BACKGROUND

This is an introductory course as a precursor to the more detailed courses on the FIDIC Forms, JKR Forms and the AIAC Forms of Contract for Turnkey/Design & Built Contracts.


PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE

• To acquaint participants with the important aspects of these special and important types of contracts which are being used not only for infrastructure projects e.g. the Pan Borneo Highway, etc. but also large scale engineering and construction contracts;
• To familiarize participants with the recommended procedures for properly implementing/managing such contracts;
• To create awareness on the pitfalls and problem areas affecting the implementation/management of the common  Turnkey/Design & Build Contracts used in this country; and
• To expose participants to contemporary case studies and the applicable law.


SPEAKER’S PROFILE

Ir. Harbans Singh K.S is a Professional and Chartered Engineer, Chartered Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator and an Adjunct Professor at USM, Penang. Called to the Malayan Bar in 1995, he is at the moment however not in active practice as an Advocate & Solicitor.  He commenced his career with the Public Works Department (JKR), Malaysia before joining an international German consultancy practice with whom he worked locally and then in Koblenz as a designer, resident engineer and contract administrator.  Later, Ir. Harbans served with a local consultancy firm in various professional capacities and presently is heading HSH Consult Sdn. Bhd and HSKS Dispute Resolution Chambers.  He is a regular contributor to “The Ingenieur”, “The Malayan Law Journal”, “The Law Review” and other publications and is the recipient of a number of awards including IEM’s Tan Sri Hj. Yusoff Prize for an outstanding Technical Paper (2001), the Cedric Barclay Award and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator’s Award for the Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration examination (2003). Ir. Harbans is also the author of a series of four books entitled ‘Harbans’ Engineering and Construction Contracts Management’, co-author of “Construction Law in Malaysia” and “The PAM Contract 2006”, contributor to ‘The Malaysian Standard Precedents and Forms (Vol.N)’ and is a regular speaker at courses/seminars and conferences.