Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:00 – 4:30 pm

Construction Players, Stages of a Project

Construction entities
Organizational structure
Public vs. private
Unions
Project types
Project lifecycle
Construction technology

Real Estate, Feasibility, Design Professional and
Contractor Selection, Programming

Due diligence, code research
Project delivery type
Source selection
Design process, A/E scope of work and fee structure
Sustainability

Drawings, Specifications, Contracts, Bidding,
Pre-Construction, Mobilization

Work breakdown structure, bid package
Types of contracts
General and supplemental conditions
Liens
Bonds and insurance
Buyout, subcontracts

Scheduling

Gantt charts, bar charts
Critical path method (CPM)
Misc. schedule topics: liquidated damages, schedule “crashing”

Construction Phase

Claims, dispute resolution
Change orders
Schedule of values, pay applications
Equipment Labor issues
Materials
Project closeout

Miscellaneous Topics

Safety Earned value management
Summary: scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications,
risk, procurement

Credits

Architects
     6.5 Florida HSW CE Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Engineers
6.5 FL Area of Practice CE Hours

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing education hours to architects and engineers in all states.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for Florida architects (Provider No. 0001388; License No. PVD394). This course is approved for 6.5 HSW continuing education hours. The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported for Florida architects and AIA members.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for Florida professional engineers (Provider No. 0004647). This course qualifies for 6.5 Area of Practice continuing education hours.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.

Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required. Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Mike Keating, PE, MBA

Mr. Keating has been in the construction industry for over 29 years in various capacities including estimator/cost engineer, project manager, construction manager, director of construction, and A/E construction administrator to name a few. He has been involved in both commercial and residential construction projects both in the public and private sector with several individual projects exceeding $100 million in construction value. He currently works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a cost engineer and value engineering officer on large military, civil works, and inter-agency developments. In addition, he teaches a class in Construction Engineering as an adjunct instructor at the University of South Alabama, Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering.
Mr. Keating grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and holds a bachelor of science degree in Construction Management from the University of Nebraska. In addition, he received his MBA degree from the University of West Florida in 2004. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in the State of Virginia and a certified general contractor (CGC) in the State of Florida, and he holds several other industry certifications including certified cost engineer (CCE), value management associate (VMA), certified professional estimator (CPE), and certified construction contract administrator (CCCA).