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Construction and Trade Related
Specialized Knowledge & Skills
Dynamic Crew Leadership
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Choose your session: October 5, 16 & 23, 2020 November 2, 13 & 20, 2020 Spring 2021 Dates TBD Fall 2021- Dates TBD
Noon – 4:00 pm Instructor: Mike Greene, IntegrityWorks Coaching Creating Versatile Leaders for Effective Teams! • Learn how to work with different communication styles • Master time management and organization • Practice critical conversations from the jobsite • Grow team unity and buy-in • Includes comprehensive DiSC profile ABC Member: $325 Non-member: $435
Customize this course for YOUR company’s unique needs!
Contact: barbara@abckeystone.org
Journey & Master Level Electrical License
Exam Prep
January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2021 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Instructor: Drew Doxzon, James Craft & Son, Inc. Take Your Electrical License Exam with Confidence! • Be fully prepared to take the Pennsylvania
Journey or Master Level exam • Utilize an NEC prep work book in conjunction with the NEC Code • Develop confidence in your ability to read, understand and apply the NEC • Understand your daily tasks and how the NEC applies to the method of installation ABC Member: $600 Non-member: $800
Medical Gas and Vacuum Piping Systems
December 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2020, or January 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2021 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Instructor: David Mohile, Medical Engineering Services, Inc. Installers Certification Course ASSE 6010 • Discover safe practices for medical gas pipeline equipment installation • Gain hands-on training to further your understanding • Receive Medical Gas certification upon completion ABC Member: $975 Non-member: $1,295
Understanding the Construction Process
Understanding the Construction Process: From Inception to Completion Build a Strong Foundation for Your Team Held in partnership with ABC Keystone and AIA Pennsylvania
This series is taught in seven monthly sessions by leading industry professionals. It is designed especially for individuals who touch on some aspect of the construction process or are new to the industry. It will expand their understanding of the workings of the entire project, from the inception and design phase through the contract, build and final payment. September 2020 - Spring 2022 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am each session
SESSION PRICING: ABC Member: $100 Non-member: $130 2021/2022 SERIES STARTS FALL 2021 Pricing & Dates TBD
Register for the entire series!
• Gain insight into the construction industry and clarity on roles played in the process • Understand the reasons behind processes and paperwork • Learn how your role interacts with others and how it is vital to the project • Become familiar with documents, plans and contracts
Sessions in the Series:
Construction Risk Management
September 15, 2020
Instructor: Ronald H. Pollock, Esq., Saxton & Stump Lawyers & Consultants
Navigating Contracts, Bonding and Insurance • Understand the role of all interested parties in a construction project and how they work together to avoid risk • Know your rights, what to do (and don’t) with contracts, indemnification and arbitration • Break down insurance provision language into easier terms • Learn the ins and outs of The Miller Act, payment and performance bonding
Construction Agreements and Payments
October 20, 2020
Instructor: Maria Elliott, Barley Snyder
Decipher Contracts, Subcontracts, Changes and Liens • Navigate construction contracts and decipher important clauses • Uncloak ambiguous language to protect your company • Understand risk allocation, warranty coverages and delay claims • Discover typical issues with subcontracts and their solutions • Gain clarity on purchase order, change order and agency authority language
Project Planning and Execution
November 17, 2020
Instructor: Ralph “Homer” Kautz, Wohlsen Construction Company
Logistics, Scheduling, Standards and Project Management • Learn about standards of practice • Discover tools that can be applied to improve the quality of construction • Identify potential gaps in scope that can lead to costly change orders and unnecessary extensions of time • Know the differences between private and public work acquisition and construction • Understand special considerations when bidding or building on a public project
Understanding the Construction Process
Sessions in the Series (cont.):
Project Compliance and Outside Organizations
December 2020 - Date TBD Instructor: Thomas R. Davies, Esq, Harmon & Davies, P.C. and Kelly Kramer, Rettew Associates, Inc.
OSHA, Dept of Labor, Federal and State Compliance
OSHA and Basic Safety: • Identify and apply the basic elements of an effective safety program to improve your current safety efforts within your company • Recognize the most common causes of injury/ death in construction and select appropriate measures to eliminate or control them • Prepare for an OSHA inspection to determine best practices to effectively handle an
OSHA inspection
Department of Labor & Industry: • Learn about the Prevailing Wage Actoverview, owner-operators, fringe benefits, certified payroll certificates • Understand Act 72- misclassification of workers as Independent Contractors • Understand Underground Utility Line
Protection Act: excavation, POCS ticket • Review Minimum Wage Act/Overtime
Federal/State Projects: • Understand the differences between private and public work acquisition and construction • Learn some of the special considerations when bidding or building on a public project
The Construction Process
October 2021 - Date TBD
Gain a Good Foundation of the Construction Industry • Understand the make-up of the construction industry and network of key players involved from inception to completion of a project • Learn what important documents are involved in the process and what role they play • Understand how construction and design is governed by building regulations and codes • Learn the various ways a project can be delivered and their advantages and disadvantages • Examine project case studies to understand the nuances of each project
Project Development and Environmental Decisions
November 2021 - Date TBD
Best Management Practices in Getting a Project to Construction
Project Development: • Understand the importance of feasibility and due diligence • Gain tips for assembling the project team and knowing what they do • Learn to stay on budget with design and preconstruction • How to ensure a smooth transition from construction to operation
Environmental Decisions: • Understand compliance with storm water regulations • Discover agencies to reach out to help with plans and BMP • Learn options for soil and erosion control measures during construction • Gain an understanding of procedures for excavation of impacted soils during construction
Understanding the Construction Process
Sessions in the Series (cont.):
Design Documents and Technical Specifications
December 2021 - Date TBD
Understand, Read and Work with Design Documents • Learn where to find specific information in design drawings • Understand the role of each kind of design documents and how they work together • Practice “reading” a broad spectrum of drawings
Preconstruction and Estimating
January 2022 - Date TBD An Inside Look Into the Bid Process • Understand the steps involved in the pre-construction process • Learn the flow of the estimating process and how software/technology innovations continue to improve it • Experience a mock-bid scenario • Find out the practices that lead to successful estimating departments
Virtual Design and Construction Technology
February 2022 - Date TBD
Trends, Value and Processes in Construction Tech • Learn about the new technology trends in construction • Understand the value of using virtual design and reality on the jobsite • Streamline your processes and save time and costly mistakes with facility and field
management software “This series helped me to relate to what is involved in the building and construction process. The presenters were knowledgeable and spoke in clear terms, so things didn’t go over our heads.”
- Christy Thomas, Conewago Enterprises, Inc.
