Getting out of a “take it or leave it” situation smoothly?
What can you do if you are confronted with a “take it or leave it” offer? Here is some important advice from Chris Voss, the man who learned to negotiate in a practical way at the FBI.
Rehabilitation and EPC philosophy, are they compatible?
I’ve received a very interesting question: Can the EPC philosophy be applied to rehabilitation projects of, for example, a power plant? In this article, you will find my answers with the reasoning behind it.
EPC Contracts: win-win negotiation opportunities during contract nego?
You have read books, articles, blogs on contract negotiation. Or, even better, you did a real training programme. All have praised the importance of win-win negotiations. There you find yourself in your next tough negotiation. All the discussions are on limits of liability, caps for liquidated damages, rights to terminate the contract etc. Subjects where a bit more protection for one party automatically means a bit less for the other party. You hesitate. Are those articles or training courses not realistic, not worth your time & money?
Rely-on-data in EPC contracts (e.g. FIDIC Silver Book)
Having some data on which the Contractor may rely (reliance data) is a good industry practice and in line with the usual contract standards. The difficulty starts when we want to precisely identify the “reliance data”, “baseline data” or whatever word is defined in the contract to introduce the same concept. This article proposes a “black box” approach.
Freedom to optimize under an EPC Contract
Working on an EPC Contract brings higher risks for Contractors. They have to face all the circumstances that occur during the Project execution, with few exceptions, and still achieve the expected outcome or intended purpose. Is there anything that can counterbalance this exposure to make the project a success? Yes, the opportunity to optimize the EPC scope on the Project.
“EPC or not EPC, that’s the question”
EPC, standing for Engineering – Procurement – Construction, is a widely used term but not always correctly and these three words do not necessarily make us a lot wiser.
The relationship between Employer [or Owner] and Contractor, when an EPC Contract is correctly established, should be in accordance with certain principles listed in this post.