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Provided by: Lorman Education Services Plan Reading and Scheduling |
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8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration
8:30 am - 9:00 am Today's Construction Context
- Stephen J. Peklenk, AIC, Robert Rowan and Michael S. Watson, AIA, LEEDŽ AP
- The Parties: Owner, Designers and Contractor
- The Work: Scope, Cost and Time
- The Disputes: Defects, Costs and Delay
- Overview of Scheduling Today, and What's the Rush or Why Schedule?
- Scheduling Specifications
9:00 am - 10:00 am The Basics of Project Scheduling
- Robert Rowan
- Why Is the Project Schedule So Important?
- No More Bar Charts!
- What is Critical Path Method Scheduling?
- Basic Elements of a CPM Schedule
- Scheduling Logic
- Managing the Float
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
10:15 am - 11:00 am An Advanced Look at CPM Scheduling
- Stephen J. Peklenk, AIC, and Robert Rowan
- Updating the CPM Schedule
- Showing a Delay
- Common Mistakes
- Tips to Keep You Out of Trouble
- Adding Resources into the CPM Schedule
11:00 am - 11:45 am Legal Significance of Construction Schedules
- Lawrence C. Melton, Esq
- Contract Requirements to Provide Schedules and Effect of Breach
- Standard of Care: Project Management and Schedules
- Legal Effect of Different Types of Schedules: Bar Charts to CPM
- Schedules as Factual Evidence and Schedules as Demonstrative Exhibits
- Legal Issues of Delay Analysis and Damages for Delay: Owner vs. Contractor
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Questions and Answers
- Lawrence C. Melton, Esq., Stephen J. Peklenk, AIC, Robert Rowan and Michael S. Watson, AIA, LEEDŽ AP
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Construction Documents
- Lawrence C. Melton, Esq.
- Defining the Contract Scope
- Duty of the Design Professional: The Standard of Care
- Legal Implications of Reliance on the Plans and Schedule by the Contractor and Subcontractors
- Using the Schedule to Present and Defend Delay Claims
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Don't Stash the Plans in the Corner: Understanding the Construction Plans
- Robert Rowan and Michael S. Watson, AIA, LEEDŽ AP
- Construction Plan Sets and the Typical Drawing Sheet
- Plans, Sections, Elevations and Details
- Managing Change Orders and Record Drawings
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Understanding the Construction Plans (Continued)
- Robert Rowan and Michael S. Watson, AIA, LEEDŽ AP
- The Consultants' Drawings
- Symbols and Cross-References
- Changes to the Plans, and Titles and Scales
- Specifications and Schedules, and Submittals and Shop Drawings
- Pitfalls Found in Construction Plans
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Questions and Answers
- Lawrence C. Melton, Esq., Stephen J. Peklenk, AIC, Robert Rowan and Michael S. Watson, AIA, LEEDŽ AP

