This training course will highlight:

• Sourcing strategy within Asset Management
• Contract types incl. Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Design & Construct (D&C)
• Selecting the best contractor – procurement aspects
• Risk management & SHE
• Monitoring & managing performance with Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Negotiating the contract
• Contractor management in a project environment – Turnkey, PPP contracts
• Managing the behavior of people to get sustainable results
• Continuous improvement aspects

By the end of this training course, participants should be able to:

• Explain the basic elements of effective contractor management and its position within asset management
• Evaluate bids and proposals and choose the right contractor
• Identify, evaluate and manage the risks involved (SHE, performance)
• Manage & monitor the contractor performance in an innovative way
• Develop and negotiate contracts

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will benefit: 

• Facility management teams
• Contract management teams.
• Operations & Maintenance professionals
• Reliability, Asset & Plant professionals
• All professionals negotiating, managing, and verifying contracts in maintenance & technical projects.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Module One:

Contractor Management Basics

• Overview of contractor management
• How does it relate to asset management?
• (Out)sourcing strategies
• Risks involved – risk management & SHE aspects.
• Grounding the maintenance contract with a Risk Based Maintenance concept – how to keep that knowledge in-house.

Module Two:

Contract Types for Maintenance & Technical Projects

• Contracts – basic types
• Contracts – complex types (Turnkey, Design & Construct, Public Private Partnerships)
• Procurement aspects

• Choosing the right contractor
• Monitoring & managing contractor performance – from traditional penalties & rewards to more innovative ways.

Module Three:

Developing the Contract

• The contracting cycle
• Requirements / service levels, RAMS aspects (Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety)
• Writing the contract
• Periodic evaluation & continuous improvement – vendor management
• Partnerships

Module Four:

People Management & Negotiation Aspects

• Implementing contract management
• How to make it work by influencing the behavior of people
• Negotiating the contract
• Negotiation ploys
• Negotiation tactics & tips

Module Five:

Final Workshop

In a very interactive workshop, all major topics of this seminar will be highlighted and practiced in groups. Major topics will be:

• Requirements / service levels – defining what you want.
• Tendering process
• Contractor selection
• Contractor management – measuring & managing the performance.
• Negotiation
• Evaluation

A RECTUS attendance certificate will be awarded to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total course duration.