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Dispute Review Board Seminars and Workshops
Workshops generally begin at 8:30 A.M. and conclude at 5:00 P.M. Attendance at all workshops except Dispute Review Boards: A New Process for Dispute Resolution is limited to a maximum of thirty participants, and each participant receives a certificate of completion from the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.
Registration for the workshops is $445 for Foundation members and $495 for non-members, and includes all workshop material and lunch. All workshops can also be provided on an "in-house" basis for a fixed daily rate.
The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation currently offers five workshops:
Introduction to International Contracts Using DABs New in 2007!
This half-day workshop is designed to introduce practitioners to the use of Dispute Adjudications Boards (DABs) on international contracts. The session includes:
- International FIDIC Contracts - background, principles, the role of the engineer, dispute resolution.
- DABs under FIDIC Contracts - principles, establishment, general conditions, procedural rules, decision and standing.
- Alternative International Dispute Adjudication Processes - multi-lateral development banks, ICC, Institute of Civil Engineers in the UK.
- How to be an International Adjudicator - experience and skills, International lists and requirements.
This course is taught by David Heslett, a British chartered civil engineer with 40 years of international construction experience and principal owner and managing director of European Construction Ventures Ltd, a management consulting, training, project management, and claims consultancy firm for the International Construction industry; and Gwyn Owen, an attorney and civil engineer with over 35 years experience in the construction industry. Mr. Owen is president-elect of the DRBF, is a published author on the subject of Dispute Boards, and is active in other industry organizations including the ICE, and has on various committees and steering groups regulating the activities of adjudicators and dispute boards both in the UK and internationally.
Dispute Review Boards: A New Process for Dispute Resolution
This workshop is an introductory, day-long program designed to educate participants about what DRBs are, how and why they work and how they can be incorporated into a project. This workshop covers current trends and methods of minimizing and managing construction claims and disputes through the use of DRBs. This program-intended for owners, engineers, architects, contractors and lawyers-is designed to help gain a better understanding of allocation of risks, methods of claims control and resolution and their impact on costs. It will also focus on application and implementation of Dispute Review Boards in construction projects. This workshop is general in nature and designed to be given before larger groups. It includes lecture, video and PowerPoint presentations. This workshop can also be shortened to a half-day, if necessary. Topics covered include:
- Construction industry trends affecting disputes and claims
- Partnering, DRBs and new approaches to dispute resolution
- Overview of DRBs
- Nine requirements to assure DRB success
- Perceived barriers to DRBs
- Issues concerning the use of DRBs in various types of constructions
- Cost savings and other benefits as a direct result of DRBs
- Dispute prevention benefits
- Dispute resolution benefits
- Cost savings benefits of DRBs
- Other DRB issues
- Discussion and questions
Dispute Review Board Advanced Update Workshop
The Administration and Practice Workshop is an intensive, one-day training program designed to provide basic skills training for people who are interested in or are serving on DRBs. It includes case study, lecture, demonstrations, exercises and the exchange of experiences and suggestions for the effective use of the DRB process. The following subjects are included:
- History and background of DRBs
- Role and authority
- Selection and compensation of members
- Ethics and conflicts of interest
- Administrative operation of the Dispute Review Board
- Contract language, administration and procedures
- Site visits
- Meeting procedures
- Informal processes
- Formal decision processes
- Deliberations and opinions
Dispute Resolution Board Users Workshop
This workshop is specifically for contractors, owners and their employees who are contemplating the use of or are involved in projects using DRBs. It is an intensive, one-day training program designed to provide basic skills training for people who are interested in working with or are using DRBs on all types of projects. It includes case study, lecture, demonstrations, exercises and the exchange of experiences and suggestions for the effective use of the DRB process. The following subjects are included:
- History and background of DRBs
- Determining the role and authority of the DRB
- Selection and compensation of members
- Ethics and conflicts of interest
- Communications issues
- Working with DRBs
- Administrative operation of the Dispute Review Board
- Contract language, administration and procedures
- Site visits
- Meeting procedures
- Informal processes
- Formal decision processes
- Effective presentations
- Deliberations and opinions
Dispute Review Board Chairing Workshop
The workshop is an intensive, one-day program designed to address the issues involved in chairing DRBs and is for practitioners who are interested in or are currently serving as DRB chairs. It includes case study, lecture, demonstrations, exercises, discussion of chairing issues and the exchange of experiences and suggestions for improving the DRB process for owners, contractors and DRB members. It is recommended that participants have taken the Dispute Review Board Administration and Practice Workshop prior to attending this one. The following subjects are included:
- Summary of important chairing issues
- Determining the role of the DRB
- Role and authority of chair vs. other members and parties
- Jurisdiction issues
- Procedures and administrative
- Development of operating guidelines
- Communications issues
- Site visits and regular meetings
- Attendance of parties
- Subcontractor meetings and issues
- Site visit issues
- Informal processes
- Formal hearing issues and "jurisdictional" issues
- Deliberation and opinions
- Opinion drafting issues
- Ethical issues
- End of contract problems and termination
- 2-3 mocks throughout the day with full drafting of recommendations
For additional information on these workshops, feel free to contact the DRBF.
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