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Writing Special Provisions
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not fall under the category of "Areas of Practice" or "Law/Ethics".
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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Jack Schmitt, P.E.
Overview
This course covers the
general format, content and purpose of a Special Provision that could be used in
a set of contract documents for an infrastructure project such as a roadway,
drainage or utility improvement. The course describes the basic format of a
Special Provision by defining its purpose, identifies the various types of
Special Provisions, and explains the importance of proper grammar for the
communication of the intent of any design team faced with the task of writing a
Special Provision.
Completion of this course
will provide the student with an understanding of the issues to be covered by a
Special Provision in a typical set of contract documents. This will provide the
student with a basis for discussion with the team or project manager on each
assignment. This in turn can reduce false starts, provide specific direction to
the various disciplines involved and prepare questions for the client from a
pro-active position. The result is intended to be a savings in labor spent on
corrections and re-typing of text, which will help contribute to the completion
of a project within the budget.
This course draws on the
author's extensive experience with contract documents to provide valuable
project execution tips that can save your project cost and schedule. Several
minutes of discussion during the kick-off of a project can prevent costly last
minute changes.
This course is a "How To" for
preparing the format and text of Special Provisions for a project. Any engineer
involved in preparing the contract documents for infrastructure / roadway plans
will benefit from the lessons learned by the course author from a career that
has spanned three decades and has seen hundreds of sets of plans and special
provisions.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10)
questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Preparing a set of
questions to ask that cover essential “What”, “Where” and “How” issues in a
manner that will avoid rework later in the project.
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The ability to
differentiate between various types of Special Provisions.
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The ability to
recognize when a Special Provision is needed.
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How to write the
various parts of a Special Provision.
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How to ensure that
the intent of the Special Provision is understood.
Course
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"Writing Special Provisions" prior to taking a quiz for credit.
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