Mastering EPC Contracts for High-Stakes Energy Projects
You're under pressure. Billions are on the line. A single contractual oversight in a major energy project can trigger arbitration, cost overruns, and reputational damage. You know the stakes. You also know how often EPC agreements are signed with incomplete risk mapping, unclear liability boundaries, and ambiguous performance guarantees. Most professionals enter these negotiations armed with templates and intuition, not mastery. But you don’t want to wing it when a missed clause could stall a $3 billion offshore wind farm or trigger force majeure disputes across international jurisdictions. The gap between confusion and confidence isn't small-it's the difference between being sidelined and being entrusted with leading high-profile energy megaprojects. That’s where Mastering EPC Contracts for High-Stakes Energy Projects becomes your strategic advantage. This course delivers a proven path: from uncertainty about liability apportionment and performance liquidated damages to building fully defensible, bankable EPC agreements that stand up under investor scrutiny and regulatory pressure-within 30 days, with a board-ready contract framework tailored to your project type. Sophie Rahman, Senior Contracts Manager at a Tier-1 offshore wind developer, used this methodology to restructure an EPC agreement for a 1.2 GW North Sea project. The revised framework identified $187 million in latent risk exposure and secured revised warranties that reduced performance uncertainty by 60%. She presented the updated contract suite to her board-and to the lenders the next week. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced. Immediate Online Access. Zero Time Conflicts. This is an on-demand course designed for global energy professionals who make decisions under pressure-not those who can afford to wait for scheduled sessions. You gain access to the complete curriculum the moment you enroll, with no fixed start dates, no weekly release schedules, and no mandatory attendance. Most participants complete the core modules in 12–18 hours, with full results achievable within 30 days. Many report drafting their first risk-optimised EPC clause within 72 hours of starting. Lifetime Access, Full Updates, Always Current
You receive lifetime access to all course materials. This means no expiration, no subscription traps. Every time international arbitration standards shift, or new FIDIC guidelines are issued, or best practices evolve in LNG, CCS, or nuclear SMR projects, you’ll receive updated content-automatically and at no extra cost. Available Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device
Access your training 24/7 from desktop, tablet, or mobile. Whether you’re preparing for a contract review in Kuala Lumpur, finalising a lump-sum EPC bid in Houston, or due-diligencing in Dubai, the materials are always with you. The interface is fully responsive, fast-loading, and designed for professionals on the move. Direct Instructor Support & Expert Guidance
You are not alone. Throughout the course, you receive structured support through curated Q&A pathways, expert annotations, and scenario-specific guidance from lead architects of this program-practicing international energy contract advisors with decades of cross-jurisdictional EPC experience. - Clarify ambiguous force majeure triggers
- Validate your risk allocation matrices
- Refine liquidated damages models
- Submit draft clauses for feedback templates
All guidance is integrated directly into your learning path-no forums, no waiting days for replies, no generic advice. Gain a Globally Recognised Certificate of Completion
Upon finishing, you'll earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service-a credential cited by professionals in over 90 countries, trusted by engineering firms, financial institutions, and government energy bodies. This certificate validates your mastery of EPC contract mechanics at a level required for leadership on multimillion-dollar energy projects. Pricing is transparent. There are no hidden fees, no recurring charges, and no upsells. What you see is what you get-a complete, professional-grade EPC contract mastery program, one-time. We accept all major payment methods including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Your transaction is secured with bank-grade encryption, and your data is never shared. Zero-Risk Enrollment: Satisfied or Refunded
We guarantee it. If, after completing the first two modules, you don’t believe this course will enhance your ability to structure, negotiate, and manage EPC contracts with greater precision and confidence, simply request a full refund. No forms. No hoops. No questions asked. After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your course access details will be sent separately once your materials are prepared-ensuring every document, tool, and template meets our precision standards before delivery. “Will This Work For Me?” - We Know the Doubt
Yes, even if you’re not a lawyer. Yes, even if your background is in project management, engineering, or finance. Yes, even if you’ve never led an EPC negotiation. This course is built for technical and commercial professionals who need to understand, challenge, and improve EPC contracts-not just read them. With role-specific frameworks for offshore wind, green hydrogen, grid-scale storage, nuclear, and upstream/downstream oil & gas, you’ll see direct parallels to your work. The methodology has been applied successfully by non-legal professionals in Bechtel, Siemens Energy, Enbridge, and Macquarie Infrastructure. This works even if you’ve felt outmatched in past EPC discussions, even if you rely on legal teams to interpret clauses, and even if you’re stepping into your first senior contract role. This is risk reversal at its strongest: elite-level EPC contract mastery, delivered with complete safety, clarity, and zero downside.
Module 1: Foundations of EPC Contracts in Energy Projects - Definition and purpose of EPC contracts in the energy sector
- Key differences between EPC, EPCM, EP, and turnkey models
- Traditional vs. hybrid EPC structures in renewables and fossil fuels
- The role of lenders and equity investors in shaping EPC terms
- Understanding project bankability and its contractual prerequisites
- Phases of EPC project development and critical handover points
- Role of front-end engineering design (FEED) in EPC scope definition
- Overview of major EPC contract frameworks: FIDIC, NEC, and bespoke models
- Common jurisdictions governing international EPC agreements
- Understanding governing law and dispute resolution mechanisms
Module 2: Core EPC Contract Clauses and Their Strategic Implications - Scope of work definition and technical specifications
- Fixed-price vs. reimbursable contracts: trade-offs and risks
- Time for completion and milestone scheduling
- Performance guarantees and guaranteed availability factors
- Liquidated damages for delay, underperformance, and failure to achieve milestones
- Bonding requirements: advance payment, performance, and retention
- Subcontractor management and approval rights
- Mechanics of change orders and variation procedures
- Ownership of designs, data, and intellectual property
- Health, safety, and environmental (HSE) compliance obligations
- Obligations regarding permits, licences, and statutory approvals
- Insurance requirements and indemnity structures
- Passing of risk and title during construction and commissioning
- Defects liability period and rectification protocols
- Final acceptance and handover procedures
Module 3: Risk Allocation and Liability Management - Principles of balanced risk allocation in EPC contracts
- Force majeure clauses: definition, notification, and consequences
- Political and regulatory risk allocation in cross-border projects
- Concurrency of delays: analysis and contractual treatment
- Limitation of liability caps and exclusions
- Indemnity clauses: scope, triggers, and enforcement
- Back-to-back liability in main contracts and subcontract arrangements
- Claims management: notification, substantiation, and adjudication
- Extensions of time (EOT): eligibility, assessment, and approval
- Critical path method (CPM) integration in delay analysis
- Weather disruption and data-based delay justification
- Change in law clauses and their financial impact
- Material escalation and currency fluctuation risks
- Labour availability and supply chain disruption safeguards
- Third-party dependencies and interface risks
Module 4: Financial Structures and Payment Mechanisms - Payment schedules: milestones, progress measurements, and certification
- Advance payment structures and clawback provisions
- Retention mechanisms and release criteria
- Performance bonds and bank guarantees
- Letters of credit and standby guarantees in EPC financing
- Price adjustment formulas and indexation clauses
- Payment default and termination for non-payment
- Linkage to project financing drawdowns and disbursement conditions
- Equity bridge payments and escrow arrangements
- Cost transparency obligations and audit rights
- Dispute over certified payments and interim awards
- Invoicing procedures and documentation requirements
- Early warnings and financial distress notifications
- Lender direct agreements and step-in rights
- Debt service reserve accounts and covenant triggers
Module 5: Performance Specifications and Technical Assurance - Defining guaranteed performance levels: MWh output, efficiency, availability
- Testing and commissioning protocols: factory, site, and performance tests
- Acceptance test procedures and third-party verification
- Performance liquidated damages (PLDs): calculation and enforceability
- Operation and maintenance (O&M) performance warranties
- Performance guarantees beyond construction: multi-year warranties
- Technology-specific risks in solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage
- Weather normalisation and performance correction factors
- Equipment reliability and forced outage rate (FOR) guarantees
- Minor and major defects classification and rectification timelines
- Warranty repair obligations and replacement procedures
- Technology obsolescence and upgrade commitments
- Independent engineer (IE) roles and reporting mandates
- Technical audit rights and inspection access
- Performance data logging and digital monitoring integration
Module 6: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Strategies - Dispute resolution clauses: tiered escalation frameworks
- Negotiation protocols and dispute avoidance boards (DABs)
- Mechanics of adjudication and temporary relief
- Arbitration vs. litigation: selection criteria and enforceability
- ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and ICDR arbitration rules in energy disputes
- Seat of arbitration and neutrality considerations
- Interim and emergency relief in contract disputes
- Evidence management: records, logs, and expert testimony
- Delay and quantum experts in EPC claims
- Pre-action protocols and good faith obligations
- Early warning notices and mitigation requirements
- Dispute prevention through real-time monitoring
- Termination for convenience vs. termination for default
- Consequences of termination: repossession, demobilisation, costs
- Survival of post-termination obligations
Module 7: FIDIC-Based EPC Contracts in Practice - Overview of FIDIC Yellow Book (1999 and 2017 editions)
- Key changes in the 2017 FIDIC updates: claims, notices, and disputes
- Duties of the employer, contractor, and engineer under FIDIC
- Notice requirements: 14-day and 28-day rule compliance
- Time bar clauses and their strategic impact
- Engineer’s authority and impartiality obligations
- Neutral dispute resolution mechanisms in FIDIC
- Termination clauses: employer’s and contractor’s rights
- Assignment, subcontracting, and transfer restrictions
- Local law override clauses and regulatory compliance
- Modular application of FIDIC in phased energy projects
- Risk matrix alignment with FIDIC clause structure
- Checklist for FIDIC compliance in bid preparation
- Common traps and misinterpretations in FIDIC Yellow Book
- Integration with project financing conditions
Module 8: EPC Contracts in Renewable Energy Projects - EPC models for utility-scale solar PV installations
- Wind farm EPC structures: onshore and offshore distinctions
- Green hydrogen production facility contracts
- Cable lay and substation integration in offshore wind
- Grid connection and off-take alignment with EPC timelines
- Weather risk allocation in solar and wind yield guarantees
- Inverter and transformer performance clauses
- Single-axis tracker reliability and maintenance warranties
- EPC contracting in battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Cybersecurity and control system integration in contract scope
- Interface management with balance of plant (BOP) contractors
- Performance bank guarantees for renewable energy projects
- Curtailed generation and force majeure interpretation
- Decommissioning and salvage value obligations
- End-of-life repowering and technological refresh clauses
Module 9: Nuclear and Carbon-Intensive Energy Project Contracts - Nuclear EPC: regulatory compliance and IAEA alignment
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) contract models and scalability
- Liability for radiological incidents and international conventions
- Decommissioning funds and long-term liability clauses
- Spent fuel management and transfer obligations
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS) EPC integration
- Pipeline integrity and monitoring in CO2 transport
- Storage site performance and containment warranties
- Baseline measurement and verification (M&V) protocols
- Offshore CO2 injection and seabed rights
- Regulatory risk in evolving carbon pricing mechanisms
- Fuel supply integration with EPC delivery schedules
- Long-term O&M transition planning
- Safety case integration into contractual deliverables
- Non-proliferation and export control safeguards
Module 10: Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas EPC Frameworks - Offshore platform construction contracts and marine warranties
- FLNG and FPSO EPC structures and conversion projects
- Onshore refinery and petrochemical plant contracts
- Long lead-time equipment procurement clauses
- HAZOP and SEFRA compliance integration
- Pipeline construction and right-of-way management
- Gas processing facility performance guarantees
- Commercial operation date (COD) and ramp-up provisions
- Process guarantees and feedstock flexibility clauses
- Hydrocarbon accounting and custody transfer terms
- Fuel gas and utility consumption allocation
- Maintenance shutdowns and forced outage coordination
- Decommissioning and plugging & abandonment (P&A) liabilities
- Native title and community engagement obligations
- Export licensing and customs compliance
Module 11: Cross-Border and Jurisdictional Considerations - Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Definition and purpose of EPC contracts in the energy sector
- Key differences between EPC, EPCM, EP, and turnkey models
- Traditional vs. hybrid EPC structures in renewables and fossil fuels
- The role of lenders and equity investors in shaping EPC terms
- Understanding project bankability and its contractual prerequisites
- Phases of EPC project development and critical handover points
- Role of front-end engineering design (FEED) in EPC scope definition
- Overview of major EPC contract frameworks: FIDIC, NEC, and bespoke models
- Common jurisdictions governing international EPC agreements
- Understanding governing law and dispute resolution mechanisms
Module 2: Core EPC Contract Clauses and Their Strategic Implications - Scope of work definition and technical specifications
- Fixed-price vs. reimbursable contracts: trade-offs and risks
- Time for completion and milestone scheduling
- Performance guarantees and guaranteed availability factors
- Liquidated damages for delay, underperformance, and failure to achieve milestones
- Bonding requirements: advance payment, performance, and retention
- Subcontractor management and approval rights
- Mechanics of change orders and variation procedures
- Ownership of designs, data, and intellectual property
- Health, safety, and environmental (HSE) compliance obligations
- Obligations regarding permits, licences, and statutory approvals
- Insurance requirements and indemnity structures
- Passing of risk and title during construction and commissioning
- Defects liability period and rectification protocols
- Final acceptance and handover procedures
Module 3: Risk Allocation and Liability Management - Principles of balanced risk allocation in EPC contracts
- Force majeure clauses: definition, notification, and consequences
- Political and regulatory risk allocation in cross-border projects
- Concurrency of delays: analysis and contractual treatment
- Limitation of liability caps and exclusions
- Indemnity clauses: scope, triggers, and enforcement
- Back-to-back liability in main contracts and subcontract arrangements
- Claims management: notification, substantiation, and adjudication
- Extensions of time (EOT): eligibility, assessment, and approval
- Critical path method (CPM) integration in delay analysis
- Weather disruption and data-based delay justification
- Change in law clauses and their financial impact
- Material escalation and currency fluctuation risks
- Labour availability and supply chain disruption safeguards
- Third-party dependencies and interface risks
Module 4: Financial Structures and Payment Mechanisms - Payment schedules: milestones, progress measurements, and certification
- Advance payment structures and clawback provisions
- Retention mechanisms and release criteria
- Performance bonds and bank guarantees
- Letters of credit and standby guarantees in EPC financing
- Price adjustment formulas and indexation clauses
- Payment default and termination for non-payment
- Linkage to project financing drawdowns and disbursement conditions
- Equity bridge payments and escrow arrangements
- Cost transparency obligations and audit rights
- Dispute over certified payments and interim awards
- Invoicing procedures and documentation requirements
- Early warnings and financial distress notifications
- Lender direct agreements and step-in rights
- Debt service reserve accounts and covenant triggers
Module 5: Performance Specifications and Technical Assurance - Defining guaranteed performance levels: MWh output, efficiency, availability
- Testing and commissioning protocols: factory, site, and performance tests
- Acceptance test procedures and third-party verification
- Performance liquidated damages (PLDs): calculation and enforceability
- Operation and maintenance (O&M) performance warranties
- Performance guarantees beyond construction: multi-year warranties
- Technology-specific risks in solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage
- Weather normalisation and performance correction factors
- Equipment reliability and forced outage rate (FOR) guarantees
- Minor and major defects classification and rectification timelines
- Warranty repair obligations and replacement procedures
- Technology obsolescence and upgrade commitments
- Independent engineer (IE) roles and reporting mandates
- Technical audit rights and inspection access
- Performance data logging and digital monitoring integration
Module 6: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Strategies - Dispute resolution clauses: tiered escalation frameworks
- Negotiation protocols and dispute avoidance boards (DABs)
- Mechanics of adjudication and temporary relief
- Arbitration vs. litigation: selection criteria and enforceability
- ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and ICDR arbitration rules in energy disputes
- Seat of arbitration and neutrality considerations
- Interim and emergency relief in contract disputes
- Evidence management: records, logs, and expert testimony
- Delay and quantum experts in EPC claims
- Pre-action protocols and good faith obligations
- Early warning notices and mitigation requirements
- Dispute prevention through real-time monitoring
- Termination for convenience vs. termination for default
- Consequences of termination: repossession, demobilisation, costs
- Survival of post-termination obligations
Module 7: FIDIC-Based EPC Contracts in Practice - Overview of FIDIC Yellow Book (1999 and 2017 editions)
- Key changes in the 2017 FIDIC updates: claims, notices, and disputes
- Duties of the employer, contractor, and engineer under FIDIC
- Notice requirements: 14-day and 28-day rule compliance
- Time bar clauses and their strategic impact
- Engineer’s authority and impartiality obligations
- Neutral dispute resolution mechanisms in FIDIC
- Termination clauses: employer’s and contractor’s rights
- Assignment, subcontracting, and transfer restrictions
- Local law override clauses and regulatory compliance
- Modular application of FIDIC in phased energy projects
- Risk matrix alignment with FIDIC clause structure
- Checklist for FIDIC compliance in bid preparation
- Common traps and misinterpretations in FIDIC Yellow Book
- Integration with project financing conditions
Module 8: EPC Contracts in Renewable Energy Projects - EPC models for utility-scale solar PV installations
- Wind farm EPC structures: onshore and offshore distinctions
- Green hydrogen production facility contracts
- Cable lay and substation integration in offshore wind
- Grid connection and off-take alignment with EPC timelines
- Weather risk allocation in solar and wind yield guarantees
- Inverter and transformer performance clauses
- Single-axis tracker reliability and maintenance warranties
- EPC contracting in battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Cybersecurity and control system integration in contract scope
- Interface management with balance of plant (BOP) contractors
- Performance bank guarantees for renewable energy projects
- Curtailed generation and force majeure interpretation
- Decommissioning and salvage value obligations
- End-of-life repowering and technological refresh clauses
Module 9: Nuclear and Carbon-Intensive Energy Project Contracts - Nuclear EPC: regulatory compliance and IAEA alignment
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) contract models and scalability
- Liability for radiological incidents and international conventions
- Decommissioning funds and long-term liability clauses
- Spent fuel management and transfer obligations
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS) EPC integration
- Pipeline integrity and monitoring in CO2 transport
- Storage site performance and containment warranties
- Baseline measurement and verification (M&V) protocols
- Offshore CO2 injection and seabed rights
- Regulatory risk in evolving carbon pricing mechanisms
- Fuel supply integration with EPC delivery schedules
- Long-term O&M transition planning
- Safety case integration into contractual deliverables
- Non-proliferation and export control safeguards
Module 10: Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas EPC Frameworks - Offshore platform construction contracts and marine warranties
- FLNG and FPSO EPC structures and conversion projects
- Onshore refinery and petrochemical plant contracts
- Long lead-time equipment procurement clauses
- HAZOP and SEFRA compliance integration
- Pipeline construction and right-of-way management
- Gas processing facility performance guarantees
- Commercial operation date (COD) and ramp-up provisions
- Process guarantees and feedstock flexibility clauses
- Hydrocarbon accounting and custody transfer terms
- Fuel gas and utility consumption allocation
- Maintenance shutdowns and forced outage coordination
- Decommissioning and plugging & abandonment (P&A) liabilities
- Native title and community engagement obligations
- Export licensing and customs compliance
Module 11: Cross-Border and Jurisdictional Considerations - Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Principles of balanced risk allocation in EPC contracts
- Force majeure clauses: definition, notification, and consequences
- Political and regulatory risk allocation in cross-border projects
- Concurrency of delays: analysis and contractual treatment
- Limitation of liability caps and exclusions
- Indemnity clauses: scope, triggers, and enforcement
- Back-to-back liability in main contracts and subcontract arrangements
- Claims management: notification, substantiation, and adjudication
- Extensions of time (EOT): eligibility, assessment, and approval
- Critical path method (CPM) integration in delay analysis
- Weather disruption and data-based delay justification
- Change in law clauses and their financial impact
- Material escalation and currency fluctuation risks
- Labour availability and supply chain disruption safeguards
- Third-party dependencies and interface risks
Module 4: Financial Structures and Payment Mechanisms - Payment schedules: milestones, progress measurements, and certification
- Advance payment structures and clawback provisions
- Retention mechanisms and release criteria
- Performance bonds and bank guarantees
- Letters of credit and standby guarantees in EPC financing
- Price adjustment formulas and indexation clauses
- Payment default and termination for non-payment
- Linkage to project financing drawdowns and disbursement conditions
- Equity bridge payments and escrow arrangements
- Cost transparency obligations and audit rights
- Dispute over certified payments and interim awards
- Invoicing procedures and documentation requirements
- Early warnings and financial distress notifications
- Lender direct agreements and step-in rights
- Debt service reserve accounts and covenant triggers
Module 5: Performance Specifications and Technical Assurance - Defining guaranteed performance levels: MWh output, efficiency, availability
- Testing and commissioning protocols: factory, site, and performance tests
- Acceptance test procedures and third-party verification
- Performance liquidated damages (PLDs): calculation and enforceability
- Operation and maintenance (O&M) performance warranties
- Performance guarantees beyond construction: multi-year warranties
- Technology-specific risks in solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage
- Weather normalisation and performance correction factors
- Equipment reliability and forced outage rate (FOR) guarantees
- Minor and major defects classification and rectification timelines
- Warranty repair obligations and replacement procedures
- Technology obsolescence and upgrade commitments
- Independent engineer (IE) roles and reporting mandates
- Technical audit rights and inspection access
- Performance data logging and digital monitoring integration
Module 6: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Strategies - Dispute resolution clauses: tiered escalation frameworks
- Negotiation protocols and dispute avoidance boards (DABs)
- Mechanics of adjudication and temporary relief
- Arbitration vs. litigation: selection criteria and enforceability
- ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and ICDR arbitration rules in energy disputes
- Seat of arbitration and neutrality considerations
- Interim and emergency relief in contract disputes
- Evidence management: records, logs, and expert testimony
- Delay and quantum experts in EPC claims
- Pre-action protocols and good faith obligations
- Early warning notices and mitigation requirements
- Dispute prevention through real-time monitoring
- Termination for convenience vs. termination for default
- Consequences of termination: repossession, demobilisation, costs
- Survival of post-termination obligations
Module 7: FIDIC-Based EPC Contracts in Practice - Overview of FIDIC Yellow Book (1999 and 2017 editions)
- Key changes in the 2017 FIDIC updates: claims, notices, and disputes
- Duties of the employer, contractor, and engineer under FIDIC
- Notice requirements: 14-day and 28-day rule compliance
- Time bar clauses and their strategic impact
- Engineer’s authority and impartiality obligations
- Neutral dispute resolution mechanisms in FIDIC
- Termination clauses: employer’s and contractor’s rights
- Assignment, subcontracting, and transfer restrictions
- Local law override clauses and regulatory compliance
- Modular application of FIDIC in phased energy projects
- Risk matrix alignment with FIDIC clause structure
- Checklist for FIDIC compliance in bid preparation
- Common traps and misinterpretations in FIDIC Yellow Book
- Integration with project financing conditions
Module 8: EPC Contracts in Renewable Energy Projects - EPC models for utility-scale solar PV installations
- Wind farm EPC structures: onshore and offshore distinctions
- Green hydrogen production facility contracts
- Cable lay and substation integration in offshore wind
- Grid connection and off-take alignment with EPC timelines
- Weather risk allocation in solar and wind yield guarantees
- Inverter and transformer performance clauses
- Single-axis tracker reliability and maintenance warranties
- EPC contracting in battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Cybersecurity and control system integration in contract scope
- Interface management with balance of plant (BOP) contractors
- Performance bank guarantees for renewable energy projects
- Curtailed generation and force majeure interpretation
- Decommissioning and salvage value obligations
- End-of-life repowering and technological refresh clauses
Module 9: Nuclear and Carbon-Intensive Energy Project Contracts - Nuclear EPC: regulatory compliance and IAEA alignment
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) contract models and scalability
- Liability for radiological incidents and international conventions
- Decommissioning funds and long-term liability clauses
- Spent fuel management and transfer obligations
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS) EPC integration
- Pipeline integrity and monitoring in CO2 transport
- Storage site performance and containment warranties
- Baseline measurement and verification (M&V) protocols
- Offshore CO2 injection and seabed rights
- Regulatory risk in evolving carbon pricing mechanisms
- Fuel supply integration with EPC delivery schedules
- Long-term O&M transition planning
- Safety case integration into contractual deliverables
- Non-proliferation and export control safeguards
Module 10: Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas EPC Frameworks - Offshore platform construction contracts and marine warranties
- FLNG and FPSO EPC structures and conversion projects
- Onshore refinery and petrochemical plant contracts
- Long lead-time equipment procurement clauses
- HAZOP and SEFRA compliance integration
- Pipeline construction and right-of-way management
- Gas processing facility performance guarantees
- Commercial operation date (COD) and ramp-up provisions
- Process guarantees and feedstock flexibility clauses
- Hydrocarbon accounting and custody transfer terms
- Fuel gas and utility consumption allocation
- Maintenance shutdowns and forced outage coordination
- Decommissioning and plugging & abandonment (P&A) liabilities
- Native title and community engagement obligations
- Export licensing and customs compliance
Module 11: Cross-Border and Jurisdictional Considerations - Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Defining guaranteed performance levels: MWh output, efficiency, availability
- Testing and commissioning protocols: factory, site, and performance tests
- Acceptance test procedures and third-party verification
- Performance liquidated damages (PLDs): calculation and enforceability
- Operation and maintenance (O&M) performance warranties
- Performance guarantees beyond construction: multi-year warranties
- Technology-specific risks in solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage
- Weather normalisation and performance correction factors
- Equipment reliability and forced outage rate (FOR) guarantees
- Minor and major defects classification and rectification timelines
- Warranty repair obligations and replacement procedures
- Technology obsolescence and upgrade commitments
- Independent engineer (IE) roles and reporting mandates
- Technical audit rights and inspection access
- Performance data logging and digital monitoring integration
Module 6: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Strategies - Dispute resolution clauses: tiered escalation frameworks
- Negotiation protocols and dispute avoidance boards (DABs)
- Mechanics of adjudication and temporary relief
- Arbitration vs. litigation: selection criteria and enforceability
- ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and ICDR arbitration rules in energy disputes
- Seat of arbitration and neutrality considerations
- Interim and emergency relief in contract disputes
- Evidence management: records, logs, and expert testimony
- Delay and quantum experts in EPC claims
- Pre-action protocols and good faith obligations
- Early warning notices and mitigation requirements
- Dispute prevention through real-time monitoring
- Termination for convenience vs. termination for default
- Consequences of termination: repossession, demobilisation, costs
- Survival of post-termination obligations
Module 7: FIDIC-Based EPC Contracts in Practice - Overview of FIDIC Yellow Book (1999 and 2017 editions)
- Key changes in the 2017 FIDIC updates: claims, notices, and disputes
- Duties of the employer, contractor, and engineer under FIDIC
- Notice requirements: 14-day and 28-day rule compliance
- Time bar clauses and their strategic impact
- Engineer’s authority and impartiality obligations
- Neutral dispute resolution mechanisms in FIDIC
- Termination clauses: employer’s and contractor’s rights
- Assignment, subcontracting, and transfer restrictions
- Local law override clauses and regulatory compliance
- Modular application of FIDIC in phased energy projects
- Risk matrix alignment with FIDIC clause structure
- Checklist for FIDIC compliance in bid preparation
- Common traps and misinterpretations in FIDIC Yellow Book
- Integration with project financing conditions
Module 8: EPC Contracts in Renewable Energy Projects - EPC models for utility-scale solar PV installations
- Wind farm EPC structures: onshore and offshore distinctions
- Green hydrogen production facility contracts
- Cable lay and substation integration in offshore wind
- Grid connection and off-take alignment with EPC timelines
- Weather risk allocation in solar and wind yield guarantees
- Inverter and transformer performance clauses
- Single-axis tracker reliability and maintenance warranties
- EPC contracting in battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Cybersecurity and control system integration in contract scope
- Interface management with balance of plant (BOP) contractors
- Performance bank guarantees for renewable energy projects
- Curtailed generation and force majeure interpretation
- Decommissioning and salvage value obligations
- End-of-life repowering and technological refresh clauses
Module 9: Nuclear and Carbon-Intensive Energy Project Contracts - Nuclear EPC: regulatory compliance and IAEA alignment
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) contract models and scalability
- Liability for radiological incidents and international conventions
- Decommissioning funds and long-term liability clauses
- Spent fuel management and transfer obligations
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS) EPC integration
- Pipeline integrity and monitoring in CO2 transport
- Storage site performance and containment warranties
- Baseline measurement and verification (M&V) protocols
- Offshore CO2 injection and seabed rights
- Regulatory risk in evolving carbon pricing mechanisms
- Fuel supply integration with EPC delivery schedules
- Long-term O&M transition planning
- Safety case integration into contractual deliverables
- Non-proliferation and export control safeguards
Module 10: Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas EPC Frameworks - Offshore platform construction contracts and marine warranties
- FLNG and FPSO EPC structures and conversion projects
- Onshore refinery and petrochemical plant contracts
- Long lead-time equipment procurement clauses
- HAZOP and SEFRA compliance integration
- Pipeline construction and right-of-way management
- Gas processing facility performance guarantees
- Commercial operation date (COD) and ramp-up provisions
- Process guarantees and feedstock flexibility clauses
- Hydrocarbon accounting and custody transfer terms
- Fuel gas and utility consumption allocation
- Maintenance shutdowns and forced outage coordination
- Decommissioning and plugging & abandonment (P&A) liabilities
- Native title and community engagement obligations
- Export licensing and customs compliance
Module 11: Cross-Border and Jurisdictional Considerations - Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Overview of FIDIC Yellow Book (1999 and 2017 editions)
- Key changes in the 2017 FIDIC updates: claims, notices, and disputes
- Duties of the employer, contractor, and engineer under FIDIC
- Notice requirements: 14-day and 28-day rule compliance
- Time bar clauses and their strategic impact
- Engineer’s authority and impartiality obligations
- Neutral dispute resolution mechanisms in FIDIC
- Termination clauses: employer’s and contractor’s rights
- Assignment, subcontracting, and transfer restrictions
- Local law override clauses and regulatory compliance
- Modular application of FIDIC in phased energy projects
- Risk matrix alignment with FIDIC clause structure
- Checklist for FIDIC compliance in bid preparation
- Common traps and misinterpretations in FIDIC Yellow Book
- Integration with project financing conditions
Module 8: EPC Contracts in Renewable Energy Projects - EPC models for utility-scale solar PV installations
- Wind farm EPC structures: onshore and offshore distinctions
- Green hydrogen production facility contracts
- Cable lay and substation integration in offshore wind
- Grid connection and off-take alignment with EPC timelines
- Weather risk allocation in solar and wind yield guarantees
- Inverter and transformer performance clauses
- Single-axis tracker reliability and maintenance warranties
- EPC contracting in battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- Cybersecurity and control system integration in contract scope
- Interface management with balance of plant (BOP) contractors
- Performance bank guarantees for renewable energy projects
- Curtailed generation and force majeure interpretation
- Decommissioning and salvage value obligations
- End-of-life repowering and technological refresh clauses
Module 9: Nuclear and Carbon-Intensive Energy Project Contracts - Nuclear EPC: regulatory compliance and IAEA alignment
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) contract models and scalability
- Liability for radiological incidents and international conventions
- Decommissioning funds and long-term liability clauses
- Spent fuel management and transfer obligations
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS) EPC integration
- Pipeline integrity and monitoring in CO2 transport
- Storage site performance and containment warranties
- Baseline measurement and verification (M&V) protocols
- Offshore CO2 injection and seabed rights
- Regulatory risk in evolving carbon pricing mechanisms
- Fuel supply integration with EPC delivery schedules
- Long-term O&M transition planning
- Safety case integration into contractual deliverables
- Non-proliferation and export control safeguards
Module 10: Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas EPC Frameworks - Offshore platform construction contracts and marine warranties
- FLNG and FPSO EPC structures and conversion projects
- Onshore refinery and petrochemical plant contracts
- Long lead-time equipment procurement clauses
- HAZOP and SEFRA compliance integration
- Pipeline construction and right-of-way management
- Gas processing facility performance guarantees
- Commercial operation date (COD) and ramp-up provisions
- Process guarantees and feedstock flexibility clauses
- Hydrocarbon accounting and custody transfer terms
- Fuel gas and utility consumption allocation
- Maintenance shutdowns and forced outage coordination
- Decommissioning and plugging & abandonment (P&A) liabilities
- Native title and community engagement obligations
- Export licensing and customs compliance
Module 11: Cross-Border and Jurisdictional Considerations - Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Nuclear EPC: regulatory compliance and IAEA alignment
- Small Modular Reactor (SMR) contract models and scalability
- Liability for radiological incidents and international conventions
- Decommissioning funds and long-term liability clauses
- Spent fuel management and transfer obligations
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS) EPC integration
- Pipeline integrity and monitoring in CO2 transport
- Storage site performance and containment warranties
- Baseline measurement and verification (M&V) protocols
- Offshore CO2 injection and seabed rights
- Regulatory risk in evolving carbon pricing mechanisms
- Fuel supply integration with EPC delivery schedules
- Long-term O&M transition planning
- Safety case integration into contractual deliverables
- Non-proliferation and export control safeguards
Module 10: Upstream and Downstream Oil & Gas EPC Frameworks - Offshore platform construction contracts and marine warranties
- FLNG and FPSO EPC structures and conversion projects
- Onshore refinery and petrochemical plant contracts
- Long lead-time equipment procurement clauses
- HAZOP and SEFRA compliance integration
- Pipeline construction and right-of-way management
- Gas processing facility performance guarantees
- Commercial operation date (COD) and ramp-up provisions
- Process guarantees and feedstock flexibility clauses
- Hydrocarbon accounting and custody transfer terms
- Fuel gas and utility consumption allocation
- Maintenance shutdowns and forced outage coordination
- Decommissioning and plugging & abandonment (P&A) liabilities
- Native title and community engagement obligations
- Export licensing and customs compliance
Module 11: Cross-Border and Jurisdictional Considerations - Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Choice of law clauses in multinational energy projects
- Enforceability of foreign judgments and arbitration awards
- UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)
- Local content requirements and domestic subcontracting mandates
- Tax gross-up and indemnity clauses
- Currency convertibility and repatriation clauses
- Embargo and sanctions compliance in contract drafting
- Political risk insurance and MIGA guarantees
- Stabilisation clauses and fiscal stability agreements
- Customs duties, VAT, and import levies on imported equipment
- Work visa and expatriate worker clauses
- Environmental liability in transboundary projects
- Marine environmental impact and coastal zone regulations
- Military and security presence on project sites
- Diplomatic immunity and sovereign immunity considerations
Module 12: Advanced Negotiation Techniques and Stakeholder Alignment - Preparing for EPC negotiation: stakeholder mapping and mandate setting
- Creating leverage through alternative bidders and market intelligence
- Red lines, walk-away points, and concession strategies
- Negotiation playbooks for key clauses: time, cost, performance
- Anchor points and framing effects in contractor bids
- Managing internal alignment: legal, technical, finance, and board teams
- Bid evaluation scoring models and weighted criteria
- Request for proposal (RFP) structuring to elicit optimal EPC terms
- Drafting model clauses to pre-empt contractor pushback
- Managing cultural differences in international negotiation
- Virtual negotiation best practices and digital documentation control
- Minutes of meeting (MOM) and negotiation log maintenance
- Benchmarking against market standards and competitor terms
- Use of external advisors and specialist consultants
- Final contract sanitisation and legal verification checkpoint
Module 13: Integration with Project Financing and Lender Requirements - Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Lender review rights and consent requirements
- Consent to assignment and novation procedures
- Lender direct agreements (LDAs) and step-in rights
- Step-in triggers: default, insolvency, and prolonged delays
- Lender access to site, data, and contractor communications
- Completion guarantees and parent company undertakings
- Financial covenants linked to EPC milestones
- Reporting obligations to lenders during construction
- Independent engineer (IE) and lender’s technical advisor (LTA) roles
- Budget vs. actual spend monitoring and variance reporting
- Cost overrun funding mechanisms and equity calls
- Debt service reserve account (DSRA) and cash flow waterfalls
- Insurance proceeds and lender priorities
- Force majeure notification to financiers
- Exit strategies and refinancing triggers
Module 14: Digital Tools, Contract Analytics, and Compliance Tracking - Contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms for EPC
- Clause libraries and standardisation using digital templates
- AI-assisted risk scanning and anomaly detection in EPC drafts
- Breach prediction models based on historical claims data
- Dashboard monitoring of key milestones and notice deadlines
- Automated alerts for time-barred claims and certification windows
- Document version control and audit trails
- Cloud-based collaboration for global contract teams
- Integration with project management software (Primavera, MS Project)
- Digital acceptance certificates and electronic sign-off
- Blockchain for immutable record of change orders
- Electronic document repositories and e-discovery readiness
- Data governance and cybersecurity in digital contract storage
- OCR-based extraction of key terms from legacy agreements
- Performance analytics and contractor benchmarking tools
Module 15: Implementation, Certification, and Next Steps - Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing
- Creating your personal EPC contract playbook
- Checklist for internal stakeholder alignment pre-signing
- Final compliance and consistency audit
- Handover protocol from contracting to project execution team
- Establishing performance monitoring dashboards
- Scheduled obligation tracking: notices, reports, certifications
- Ongoing risk reassessment during construction phase
- Managing post-award variation management
- Regular interface meetings and minutes discipline
- Progress tracking against baseline schedule and budget
- Early warning logs and mitigation planning
- Final closeout and archiving procedures
- Lessons learned documentation and institutional memory building
- Updating your professional profile with EPC mastery
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
- Accessing alumni resources and continuous updates
- Leveraging the certificate in promotions, bids, and leadership roles
- Joining the global network of EPC contract professionals
- Next-level advisory pathways and consultancy opportunities
- Advanced specialisation in dispute resolution or financing