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This course is intended to provide members of the construction industry with an understanding of construction law.
This course is designed to teach and familiarize owners, managers, supervisors and project managers with construction contracts and contract law, liabilities and responsibilities of all parties to a contract, compiling and submitting proper extras and claims, and ways and means for leaders to avoid conflict with contracts, owners, trades and labour.
Upon completing this course, you will:
Understand the origins of law
Understand what a contract is and what makes a contract valid or invalid
Understand the roles in the construction industry as they apply to contract law
Know the different types of construction contracts
Interpret contracts
Understand what a custom contract consists of
Understand the principles of surety and the different types of bonds that are used
Know what type of insurance is required in the construction industry
Understand claims, the reasons for claims and the process of making a claim
Know the acts and regulations that are relevant to the construction industry
This course is intended for people working in the construction industry who deal primarily in trade-to-trade and/or trade-to-customer situations.
This course has been accredited by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) for two (2) credit toward Gold Seal Certification. This course is an awareness raising tool. A certificate is given upon completion.