Course structure
Day 1 –Topics 1 & 2
1.00pm to 5.30pm with 30 mins of break(s)
Topic 1: Delivering projects (1pm to 3pm)
- What is a project?
- Stakeholders
- Project cycles
- Risk
- Procurement and bidding for projects.
Presenters: (1) Andrew Chew, Adjunct Associate Professor (Industry), UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB); Visiting Professor, UTS Faculty of Law, and (2) Associate Professor Peter Smith, Associate Head of School and Program Director - Construction Project Management, School of the Built Environment, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB).
Topic 2: Managing project risks (3.30 to 5.30pm)
- Delivery structures
- Contract forms
- Pricing structures.
Presenters: (1) Owen Hayford, Principal, infralegal, and (2) Andrew Chew, Adjunct Associate Professor (Industry), UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB); Visiting Professor, UTS Faculty of Law
Day 2 – Topics 3 & 4
1.00pm to 5.30pm with 30 mins of break(s)
Topic 3: Pre-project planning (1pm to 3pm)
- Infrastructure Sector Overview
- Pre-Project Planning Overview
a) Pre-Project Planning Objectives
b) Time-Cost Trade Off (The Optimal Project Duration)
c) Level of Influence Over the Project Lifecycle
- Delivery Method and Contract Type
- Developing the Baseline Program
- Documenting the Program Basis
- Program Risks and Contingency
Presenters: (1) Alberto Sanchez, Head of Planning, Lendlease and NSW Committee Chair of AACE Australia Section, and (2) Andrew Chew, Adjunct Associate Professor (Industry), UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB); Visiting Professor, UTS Faculty of Law.
Topic 4: Managing liability (3.30 to 5.30pm)
- Liabilities (including limitation and exclusions)
- Indemnities and releases
- Indirect and consequential loss
- Insurances
- Managing counterparty risk.
Presenters: (1) Dr Robin Bowley, Senior Lecturer, and (2) Andrew Chew, Adjunct Associate Professor (Industry), UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB); Visiting Professor, UTS Faculty of Law.
Course learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this short course participants should be able to:
- Identify legal and commercial risk in major infrastructure projects
- Anticipate and manage time, cost, quality and performance issues through effective planning and contract drafting
- Understand major infrastructure projects from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including the practical and legal implications of the relationships between the parties.
