Managing and Negotiating with Consultants and Contractors

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
02 Nov 2025 Al-Khobar, KSA $ 4,500 Register

Managing and Negotiating with Consultants and Contractors

Introduction

This Managing & Negotiating with Consultants & Contractors training course aims at equipping the hiring (line) managers, procurement, and recruiters to maximize the return on investment in the “recruit to contract termination” process of external consultants and contractors for the hiring organizations. Organizations want to enjoy the flexibility of a contractor’s workforce instead of internal staff, but would there be conflicts when contractors and internal staff have to work together? How to ensure seamless team effort among contractors and internal staff?

The trend of outsourcing and the continuous interest of shareholders to want organizations to have fewer and fewer headcounts and governments should become smaller and smaller; the importance and popularity of external consultants and contractors keep increasing. How to identify and attract the best contractors/consultants? How to accelerate the onboarding time for contractors/consultants? How to retain them? How to get the most out of them within a flexible contract period? It is quite similar to the case with internal employees, yet there is a significant difference too.

This training course will highlight:

  • Define “Statements of Work” or Terms of Reference (TOR) as part of the tender document
  • Market intelligence and benchmarking for different types of consultants and contractors
  • A complete tender document with key contractual clauses
  • Negotiations with consultants/contractors before and after contract award
  • Application of different payment structure for different scenarios
  • Develop practical Service Level Agreement (SLA)
  • Contract Performance Management

Objectives

    By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

    • Evaluate Bids and Proposals to select the best-fit contractor & consultants
    • Prepare and understand Key Clauses in Contract Documents
    • Apply different payment structures
    • Negotiate as a principled negotiator
    • Manage the boost the performance of consultants & contractors

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is a suitably wide range of professionals but will significantly benefit: 

  • Engineering Project Professionals
  • Project Management Professionals
  • Construction Professionals
  • Contract Professionals
  • Buyers Professionals
  • Purchasing Professionals
  • Financial Personnel in organizations whose leadership wants advanced skills sets for those involved in major contracting and subcontracting activities

Course Outline

DAY 1: Establishing the Need for External Advice

  • Understand, Identify, and Defining the Business Need
  • Prepare a Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Defining the Statement of Work or Terms of Reference (TOR)
  • Leading EPC Contractors with a Global Presence
  • Market Rates of Technical Contractors and Management Consultants

DAY 2: Preparing for the Tendering 

  • Conduct Sourcing Analysis
  • Develop a Contracting Strategy
  • Prepare a Tender Document
  • Establish Service Level Agreements
  • Conduct Tender Briefing

DAY 3: The Bidding and Bid Evaluation Processes

  • The Competitive Tendering Process
  • Pre-qualification
  • Proposal and Bid Evaluation
  • Contract Pricing & Price Adjustments
  • Cost Analysis of Proposals and Bids
  • Tender Clarification

DAY 4: Contract Development and Negotiation

  • Understanding the Concept and Principle of Contract Law
  • Model Contract Formats – Specific for Consults and Contractors
  • Important Contract Terms to be Included
  • Pre-negotiation Process
  • Negotiating the Contract Terms – Finance Considerations, Progress Reporting, and Payment
  • Confidentiality, IPR, Insurance, and Warranties

DAY 5: Contract Award and Performance Evaluation

  • Awarding of Contract
  • Monitoring Progress and Performance
  • Tracking Progress in Achieving Consultancy Savings
  • Managing Risks and Change Control
  • Contract Administration
  • Evaluating and Learning from Engagements

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