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Share best practice. Increase your knowledge. Improve the performance of your contract. SMi’s third annual Contract Management Performance Monitoring and Dispute Resolution conference will again bring together a range of PPP practitioners from accross Europe to discuss strategies and share best practice guidance. . As increasing numbers of PPP/PFI project become operational certain questions become more pressing:
When is the correct time to set up the contract management team?
How do we ensure knowledge of the contract is not lost in the transition from procurement and operational stages?
How do we manage costs during changes?
How can we ensure all stakeholders share a good relationship?
How much time and resources will benchmarking take?
Where can we get comparable information to effectively market test the project?
How can we deal with disputes without starting formal proceedings?
What happens during the formal dispute resolution process?
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. . . . . . . .. . . . . . This conference will address these and other questions, drawing on a panel of expert speakers, which includes:
- Ian Fielder, CEO, BIFM
- David Locke, Operations Director, 4ps
- Andrzej Grossman, Director, Dispute Resolution Services, CEDR
- Prof. Sasa Marenjak, Head of PPP Knowledge Centre, Croatian Institute for Bridge and Structural Engineering
- Jacqui Matthews, Business Development Manager, Dorset Police
- Oliver Burt, Re3 Project Director, Central Berkshire Waste Project
- Caine Spence, Street Lighting and Highway Signs Manager, Infrastructure & Special Projects, South Tyneside Council
- Phil Jordan, Regional Manager, Light It, Balfour Beatty Power Networks
- David Ewen, Strategic Development Director, HOCHTIEF Facilities Management UK
- Shona Henderson, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Allen Knight, Director, Berkshire Consultancy
- Simon Lewis, Partner, Dickinson Dees
Topics covered include: Overview of the National Audit Office's findings on making changes in operational PFI projects in England and the scope for improvements
Managing contracts during construction/implementation phase - the clients perspective
Survival in the customer supplier relationship jungle
Benchmarking and market testing schools projects
Assigning responsibility for the contract
Key factors to avoid the benchmarking impasse
Operational payment mechanism model
Self monitoring contracts - how do they operate?
Reducing the cost of bad relationships within the project team
Solving problems before escalation to formal dispute resolution
Disputes in PPP/PFI contracts: some likely issues . Book by 31st March and receive £200 discount!
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