To-date, we have delivered countless training workshops and seminars on the practical aspects of implementing the NEC contract. In addition, we offer accredited courses in FIDIC, JBCC, GCC, CIDB procurement and bespoke courses tailored to client requirements.
We also offer courses on contract and construction law.
All our courses are CPD accredited.
Our Project Management training includes, amongst others:
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Business Case Development
- Forensic Schedule Analysis and Delay:
It’s not to ask “Will I have to submit a delay claim?
But rather you should ask… Will I be ready?
Designed for Project Control Specialists, Project Planners and Schedulers, Project Managers, Contract Managers, Administrators.
Through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, and case studies, you will learn the best practices and techniques for analyzing complex schedules to identify potential delays and other issues.
We also offer courses to support you as a business owner, including financial training, Microsoft Power BI and Road to ECSA Registration.
We provide a contract drafting service for all NEC3 and NEC4 contracts based on templates we have developed over many years. The templates comply with NEC User Guides best practice and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) regulations.
We are exclusive regional supplier of hard copy NEC documents and guidance manuals. We have enjoyed this premier relationship with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) of London for over 20 years as we are regarded as the premier NEC experts in the region.
ECS Associates’ Contract Management service offering is focused on:
Strategic procurement, Strategic contract advice regarding contract administration, Dispute resolution (adjudication, arbitration and mediation), Claims management on the NEC, FIDIC, JBCC and GCC forms of contract and Risk management.
We are the go-to people for NEC training, with Andrew Baird as our Founder and Chairman. Andrew has been a member of the London based NEC drafting Panel since its inception in 1993.
The NEC Contract has become the market leader in contracts for the procurement of works services and supply in the Engineering and Construction Sector. However before compiling, tendering to or administering an NEC contract it is essential to undergo NEC training.
We have been awarded NEC Commercial Partner status by ICE UK for delivery in Southern Africa of NEC’s accredited training programmes. We specialise in providing training as part of a holistic NEC implementation programme tailored to suit organisational requirement.
Our reputation for providing the highest levels of NEC training in South Africa emanates from having successfully delivered over 1000 training workshops and seminars on the practical aspects of NEC contract implementation.
We have enhanced our training portfolio with the addition of FIDIC, JBCC, GCC, Forensic Planning and courses tailored to specific client requirements.
Our training is offered online and also face to face when requested.
The standard forms of construction contracts in South Africa recognizes Amicable Settlement Techniques as formal procedures for the parties to the construction contract to have their disputes resolved.
ECS Associates facilitates the process in such a way that the disputing parties are brought together and will still be able to work together after the dispute has been settled.
A construction project is usually not a once-off transaction and may inevitably require the disputing parties to still be able to work in a spirit of mutual collaboration on the project or future project, after the current dispute has been settled.
We advise on and provide collaborative project management strategies and services for execution of engineering and construction projects.
At ECS our solid history of complex multi discipline project management and implementation reflects our capability to design and configure the PROGRAMME l PROJECT l PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OFFICE to:
- Meet the specific needs of a client
- Plan its implementation to deliver enhancement in delivery where possible in a controlled manner
We strive to ensure that all levels of the customer’s organisastion are engaged in the development of a collaborative solution together with all service providers and stakeholders.
Our unique mix of expert planning tools and methodologies allow continual and visual monitoring of our client’s project performance.
The ECS team draws on its established expertise in project and contract management to ensure a transparent, ethical and most importantly effective procurement process. The procurement and delivery model developed by ECS, coupled with expertise and combined years of experience results in a procurement process that performs to the highest standards of probity and in which clear procedures that are consistent with government policies and legislation are established and understood.
Our unique mix of relevant resources, tools and methodologies allow us to continually and visually monitor our client’s project performance. We have established a detailed and rigorous reporting system that ensure clients are constantly aware of a project’s status.
Expert capability for risk management, including corporate enterprise risk management (ERM), infrastructure, (sustainable) energy, oil & gas, mining, property development, large scale engineering and industrial projects. We are specialists in Monte-Carlo simulation and advanced modeling, which combined with visual basic programming provide powerful models to calculate risk contingency with a high degree of accuracy.
We utilize the following Society of Construction Law Methods when involved with Forensic Delay Analysis: Impacted as Planned; Time Impact Analysis; Time Slice; Window Analysis; As-Planned vs As-Built in Windows; Longest Path Analysis; Collapsed As-Built Analysis.
ECS Associates is fortunate to have a team of professionals who are highly skilled, experienced and committed to providing our customers with exemplary service.
Our team of experts offer advisory services on Government procurement, commercial, dispute resolution quantum analysis, forensic technical analysis, disruption and delay claim advisory and independent third-party review analysis. Our team includes expert consultants in key sectors, including Oil & Gas, Power, Mining and Metals, Infrastructure and Renewable Energy.
Practical business solutions and advice for your business demands, allowing your business to flourish to the next level. Solutions are custom made to your unique business challenges and aspirations. We can assist with restructuring, performance enhancement, debt and capital raising, crisis management and change management.
We also incorporate, plan and deliver automation and digitalisation solutions that drive efficiencies and improve asset value.
• Support in developing bid proposals and strategies for development and growth.
• Strategic consulting
• Assistance with the financial management of projects and negotiating
optimum commercial positions
• Managing and coordinating value chain activities (procurement, commercial, risk, finance and contract management).
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Control of costs is essential for all organisations when planning and undertaking capital projects. From pre-feasibility to project close-out, ECS safeguards its customers’ financial interests to ensure targeted returns on investment.
ECS offers bespoke courses as an ideal entry point for managers and teams who want to quickly understand this subject area and/or find a route into creative and innovative problem solving.
We deliver leadership, development, strategy, and training to executives and corporations. Creating the learning architecture to transfer knowledge from an experienced project management consultancy to our clients. Creating the knowledge transfer process, assessing capabilities of the client team and addressing gaps, implementing work shadowing, job rotation, mentoring and ether
experiential learning methods, measuring and monitoring progression