Construction Specifications
- Online delivery
- eClass
- 14 hour course, no prerequisites
This seminar provides the principles of construction specifications including their role, related documents, and the needs of the consultant. This course is specifically intended for construction product representatives, contractors, cost consultants, architects, engineers, and owners. Skills required to aid in the reading, writing, and interpretation of specifications will be covered. Impacts of associated responsibilities including risk management arising from bidding procedures, the role of contract conditions and general requirements are also covered. In addition, the course will also offer identification of standard document formats used in specification writing, and how they are used in the various stages of pre-bid and construction.
Course at a glance
- Recognized by Gold Seal and Blue Seal both as required education for accreditation and continuing professional development (post-accreditation maintenance).
- Aimed at a wide range of construction workers, this course will be of special interest to construction product representatives, project managers, tradesmen and journeymen, contractors, cost consultants, architects, engineers, and construction business owners.
- Course notes available on eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- Two-day condensed delivery format.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Recognize the role of the project manual in relationship to the bidding documents, construction contract documents, general requirements and the technical specifications.
- Utilize the contents of the project manual for construction administration duties.
- Recognize the role of MasterFormat, SectionFormat, and PageFormat in construction specifications.
- Recognize the elements of good specification writing practice, including assessment of risk and liability associated with the documents.
- Identify how the performance requirements contained in the technical specification can affect the selection of products and affect work results, and recognize the effect of specification writing techniques on the outcome of the bid.
- Recognize the role of Division 00 and Division 01 documents on the contract and technical specifications, and how they are used in the administration of the project.
Take note:
Recommended readings:
- Masterformat: Numbers & Titles, Construction Specifications Institute, 2012
- Bidding and Tendering: What Is the Law?, 4th edition, Paul Sandori and William Pigott, Butterworths, 2009 (ISBN 0-433-43018-4)
- Construction Specification Writing, 5th edition, Harold J. Rosen and John R. Regener Jr., Wiley (ISBN: 0-471-43204-0)
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.
Your Instructor
Philip Perry
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Weekends (Mon, Sun)
Feb 7, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Feb 7
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Feb 8
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Class info
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This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset) is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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14 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: May be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and the Canada Training Benefit. (view all)
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until February 7, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Currently counts towards
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Certificate
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Construction Management & Administration
└14-hour elective course
* If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.
- 1 scheduled
- Online delivery
- 14 hour course, no prerequisites
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.