PRICING and CLAIMS

AIM

1. To teach Claim and Dispute Management as a knowledge area of Construction Management, 2. To give information on dispute causation and dispute prevention in construction projects, 3. To teach claim management approaches and dispute resolution methods, 4. To teach dispute analysis and dispute resolution method selection techniques, 5. To give information on the claim and dispute resolution processes of the leading international construction contracts and dispute resolution institutions.

CONTENT

This course contains; Pricing and claims: an introduction,Variation in quantity claims,Delay claims,Changes in scope claims,Constructive changes claims,Defective and deficient contract documents claims,Site conditions claims,Adverse weather conditions claims,Suspension and termination claims,Midterm exam study,Lost profits claims,Acceleration claims,Disruption claims,Case study 1,Case study 2.

1. 1

   Understands Claim and Dispute Management as a part of construction project management.

2. 2

   Learns and applies analyzing disputes and determining the appropriate resolution technique.

3. 3

   Gains knowledge about claim management approaches and dispute resolution methods.

4. 4

   Gains knowledge about dispute causation and dispute prevention in construction projects.

5. 5

   Understands Claim and Dispute management practices in different countries.

WEEKLY PLAN

1. WEEK 1

   Pricing and claims: an introduction

2. WEEK 2

   Variation in quantity claims

3. WEEK 2

   Delay claims

4. WEEK 3

   Changes in scope claims

5. WEEK 4

   Constructive changes claims

6. WEEK 5

   Defective and deficient contract documents claims

7. WEEK 6

   Site conditions claims

8. WEEK 7

   Adverse weather conditions claims

9. WEEK 8

   Suspension and termination claims

10. WEEK 9

    Midterm exam study

11. WEEK 10

    Lost profits claims

12. WEEK 11

    Acceleration claims

13. WEEK 12

    Disruption claims

14. WEEK 13

    Case study 1

15. WEEK 14

    Case study 2

ASSESSMENT

• Rate of Midterm Exam to Success50%
• Rate of Final Exam to Success50%

WORKLOAD

READING

• R. Peter Davison, John Mullen,Evaluating Contract Claims, 2nd ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2008 Michael S. Simon ,Construction Contracts and Claims,McGraw-Hill; First Edition edition

TEACHING STAFF

• Prof.Dr. Ayşe Zeynep SÖZENCOORDINATOR
• Assist.Prof. Gizem CAN