Procurement of Facilities Management Services Jurong East, West

Course details

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course will primarily provide a protocol and guidance on the preparation, drafting and reviewing of tender documents to procure Facilities Management & Maintenance services. The Law of Contract will be re-visited to enhance learning and for building on the knowledge and skills imparted in this course for application at work. 

COURSE PROGRAMME

CONTRACT LAW: RE-VISITED

• Formation of a Contract Similarities & Differences in Contract Law & Tort Law
  
• Terms of a Contract
  
• Discharge of Contract
  
• Breach of Contract & Remedies
  
• Vitiating Factors in a Contract
  

PROCUREMENT METHODS, CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS & TENDER DOCUMENTS   

• Purpose & Rationale
  
• Service Provider Selection
  
• Contractual Arrangements & Risk Allocation
  

STANDARD FORMS OF CONTRACT FOR PROCURING BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Purpose & Rationale

• Standard Form of Contract: Rationale & Effect
  
• Standard Forms of Building/Construction Contract: Singapore
  
• - Public Sector: Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (PSSCOC) 
  
• - Private Sector: Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
  
• Standard Forms of Building/Construction Contract: International
  
• - The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
  
• - Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)
  
• - International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) 
  

STANDARD FORMS OF CONTRACTS FOR PROCURING FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE SERVICES

• Nature of Facilities Management Work & Services vs. Construction Work
  
• Limitations in the Use of Standard Forms of Contracts for Construction Work
  
• Guidelines for Drafting Particular Specifications to Overcome Limitations
  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
  
• Building Owners
  
• Government Officials
  
• Architects
  
• Engineers
  
• Project Managers
  
• Quantity Surveyors
  
• Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
  
• Property Managers
  
• Facilities Managers
  
• Maintenance Managers
  
• Management Corporations
  
• Town Councils
  
• and Others