STP Unit 4 - Contracts & Documents (11/2/17-11/3/17)

The Supervisory Training Program (STP), is a 6-Unit, 140-hour curriculum developed, updated and field-tested by and for contractors.  These units are designed to stand alone, and need not be taken in any particular order. Take a few units or take them all, depending on the skills you want to cultivate.

STP Unit 4:  Contracts & Documents  
 
In STP Unit 4, you will learn about:
· Contract Documents: Relationship of Contract Documents to the Construction Process and the Superintendent's Work; Contract Terms.
· Contractual Relationships:  Contract Types; Legal Roles and Responsibilities; Project Documents; Alternative Dispute Resolution.
· Contract Forms and Documents:  Standardized Forms; Regulatory Issues; Liens; Bonds; Insurance.
· Managing General Conditions:  Articles of General Conditions; Levels of Decision-Making Authority; Supervisor as Agent of the Contractor; Closing Out a Project.
· Construction Field Documentation: Documentation Principles; Meetings; Issue Files.
· Scope Changes: Cost Overruns; Changes Clause; Legal Requirements Necessitated by Changes; Cost Recovery; DIfferent Site Conditions.
· Time Impacts: Time Related Activities; Extensions; Consequences of Time Impacts.
· Disputes:  Disputes; Claims and Resolutions; Dispute Resolution Process.