In this webinar series, George Pallas and Kathleen Morley will present practical tips and training to project managers and supervisors regarding best practices in project management. Using real-life examples, George and Kathleen will explore fundamental components of successful project management, ways to more effectively manage projects, and techniques for minimizing risk and preserving rights and claims.

Part One: Project Management Essentials and Contract Changes during Construction

Topics include:

• Essential components of successful project management:
  • The importance and critical function of effective project management
  • Project management skills, best practices, and fundamentals
  • Risks and consequences of inadequate project management
• Training scenarios for handling contract changes during projects, including:
  • Directed change order work, proceeding without executed change orders, and what you need in writing and when
  • Construction change directives
  • Disputed scope items

Part Two: Important Contract Provisions, Claims Preservation, and Project Documentation

Topics include:

• Contract provisions that Project Managers and Supervisors should know and understand, such as:
  • Unforeseen and differing site conditions clauses
  • Pay-when-paid vs. pay-if-paid clauses
  • No damage for delay clauses
  • Liquidated damages clauses
  • Indemnification
  • Dispute provisions
• Claims, notice, and preservation, including:
  • Compliance with contractual notice requirements
  • Causes of and distinctions between delay claims, acceleration claims, and inefficiency claims Claim substantiation and support
• Best practices in project documentation including those relating to:
  • Daily reports
  • Meeting minutes
  • Correspondence
  • Partial/final releases