Construction Contract Workshop
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Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed 24-48 business hours before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 10-15 minutes before start time.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
8:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT
Agenda:
Presented by Joseph W. Delaney, Ph.D., P.E., PgMP, CCM, LEED AP
Understanding Construction Contract Essentials
- Examining contract terminology:
- Parties, consideration, term, performance, substantial performance, breach, remedies, damages
- Understanding types of construction contracts:
- Payment method
- Award and selection
- Project delivery system
- Number of primes
- Legal description
- Studying roles and relationships of project participants:
- Owners, architects/engineers, construction managers, contractors, subs and suppliers
- Exploring the law of construction contract interpretation
Reviewing Bidding Documents
- Invitation
- Instructions
- Information
- Bid form
- Bid bond
- Addenda
Reviewing Contract Documents
- Use of standard forms or custom documents
- Agreement
- Performance bond
- Payment bond
- Contract conditions (general and supplementary)
- Specifications (Format, CSI 1995 and 2004)
- Shop drawings
- Contract modifications (change orders, directives, etc.)
Understanding Issues in Contract Administration
- Insurance and indemnity issues
- Chain of command issues
- Subcontracts
- Changes and change orders
- Payments
- Substantial and final completion
- Breach and pitfalls
Examining Legal Issues and Contract Disputes
- Changed conditions
- Project documentation
- Delays, acceleration
- Handling payment claims and final payments
- Resolving disputes through mediation, arbitration, litigation
- Understanding contractual and statutory warranties
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Engineers
7.0 PDHs*
Architects
7.0 CE Hours*
AIA - American Institute of Architects
7.0 Elective LUs
ICC - International Code Council
0.7 CEUs (Administration)
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 7.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 7.0 continuing education hours for licensed architects in most states that allow non-HSW coursework and this learning method. *This course is not approved in New York; please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility; please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300).
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 Elective LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Administration (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
*On-Demand Credits*
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request:
7.0 Elective LUs (AIA)
Speakers
Joseph W. Delaney, P.E., PgMP, CCM, LEED AP
President and General Manager at Delaney CMS in Union Springs, New YorkDr. Delaney is president and general manager of the construction management services group at Delaney CMS in Union Springs, New York. He is the former president of C&S Design Build Inc., C&S’s program and construction management company, where he started the agency construction management business. In his 12-year career there, he developed it into the fastest-growing and most profitable of the firms’ business units. At C&S, Dr. Delaney was responsible for more than $1 billion in completed projects in the education, municipal, wastewater, airport, and private development sectors. In his 25 years as a construction professional, he has served in many roles including those of project engineer, design coordinator, superintendent, construction manager, program manager, general manager, and president. Dr. Delaney is a licensed professional engineer, holds the program management professional (PgMP®) credential, is a certified construction manager (CCM®), and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) accredited professional. Dr. Delaney is the only person in the world with all these credentials. In addition, he is an expert critical path method scheduler and has presented both nationally and internationally on construction, project, and program management. Dr. Delaney received his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He enjoys sharing his experience leading teams, and he has provided management training to senior management including his colleagues at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Senior Executive Institute and at Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and L3 Communications. Dr. Delaney was recently the keynote speaker at the Tri-State Diversity Summit where he shared Delaney CMS’s (a woman-owned business enterprise) vision for equality and empowerment. He is also a professor in the Construction Management Department at Southern Mississippi University. He recently published a university textbook titled Construction Program Management by CRC Press. The textbook is used to teach undergraduate and graduate students and by practitioners to help them formulate a process-based approach for management of large projects and programs.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Construction Contract Workshop
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This seven-hour course covers contract terminology, the different types of construction contracts, the roles and relationships of project participants, bidding documents, contract administration issues, dispute resolution and how to make a change to a construction contract.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to discuss issues in contract administration, including insurance and indemnity, chain of command, substantial and final completion, breaches, subcontracts, and payments.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to define key contract terminology, describe the types of construction contracts, and explain the roles and relationships of the project participants.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to identify the types of changes that require a change order, understand how to prepare a change order and how to communicate it, and discuss best practices for managing changes.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to examine legal issues and contract disputes and identify resolution techniques such as mediation, arbitration and litigation.
LUs: 7.0
LU Type: LU|Elective
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 02/10/2029
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.
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