12th Annual Workshop on Current Issues on Construction Contract Management Practices

The Construction Contract Management Group of Quantity Surveying Department, Fakulti Alam Bina UTM organised its 12th annual workshop on Current Issues on Construction Contract Management Practices at Dewan Jema’ah, UTM International Campus Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 3rd April 2010.  The theme was ‘Payment Problems in Construction Industry & The Remedies”. The workshop was well attended by both practitioners in the construction industry and students of the MSc in Construction Contract Management. A total of 90 participants attended the workshop. The speakers include the Puan Sariah Abdul Karib, the Senior General Manager, Construction Business Environment Sector, CIDB Malaysia; Associate Professor Dr Rosli bin Abdul Rashid and Encik Jamaluddin Yaacob from UTM Skudai. Amongst the issues discussed were the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPAA), payment problems in the construction industry and the legal remedies for non-payment in construction contracts.