact Association of Canadian Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC), 130 Albert Street, Suite 616, Ottawa K1P 5G4, Canada; Tel: +1 (613) 236 05 69; Fax: +1 (613) 236 61 93; info@acec.ca; For information about hotel bookings, credit card guarantees and payment, please contact the hotel. For information about payment by bank transfer, please contact FIDIC.