This course is designed to familiarize engineers, architects, project managers, developers, and contractors with the variety of legal issues affecting the construction industry. California construction law is emphasized in the context of this overview of the foundational rights, statutes, case law, and obligations underpinning the construction industry. The course follows a logical path through an otherwise tangled maze of difficult legal principles. Major topics include contractor license law, project bidding and bonding, construction contracts, liens, insurance, and alternative dispute resolution. On completion of this course, a construction professional should understand, in a broad sense, the legal aspects of a construction project and should be able to identify issues and legal problems as they arise.
Enrollment is limited.
He is also a member of the Advisory Council for the UC Berkeley Extension Construction Management Certificate Program.