L2 Construction Series

L2 CONSTRUCTION SERIES
45-MINUTE BITE SIZE WEBINAR

Session 1

Topic:
CONSTRUCTION CASHFLOW MADE SIMPLE

Trainer:

Nicholas Sunderland
Chief Executive Officer of CCMS Group Ltd and
Customized Construction Management Services Sdn Bhd
Founder of Constructionapps4u

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-sunderland-82080184/

Nicholas (Nick) Sunderland is Chief Executive of CCMS Group Ltd and Customized Construction Management Services Sdn. Bhd., having previously been employed as Director at a Malaysian Claims Consultancy and Senior Consultant at two Global Consultancy companies since leaving the UK to work Internationally. Of his 20+ years of Construction industry experience working on major international building and civil engineering projects, 15 years was in the UK including 5 years of running his own Consultancy, 7 years has been working Internationally including North America, Thailand and for the past 5 years of the last 7 years in Malaysia.

Nick has worked for many clients, of all sizes, throughout the UK, North America and Asia.

Nick holds a degree in quantity surveying is a chartered quantity surveyor, a member of Royal Institute of Char-tered Surveyors (MRICS), member of the Association of Building Engineers (MCABE), panel AIAC Adjudicator, RICS Accredited Mediator, RICS Evaluative Mediator.

L2 CONSTRUCTION SERIES
45-MINUTE BITE SIZE WEBINAR

Session 2

Topic:
MAKING AND ASSESSING EXTENSION OF TIME CLAIMS

Trainer:

Peter Hiebler
Director, Turner Commercial Advisory Services

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hiebler-hnd-mrics-mba-mciarb-llm-const-law-43328b39/ 

Peter is the Director for Turner Commercial Advisory Services, Turner’s commercial and claims management practice. Peter possesses wide experience in the international and SE Asian construction industry, having worked in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, South Africa and most recently Malaysia since 2013. Peter has over 30 years of construction experience, having held senior management roles with Contractors, Consultants and Developers on major infrastructure, rail, metro, roadworks, commercial, residential, retail and hospitality projects.

Peter holds qualifications in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration and Construction Law; his strong commercial knowledge and acumen, coupled with his technical proficiency allows him to effectively advise clients on project management, commercial management, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution matters.

His expertise lies in contract management & administration, scheduling & delay assessment, claims & dispute resolution, procurement & commercial strategy as well as risk management, and he provides expert witness services on scheduling and quantum related matters.

Peter is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as well as an adjudicator, empanelled with the Asian International Arbitration Centre.

L2 CONSTRUCTION SERIES
45-MINUTE BITE SIZE WEBINAR

Session 3

Topic:
LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN CIPAA ADJUDICATION

Trainer:

Lam Wai Loon
Partner, Harold & Lam Partnership Founder, L2 i-CON
Founder, L2 i-CON

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wai-loon-lam-a7737a46/

Lam Wai Loon is an Advocate & Solicitor in Malaysia, a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb, UK) and is a qualified adjudicator under the Malaysian Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPA Act 2012”). Wai Loon is the immediate Past President of the Malaysian Society of Adjudicators, Past President of the Society Construction Law, Malaysia and Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysia Branch. He has authored and co-authored various legal publications including the text on adjudication law titled ‘Construction Adjudication In Malaysia’ (2nd Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018).

L2 CONSTRUCTION SERIES
45-MINUTE BITE SIZE WEBINAR

Session 4

Topic:
BACK TO BASICS – JUSTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS

Trainer:

Wong Chong Wei
Director, WCW Consulting Sdn Bhd

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chong-wei-wong-47a26218/

Nicholas (Nick) Sunderland is Chief Executive of CCMS Group Ltd and Customized Construction Management Services Sdn. Bhd., having previously been employed as Director at a Malaysian Claims Consultancy and Senior Consultant at two Global Consultancy companies since leaving the UK to work Internationally. Of his 20+ years of Construction industry experience working on major international building and civil engineering projects, 15 years was in the UK including 5 years of running his own Consultancy, 7 years has been working Internationally including North America, Thailand and for the past 5 years of the last 7 years in Malaysia.

Nick has worked for many clients, of all sizes, throughout the UK, North America and Asia.

Nick holds a degree in quantity surveying is a chartered quantity surveyor, a member of Royal Institute of Char-tered Surveyors (MRICS), member of the Association of Building Engineers (MCABE), panel AIAC Adjudicator, RICS Accredited Mediator, RICS Evaluative Mediator.

L2 CONSTRUCTION SERIES
45-MINUTE BITE SIZE WEBINAR

Session 5

Topic:
CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE 101

Trainer:

Ir Pooba Mahalingam
Regional Risk Consultant and Director of Training and Development, Talent Asia Training and Consulting (Singapore)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooba-mahalingam-061913a/

Ir Pooba Mahalingam is a Regional Risk Consultant with over 30 years of practical experience in risk/insurance, investigation, people management, product sales and leadership. He is specialized in the insurance space with special focus on property, casualty and engineering insurance and risk management aspects. Pooba is also a professional engineer with insurance expertise.

He is based in Singapore and serves the region and beyond under the “Talent Asia Training & Consulting” banner – conducting risk surveys, investigation, training, coaching and providing technical advisory services.

Pooba is a well-known risk and insurance personality in the Singapore – Kuala Lumpur – Asean region and beyond.

He has also taken up assignments from insurance companies and brokers (both retail and reinsurance) in the region. He has also provided technical and management services to insurance & Takaful companies in Brunei.

As an Expert Witness, Pooba has supported in legal cases and arbitration matters in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Sri Lanka. This year he was invited by the Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC) to participate in various technical panel discussions.

Pooba used to manage technical and complex risks and reinsurance business for an insurance company in Singapore. Prior to that he was attached to an insurance risk management company in Singapore and led its C.P.E regional team for over five years. This was a regional assignment and was also based in Christchurch, New Zealand as a member of the CAT loss team handling the 2011 earthquake occurrence.

Earlier in his career, Pooba was attached to another international firm where he was responsible for risk management and insurance risk management. He gained further regional risk and insurance exposure where he handled cases in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.

Pooba has served in senior positions in the insurance industry as Manager, General Manager and Executive Director with budget / top line business responsibilities. He has also worked with the corporate sector managing teams in consulting and infrastructure schemes prior to joining the insurance industry in the mid-90’s.

Pooba was the President of the Insurance Law Association, Singapore (ILAS) for three terms (2016-19) and now serves as Singapore Councilor in the International Division of AICLA.

L2 CONSTRUCTION SERIES
45-MINUTE BITE SIZE WEBINAR

Session 6

Topic:
5 SIMPLE STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL EOT APPLICATION

Trainer:

Jamie Duncan
Director, PMCC Corporation

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-duncan-79047823/

Jamie is Director of PMCC Corporation a South East Asia based construction consultancy. Amongst Jamie’s role within the company is to lead the contracts and claims services which range from pre-contract negotiations, contract administration, claims and dispute services. Jamie has over 20 years experience in the industry and attained his RICS chartered status in 2005. He has worked on both the employer and contracting side of the industry on projects in the UK, Middle East, South East Asia and Australia. Working within both the employer and contractor has given Jamie a great insight and understanding of the different approaches taken by both parties which is invaluable in allowing him to provide strategic advice and services to clients.