Project Inspection

November 18, 2014
University Center of Greenville, Room 411
225 South Pleasantburg Dr.
Greenville, SC
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November 19, 2014
Sandhill REC, Lakehouse
900 Clemson Rd.
Columbia, SC
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Course Description:
This one day session will cover the major duties and responsibilities of an individual responsible for the quality of a project.  It will address the importance of understanding the plans, the contract, the materials to be used and the various quality control tests used in project inspection.  A short session on calculating rates of applications, areas and volumes will be presented also.  Emphasis will be placed on materials and operations and the important aspects of what to look for that can result in problems after the job is completed. This course is presented in a straight foreword manner and deals with the reality of everyday factors involving contractors and agencies. This course will not benefit persons who are looking for a faster way to put check marks in a box on a form.

Speaker Bio:
John Hopkins has over 40 years experience in construction in both the public and private sector.  He is one of the original 10 LTAP directors, starting at Oklahoma State University in 1982.  He has been the director of LTAP for Oklahoma, Montana, Arizona, Idaho and came to the Pennsylvania LTAP program in 1999.  He has presented training courses to local, state and government agencies in over 35 states as well as for other governments internationally. He also has presented numerous National Highway Institute courses across the U.S.  He has a relaxed, informal manner of presentation and presents the training in a straightforward common language approach.

Who Should Attend:
All local agency employees that will be involved in any inspection or oversight of agency roadway/bridge projects.

Schedule:
8:00am – 8:30am: Registration
8:30 am – 9:00am: Inspector responsibilities
9:00 am – 9:45am: Pre-work meeting/communication
9:45am – 10:15am: All about materials
10:15 am – 10:30am: Break
10:30 am – 12:00pm: Quantities (areas, volumes, rates, yields)
12:00 pm – 12:30pm: Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:15pm: Pipe installation/shooting grades
1:15 pm – 2:15pm: Concrete
2:15 pm – 2:30pm: Break
2:30 pm – 3:30pm: Earthwork
3:30 pm – 4:15pm: Roadway projects/paving
4:15 pm – 4:30pm: Questions/summary

Registration Fee:
The registration fee for the workshop is $125.00 per person. All South Carolina city, county, or state employees receive a LTAP scholarship registration fee of $50.00. The fee includes course materials, break refreshments, and the noon luncheon.

Advance registration is encouraged so that an accurate estimate of the number of workshop participants can be obtained.  Workshops with low advance registration will be subject to cancellation.

Cancellation Policy:
If you cancel your registration more than 72 hours before a class, your registration fee will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee. If you do not cancel before the 72 hour deadline your registration fee will not be refunded. You may send a substitute in your place, provided that you inform us of the substitute’s name no later than 24 hours before the training.  No-shows will not have their registration fee refunded.

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