Hoping for successful projects is a bit foreseeable? But let’s explore a bit. How will we get there? Peaceful and successful projects? First of all, what would be needed for a project to be peaceful and successful? Apart from the first and the last point, there are a lot of Read more…
AfiTaC experts create synergies between project controls and contract management services “Afitac provides contract management services to clients in the project businesses. We work for Project Owners, Contractors and Engineers/Contract Administrators. Therefore, we strive to keep a balanced approach between the parties and to avoid disputes thanks to transparency, open Read more…
The World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks want dispute boards on the projects they finance. This is because they are aware of their value for dispute avoidance and early dispute resolution. Internationally, the most-used standard forms of contract for infrastructure, construction, power projects etc. are FIDIC contracts. FIDIC’s latest editions of the Rainbow Read more…
We are proud to say that AfiTaC has received in November 2020 the prestigious French certification “Qualiopi” after being audited by ICPF on the quality of our training activities. Quality is not an achievement, it is a continuous road! This means: we truly consider your needs and objectives when customizing your training Read more…
Today, we are talking about using a combination of online/virtual and face-to-face negotiation meetings during complex contract negotiations in the project businesses (construction projects, power projects, oil & gas or water). But, you can definitely extrapolate the findings here below to other negotiations. Currently, negotiators are talking a lot about Read more…
For whom? Junior Contract Managers Project managers / Project Directors Commercial & Sales Professionals Supply Chain / Procurement Professionals Contract Professionals Commercial and Operational Leader Issue at stake To acquire the full set of skills & tools to become immediately effective as Contract Manager on projects. Prerequisites There is no Read more…
Within negotiation teams, we often hear the statement that “the other party is unreasonable”. Is this: an unfortunate reality in business negotiations as counterparts often are unreasonable? a statement just-to-let-off-steam while, in the reality, you do understand your counterpart? a good portion of skepticism around the intentions of your counterpart Read more…
Introduction At end of March 2020, we launched a FIDIC survey through AfiTaC’s website and LinkedIn and want to share the results with you. This was in the framework of Hemant Sharma’s MBA thesis at one of the world’s top 100 business schools, GEM – Grenoble Ecole de Management. The Read more…
The contract management function is gaining ground in many fields, including construction and civil engineering. This article has kindly been made available to the readers of this blog by Carlos Álvarez Frade. It makes reference to the Spanish situation but is easily transposable to the worldwide trend. Introduction I’ll start Read more…
This article about mediation in the Construction Industry (applied also to the Middle East) has been kindly made available by Rafat Isweilih to the readers of this blog. Rafat Isweilih BSc. CE, MCIArb, RICS Accredited Mediator, Commercial & Contracts Manager Introduction Whilst the construction industry worldwide is plagued by disputes, construction Read more…