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** This course is 4 days held over a 2 week span - November 3 & 4 and November 17 & 18. **

This comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
 
A sample of topics to be covered include:
  • Project Organization, Job Set Up and Claim Avoidance
  • Scheduling Coordination, Project Control: Effective scheduling and project management techniques; updating schedules. Who owns the float?
  • Bond, Liens and Insurance
  • Specifications, Bidding and Contract Types
  • Subcontracts: Sub selection factors. Sub's bonds. Bid shopping dangers -- sub listing; sub’s bid withdrawal; firm quotes. Subcontract Provisions
  • Competitive bidding vs. Negotiation. Pre-bid discussions and job site investigations
  • Changes/Changed Conditions, Remedies: Time extensions. Price increases, Delay, Suspension and Acceleration
  • The UCC in Construction Activities
  • Job Close-out: Wind-up procedures; records; reports; final payments.
  • Resolving Contract Disputes

Learning Objectives: 
After completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Effectively set up basic construction projects 
  • Organize resources including labor, materials and scheduling
  • Control project workflow to avoid delays
  • Fill out correct forms for work to be done
  • Chose contract types and specs for a project
  • Make bid-no bid decisions
  • Seek out bonds and their brokers
  • Determine correct type of bond for the work
  • Understand insurable vs non-insurable events
  • Identify UCC key provisions
  • Close out jobs efficiently
  • Determine changes and conditions to changes
  • Decide and determine authority of a change
  • Choose subcontractors and bids from sub
  • Negotiate disputes with subs

On-Demand Sessions
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 1
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 2
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 3
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 4
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 5
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 6
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 7
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Virtual - November 2022 - Session 8
In this comprehensive, four-day overview of construction contracts will cover the construction contracting process from beginning to end. Our expert instructors will address the mechanics of every stage in the process, from preparing and scheduling the job, bidding on through to closeout.
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