

Effective Contractor Management in Maintenance & Technical Projects
Overview:
Introduction:
This highly interactive Effective Contractor Management 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 in this Contracts Management training seminar.
Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the existing contracts used in the organization. Through a combination of formal lectures and group work, delegates will leave the training course with the tools to make contracts and contract management highly effective.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course the participants will be 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
Targeted Audience:
- Project Management Professionals
- Operations & Maintenance Professionals
- Reliability, Asset & Plant Professionals
- All Professionals involved in Contractor Management
- Production & Continuous Improvement Professionals
- Contract Management Teams
- Facility Management Teams
- Shutdown and Turnaround Management Teams
- Anyone who wishes to update themselves on Contractor Management
- All Professionals negotiating, managing, and verifying contracts in maintenance & technical projects
Course Outlines:
Unit 1: Contractor Management Basics:
- Overview of Contractor Management
- How does it relate to Asset Management?
- (Out)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?
Unit 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
Unit 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
Unit 4: People Management & Negotiation Aspects:
- Implementing Contract Management
- How to Make It Work by Influencing the Behaviour of People
- Negotiating the Contract
- Negotiation Ploys
- Negotiation Tactics & Tips
Unit 5: Final Workshop:
- Requirements / Service Levels – defining what you want
- Tendering Process
- Contractor Selection
- Contractor Management – measuring & managing the performance
- Negotiation
- Evaluation