Description
This course covers various aspects of construction contracting including interpretation, formation, terms, bidding, breach, innovative methods, change orders, bonds, and federal contracting.
Syllabus
Course Overview:
This course covers various aspects of construction contracting including interpretation, formation, terms, bidding, breach, innovative methods, change orders, bonds, and federal contracting.
Learning Outcomes:
- Present overview of construction relationships
- Review the fundamentals of contracting and interpretation
- Discuss bidding
- Outline subcontracting relationships
- Present bonding and insurance
- Analyze federal contracting requirements
Topics:
- Contract Formation, Terms, Interpretation,
- Special Provisions
- Legal and Regulatory Structure
- Bidding
- Bonds: Payment, Performance
- Subcontracting
- Insurance
- Change Orders
- Termination, Breach and Liquidated Damages
- Innovative Contracting
- Federal Contracting and Labor Laws
- Current Topics, e.g. pandemic implications
Instructor(s):
Dr. Carlos Sun
email: csun@missouri.edu
Length:
16 weeks
Department:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Credit:
4.5 continuing education units; no academic credit
Audience:
Adult Learners
Accommodations:
University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made.