UAE-BASED Hewitt Construction Consultancy, a company specialising in construction contractual matters, construction claims and training on these subjects, is partnering with Qatar-based Quantum International, a leading construction management consultancy, to deliver a two-day intensive training course on construction claims to professionals in Bahrain this month (September 18 and 19).

The course is designed to provide those representing both contractors and clients with the knowledge necessary to manage, prepare, present and respond to construction claims in an effective and professional manner. While Hewitt Construction Consultancy has a strong presence in the UAE, Qatar and Europe, this will be the first time it is running the course in Bahrain and hopes to pull in attendees from the Bahrain and Saudi markets.

The course developer and leading presenter, Andy Hewitt, who is the principal of Hewitt Construction Consultancy and lived and worked in Bahrain for several years, commented on the decision to bring the course to Bahrain: “Since the launch of Claims Class, we have had many positive responses and the course received excellent feedback when it was presented in the UAE and Doha. The recent upturn in construction projects in other Gulf regions means that claims are likely to increase and we are excited to provide construction professionals with the opportunity to learn how to properly deal with claims and to increase their company’s bottom line on projects.”

Steven Beaumont, senior contracts and claims consultant at Quantum Qatar, will jointly present the course. “Supporting Hewitt Construction Consultancy here in Bahrain creates a strong partnership where experience can be brought together to deliver a quality training course to construction professionals including quantity surveyors, engineers, contract administrators, architects, planners and project managers,” he said. “Given Quantum’s international experience and knowledge of the market in this particular region of the Gulf through our current activities, we are able to build on the seamless work already produced by Hewitt Claims Consultancy.”