VOB/B & construction contract law (BGB 2018)T

Date B

Basics and application practice

Current topics: Disruption of business fundamentals and new case law

Module 1 (Day 1): Basic knowledge of VOB/B and construction contract law BGB 2018

• Legal classification of construction contracts (BGB, VOB/B)
• Right of the client to issue instructions, performance and notification obligations of the contractor
• Overview of regulations on service changes and impediments

Module 2 (Day 2): Service changes and supplementary work

• Changed / additional services: Additional cost claims and requirements, hourly wage work
• Remuneration and pricing: original costing, supplementary costing
• Systematic supplementary audit
• Early detection of “creeping” changes and impending failure to meet targets

Module 3 (Day 3): Order processing and special topics

• Order preparation, suitable instead of “watertight” contracts
• Mastering uncertainties, changes and gaps in the service description
• Acceptance and warranty rights
• Measurement, invoicing and payment – Invoice verification (reductions, retentions)
• Transfer of risk, damage before acceptance
• Guide to effective correspondence

Module 4 (Day 4): Construction time and obstructions

• Execution deadlines and contractual penalties
• Contract schedule and target construction schedule
• Obstructions: Claims of the parties, content of obstruction notices
• Disrupted construction process, extension of construction time and acceleration
• Ukraine war and the consequences
• Price adjustments, disruption of the business basis

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