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Contracts Management · CON-012

Subcontract Management

5 daysClassroom
13Upcoming dates
6Cities
£2,850Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Main contractors depend on subcontractors for much of the work on projects. Effective subcontract management controls cost, quality, schedule and safety while managing back-to-back risk.

This LLMI course covers subcontract strategy, selection, back-to-back terms, subcontract documents, mobilisation, coordination, payments and retentions, variations and claims, performance and close-out. Participants manage subcontract scenarios.

Course Objectives

Develop subcontracting strategies

Select and appoint subcontractors

Align back-to-back terms with main contracts

Coordinate and manage subcontractor performance

Manage payments, variations and claims

Close out subcontracts

Target Audience

Commercial and contract managers

Project managers

Quantity surveyors

Procurement staff in contracting firms

Site managers

Subcontractors

Course Methodology

Case studies

Contract review exercises

Scenario workshops

Group discussions

Planning

Course outline

Day 1: Subcontracting Strategy
  • Why subcontract
  • Packaging
  • Risk
  • Market
  • Exercise: Package plan
Day 2: Selection and Terms
  • Tendering
  • Evaluation
  • Back-to-back terms
  • Subcontract forms
  • Workshop: Terms review
Day 3: Mobilisation and Coordination
  • Mobilisation
  • Interfaces
  • Programme
  • Safety
  • Exercise: Coordination plan
Day 4: Payments and Changes
  • Payments and retentions
  • Variations
  • Claims
  • Disputes
  • Case study: Subcontract dispute
Day 5: Performance and Close-Out
  • Performance management
  • Defects
  • Final accounts
  • Evaluation
  • Capstone: Subcontract management plan

Dates and fees

DatesCityFee
14 - 18 Dec 2026Vienna, Austria£4,250
18 - 22 Jan 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
15 - 19 Feb 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200
15 - 19 Mar 2027Munich, Germany£4,250
19 - 23 Apr 2027Amsterdam, Netherlands£4,250
17 - 21 May 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200
21 - 25 Jun 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
19 - 23 Jul 2027Vienna, Austria£4,250
16 - 20 Aug 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
20 - 24 Sep 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200
18 - 22 Oct 2027Munich, Germany£4,250
15 - 19 Nov 2027Amsterdam, Netherlands£4,250
20 - 24 Dec 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200
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