Learn the engineer’s role in submittals and shop drawings, their purpose, and best practices in design and construction.
Understand the engineer’s responsibilities relative to submittals and shop drawings, and how they fit into the design and construction process. If you are a public or private owner, construction manager, contractor, subcontractor, consultant, architect or engineer, this live webinar will help you understand the purpose and intent of submittals and shop drawings, and how and where they fit into the design and construction process. With an emphasis on the recommended practices of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), and contract language of the Engineers Joint Contract Document Committee (EJCDC), this live webinar presents the responsibilities of the engineer and contractor relative to submittals and shop drawings, with particular emphasis on the benefits and risks of the shop drawing and submittal process.Learning Objectives
- You will be able to review risk and liabilities associated with submittals.
- You will be able to discuss other submittals.
- You will be able to identify contract language associated with submittals.
- You will be able to describe the purpose and intent of shop drawings and submittals.
Agenda
Shop Drawings vs. Submittals- What Are Shop Drawings?
- Why Shop Drawings?
- Other Submittals
- Contractor
- Architect/Engineer
- Who Is Responsible?
- Contract Language
- Delegated Design
Speaker(s)
James C. Brown, P.E.ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
- Vice president for ARCADIS U.S., Inc., a global environmental engineering and consulting firm
- Licensed professional engineer in New York, New Jersey and Alabama with more than 50 years of experience in construction contract administration services encompassing design, review of contract documents and contractor submittals, value engineering, project planning and scheduling, and resident engineering
- Manages submittal reviews, change order preparation, and construction claims for more than $3.5 billion in construction in New York City, and is one of the firm’s construction claims evaluation experts
- Past chair of the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) and currently chairs EJCDC’s Construction and Procurement Subcommittees
- M.S. Degree in environmental engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology; B.S. Degree in civil engineering, Clarkson University
