Event Information

Start Time

9:15 AM

End Time

3.45 PM

DELIVERY

Online

CPD Hours

There will be CPD hours awarded to attendees. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

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About this Conference

The upcoming Public Works Contracts conference will explore a number of new issues that have arisen over the past year and will shed more guidance on key issues that routinely arise. Firstly, we will be exploring if the PWC is still fit for purpose, particularly with material costs and rate inflation, should they be more flexible? We will also look at the dispute process, money and delay claims, adjudication procedures, how to avoid disputes. Other important topics will include six different ways you can make the PWCs work for you, and the current position under the PWC for Contractors and Employers in terms of COVID.

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This Conference is a unique live virtual event from our own custom-built CMG Studios. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with attendees praising the additional interactive elements, as well as increased Q&A opportunities throughout the day, giving you more opportunity to gain real practical insights on the key issues that are important to you.

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A word from our conference chairperson

Agenda

Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Gerard Monaghan, Chartered Engineer; FIEI, FCIArb, Ireland Country Representativefor the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation

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Is the PWC regime fit for purpose when it comes to fundamental changes?

What is the Date of Knowledge?
Professional Indemnity insurance market challenges
High construction materials and rates inflation
Fire Safety post-Grenfell and the Building Safety Bill in the UK.
Should the standard forms be flexible?

Chris Wheeler, Partner, Construction and Energy, DWF Dublin

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The disputes process- success or failure of the Project Boards/ Standing conciliator from the dispute resolver's perspective

Gerard O Sullivan FRICS FCSCI FCIArb

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Has The Pendulum Over Tilted on Fairness?

Effective communication and avoiding disputes
The Employers Representative - should it be independent of the design team?
The Employers side of the contract has training programmes provided by the state at no cost to attendees......no such offering to the contractor side of the contract...are we consciously designing and allowing an unfair system...

Keith Kelliher, Quantity Surveyor, Accredited Mediator,Accredited Adjudicator, Kelliher & Associates Quantity Surveyor

Six ways to make the Public Works Contracts work

Post tender clarifications – avoiding pitfalls
Using sections smartly
Managing performance specifications and fitness for purpose
Intelligent, commercial, and fair use of background information
How not to waive your rights
Understanding programme requirements

Robert Rooney Associate, Construction & Engineering, A&L Goodbody

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Money and delay claims under the Public Works Contract

What are included as Compensation events and Delay Events under PWC?
Procedural steps and notice requirements
Entitlement to pursue money and delay claims due to Covid-19?

Ciara Dooley, Associate, Arthur Cox

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COVID and the current position under the PWC for Contractors and Employers

How is mandatory covid closure dealt with in the CWMF template public works contracts published in July 2021 by the OGP
Covid Cooperation Framework
Compensation events and delay events

Finola McCarthy, Partner, RDJ Solicitors

Contractual Claims and Mid-Project Risk Management

Money and delay claims
Management and communication
Disputes management
Project Board

Hugh Cummins, Partner, Philip Lee

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Making or Defending a Claim under the PWC suite of contracts

What are the critical issues that Parties should watch out for?
Which is the preferred course of action if a dispute arises:Adjudication or Conciliation?
What are the pitfalls in each process?
What direction are things going and how are disputes being resolved?

Billy Morrissey, Chartered Engineer, Conciliator, Adjudicator, Arbitrator

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Adjudication Under the Public Works Contract and Recent Case Law

Approach of the Court's to enforcement of adjudicator's decisions
Adjudication and judicial review
Time periods for enforcement
Does pay now actually mean pay now?

Conor Owens, Partner, Head of A&L Goodbody's Construction &Engineering group.

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Who Should Attend?

This conference is relevant to contractors, sub-contractors, quantity surveyors, engineers, contracts managers, project managers, county councils, government departments, semi-state agencies and anyone looking to gain a greater understanding of the Public Works Contracts, as well as those who wish to learn about recent amendments.

Speakers

Billy Morrissey

BE LLM FCIArb, Chairperson Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ireland Branch)

Hugh Cummins

Partner, Philip Lee

Chris Wheeler

Partner, Construction and Energy, DWF Dublin

Gerard O Sullivan

Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Barrister-at-Law and legal consultant with leading QS and Project Management practice, Mulcahy McDonagh & Partners (MMP)

Keith Kelliher

Quantity Surveyor, Accredited Mediator, Accredited Adjudicator, Kelliher & Associates Quantity Surveyor

Ciara Dooley

Associate, Arthur Cox

Conor Owens

Partner, Head of A&L Goodbody's Construction & Engineering Group

Finola McCarthy

Partner, RDJ Solicitors

Gerard Monaghan

, Chartered Engineer; FIEI, FCIArb, Ireland Country Representative for the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation

Price

Early Bird Rate: €435 + VAT (LIMITED OFFER)

Full rate €535 + VAT

Please note the early bird discount can close sooner than expected once a certain number of seats fill up, therefore your prompt booking is strongly advised to avoid disappointment

Discounts available for bookings of 3 or more.

Public Works Contracts Conference