Construction Law (September 17, 2024)
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Construction Law (September 17, 2024)
September 17, 2024 9:30 AM - September 20, 2024 1:30 PM (MDT)
Description
Audience:
Construction Owners, Managers, Estimators, Supervisors, and Staff.
Course Duration:
16 hours of lessons with instructor plus an online portion involving research, reading and answering questions (7-8 hours).
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Understand the Canadian legal system
- Understand the basics of contract law – intention, offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity and legality
- Be familiar with various CCDC/CCA and other contracts – how and why they are used
- Be familiar with various legal terms used in contracts
- Understand the contract responsibilities of various parties
- Understand the bidding process and contractual obligations
- Understand how specifications and drawings fit within the contractual hierarchy
- Understand the contractual relationship between contractor and sub-contractor
- Compile and submit proper extras and claims
- Define back charges and how to avoid them
- Avoid construction disputes and claims from the site level
- Write professional RFIs and Change Orders
- Understand the dispute resolution process – negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation
- Use the Builder’s Lien Act to obtain security for debts
- Understand how the “holdback system” works and why
- Use the Small Claims process to recover debts
- Understand bonding/surety and how it’s used in construction
- Understand the types of insurance used in construction
- Understand environmental law
- Understand safety law requirements and WCB
Course Facilitator
Tim Williams MBA, B.Econ., CPA, GSC | President of Construction U.
Tim has worked with numerous construction companies for over thirty years and is a Gold Seal Certified project manager. He is an experienced and sought after trainer who has trained thousands of construction company leaders and companies on behalf of construction industry associations across Canada
This course is worth 5 Gold seal Credits
Member - $749.00 + GST
Non-Member - $899.00 + GST
4 Half Days
September 17, 18, 19, 20, 2024
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM MST each day
Law & Contracts
Construction Essentials
Operations & Admin Staff
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