Root Causes And The Crucial Importance of Supervision During Construction

Course details

This course provides an update on common contemporary disputes occurring in the construction sector in Singapore and explains the various root causes in relation to such disputes. Four case studies will be explored, varying in the nature and period of the dispute. It will further explain the ethical duties and fundamental obligations – not at law but on the field of the construction – that Engineers and Supervisors need to maintain so that disputes are prevented or at least, the best arguments and evidence can be produced when disputes become inevitable. 

Lecture Key Points

• Introduction to Construction disputes – as seen from the construction industry vs. as seen from the legal fraternity. 
• Presentation of 4 case studies of contemporary construction disputes 
• Technical analysis and what was done or what should have been done on the field and/or on records and/or from the legal front to prevent the dispute or to settle it forthwith. 
• Why some disputes can’t be settled amicably. 
• Legal education and the culture of Contract & Evidence 
• The role of the Engineer 
• The role of the Supervisor 
• The Supervisor and Engineer permanent collaboration, the only way for a successful project 
• Construction, DLP and Post-DLP phases, where does the liability of engineers and supervisors end? 
• Towards a Code of Ethics for Supervisors? How about the Code of Ethics for Engineers? 

Target Audience

This one day course is targeted to PEs, REs, RTOs, Site Engineers and site supervisors, whether junior and senior.