TRAINING.

Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Select and use new methods of project delivery with the knowledge of their impact on the responsibilities of contract administrators
• Upgrade your bidding and contract award procedures, the activities at the start of the construction process
• Make more efficient your construction start-up procedures since they set the tone for the quality of subsequent work
• Prevent construction claims by maintaining your project history and personal project diaries
• Manage your construction project contract closeout with a better understanding of your role in it

Description
As a professional involved in building construction management, you likely have a solid grasp of your daily responsibilities. Your role requires precision, organization, and a keen eye for detail, ensuring that every aspect of the construction process runs smoothly. However, to truly advance in your career and become a more effective leader, it's essential to expand your understanding beyond your immediate responsibilities.

Advancing your career requires understanding the roles and responsibilities of key players in the construction process and how they intersect with your duties. This broader perspective will help you anticipate challenges, foster collaboration, and drive projects to success. This course offers insights into the perspectives of owners, consultants, and contractors, each bringing unique challenges. By viewing projects from multiple angles, you will become a more versatile and effective construction manager.

By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the complexities of construction management with greater confidence and proficiency. You will be better prepared to take on leadership roles, drive innovation, and contribute to the successful completion of complex construction projects.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for a diverse range of professionals involved in the construction industry, including project managers, architects, engineers, technologists, inspectors, safety officials, contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, site representatives, legal professionals, and interior designers.

If you are involved in disputes or claims during the construction phases, this course will provide you with valuable insights to enhance your role, foster collaboration, and effectively manage construction processes and challenges.

Please note: You can check other time zones here.

Syllabus

Day I

Background

• Introduction
• Legal alert
• Definitions
• Construction industry components
• Project stages
• Project delivery methods

Agreements

• Client/consultant
• Owner/contractor
• Common characteristics
• Keywords and clauses

Relationships

• Owners - how they function
• Consultants - how they function
• Contractors - how they function
• Attitudes and strategies of each
• Other parties in the process
• Forms of communication
• Pre-construction meeting
• Partnering

Authorities

• Building departments
• Construction Health and Safety Acts
• The Constructor/WHMIS
• Lien Acts

Bidding and Contract Award

• Bid documents
• Letter of acceptance/contract award
• Contract price and contract time
• Contract documents

Progress And Quality of The Work and Related Payments

• Project start-up
• Bonds and Insurance
• Construction and submittal schedules
• Shop drawings, samples and mock-ups
• Schedules of values/cash flow projections
• Payments for materials/equipment stored off-site
• Progress billings/certificates of payments

Clarifications

• Shop drawings, samples and mock-ups
• Requests for information
• Quality control
• Project meetings
• Supplemental instructions

Changes to the Contract

• Categories of changes
• Concealed or unknown conditions
• Substitutions
• Contemplated change orders
• Change directives
• Cash allowances/contingencies
• Logs
• Disputes/claims

Day II

The Basics of Field Review

• Qualifications and philosophies
• Tools and supplies
• Computers and photography
• Repetitive problems
• Reporting

Field Review Guidelines for Construction In Progress

• Guidelines; applicable to all trades
• Techniques; Applicable to all trades
• At intervals or full-time
• Inspection and testing services

Field Review Checklists for Construction In-Progress

• A format and how to use it
• Basic checklists
• Trade by trade checklists

Field Reviews for Contract Closeout

• Deficiency list preparation
• Exterior Systems
• Interior - before walls closed in/above ceilings
• Room by room/system by system

Contract Closeout

• Pre-occupancy meeting
• Post occupancy meeting
• Phased takeovers
• Authorities/occupancy permits
• Commissioning equipment start-up/instruction
• Final inspections

Finalizing the Contract

• Substantial performance
• Closeout documentation
• Final accounting/negotiating
• Establishing the final contract sum
• Total completion

Post Construction Period

• Inspections during warranty periods
• Administering guarantees, warranties, bonds and maintenance contracts
• Project history - how to box up your documents - just in case

Dealing With Disputes and Claims

• Common causes/avoiding
• Legal primer
• Attitudes/strategies of owners
• Attitudes/strategies of consultants
• Attitudes/strategies of contractors
• Negotiation primer
• Dispute resolution methodologies and examples

Instructor

Martin Gerskup, B. Arch, OAA, MAIBC and MRAIC

Martin has over 35 years of experience and is the president of BEST Consultants Martin Gerskup Architect Inc. He specializes in the field of investigative architecture and building science with particular emphasis on the resolution of problems affecting the building envelope. Martin is a member of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and has served in various capacities on the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) Board of Directors from 1991 to 1997.

He was president of OBEC from 1993 to 1994, a member of the council for the OAA from 2003 to 2005, and a member of the ULC Thermal Insulation Committee. During his tenure on the council at the OAA, Mr. Gerskup was Chair of the Discipline Committee while also serving on the following committees: Practice Committee, Registration Committee, Public Interest Review Committee, Communications Committee, and the University Liaison Task Group.

In addition to authoring and presenting many technical papers on the subject of building science, Mr. Gerskup taught as an assistant adjunct professor and tutor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design from 1999 to 2001 and at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ryerson University in 2002.