PROFESSIONAL CPD: Recent Episodes

PROFESSIONAL CPD

I am Johan van Schalkwyk, from Professional CPD, this is where we educate, support, develop and discuss various topics and issues in the built environment. We focus on Continuing Professional Development.

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STANDARD FORMS OF CONTRACT FUNDAMENTALS

A Comparison between JBCC, NEC, FIDIC and GCC

The following subjects are compared in detail and each of the subjects are divided into Defition, Clauses and General in relation to JBCC, NEC, FIDIC and GCC):

-        Performance Bond / Securities / Guarantee

-        Advance Payment

-        Employer’s Risk

-        Insurance

-        The agent’s authority and delegation

-        Employer / Client

-        Instructions

-        Programme

-        Variations

-        Inflation

-        Retention

-        Payment

-        Penalty / Delay Damages

-        Suspension / Termination

-        Claims

-        Force Majeure

-        Time Barring 

-        Dispute Process

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This 49 minutes Q&A podcast focusses on assisting SMMEs on providing some practical guidelines on how to look at forecasts and what should be considered and what method is proven to work. This is also recommended for main contractors.This ….. minutes Q&A podcast focusses on assisting SMMEs on providing some practical guidelines on how to look at forecasts and what should be considered and what method is proven to work. This is also recommended for main contractors.

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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This 60 minutes podcast focusses on assisting SMMEs on tendering, the management of finances (revenue and cost) during the construction phase. The topics that are covered in this Q&A session are, the documents to be considered when tendering, setup of the tender, financial management procedures and processes, securing revenue and cost management. This is a very informative session and ample “best practice” examples are provided which are relevant to the construction and building industry.

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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This 40 minutes podcast focusses on assisting SMMEs on programmes. The topics that are covered in this Q&A session are, the critical path,  float and who the owner of the float is, risks, activities that needs to be included in the programme the Society of contraction law guidance on programmes and the common law principle on programme in construction and building contracts. This is also recommended for main contractors and employers!

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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This 1¼ hour podcast focusses on assisting SMMEs on contract lookouts in relation to main contracts and subcontract agreements and the relationship between the two. It covers topics which we have experienced and identified to be challenging in the construction and building industry. The topics that are covered in this Q&A session are, the programme, payment terms, non-variation clauses, verbal instructions, penalties / delay damages, advance payments and repayment of advances, latent defects period, construction drawings vs tender drawings, remedy for late payment by contractor/employer, contract price adjustment / CPI or fixed price, material on site payment, insurance and instructions. This is also recommended for main contractors and employers!

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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In this Contract Talks podcast we discuss Dispute Procedures. We look at how to deal with disputes, the role players and clauses in the contract. We also look at mediation and arbitration within the various contracts. This includes the specific clauses dealing with disputes. We highlight some examples or case studies.

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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In this Contract Talks podcast we discuss Concurrent Overlapping Delays in contracts. We demystify the concept and give advice on how to handle such cases. We also have 3 case studies to illustrate the concurrent overlapping delays. We focus on the 3 fundamental questions to ask.

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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In this podcast we discuss the Time-Baring Clauses in the contracts. We look at how to handle the claims and deal with the wording and more. We also have a case study to illustrate the use of time baring clauses. The focus here is on Fidic but not excluding the others.

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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In this Contract Talks we deal with claims and claims procedure. How the process works, what is the role of the project manager, the clients agent and the contractor. We also look at the various contracts and how the claims are dealt with under each one. 

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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This Contract Talks deals with Breaches of Contracts. Johan explains what a breach of contract means, how a breach happens, how to deal with a breach of contract, what are your rights and more. This podcast sets the seen for the next one on claims. 

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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In this Contract Talks we are discussion some of the more serious pitfalls and how one should go about dealing and managing them in the various contracts. We are also going to give you some tips on how to avoid them.

This podcast is presented by Professional CPD and validated for 0.1 CPD credit.

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This is an introduction to the series of 10 podcasts on Contractual Issues, called Contracts Talks with Johan and Q. 

This podcast series is validated for 1 CPD credit. 

Produced by Professional CPD

Ukuthembeka CCC

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This is a brief introduction to the chanel, what we do and what is the aim of this chanel.