CVEG 56303 — Construction Industry Contracting and Dispute Resolution Practices
In the first segment of this interdisciplinary course, students explore contractual aspects of alternative project delivery systems, learn to apply basic contract drafting principles, and engage in drafting exercises and projects. Next, they learn fundamental principles of contract and settlement negotiations and engage in exercises and projects to simulate negotiations involving common circumstances that industry participants encounter in structuring and managing projects. In the final segment, students use exercises and projects to simulate the processes of preparing for and attempting to resolve disputes through settlement negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. This course approaches all these skills from the perspectives of different industry participants, including project owners, designers, general building contractors, specialty contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and construction lenders. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. (Typically offered: Irregular)