Description

204P Contract Documents and Construction Law is a construction contracts online course that focuses on understanding the relationship between contract documents and the construction process. In this class we explore contractual relationships, legal roles and responsibilities, and contract types.

Legal issues will be studied including regulatory issues, liens, bonds, insurance, and how standardized forms are used as well as general conditions clauses that affect levels of decision making authority, project close-out and the superintendent’s role as agent of the contractor.

In addition, we study legal issues that often result in construction disputes like differing site conditions, time and schedule impacts, change orders and changed conditions.

By the end of this construction contracts online course you should:

• Understand the importance of contract documents and construction law as they pertain to on site construction supervisors
• Be able to understand and use common legal terms
• Understand the different forms of formal dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration and mediation
• Understand the roles of partnering in avoiding construction conflicts by communicating and building trust between contractual partied
• Be able to differentiate between various contractual relationships by understanding the roles and responsibilities of contractual parties.
• Understand the different types of construction contracts and how the construction supervisors role may be affected by them
• Understand the effects of changes as they are encountered and develop methods to react to potential conflicts resulting from changes
• Know how to recognize differing site conditions and understand the importance of handling changed conditions effectively
• Know how to handle schedule impacts, delays, accelerations, suspensions and disruption of time related work activities
• Be able to resolve conflicts and issues through negotiation

It is important that the student keep up with this construction contracts online course and not fall behind. Course modules will be made available to students on Sunday of each week. Class work must be completed before the following Monday. Students will not be able to work ahead of the class although reading assignments will be made available in advance.