Federal Construction Contracting (same course material as DAU's CON 2440) - For Federal Civilian Agencies (FAC-C)
Construction contracts don't behave like other contracts — and the professionals who manage them need a skill set the standard contracting courses never cover. This course gives federal civilian acquisition professionals that skill set: the knowledge to contract for federal construction from acquisition planning all the way through closeout.
You'll work through the issues that make construction contracting its own world — acquisition planning for construction, design/build, contract language unique to construction, and the Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (Davis-Bacon) that governs labor on these projects. You'll learn how funding and environmental concerns shape a construction acquisition, and how construction contracting works in a commercial setting.
From there, the course moves into the realities of administering a construction contract once work begins — the place construction contracts most often go sideways. You'll learn basic schedule delay analysis, how to handle constructive changes and acceleration, how to manage modifications, and how construction contract quality management keeps a project on standard. These are the situations that cost the government time and money when they're mishandled — and the skills that protect against them.
Through discussions, real examples, and hands-on exercises, you'll build the judgment to manage a construction contract with confidence from planning to closeout. This isn't a lecture-and-leave overview — it's the practical, applied skill set that construction contracting actually demands.
A note on certification: This course isn't one of the core FAC-C contracting certification courses — it's specialized continuous-learning training that earns CLPs and can satisfy agency-specific or elective training requirements. Because requirements vary, check with your Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) to confirm how it applies to your certification or continuous-learning plan.
Best for: federal civilian contracting officers, contract administrators, professional engineers, quality assurance personnel, legal counsel, CORs, and program and project managers who work federal construction contracts and need real command of construction contracting from planning to closeout.
Format: 5 days / 40 CLPs. Classroom or virtual.
Pricing is set per engagement. Contact Phoenix Canyon to request a quote.
Construction contracts don't behave like other contracts — and the professionals who manage them need a skill set the standard contracting courses never cover. This course gives federal civilian acquisition professionals that skill set: the knowledge to contract for federal construction from acquisition planning all the way through closeout.
You'll work through the issues that make construction contracting its own world — acquisition planning for construction, design/build, contract language unique to construction, and the Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (Davis-Bacon) that governs labor on these projects. You'll learn how funding and environmental concerns shape a construction acquisition, and how construction contracting works in a commercial setting.
From there, the course moves into the realities of administering a construction contract once work begins — the place construction contracts most often go sideways. You'll learn basic schedule delay analysis, how to handle constructive changes and acceleration, how to manage modifications, and how construction contract quality management keeps a project on standard. These are the situations that cost the government time and money when they're mishandled — and the skills that protect against them.
Through discussions, real examples, and hands-on exercises, you'll build the judgment to manage a construction contract with confidence from planning to closeout. This isn't a lecture-and-leave overview — it's the practical, applied skill set that construction contracting actually demands.
A note on certification: This course isn't one of the core FAC-C contracting certification courses — it's specialized continuous-learning training that earns CLPs and can satisfy agency-specific or elective training requirements. Because requirements vary, check with your Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) to confirm how it applies to your certification or continuous-learning plan.
Best for: federal civilian contracting officers, contract administrators, professional engineers, quality assurance personnel, legal counsel, CORs, and program and project managers who work federal construction contracts and need real command of construction contracting from planning to closeout.
Format: 5 days / 40 CLPs. Classroom or virtual.
Pricing is set per engagement. Contact Phoenix Canyon to request a quote.