Fixed Courses - Risk Management in Contracting for Construction Services
 | | General information | |
 | Dates and venues: 5 October-7 October. 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Course Level: No Course Level Available
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| | Course registration information | |
 | Fee: USD 1275 per participant
Participants are responsible for cost of own airfare and hotel accommodations.
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| | Visa and travelling information | |
| | Venue:
UNDP/PSO
UN House
Poul Grosen Conference Centre (Ground Floor)
Midtermolen 3
2100 Copenhagen
DENMARK
Tel: +45 35 46 70 00
Fax: +45 35 46 70 01
Accommodation:
Please contact Deborah Singer (deborah.singer@undp.org) for information on recommended hotels
For Information on Visa requirements, please visit the following website:
http://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/visa/need_visa/who_needs_visa.htm |
| | Tutor profile | |
| | | Marco Sosted <marco.sosted@undp.org> | | Marco Soested has been a tutor on UNDP's training courses for several years and has conducted standard and tailor-made courses for various organizations, including UNDP, in both Africa and the Middle East.
Marco Soested joined UNDP in 1995 and has solid experience in identifying, planning and undertaking large scale procurement on behalf of UNDP, UN, GO and NGO clients world-wide. In 2004, he has provided procurement related support to the UNDP Country offices in Yemen, Jerusalem and Sudan where he was stationed for a longer period of time. His main expertise lies within the area of procurement, contracting and logistics.
Marco is a regular tutor on our courses on "Introductory Certificate in Public Procurement", "Logistics and Incoterms” and “Risk Management in Contracting for Construction Services”.
Since 2004, Marco has worked with the implementation of UNDP’s procurement strategy and applied various analytical tools, such as spend analysis, supply and demand analysis and transaction analysis.
Marco has conducted several field missions on behalf of UNDP to e.g. Zambia, UAE, Sri Lanka, Palestinian Territories, Afghanistan, Russian Federation, where he conducted supplier inspections and assisted UNDP Country Offices with training and streamlining procurement processes, and developing procurement capacities.
Marco is a Danish National and his academic background is in Economics. |  |
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| | How previous participants rated this course | |
| | What is your overall evaluation of this training course?
| Excellent (26.47%) |  | | Good (52.94%) | | | Satisfactory (20.59%) | | | Poor (0%) | |
Are you satisfied with the practical arrangements for this course?
| Yes (97.06%) | | | No (2.94%) | |
Would you recommend this course to other personnel?
| Yes (100%) | | | No (0%) | |
Do you feel that the quality of your work will improve as a result of the course?
| Yes (94.12%) | | | No (5.88%) | |
What was the level of the training course compared to your expectations?
| More advanced (14.71%) | | | O.K. (76.47%) | | | More elementary (8.82%) | |
What is your evaluation of the course materials as training tools?
| Excellent (38.24%) | | | Good (44.12%) | | | Satisfactory (17.65%) | | | Poor (0%) | |
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| | Quotes from previous participants | |
| | "A very interesting and useful course which I would recommend to my colleagues"
"We (UNDP Liberia) have just completed the 3 day civil works training and it was highly successful. It will make a big difference to the cooperation between programmes and operations in meeting our considerable deliverables with civil works in an extremely challenging environment"
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| | Designed for | |
| | This course is designed for those working in the public sector interested in gaining a compre-hensive overview of risk management in contracting for construction services. Specifically, it would be relevant to those working in the procurement function or project development phase, or those working in functions that include close interaction with the procurement function, such as programme staff who would like a closer understanding of construction management. |
| | Objectives | |
| | Participants will gain a thorough understanding of:
• How to undertake risk analysis and identify critical factors for success and how to determine the best procurement strategy
• Your agency’s objectives for this purchase and its demand requirements
• How the supply market operates and the capability of suppliers to meet your requirements
• How to pre-empt unrealistic stakeholder expectations (donors and government) to execute complex construction projects
• How to operate in unstable environments and with limited local supply market |
| | Topics to be covered | |
| | - The construction procurement framework
- Risk management methods
- Establishment of scope of work
- The identification of the project outcomes
- Development of a procurement plan
- Supply chain assessment
- Prequalification process
- Contract selection
- Tendering
- Contract administration
- Types of contracts
- Sample contracts and conditions
- Construction terminology
- Acceptable cost planning including contingencies
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| | Methodology | |
| | - The course is designed to be highly interactive with an appropriate mix of theory and group work. Participants will further be working on challenging hands-on case studies and exercises.
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