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Executive Seminar

Running the Home Stretch

A Project Owner's Guide to Completion: Managing Completion, Handover, Claims and Commercial Close-Out on Major Projects

As completion approaches, project owners commonly face increasingly complex issues relating to the certification of completion, management of defects, final payment claims, and protection of their contractual position in potential disputes. Navigating these final stages effectively is critical to bringing the project to a successful close.

This by-invitation executive seminar will provide project owners in Singapore with a practical guide on project completion. Drawing on issues commonly encountered as projects approach completion and close-out, the seminar will explore, among others, the following issues:

Key Topics

What does “completion” actually mean?
Key considerations when certifying completion.

Managing completion across multiple contracts and phases
Including different completion dates and defects liability periods; interface-related delay claims involving main contractors, nominated subcontractors and direct contractors; systems and works spanning multiple contract packages; and responsibility where the acts or omissions of one contractor impede or delay another contractor’s completion.

Defects and post-completion obligations
A project owner’s rights and obligations during and after the defects liability period, including the management of outstanding and recurring defects.

Preserving contractual rights and entitlements
Managing time bars and conditions precedent, and avoiding inadvertent loss or compromise of contractual rights as the project approaches completion.

Final payment and commercial close-out
Managing a contractor’s final payment claim and the risks of adjudication under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004.

Securing and enforcing the Owner’s financial protections
Enforcing claims against performance bonds and retention sums.

Speakers

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 28 Oct 2026
Time: 4pm to 5:30pm
Venue: Asia Infrastructure Solutions 230 Victoria Street, #12-01 Bugis Junction Towers, Singapore 188024

CPD / PDU Points

1) SISV, QS Division (CPD) : Pending
2) SPM (CPD) : Pending
3) PEB (PDU) : 1 point

This event is organised by AIS Academy, a dedicated learning and development division within Asia Infrastructure Solutions Singapore.

Invitation-Only Event
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Closing Date for Registrations
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2026

Sathiaseelan Jagateesan

Partner
Allen & Gledhill LLP

Sathia is Co-Head of the Firm’s Construction & Engineering Practice. His area of practice encompasses a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work in building, construction, engineering and infrastructure projects. Sathia is a board member of the Building and Construction Authority and accredited by the Singapore Academy of Law as a Senior Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law, and by the Singapore Mediation Centre as Principal Mediator.

Koh En Ying

Partner
Allen & Gledhill LLP

En Ying specialises in litigation and dispute resolution. Her work involves court disputes, arbitrations and mediations in a range of civil litigation areas, with a focus on medical malpractice and construction disputes.

Eugenie Lip

Executive Director,
AIS Academy,
Contracts and Procurement Advisory,
Asia Infrastructure Solutions Singapore

Fong Siew Hui

Senior Director,
AIS Academy,
Contracts and Procurement Advisory,
Asia Infrastructure Solutions Singapore

Profiled as respected specialists in the fields of collaborative contracting, construction law, contracts advisory work, due diligence contract documentation reviews, construction contracts, procurement and project delivery strategies, claims management and dispute resolution, Eugenie and Siew Hui lead AIS Academy and the Contracts and Procurement Advisory Group at Asia Infrastructure Solutions Singapore.

The Contracts and Procurement Advisory Group is a dedicated specialist division within AIS which renders essential advice to the cost management and project and programme management teams as well as client organisations on contractual matters, strategic procurement advisory and issues of complexity in all aspects of contract administration, contract management and professional practice.

Beyond contracts and contract administration advisory services, Eugenie and Siew Hui also spearhead AIS Academy, a dedicated learning and development division within AIS, to train and upskill AIS’ professional staff through its unique MasterClass pedagogy on contract administration, procurement and project delivery strategies and professional practice issues.

Nurturing internal talent aside, the Academy also engages with the wider built environment community, client organisations, consultant groups, professional institutions and universities in thought leadership speaking events and through insightful client practice notes and book authorships on contracts advisory, best practices, lessons learnt and on the latest developments in contractual issues.