Seminar Coursebooks
Following are descriptions and prices of SDC & Associates, Inc. coursebooks that may be ordered from us directly. Our coursebooks consists of PowerPoint slide reproductions, a wealth of specific examples for nearly every situation, examples of common letters and logs and some of the most popular checklists, including: Scheduling Preparation, Extended Overhead and Mobilization Payment Request. You may order via the non-secure online form or call us toll-free at 800-SDC-3996, or print the form and FAX it with credit card information to 800-SDC-3997.

Change Orders and Claims

Winning Cash Flow Strategies on Change Orders & Claims - $99.00
This seminar teaches you how to prevent claims while at the same time developing the procedures and documentation required to properly identify, document, prepare, calculate, present, evaluate, negotiate, and win valid change orders and claims. it also teaches you how to win conflicts between specifications and drawings every time. These techniques apply both to public works projects and private commercial projects, and provide valuable insight to increase the profits and protect the bottom line.

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Maximize your Cash Flow on Differing Site Condition Claims- $99.00
This seminar teaches you about the lively and urgent topic of differing site conditions, and is a must for anyone working on renovation and underground projects. This seminar will help you to further develop their skills in preparing, negotiating, preventing and defending change orders and claims as well as teaching you the "best practices" for owners, designers and contractors, and proven techniques for successful claims resolution for this very complex type of claims. This seminar includes a very interesting interactive actual case study.


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Increase your Cash Flow on Inefficiency Claims - $99.00
This seminar teaches you how to price and evaluate the hardest type of construction claims costs, i.e. inefficiencies. Contractors learn the specifics of how to construct a winning claim, and owners, architects and engineers learn better methods of fairly evaluating a claim. This seminar includes actual case studies. Problems are solved including the calculation of inefficiencies related to overtime, learning curve, trade stacking, overcrowding, excessive change orders, measured mile, consequential inclement weather, etc. These techniques apply both to public works projects and private commercial projects, and provide valuable insight to increase your profits and protect your bottom line.

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Successful Cash Flow Resolutions to Delay Claims - $99.00
This seminar teaches you how to prevent, price and resolve the very complex issue of project delays, while at the same time developing the procedures and documentation required to increase your profits. This seminar will help you to further develop your skills in preparing, negotiating, preventing and defending delay claims as well as teaching your proven techniques for successful delay claim resolution.

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Pricing & Negotiating Change Orders & Claims Like a Pro - $99.00
This seminar teaches you how to price and negotiate change orders and claims line the experts on even the toughest construction projects, while creating a win-win situation for both parties. This seminar will help you to further develop your skills in pricing and negotiating change orders and claims to maximize profits, as well as teaching your employees proven techniques and insider tips for successful change orders and claim negotiations. There will be two actual case studies in which you will participate in the pricing and negotiation of the claims.

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Improve your Cash Flow on Delay and Disruption Claims - $99.00
This seminar will help you to further develop your skills in pricing, negotiating, preventing and defending the very complex issue of delay & disruption claims as well as teaching proven techniques for successful claim resolution, while at the same time developing the procedures and documentation required to increase their profits. Learn the specifics of what monetary damages you are due in a winning claim. Problems are solved including the calculation of inefficiencies related to overtime, learning curve, trade stacking, overcrowding, excessive change orders, measured mile, learning curve, consequential inclement weather, etc. These techniques apply both to public works projects and private commercial projects, and promote and protect your bottom line. This seminar includes actual case studies.

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Claims & Change Orders: Types, Tips & Case Studies - $49.00
An intensive seminar using actual case studies to illustrate how best to price and settle change orders before they grow into claims and how to document and negotiate both. Includes the identification of the many different types of claims and change orders and how to deal with them.

 

 

Project Management

Pre-Construction Planning - $99.00
Extremely popular one-day seminar gives step-by-step instructions on setting up a construction project the right way. Includes handouts on pre-construction planning checklist and pre-construction planning meeting checklist.

Victorious Project Management - $99.00
What the most experienced PMs have found really works to keep projects on track and on budget with less hassle. Includes information on the advantages of great documentation, how to measure productivity & the nine building blocks to success.

Scheduling for Management - $99.00
Not how to use the computer, but the basics of developing a good CPM schedule, float, milestones, durations, constraints, resources, bar charts, pitfalls of bar charts, how to cost and resource load for profit, how to present delays to the schedule, games people play with CPMs and owner defenses and much more.

Alternate Dispute Resolution for Management - $99.00
No one wants litigation – it is costly, time consuming and out of your control. This course presents the ABC's of ADR. Includes arbitration, mediation, partnering, and dispute review boards, what are the other ADR processes & how to utilize ADR processes to resolve problems and disputes.

Project Management in the 21st century / Project Closeout - $99.00
Learn how to choose an internet based PM system, how to use the internet to manage projects, why is project closeout so difficult and why some can't seem to finish a project, and key role of subcontractors in project closeout.

Effective Project Documentation -$49.00
You know you need it; here is how to get the field staff to actually do it in ways that protect and benefit your company.

Avoiding Disaster: Eliminate Claims & Disputes - $99.00
Learn the primary causes of disputes and how to properly manage a dispute-free project. Learn how to prepare, price and defend claims; primary princilpals of successful claim resolution and dispute resolution procedures vs. litigation; includes many case studies.

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