July 18, 2023
Chris Costello will be presenting a 2-day NHI course titled “Principles and Applications of Highway Construction Specifications” on October 10-11, 2023. The course includes content that highlights the role of specifications as contract documents and tools for assigning risk. Course participants will engage in lessons and practice sessions to identify types of specifications, select the most appropriate type for a given project, and generate an original, effective highway construction specification. Emphasis is placed on the use of basic grammar and writing style so that participants can produce correct, consistent, clear, complete, and concise specifications.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 21, 2023
Scott Lowe will be presenting a 2-day NHI course titled “Principles and Applications of Highway Construction Specifications” on April 13-13, 2023. The course includes content that highlights the role of specifications as contract documents and tools for assigning risk. Course participants will engage in lessons and practice sessions to identify types of specifications, select the most appropriate type for a given project, and generate an original, effective highway construction specification. Emphasis is placed on the use of basic grammar and writing style so that participants can produce correct, consistent, clear, complete, and concise specifications.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 14, 2023
Bill Haydt will be presenting a 4-day virtual NHI Course on “Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance,” on March 9, 10, 13, and 14, 2023. The course provides the basic tools to address the management and avoidance of highway construction claims. Bill will present the evaluation of a highway contract claim by focusing on three claim components: entitlement, impact, and cost. Participants will learn claims avoidance techniques, as well as how to identify and review best practices associated with successful dispute resolution.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 09, 2023
Scott Lowe will be presenting a 2-day NHI course titled “Principles and Applications of Highway Construction Specifications” on February 22-23, 2023. The course includes content that highlights the role of specifications as contract documents and tools for assigning risk. Course participants will engage in lessons and practice sessions to identify types of specifications, select the most appropriate type for a given project, and generate an original, effective highway construction specification. Emphasis is placed on the use of basic grammar and writing style so that participants can produce correct, consistent, clear, complete, and concise specifications.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 09, 2023
The analysis of concurrent delays is a particularly vexing problem in the world of schedule analysis and dispute resolution. The focus of this course will be on helping participants understand the types of concurrent delay. It will also show participants how to analyze concurrent delays and resolve disputes where concurrent delays are an issue. As part of this discussion, the webinar will highlight key contract provisions that will help participants address concurrent delays on their projects.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 09, 2023
Schedules are the tool we use to quantify delays to the project. This webinar will show you how to analyze and quantify delays on your project using the contract and industry best practices. It will also show you why some common analytical techniques are flawed and should be avoided. The goal of the webinar will be to provide participants with the skills they need to analyze delays accurately and successfully and, then, to execute change orders that address contract time extensions appropriately.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 09, 2023
Mark Nagata will be presenting a 2.5-day NHI course titled “Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance” from February 7-9, 2023. The course provides the basic tools to address the management and avoidance of highway construction claims. Mark will present the evaluation of a highway contract claim by focusing on three claim components: entitlement, impact, and cost. Participants will learn claims avoidance techniques, as well as, how to identify and review best practices associated with successful dispute resolution.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 01, 2023
A schedule is of little value if it’s not updated accurately and regularly. This webinar will provide a step-by-step process for preparing, submitting, reviewing, commenting on, and, ultimately, approving a project schedule update. The webinar will focus on ensuring that updates are submitted timely and regularly. It will also address what to do when the schedule update shows a delay.
For more information, please view the course website.
February 01, 2023
Bill Haydt will be presenting a 2-day virtual NHI Course on “Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance,” on February 2, 3, 6, and 7, 2023. The course provides the basic tools to address the management and avoidance of highway construction claims. Bill will present the evaluation of a highway contract claim by focusing on three claim components: entitlement, impact, and cost. Participants will learn claims avoidance techniques, as well as how to identify and review best practices associated with successful dispute resolution.
For more information, please view the course website.
January 26, 2023
The project schedule and its updates and revisions are the schedules for the entire project, not just the contractor’s work. This means that a schedule prepared by the contractor needs to be submitted to the owner. The owner then needs to review and approve the schedule. This webinar will focus on approaches to getting a good schedule in place on your projects quickly and without disputes. It will also focus on what to look for and how to spot serious problems with a schedule. In addition, the webinar will focus on techniques for maintaining a good schedule in place on a delayed project.
For more information, please view the course website.
