Introduction

Managing construction is hard, even for professionals. When rebuilding or repairing after a catastrophe, the likelihood of non-professionals (like homeowners who just lost their home) making less-than-optimal decisions increases dramatically. The closest thing to a guarantee of success is good counsel from trusted and proven professionals, applying a proven process, and using and sharing good information.

Construction Management principles and practices are well developed, time-tested, and taught in construction management and engineering programs all over the world. And yet, the industry often doesn’t mandate or even hold these skills in high esteem; especially in the restoration business. Rebuilding After a Catastrophe is a complex construction project, so professional construction contracting discipline should be applied from beginning to end.

This program is an overview of a systematic process or framework, a "map of the terrain" so-to-speak, that begins with evaluating the property; then defining the scope, budget and schedule of the repair or replacement work; vetting project players and contracting for the work; professionally managing the work, including the inherent changes during the process, and ultimately closing-out the project. The authors and presenters have each worked on thousands of buildings in their long careers and are now leaders in a national firm whose origins date to repairing homes after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.

Program Outline

1. Introduction
2. A Very Simplified Case Study
3. Contracting Basics
4. Case Studies
5. Contracting Step-By-Step
6. Risks & Insurance Considerations
7. Conclusion

Learning Objectives

• Review the fundamentals of contracting, including the roles and responsibilities of the various parties who contribute to a project.

• Become familiar with what to do in the planning stage for significant construction or remodeling projects.

• Offer a framework for crafting an agreement between contractor and owner that encourages cost savings and creates a beautiful home.

• Learn how to balance the scope, budget, and schedule when managing large projects.

• Identify the skills a Construction Manager and a Construction Management firm require.

• Understand how those skills will help lead to successful project completion.

• Become aware of the most common pitfalls that cause project shortcomings, defects, delays, cost over-runs, legal disputes and headaches.

• Review the tools needed to keep a project on schedule and on budget.
  

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