*Tentative Outline: The official Outline will appear in the Course Manual*
Contracts For Design Professionals: Basics and Beyond
Seminar Provider: Steensland Center For Professional Development
Instructor: M. John Steensland, Jr.
Submittal Date: April 3, 2001
2001 Proposed Kentucky Course Outline
Approved FL Course No. FL Course No. CEP-012-15
Approved TN Course No. TN Course CER-439-00
8 Continuing Education Credits (8 PDH)
7:45 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 - 9:45 Introduction and Overview of Contract Law. General Review Into Issues effecting Liability: Tort and/or Contract Concerns and Their Relationship. Analysis of Liability Distinctions Involving Tort Issues and Contract Issues. Court Case Analysis.
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 12:00 Overview of a Standard Design Professional's Contract With Emphasis on Criteria and Distinctions Involving General Conditions and Special Conditions. Project Analysis Phase by Phase For Determination of the Scope of Design Professional's Services. Review of Third Party Beneficiary Law - Liability To those Not A Party To the Contract. Use of Exculpatory Clauses Attempting to Limit the Design Professional's Overall Liability. Court Case Analysis.
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:45 Analyisis (Line by Line) of the Language of a Standard Engineering Design Contract with Focus on the Duty (Acts and Conduct of the Design Team) Necessary To Achieve Contract Performance. Court Case Analysis with Imphasis on Determining the Meaning of the Various Provisions and Potential Liability For Non-performance.
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:45 Continue Analysis (Line by Line) of the Language of a Standard Engineering Design Contract with Focus on the Duty (Acts and Conduct of the Design Team) Necessary To Achieve Contract Performance. Court Case Analysis with Imphasis on Determining the Meaning of the Various Provisions and Potential Liability For Non-performance.