Certification
PLEASE SIGN UP NOW FOR THE 2012 SPRING CDT CLASSES
Details on the class can be found HERE
Registration Deadline is March 2, 2012 REGISTRATION FORM
Payments can be made by check or by credit card, see the link on the left hand side.
Congratulations Fall 2011Certificants!
We congratulate the following for passing their examinations during the Fall 2011 exam window. If you know someone who recently passed an exam and is not listed, please forward his/her name and we'll do the proper honors here.
Denver Chapter Members:
Liz O'Sullivan, CCCA
Alison Rice, CDT
Colorado CSI Members:
Joseph Noernberg, CDT
Marcus Pulsipher, CDT
Non-Members in Colorado:
Suzanne Jackson, CDT
Next Exam Window: April 2 - 28, 2012 - for more information, check here
Early Registration Deadline: February 2, 2012
Final Registration Deadline: March 2, 2012
CCCA Candidates: Note the revised requirement for two years' experience, attested to by two people, that goes into effect with the Spring 2012 exams.
Certification Information
Construction Documents Technology (CDT) - What it is.
Prior to sitting for the CCS, CCCA and CCPR exams you must have passed the CDT exam. The Denver Chapter’s CDT classes, typically held prior to the Spring exams, and the exam itself will cover the following state of the arts in construction documents technology.
Introduction and Overview of Construction Documents: History, the Project, and the Project Team.
Construction Documents: Agreements, Identification and Purpose of Construction Documents, Elements and Purpose of the Construction Documents, Relationships between the Documents, and Design and Construction Documents.
Agreements, Contract Documents, and Document Relationships: Project Agreements and their Purpose, Relationship of the Construction Agreement with the Contract Documents, Constraints on the Design and Construction Process, and Project Manual Concepts.
Project Delivery Concepts: Project Delivery Methods, Options, and Basis of Payment.
Conditions of the Contract: An overview.
Procurement and Contract Document Modifications - Claims and Disputes: Changing the Documents, Procedures for Change, Addenda and Modifications, Claims and Disputes, and Avoiding Potential Problems.
Formats: Formats, Organization of Early Project Information, Organization of the Drawings and Organization of Project Manuals.
Drawings and Specifications: Drawings, Specifications, Coordination between Drawings and Specifications, and Coordination for Project Delivery.
Pricing, Measurements and Payments - Submittals: Allowances, Unit Prices, Alternates, Progress Payments, and the Submittal Process.
Quality Requirements: Quality Requirements of the Contract Documents, Temporary Facilities and Construction, Substitutions, Guaranty and Warranty, and Project Closeout.
Both the classes and exam are based on the Project Delivery Practice Guide., the authoritative resource for the organization, preparation, use, and interpretation of construction documents. The PDPG references both the AIA (architect’s) and EJCDC (engineer’s) contract forms and encompasses the entire life cycle of a facility from conception through facility management.
I will hope that those of you, that have not achieved earning the CDT, will watch this space for more information on our next series of preparaton classes and take the next to being a professional. More information to follow.
Questions? Please contact me, Vic Palazzini, CSI, CDT, CCPR, Certification Chairman, at (303) 981-2893, or via e-mail, vpalazzini@hotmail.com.
I look forward to working with all of you, again.
Vic