This page consists of a compilation of web-based and other resources that complement The Academy’s CON 244 course, Construction Contracting.
For the convenience of students, the links listed below are grouped consistent with the CON 244 Student Guide as published by The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech. Please email us at info@ContractingAcademy.gatech.edu if you discover a web link that is broken so that we may update it.
Lesson 1 – History and Legal Aspects of Public Infrastructure
- FAR Site (at Hill AFB)
- Acquisition.gov FAR
- DFARS
- Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI)
- GAO Redbook (Principles of Federal Appropriations Law)
- Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) decisions
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions
- U.S. Code
- DoD Base Structure Report – FY17
- DoD Base Structure Report – FY15
- DoD Base Structure Report – FY 14
- DoD Base Structure Report – FY 13
- GAO-08-978SP -Use of Appropriated Funds to Settle a Claim
- International Building Code – developed by the International Code Council
- Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
- Uniform Contract Format (UCF)
- DoD Financial Management Regulation
Lesson 2 – Construction Acquisition Planning
- Construction Acquisition Planning Matrix – Lesson 2
- Construction Acquisition Plan Template
- Construction Cost Estimate Breakdown
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook
- Proficiency Guide for Construction, A-E, and Contingency Contracting – Army Corps of Engineers
- Antideficiency Act
- DD 1391 – Facilities Planning Document
- The Brooks Act
- ISO 9000
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Resource Conservation & Recovery Act of 1976
- Environmental Impact Statement Resources – U.S. Dept. of Energy
- Environmental Impact Statement Database – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) Program
- Executive Order 13693 – Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade (supersedes Executive Order 13423)
- Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)
- Construction Manager/General Contracting – Proposed Rule by the Federal Highway Administration
- Standards and Forms – Georgia Institute of Technology – Facilities Management
- Construction Management Sample Forms – The California State University
- Design-Build Ranked Best Construction Delivery Method in U.S. Building Industry – Study by Penn State
- Design-Build Market Research – FMI 2018 – 50% of construction expected use design-build method by 2012
Lesson 3 – Solicitation Phase
- Construction Specification Institute – contract format
- Construction Specification Institute – guide specifications
- Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
- Whole Building Design Guide
- CSI MasterFormat™
- SpecsIntact
- Uniform Building Code (replaced in 2000 by the International Building Code)
- Order of Drawings – adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice
- Sheet Numbering Conventions – Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
- Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) Format Standard – U.S. Dept. of Defense
- Exercise Links:
- Concrete Reinforcing 03 20 00.00 10 – https://www.wbdg.org/FFC/DOD/UFGS/UFGS%2003%2020%2000.00%2010.pdf
- Quality Control 01 45 00.00 10 – https://www.wbdg.org/FFC/DOD/UFGS/UFGS%2001%2045%2000.00%2010.pdf
- Product Requirements for Masonry Walls – https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2018/chapter-21-masonry?site_type=public
- Part of UFGS Steel Decks 05 30 00 containing requirement for Welder Qualifications – https://www.wbdg.org/FFC/DOD/UFGS/UFGS%2005%2030%2000.pdf
- UFGS sections expected for Naval Station waterfront – https://www.wbdg.org/ccb/browse_cat.php?c=3
- Why review is important for a Contract Specialist – FAR 1.602-1(b)
- MIL-STD 3007
- DoD Unified Facilities Criteria – USD AT&L Memo 29 May 2002
- Unified Facilities Criteria
- National Academy of Building Sciences
- Wage Determinations On-Line (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- Understanding Minimum Wage Laws in Federal Contracting – 11.2012 – Service Contract Act, Davis Bacon Act
- Buy American Act – fact sheet
- Trade Agreements Act
- EEO Goals by Geographic Area – OFCCP
- NAFTA
- Liquidated Damages Example – Tappan Zee Bridge
- Liquidated Damages Drafting Blunders
- The Miller Act
- Small Business Size Standards – SBA
- Sample MATOC Construction Contract – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Sample Bid Packet – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Sample Small Construction Project Solicitation – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Lesson 4 – Evaluation and Award
- Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain, LLC – GAO Case B-409208.2
- Optional Form 1419 – Abstract of Offers – Construction
- Listing of Approved Sureties – Treasury Dept. Circular 570
- Prior Approval & Preferred Surety Programs, Preferred Surety Companies and Agents – U.S. Small Business Administration
- Sample Performance Bond – Lesson 4
- DD Form 350
- Project Estimating Requirements – GSA Public Buildings Service
- CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE BREAKDOWN SPREADSHEET -Lesson 4
- Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) Guide – U.S. Army
- Independent Government Estimates – Fact Sheet
- Myth-Busting 3 – OFPP – 01.05.2017 – Myths about Conducting Debriefings – OFPP
Lesson 5 – Contract Administration: Compliance
- DOL Form WH-1321 – Notice to Employees Working on Federal & Federally-Financed Construction Projects
- DOL Form WH-347 – Payroll Info
- USACE Safety & Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1
- Contractor’s Guide to Contract Administration – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Construction Quality Management for Contractors – Student Study Guide
Lesson 6 – Contract Administration: Changed Conditions
- N. Fiorito Company v. U.S. – 416 F.2d 1284, Ct. Cl. 1969
- Contractors Quality Control (CQC) Daily Report
- Metcalf v. U.S., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fed. Circuit 13-5041
Lesson 7 – Invoices, Payments and Closeout
- Construction Progress Meeting Agenda – sample
- Construction Punch List – sample
- Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS) – User Manual – U.S. Army
- Contractor Performance Assessment Reports System (CPARS)
- Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)
