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Informational and Educational Presentations In-House and Web-Based

Project Delivery Topics:

  • Budget Estimating versus Hard Bid Estimating (for Non-Contractors)
  • How a Hard Bid Estimate is Prepared (for Non-Contractors)
  • How a Budget or Conceptual Budget is Prepared (for Non-Contractors)
  • Basics of Constructability Reviews
  • Development of Effective Scopes of Work for Bidding Purposes
  • Tactics to Develop Project Specific Cost Effective Documentation Programs
  • Keys to A Successful Project Scheduling Specification
  • How a Project Schedule is Developed (for Non-Contractors)
  • How to Develop a Project Schedule (for Contractors)
  • How a Project Schedule is Updated (for Non-Contractors)
  • How to Update a Project Schedule (for Contractors)
  • The Basics of Earned Value Scheduling
  • 4-D Scheduling Basics
  • Project Delivery Methodologies
  • The Basics of LEED
  • Emerging Legal Risks related to LEED

Surety-related Topics:

  • How to Work with the Surety in Default Situations for Owners, CMs, and GCs
  • What Surety Claims Professionals Need to Know About Delay & Disruption Claims
  • What Happens on the Jobsite when a Bonded Contractor is Defaulted

Schedule and Cost Analysis related Topics:

  • The Process of Analyzing and Developing Time Related Claims
  • Basic Schedule Analysis Methods
  • Advanced Schedule Analysis Methods
  • Causation Analysis for Labor Loss of Productivity Claims
  • Analysis of Home Office Overhead Costs and Damages
  • Labor Loss of Productivity Damages Methodologies
  • The Importance of Job Cost Reporting in Claims Analysis
  • How to Effectively Use Construction Schedule and Damage Experts
  • Analysis of Project Cost Overruns Arising Out of Design Issues
  • Use of Construction Schedule and Damage Experts in Mediation