BRIDGE Consult Academy · Online
FIDIC contract management in practice
Not a clause-by-clause walkthrough, but a working through of the situations that turn into claims, delays and disputes on site. The 1999 and 2017 editions, side by side.
Delivered by Larisa Belousova — FCCE, FCCP, member of the FIDIC Integrity Management Committee
modules — from contract administration to arbitration
practical cases, each analysed in the same format
of the trainer's specialised experience with FIDIC contracts
sessions in Russian, materials and subtitles in Uzbek
What makes this programme different
The programme is deliberately not structured as a clause-by-clause walkthrough of the conditions of contract. Its purpose is to address the real, recurring problems that Employers, Engineers, Contractors and public bodies meet in practice, and to build the ability to recognise and resolve them before they turn into an extension of time claim, an additional cost claim, a Variation dispute or a formal dispute referred to the DAAB or arbitration.
The programme is based on the FIDIC Conditions of Contract 1999 and 2017, international practice on projects financed by multilateral development banks (World Bank, ADB, AIIB, EBRD), the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol, and established construction claims practice.
A dispute almost never begins as a dispute. It begins with a notice that was not served in time.
A single format for every case
Every practical issue is analysed across the same set of fields. That moves the discussion from "what the contract says" to a management decision — and makes the analysis repeatable: participants apply the same format to their own projects after the programme.
18 modules — from contract administration to arbitration
Time and programme
How the contract is run from day one decides whether a party has any entitlement at all.
Money and variations
Where a project loses value — and at what point it can still be stopped.
Roles and the site
Who is obliged to do what under the contract, and what evidences it in the project record.
Risk and disputes
What to do once avoidance has failed — and how not to lose on procedure.
Compliance with time-bar provisions for notices
One of the key issues in the first module. This is how each of the programme's forty-plus cases is set out — and how participants then work through their own situations.
Typical situation
Site staff are aware of an event affecting time or cost, but the Engineer is not notified within the contractual period, on the assumption that an oral report or a mention at a progress meeting is enough.
Result
The entitlement to an extension of time is put at risk regardless of the merits, and the dispute shifts from the event itself to the missed time bar.
Practical takeaway
Maintain a live notice register and distinguish the "as soon as practicable" requirement from the 28-day condition precedent.
For those accountable for the contract, not only reading it
The programme is addressed to the public authorities and state employers of Uzbekistan delivering infrastructure projects — including the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Transport, JSC Uzsuvtaminot and the State Expertise under the Ministry of Construction — as well as project employers, engineers, consultants and project managers.
Public employers
Understand which Employer obligations create grounds for Contractor claims, and close them out before a claim is served.
Engineers and consultants
Make determinations under SC 3.5 / 3.7 that hold up before a DAAB and in arbitration.
Contractors
Avoid losing entitlement to EOT and additional cost through defective notices and missing records.
Project managers
See the link between the programme of works, site records and project cash flow.
Live sessions online — the recording stays with the participant
The programme is delivered as a workshop with case work in groups. Sub-clause references are given in parallel for the 1999 edition (Red and Yellow Books, with the numbering broadly applicable to the Silver Book) and the 2017 edition, and are always to be checked against the Particular Conditions of the specific project — these most often modify the General Conditions.
Sessions in Russian
Live, with questions and analysis of the participants' own situations. Every session is recorded.
Materials in two languages
Slides, handouts and the FIDIC terminology glossary are prepared in Russian and Uzbek.
Uzbek subtitles for recordings
The translation is reviewed by a contracts specialist, not a general translator: in FIDIC, precision of terminology is the substance.
Tailored to the organisation
Modules and cases can be assembled around a specific project and the employer's own contract.
Larisa Konstantinovna Belousova
Infrastructure Contracts · FIDIC · EPC and EPC+F · Procurement · Claims · Dispute Avoidance · International Arbitration
Larisa Belousova is an international infrastructure contracts, procurement and construction disputes specialist with 27 years of management experience in manufacturing, construction, logistics and procurement, including more than 15 years of specialised experience in FIDIC contract management and IFI-financed infrastructure projects.
Her sector experience covers roads and highways, bridges and tunnels, transport and airport infrastructure, urban and public infrastructure, water supply and wastewater, energy and other major infrastructure projects.
She specialises in FIDIC contract administration, EPC and EPC+F contract structuring, procurement and tender documentation, variation and claims management, delay and quantum analysis, contractual and commercial risk management, dispute avoidance and construction dispute resolution.
Larisa is a FIDIC Certified Consulting Engineer (FCCE) and FIDIC Certified Consulting Professional (FCCP). She has practical experience with the FIDIC Red Book, Yellow Book, Silver Book, MDB Harmonised Editions, Subcontract Book and White Book. She is also an ADB Accredited Contract Management and Dispute Avoidance Specialist.
As Founder and Director of BRIDGE Consult LLC, she advises government authorities, employers, contractors, engineers and consulting firms on the preparation and administration of infrastructure contracts, procurement, claims, contractual and commercial risks, dispute avoidance and preparation for arbitration proceedings across Central Asia.
Professional accreditations & memberships
- Member of the FCCE Certification Committee, FIDIC Credentialing
- Member of the FIDIC Integrity Management Committee
- FCCE — FIDIC Certified Consulting Engineer
- FCCP — FIDIC Certified Consulting Professional
- ADB Accredited Contract Management and Dispute Avoidance Specialist
- MCIArb — Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the LCIA European Users’ Council
- ICAA Next Generation Member
- Arbitrator, International Commercial Arbitration Court under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ICAC Uzbekistan)
- Member of the Austrian Arbitration Association
- DRBF Emerging Markets Licensed Professional and Dispute Board Practitioner
- Independent Mediator registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Full Member of the Kazakhstan National Association of Professional Engineers and Consultants (KNAPEK)
- Board Member of the Uzbekistan Road Association
- Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
- PCQI — Practitioner of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), UK
- ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
We will send the programme and the next intake dates
Tell us who the training is for and which contractual situations you would like to work through. We answer every enquiry personally.
- The full 18-module programme as a PDF
- Dates and schedule of the next intake
- Terms for a group from a single organisation
- Invoice and contract for bank transfer payment
Or write to us directly: info@bridgeconsult.uz