Day 1
Module 1 (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
- Selection/Authorization of Public Works Projects
- Design
- Acceptance and Maintenance
- Description of Construction Team
- Inspector and Inspection
- Inspection policy
- Inspection practice
- Goals of testing and Inspection Plan
- Construction Documents
- Contracts
- Plans
- Specifications
- Addenda
- Change Orders
- Supplemental Project Information
- Interactive Engagement Exercise
Module 2 (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
- Resident Inspector (or Resident Engineer) & Project Delivery
- Inspector’s Administrative Duties
- Inspector Authority
- Contract Compliance Requirements
- Measurement & Payment
- Project Closeout
Lunch (12:00 – 1:00 PM)
Lunch is not provided as part of the seminar (you are on your own)
Module 3 (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
- Legal Constraints for Public Works Projects
- California Contract Code
- NEPA & CEQA
- Stormwater (NPDES)
- Safety (OSHA & Cal/OSHA)
- Hazardous Materials
- Labor Code/Prevailing Wage
- Other
- Interactive Engagement Exercise
Module 4 (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
- Construction and Inspection for the Inspector
- Earthworks
- Soils
- Geotechnical aspects of grading
- Types
- Normal order of construction
- Inspection
Day 2
Module 5 (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
- Pipelines & Piles and Piling
- Pipelines – Sewer, Storm Drain, Water
- Materials
- Installation
- Trench Restoration
- Testing
- Special Construction Methods
- Piles and Piling
- Why used
- Types
- End Bearing
- Friction
- Combination
- Materials
- Inspection
- Interactive Engagement Exercise
Module 6 presentation (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
- Portland Cement Concrete (PCC)
- Materials
- Plain versus reinforced
- Pre-stressed versus Post-tensioned
- Construction
- Make concrete
- Transport & Placement
- Curing
- Problems
- Waterstops
- Interactive Engagement Exercise
Lunch (12:00 – 1:00 PM)
Lunch is not provided as part of the seminar (you are on your own)
Module 7 (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
- Paving and Structural Connections
- Pavements
- Pavement Design
- Pavement Construction
- Inspection
- Pavement Maintenance
- Structural Connections
- Bolting
- Welding
- Other
- Interactive Engagement Exercise
Module 8 (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
- Protective Coatings & Project Closeout
- Painting and Protective Coatings
- Principles of Corrosion
- Paint Prep
- Surface Conditions
- Painting and Coating
- Inspection
- Failures
- Restricted Materials
- Project Closeout
- Preparation for Closeout
- Beneficial Occupancy/Partial Utilization
- Liquidated Damages
- Early Completion
- Punch List
- Contractor Obligations
- Engineer Obligations
- Completion versus Substantial Completion
- Performance
- Liens and Stop Notices
- Interactive Engagement Exercise