Objective:
The course objective is to provide students with the fundamentals of the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process as it relates to administration of fixed-price construction contracts. The primary focus of the course is post-award contract administration, but the course includes pre-award coordination and review for field-level personnel. As an introductory course, it also serves as a developmental link between the members of the Project Delivery Team through the project life cycle.
Learning Outcomes:
- identify the authorities and responsibilities of the contracting organization
- recognize the statutory and regulatory requirements to ensure competition, proper contract type, and acquisition planning
- identify the requirements for pre-award planning to construction contracts
- identify the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the project management team
- interpret the requirements of Labor Standards law to construction contracts
- interpret the rules of contract contained in the specification clause
- identify the purpose of the contractor's accident prevention plan
- explain construction management policies as it pertains to quality control and quality assurance
- identify the basic concepts of price, cost, technical, profit, and analysis
- identify the process for preparing for and holding negotiations
- identify the requirements to process construction progress payment
- define the policy and requirements for contract completion and closeout
- identify conditions for contract termination and the conditions of the dispute clause
General Course Topics:
- An introduction to construction contract administration (CCA)
- Administration and enforcement of labor standards
- Planning for CCA
- Day-to-day CCA
- Specifications and drawings for construction
- Conducting pre-construction and pre-work conferences
- Construction quality management
- Contract modifications
- Negotiating contract modifications
- Construct progress payments
- Contract completion, payment, and closeout
- Delays and suspension
- Fiscal Law
- Remedies short of termination
- Contract disputes, claims, and appeals