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Program Professional Framework

Contract Preparation, Tendering and Bids Evaluation

Program Overview

A well-prepared contract and a defensible evaluation protect organisations from disputes and audit findings. «Contract Preparation, Tendering and Bids Evaluation» covers the full pre-award process: choosing a contract type and pricing mechanism, drafting scope of work and conditions of contract, use of FIDIC and in-house templates, risk allocation, tender document assembly, tender procedures and bidder communications, two-envelope technical and commercial evaluation, scoring methods, bid abnormality checks, evaluation reports and award recommendations aligned with GCC procurement regulations.

Learning Outcomes

✓Select an appropriate contract type and pricing mechanism for a given scope and risk profile.
✓Draft a clear scope of work and key conditions covering payment, variations, liabilities and termination.
✓Assemble a complete tender package with instructions to bidders and evaluation criteria.
✓Conduct a two-envelope technical and commercial evaluation with weighted scoring.
✓Identify abnormally low bids, qualifications and deviations and handle them consistently.
✓Prepare a defensible evaluation report and award recommendation.

Target Audience

Contracts and procurement officers
Tender committee and evaluation committee members
Project managers and engineers preparing scopes
Legal and commercial staff supporting contracting

Detailed Program Modules

01Contract Strategy

Lump-sum, unit-rate, cost-reimbursable and target-cost contracts
Risk allocation principles
FIDIC and standard contract forms

02Preparing the Contract

Scope of work and specifications
Key conditions: payment, variations, liabilities and termination
Bonds, guarantees and insurance requirements

03Tender Documents and Procedures

Instructions to bidders and forms
Tender procedures in GCC public procurement
Clarifications, addenda and site visits

04Technical Evaluation

Compliance checks and pass-fail criteria
Weighted scoring of technical proposals
Evaluation committee roles and independence

05Commercial Evaluation

Price normalisation and arithmetic checks
Abnormally low bids and deviations
Combined technical-commercial scoring

06Award and Documentation

Evaluation reports and recommendations
Post-tender clarification and negotiation
Award, contract signature and debriefing

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants prepare a tender package for a provided service requirement, including scope, key contract conditions and evaluation criteria, then evaluate three sample bids and write the evaluation report and award recommendation.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Twintech International University College of Technology in Contract Preparation, Tendering and Bids Evaluation

International accreditation: Global Leadership Organization (GLO)