This course is designed for the petrochemical industry. The EPC contracting program, with the increase of China in overseas oil and gas projects, the petrochemical enterprises in China gradually transformed from a subcontractor to an EPC general contractor. However, in the international market, the gap on technology and management between leading engineering companies and local companies’ remains huge, which results in the lack of competitiveness and the problems of deficit and claims in many EPC projects. How to improve the situation and the capability of project managers in domestic petroleum engineering enterprises, as well as enterprises` international level become the major objective of this course.

Course Value

• Improve the marketing capability
• Learn the advanced management concepts of foreign large companies
• Improve the project risk management capability
• Improved contract management capability
• How to deal with the claims problems that we confronted
• Understand the factors that have impact on international EPC market

Target Participants

Responsible person of the corporation, department manager and project manager, project assistant manager, construction manager, HSE director, people in charge of the EPC organization and project manager, key personnel of project department

Duration

15 days

Course Outline

• Basic concepts and main approaches of EPC project management

Development of construction EPC in China and abroad

Characteristics of EPC business in abroad

Content of construction EPC project management

• Project management objectives & Implementation

EPC PM objectives

Analysis of key points and difficulties in EPC project management

Contract implementation plan

• Project organization

Department set

Staffing

Institution building Project Design Management

Project design task overview

Design management organization

Design plans

Design control

Design and field communication

• Project Procurement Management

Project procurement plan

Project procurement procedures and processes

Supplier Selection and Evaluation

• Project Subcontract Management

Selection and approach preparation of professional/labor subcontractor team

Bid inviting and approach plan of Sub-Contract Works

Project professional / labor subcontractor list

Selection and evaluation of professional / labor subcontractors

Verification of approach professional / labor subcontractors

• Contract Management

Contract management process

Project contract list

Contract management system and the people in charge

Signing of a project contract

Project contract implementation and management

General regulation of visa management

Visa for subcontractors

Visa for material suppliers and rental business

Contract information management

• Project Quality Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Risk Management

Risk management systems and programs

Risk Analysis

Risk Response

Risk Control

• Current situation and existing problems of domestic EPC companies
• Features of the international well-known engineering company
• Five core capabilities determine an outstanding international engineering contractor

Core technology centered professional integrate capability

Core business centered industry chain business integrate capability

Powerful and stable financing capability

Alliance capability with potential stakeholders

Integration management capability of large complex international project

• Organization of international engineering contracting companies
• Project Claims Management

Whole process of engineering contract risk management

Contract Management = Risk Management

The contents of the claims

Claims that are caused by unknown risk and unexpected factors 

• Key factors that have impact on the success or failure of contract projects abroad

Key factors that have impact on the success or failure of contract projects abroad

Tender Offers

Contract Management

Capital Cost Management

Risk Management

Quality Management

Communication Management Security risk management of international project

Type of security risk

Security risks that are caused by political, religious factors

Xenophobia of extreme nationalists

Security risks of war left over from history

Financial conflicts

Extortion

Terrorism The impact of RMB appreciation on China's international project contract