2025 CONSTRUCTION BASICS PROGRAM
DATES:
APRIL 8| MAY 13 | JUNE 10 |
AUGUST 12| SEPTEMBER 9 | OCTOBER 14
THE CONSTRUCTION BASICS CLASS WILL MEET 6 TIMES FROM 12PM - 4PM.
COST:
ABA MEMBERS: $1000-
NON-MEMBERS: $2000
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This class is designed for Project Administrators, Project Coordinators, Project Secretaries, and/or anybody early in their construction career looking to grasp a better understanding of the industry.
The class will meet 6 times this year from 12-4pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month April-October, with the exception of July.
Topics covered in the class will include:
- Contracts & Liens
- Contract Forms & Documents
- Consensus Docs
- AIA Docs
- Flow Down Clauses
- Killer Contract Clauses
- Billings
- Notarization
- Lien Waivers
- Lien Doc Management = What is my responsibility?
- Pay application Process
- Prompt Pay
- Insurance & Risk Management
- General Liability
- Workers Comp
- Builders Risk
- Safety Reporting
- Materials to have onsite in case of an incident
- Human Resources
- Davis/Bacon
- I9’s
- Best Practices
- Certified Payroll
- Teaming Agreements
- How To Deal with Tough Situations from an Admin POV
- Project Costs
- Tax Reporting
- MRRA vs. Gross Receipts
- TPT
- Tax Exempt Materials
-
Record Keeping for Audits
- Should a project get audited, what are some best practices you can instill in your team from the beginning?
- Project Closeout
- Why it’s important to the success of the project
- Communicating with team to confirm HOW they can be beneficial to the project
- Payment Piece
- Surety Bonds
- Project Success Factor
- Project Documentation
- Community Outreach
- Corporate Responsibility to the community
- Communication
- Persuasion, Negotiation & Confrontation
- Giving & Receiving Feedback
- Learn to Listen
- Client Relationships/Communication
- Blueprint Reading Basics