Tendering for Projects (Understanding the Process)
Overview
Winning contracts is essential to the continuing viability of any contractor.
It involves not only effective estimation skills and understanding of the issues and requirements of the procurement stage but also the skills and ability to structure the tender not just to be successful but to increase profits as well.
If you wish to learn the tendering process, then this course is a must.
In addition it is essential for Clients and Consulting Engineers to understand how a tender is structured and presented to ensure competent evaluation of tenders submitted by Contractors.
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Length
1 day course.
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Facilitator
Willie Vance
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Cost
$420.00 per person + GST
(Minimum numbers apply before a course is confirmed)
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Topics include
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Types of contracts (lump sum, measure and value etc)
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Tender planning
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Material labour, plant and subcontractor unit costs
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Where to price P & G costs, overheads and risks
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Pricing strategies
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Extras and variations
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Weighting of unit rates
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Preliminary and General (P & G) cost (time related and fixed)
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How to calculate on-site overhead and profit percentages and rate per working day
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Front-end loading of tenders
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Alternative tenders
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On completion of this course participants will
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Understand the purposes, types and methods of tendering
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Prepare a well-balanced tender and unbalanced tender
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Learn a process to achieve consistency in tendering
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Identify where the potential for winning a job may be
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Differentiate between fixed and time related P & G
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Significance of extension of time under NZS3910:2003.
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Who should attend
Managers, engineers, supervisors and others responsible for preparing, adjudicating and awarding tenders for civil construction and maintenance
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Presenter information
Willie Vance has been Chief Executive of NZIHT since May 1996. Prior to coming to New Zealand he was employed in South Africa for 27 years initially as a Civil Engineering Contractor for 22 years and the last five years as the Chief Executive of the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors. Willie has hands on experience in the Civil Engineering Contract Industry and has been involved over many years in the compilation of financial compensation resulting from variations and extensions of time. He has also been involved in dispute resolutions through negotiations, mediations and arbitration?s.
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Online Registration
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