Instructor: Tom Gard

Board: Florida Construction Contractor (FCILB)

Credit Hours: 1.00
Rating:
129 ratings

Approval Number: 0007939
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Course Description


CILB Approval# 0007939

This Internet course discusses important information related to contract awards, controversies and bid protests. It also delves into contract interpretation and risk allocation. The participant will be presented with the correct procedures for dealing with a bid protest at the federal, state and local levels. They will be instructed on what courts have jurisdiction over the bid protest, limitations of bid protest, and administrative procedures to follow.

 


The contract interpretation and risk allocation part of the course deals with analyzing contract language, contract term definitions, and the duty of the bidder to seek clarification of bid clauses. The participant will receive important information on risk allocation including: risk allocation systems, implied warranties, implied duty to cooperate, and proportional risk allocation.
In order to receive credit for this course the participant must successfully complete a series of quizzes designed to test his/her knowledge of the subject presented in this course. To successfully complete this course, the participant must obtain an aggregate score of all the quizzes of 70% or greater.



Course Objectives


At the conclusion of this Internet course the participant would have a clear understanding of the following topics:

 

  • Federal, State, and Local Bid Protest Procedures
  • Contract Interpreation Rules
  • Risk Allocation
  • Standard Federal Clauses


Instructor Bio



P.THOMAS GARD, PE, ESQ, PMP
Tom Gard holds a J.D. in Government Contract Law from Catholic University of America, a M.B.A. in Financial Management, Northern Michigan University, a M.S.C.E. in Construction Management from Purdue University, and a B.S. in Urban Planning/Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He is currently the President of Dominion Project Management, Inc. of Leesburg, Virginia.

 

Mr. Gard is a highly esteemed speaker and writer with regard to engineering management, engineering law and project management subjects. Tom has spoken before the American Bar Association on privatization and various engineering organizations on project management and engineer law topics. He has been published several times in engineering periodicals. He currently is an adjunct professor in the graduate program at George Washington University lecturing and writing on project management topics.



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This is the best format out there! No endless reading of small fonts. No waiting to see your score and review before answering the questions is easy. I have taken over 30 hours with PACE and won't go anywahere else for my future continuing education needs.


-Jenessa Myers