Construction contract training
Understand NZS 3910:2023 and use it with confidence.
Practical, one-day training on NZS 3910:2023, using real project examples to explain responsibilities, variations, payments, extensions of time and the changes introduced in the 2023 edition.
Led by Stuart Bailey MRICS, Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 30 years’ experience across the UK, New Zealand and Australia.
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How NZS 3910 works in practice, not just in theory.
Whether you're new to the contract or have administered it for years, you'll leave with practical tools, real project examples and a clear picture of what changed in 2023.
Which edition are you working with?
Ideal if you are new to NZS 3910 or want an end-to-end grounding.
Working under the 2013 edition? We deliver this course in-house for your team.
We deliver practical, in-house training tailored to your organisation and projects, at your premises or ours.
Request a proposalAnyone who writes, manages, prices or signs off on NZS 3910 contracts.
Your facilitator
Stuart Bailey MRICS
Chartered Quantity Surveyor, infrastructure adviser and Managing Director of Seven Rivers
Stuart brings more than 30 years’ experience across the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, working in both contractor and client-side roles.
His experience spans procurement, commercial management, governance and Engineer to the Contract appointments on infrastructure projects. He is a member of Standards Australia’s MB-010 General Conditions of Contract Committee, contributing practical experience to the development of construction contract standards.
Stuart is also an industry trainer, author and international conference speaker. His training connects contract requirements with everyday project decisions.
Through practical examples, discussion and standalone guides, he helps clients, contractors and consultants prepare clearer contracts and better understand responsibilities, variations, time and payment processes.
Included with your training
Practical resources.
Useful long after the course.
Take your learning back to work with practical Seven Rivers Upskill guides, included at no extra cost with your course.
Recognising Contractual Variations on Site
Based on NZS 3910:2023A pocket-sized printed reference to help you recognise contractual variations, support site discussions and keep accurate records.
Schedule 1 Companion Drafting Guide
Based on NZS 3910:2023Practical guidance for completing and reviewing Schedule 1, with clause references, suggested wording and explanations of project-specific choices.
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How confident are you with NZS 3910?
Check your understanding with a few practical questions.
Take the free quiz →Provisional Sums under NZS 3910
Explore pricing, programming and contract administration.
Download the free guidance note →Training a team?
We'll bring the course to your workplace, at your venue or ours, on dates that suit, tailored to the contracts your team actually runs.
Questions, answered
Choose the full day if you are new to NZS 3910 or want a complete grounding. The half-day refresher suits experienced users who mainly need the 2023 changes.
Yes. It is a live session facilitated by Stuart Bailey, so you can ask questions in real time, ideal if you are outside the main centres.
$749 per person, excluding GST.
Yes. We deliver in-house sessions at your venue or ours, on dates that suit. Get in touch with numbers, location and preferred timing.
Project managers, contract administrators, engineers, quantity surveyors, contractors, consultants, suppliers and client-side representatives.
Get up to speed on the contract that runs NZ construction.
Next course: Online, Fri 30 November. Places are limited.