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Credits
0.5 CEUs / 5 PDHs
Pricing
Member $220 | Non-member $270
Instructor
Douglas D. Gransberg, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Purpose and background
This course provides specific examples of how to apply fundamental legal doctrines, such as the Spearin Doctrine that governs errors and omissions in construction documents. This course will discuss how plans, specifications, and construction documents act as contract instruments, including hierarchies, ambiguities, and conflicts. Issues associated with standard risk shedding clauses and the impact of exculpatory clauses on dispute resolution will be covered. There will be explanations of how the concepts of delay, force majeure, differing conditions, and other typical contract administration issues that lead to cost and schedule growth during construction. Common forms of dispute resolution, such as arbitration, mediation, and litigation will also be discussed. This course will take 5 hours to complete.
Benefits and learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain how the project deign documents become contract instruments and apply them to contract interpretation of construction quality.
- Identify the elements of a binding contract and apply those to determine if a contract change is in order.
- List the different types of contract administration authority and explain the typical roles and responsibilities.
- Apply the fundamental principles on construction contract law to a typical construction administration case study.
- Describe the differences between arbitration, mediation, and litigation and the role of the contract in each.
- Apply the contract requirements for cost, schedule, and quality management to a typical construction project.
Assessment of learning outcomes
Achievement of the learning outcomes by attendees will be assessed through a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice, and fill in the blank questions) will also be administered.
Who should attend?
- Entry-level engineers
- Architects
- Construction professionals
- Project managers
- Design managers
- Construction office engineers
- Schedulers
- Estimators
Course outline
Module 1 : Introduction to project contract administration
- Lesson 1.1 = Introduction to construction contracts and administration. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 1.2 = EJCDC contract documents overview and samples for construction engineering contracts. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 1.3 = Construction documents as contract administration tools
- Learning exercise interaction
- Lesson 1.4 = Contract administration case study
- Learning exercise interaction
- Lesson 1.5 = Interview with attorney
Module 2 : Fundamentals of contract law
- Lesson 2.1 = Principles of construction contract formation. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 2.2 = Roles and responsibilities of the parties. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 2.3 = Contract form case study part 1
- Learning exercise interaction
- Lesson 2.4 = Contract form case study part 2
- Learning exercise interaction
Module 3 : Construction administration
- Lesson 3.1 = Schedules, payments, and submittals. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 3.2 = Reporting, safety, & quality assurance. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 3.3 = Construction administration case study: part 1
- Learning exercise interaction
- Lesson 3.4 = Construction administration case study: part 2
- Learning exercise interaction
- Lesson 3.5 = Interview with construction contractor
Module 4 : Changes, claims, and dispute resolution
- Lesson 4.1 = Contract changes. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 4.2 = Alternative dispute resolution. This video contains a short quiz.
- Lesson 4.3 = Dispute resolution case study
- Learning exercise interaction
- Lesson 4.4 = Interview with an arbitrator
Module 5 : Final exam