Course : Understanding the Rules of Subcontracting

Secure your contracts, supervise your subcontractors, and protect your project management responsibilities

Practical course - 1d - 7h00 - Ref. STB
Price : 970 € E.T.

Understanding the Rules of Subcontracting

Secure your contracts, supervise your subcontractors, and protect your project management responsibilities


New course

A construction project that goes off the rails, a payment that’s been held up, a subcontractor that defaults in the middle of a contract: disputes involving subcontractors are costly—in terms of time, money, and peace of mind. This training course provides you with the tools to transform a recurring legal and financial risk into a controlled and secure process.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. STB
  1d - 7h00
970 € E.T.




A construction project that goes off the rails, a payment that’s been held up, a subcontractor that defaults in the middle of a contract: disputes involving subcontractors are costly—in terms of time, money, and peace of mind. This training course provides you with the tools to transform a recurring legal and financial risk into a controlled and secure process.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Identify the parties involved, their responsibilities, and the legal frameworks applicable to the relationships between the contractor, the subcontractor, and the project owner
Explain the contractual and financial terms of subcontracting: approval, direct payment, chain subcontracting, and reverse charge
Implement procedures for the administrative, financial, and operational monitoring of its subcontractors using a dedicated dashboard
Analyze a subcontract to identify sensitive provisions and legal risks
Assess a situation involving a conflict or a subcontractor's failure to perform and determine the appropriate contractual response.
Draft a secure subcontracting agreement using a template and standard documents provided during the session

Intended audience
Project owners, operations managers, buyers, contract managers

Prerequisites
None

Course schedule

1
Define the relationships between subcontractors and prime contractors and their implications for the project owner

    Compétences visées

  • Distinguish between the respective roles and obligations of the contractor, the subcontractor, and the project owner
  • Describe the liability framework applicable to subcontracting
  • Assessing the principal's liability in the event of a breach by its subcontractor
  • Anticipating and Managing Conflicts Between Subcontractors and the General Contractor
  • Understanding the Specific Provisions Governing Chain Subcontracting

    Activités pédagogiques

  • Analyze a subcontracting situation, identify the responsibilities of each party, and propose solutions in the event of a conflict arising from changes in practices

2
Define the terms and conditions for implementing the subcontract

    Compétences visées

  • Implement the acceptance and approval of a subcontractor's payment terms
  • Ensuring the Right to Direct Payment in Subcontracting Chains
  • Apply the payment terms for subcontractors and the reverse charge mechanism
  • Organize the receipt of services and the associated financial management
  • Handling Disputes and the Default of a Contracting Party

    Activités pédagogiques

  • Create a tracking system

3
Organize the monitoring of subcontractors during the execution phase

    Compétences visées

  • Track the progress of its subcontractors throughout the contract
  • Monitor compliance with the contract's performance provisions and the specifications
  • Oversee the financial and administrative aspects of subcontracting monitoring.
  • Using a subcontracting tracking dashboard as a management tool

    Activités pédagogiques

  • Create a dashboard to track subcontracting

4
Workshop: Key Considerations for Subcontracts

    Compétences visées

  • Draft and review subcontractors' declarations and acceptance forms
  • Ensure the contractual terms and the special subcontracting agreement are in order
  • Identify specific provisions to include in the contract (advance payments, guarantees, deadlines)

    Activités pédagogiques

  • Developing a Subcontracting Agreement Template Tailored to Your Organization



This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.

Dates and locations
Select your location or opt for the remote class then choose your date.
Remote class

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 11 Dec.

2027 : 19 Mar., 18 June, 17 Sep., 10 Dec.

PARIS LA DÉFENSE
2027 : 12 Mar., 11 June, 10 Sep., 3 Dec.



This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.