FIDIC Accredited Trainer

D-r Eng. Adriana Spassova

The only one FIDIC accredited trainer and adjudicator in Bulgaria

PhD in Construction Project Management

MSc Civil Engineering

MSc Construction Law & Dispute Resolution King’s College London

Partner EQE Control OOD

FIDIC Accredited Adjudicator and Trainer

Member of the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Adjudicators

Founder and Chair of the Bulgarian Society of Construction Law

ESCL President

For contact with D-r Eng. Adriana Spassova: aks@eqe.bg

        A Civil Engineer with more than 30 years professional experience as a designer, construction manager and consultant. As Head of Logistics Department, Construction Manager, later Head of Tender and Contracts Department in the biggest steel structures contractor in Bulgaria Metalni Construczii for more than 10 years, she managed international contracts in Bulgaria, Israel, Serbia, Russia and Greece. From 1998 she started her career as consultant in the supervision of works under the first FIDIC contracts implemented in Bulgaria in Kozloduy NPP. In 2000 founded EQE Control and continued her career as Partner and Managing Director of EQE Control, company of ABS Group, licensed Bulgarian consultant for design and construction supervision. She has managed the licensed consulting services for the biggest project in Bulgaria: 600 MW TPP AES Galabovo (1,5 billion EUR), St Nikola Wind Park Kavarna 156 MW, 176 m high Europe Tower Sofia, Business Park Varna, 6 World Bank Cross-Border projects. She has more than 20 years FIDIC experience: preparation of tender documentation; Resident Engineer/ Engineer in nuclear safety/ waste management/ infrastructure EC financed projects; claims consultant; arbitration expert, presently DAB. From 2013 she changed her position to Marketing Manager, in order to allocate more time to construction law, focusing on training, claims management and dispute resolution under FIDIC contracts. From 2015 she teaches Project Management with FIDIC Conditions of Contract at the University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy. From 2020 she teaches Module 2 for FIDIC Professional Diploma at the British College of Construction Management. In the last 6 years, she has been the Planning and Contracts Key Expert in the preparation of railway projects with 1 billion EUR budget. She has delivered FIDIC accredited trainings in Bulgaria, USA, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

D-r Spassova is the first FIDIC approved adjudicator from Eastern Europe and Middle Asia on the FIDIC President’s List. She is a Dispute Board member in Bulgaria, Serbia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Each FIDIC accredited training may be delivered for one or two days face to face. The online interactive training is held in 2 to 4 half days in the morning with homework for the afternoon, discussed on the following day.

The FIDIC accredited trainings may be delivered in English, Bulgarian and Russian.

The trainings are based on the FIDIC materials, adapted for the relevant jurisdiction. Case law and practical experience from FIDIC contracts are discussed during the sessions. The participants may submit for discussion own cases and Particular Conditions.

The trainings are aimed at providing systematic and practical guidance to anyone engaged in major projects. They will appeal to representatives of contractors, employers, developers, project sponsors and funders, insurers, consulting engineers and architects, project managers and lawyers.

The courses are accredited by FIDIC and each delegate will receive a course completion certificate, signed by the FIDIC CEO and President.

  

PhD in Construction Project Management

MSc Civil Engineering

MSc Construction Law & Dispute Resolution King’s College London

Partner EQE Control OOD

FIDIC Accredited Adjudicator and Trainer

Member of the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Adjudicators

Founder and Chair of the Bulgarian Society of Construction Law

ESCL President

For contact with D-r Eng. Adriana Spassova: aks@eqe.bg

A Civil Engineer with more than 30 years professional experience as a designer, construction manager and consultant. As Head of Logistics Department, Construction Manager, later Head of Tender and Contracts Department in the biggest steel structures contractor in Bulgaria Metalni Construczii for more than 10 years, she managed international contracts in Bulgaria, Israel, Serbia, Russia and Greece. From 1998 she started her career as consultant in the supervision of works under the first FIDIC contracts implemented in Bulgaria in Kozloduy NPP. In 2000 founded EQE Control and continued her career as Partner and Managing Director of EQE Control, company of ABS Group, licensed Bulgarian consultant for design and construction supervision. She has managed the licensed consulting services for the biggest project in Bulgaria: 600 MW TPP AES Galabovo (1,5 billion EUR), St Nikola Wind Park Kavarna 156 MW, 176 m high Europe Tower Sofia, Business Park Varna, 6 World Bank Cross-Border projects. She has more than 20 years FIDIC experience: preparation of tender documentation; Resident Engineer/ Engineer in nuclear safety/ waste management/ infrastructure EC financed projects; claims consultant; arbitration expert, presently DAB. From 2013 she changed her position to Marketing Manager, in order to allocate more time to construction law, focusing on training, claims management and dispute resolution under FIDIC contracts. From 2015 she teaches Project Management with FIDIC Conditions of Contract at the University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy. From 2020 she teaches Module 2 for FIDIC Professional Diploma at the British College of Construction Management. In the last 6 years, she has been the Planning and Contracts Key Expert in the preparation of railway projects with 1 billion EUR budget. She has delivered FIDIC accredited trainings in Bulgaria, USA, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

D-r Spassova is the first FIDIC approved adjudicator from Eastern Europe and Middle Asia on the FIDIC President’s List. She is a Dispute Board member in Bulgaria, Serbia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Each FIDIC accredited training may be delivered for one or two days face to face. The online interactive training is held in 2 to 4 half days in the morning with homework for the afternoon, discussed on the following day.

The FIDIC accredited trainings may be delivered in English, Bulgarian and Russian.

The trainings are based on the FIDIC materials, adapted for the relevant jurisdiction. Case law and practical experience from FIDIC contracts are discussed during the sessions. The participants may submit for discussion own cases and Particular Conditions.

The trainings are aimed at providing systematic and practical guidance to anyone engaged in major projects. They will appeal to representatives of contractors, employers, developers, project sponsors and funders, insurers, consulting engineers and architects, project managers and lawyers.

The courses are accredited by FIDIC and each delegate will receive a course completion certificate, signed by the FIDIC CEO and President.

Besides the advertised open trainings, in-house accredited trainings may be organized for companies/ institutions or project participants. The delegates will receive a course completion certificate signed by the FIDIC CEO and President. The program is tailored for the participants; project Particular Conditions and problems may be discussed. Examples for in-house trainings:

  • Bulgarian Water Association: Module 1А. Risk management in the construction of water and sewage infrastructure with the FIDIC Conditions of Contract
  • Micron Technology, Inc., USA: Module 1. FIDIC 2017 Yellow Book
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