FCM100-1001. Capital Construction Projects On-Line Course
Details, details, details: knowing them, knowing the rules, and following through are the keys to a successful capital project. In this on-line course you will gain an understanding of the SED process for facilities planning and state aid and financing capital projects. You will learn the importance of public relations before, during, and after the capital construction project. Other topics addressed are referendum planning, RFPs for architects, construction managers, etc., record-keeping, health and safety issues, insurance issues, project time lines and scheduling, bidding and contracts, long and short-term financing, maturities and debt payments, long-range capital programs, investments, reporting, bond and note register, debt service payment procedures, local bonding credit data-bond prospectus, and short-term debt management.
Fee: Member: $165/Non-Member: $240
Program Notes:
FOR NYSASBO MEMBERS:
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Your registration fee for this on-line course includes registrations for three webinars at no additional cost. You can register for these three webinars separately at a total cost of $240, or if you are a NYSASBO member, you can register for this course, earn 1.5 additional Institute hours, and save $75!
Participants should schedule time to participate in the following live webinars included in your registration for this course:
Get Ready: Preliminary Planning, 2/2/2010, 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Capital construction projects are big undertakings. This webinar focuses on the preliminary planning details that make the difference in whether your project runs smoothly or not. Topics discussed will include determining the scope of the project, RFPs for the Architects and any project management firm, preparing for the referendum; SEQRA approval, legal issues, financing–BAN’s, Bonds, time line for the vote, obtaining a letter of intent from SED and public relations necessary to gain voter approval of the referendum.
Get Set: Development of Plans, Specifications, and Bond Documents, 2/8/2010, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Your referendum has passed, now what? This webinar will provide information regarding working with your architect and project manager on developing plans and specifications for the project, and developing a time line. Working with your attorney on the bid documents, understanding the Wicks law, and working with SED on the necessary approvals for the project will be addressed.
Go: Supervision and Completion of the Project, 2/25/2010, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The supervision and coordination of the capital project rests with the school district. The district may choose to hire a project manager or firm, but ultimately the school board is responsible for the successful completion of the project. This webinar will focus on the scheduling of the various trades, coordination with the various school schedules, communications with the school community, RESCUE Regulations, Cash Flow Analysis for the BAN and Bonds, managing change orders, adjusting time lines due to any issues that may arise, and check lists for substantial completion of the project.
Course participants will also be expected to create a time line for a capital project from inception to completion, prepare a cash flow analysis including funding, and then post this information to share with others.
On-line course instructions, announcements, forum discussions, and any other course activities take place on this on-line course's web page. Once the course is open, registrants can access this course's web page through a link in NYSASBO's Virtual Conference Room at http://www.nysasbo.org/conferenceroom. Registrants will receive an e-mail notifying them that the course is open and accessible.
Dates, Locations, and Presenters:
FCM100-1001. Capital Construction Projects On-Line Course
Dates: 2/1/10 –2/28/10
Location: On-Line
Presenter: Martin Geiger, Esq., Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP; Mary Ann Sadowski, Esq., Partner, Ingerman Smith LLP, and Paul Adamo, Vice President of Construction Operations, School Construction Consultants, Inc.
