SYLLABUS
CMT 2125 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS & SPECIFICATIONS
| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC | READING DUE (7th Ed) |
| 0 | 22JAN24 LIVE classes |
Introduction to the course and principles of the law. All classes are expected to be LIVE on Temple campus. If LIVE class cancelled by weather or other issue, we will convene at regular time at Zoom meeting at https://drexel.zoom.us/j/85772241521. Or if YOU have a personal issue and cannot join us at posted time, you may see pre-recorded materials as noted. These may also be used for review. |
Please read Chapters before class Access slide set HERE |
| 1 | 22JAN24 LIVE class |
Introduction to the course and principles of the law
View Zoom Recording of class on 22jan24 {start at 6m20s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWa1.htm (65 min) remastered 2022 view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWa2.htm (52 min) remastered 2022 see also ENR: A Real Judge Will Decide What an Ambiguous Spec Means, Not You |
Ch 1-5 Extra Reading: Footnotes and Chapter Questions |
| 2 | 29JAN24 LIVE class |
Definition of the term "CONTRACT." Formation / Terms & Conditions
View Zoom Recording of class on 29jan24 {start at 3m0s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWb1.htm (65 min) remastered 2022 view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWb2.htm (50 min) remastered 2022 see also ENR: Law and Risk Mitigation |
Ch 6-8 (& 29-30)* |
| 3 | 05FEB24 LIVE class |
Definition of the term "CONTRACT". Interpretation / Coordination view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc1a.html (58 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc1b.html (48 min) see also ENR: What's Wrong With Change Orders? |
Ch 9-12 |
| 4 | 12FEB24 LIVE class |
Discharge, Breach & Remedies - General Review of Contracts - Midterm Distributed
View Zoom Recording of class on 12feb24 {start at 4m0s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc1c.html (43 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc2.htm (39 min) remastered 2022 view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWd1.htm (23 min) REVIEW for MIDTERM |
Ch 13 |
| Midterm Distributed 12FEB24 and Due Back 19FEB24 Review of Midterm (Suggested Answers) Posted 20FEB24 |
Chapter Questions and Answers |
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| 5 | 19FEB24 LIVE class |
Torts: Civil Wrongs
View Zoom Recording of class on 19feb24 {start at 14m14s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf1.html (35 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf2.html (40 min) see also ENR: Will Google Voice Open the Door Again to Trustworthy Verbal Contracts? |
Ch 20-23 |
| 6 | 26FEB24 LIVE class |
Torts: Civil Wrongs
View Zoom Recording of class on 26feb24 {start at 7m25s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf3.html (56 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf4.html (50 min) see also ENR: RFID Tags in ID Badges for All Employees? |
Ch 24-25 |
| 04MAR24 | NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK | ||
| 7 | 11MAR24 LIVE class |
Torts: Civil Wrongs and Professional Liability
View Zoom Recording of class on 11mar24 {start at 2m00s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf5.html (42 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf6.html (72 min) see also ENR: Fla. Supreme Court Reverses Course on Economic Loss: A Must-Read for Designers |
Ch 38-40 |
| 8 | 18MAR24 LIVE class |
Agency, Partnership, Corporations, Forms of Business, Insurance, Bonds and Sureties
View Zoom Recording of class on 18mar24 {start at 4m50s} view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWe1.html (45 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWe2.html (43 min) |
Ch 14-18 |
| 9 | 25MAR24 LIVE class |
Writing Enforceable Specifications
View Zoom Recording of class on 25mar24 {start at 2m00s} LIVE only - we do not have pre-recorded materials on this topic |
Ch 31-33 |
| 10 | 01APR24 LIVE class |
General Conditions, Finance, Proposals, Bid Documents
View Zoom Recording of class on 01apr24 {start at 5m00s} LIVE only - we do not have pre-recorded materials on this topic |
Ch 34-37 |
| 11 | 08APR24 LIVE class |
Real Property view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWh1.html (62 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWh2.html (73 min) |
Ch 26-27 |
| 12 | 15APR24 Internet Video |
Real Property (continued)
- NOTE: Professor at Annual Meeting ABA Forum Construction Law, thus no live class view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWh3.html (84 min) view new material on Blockchain and Recordation of Title (9:46 min) see also http://www.newsweek.com/blockchain-sell-real-estate-first-time-ethereum-682982 see also https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/financial-services/articles/blockchain-in-commercial-real-estate.html see also https://www.investopedia.com/news/how-blockchain-technology-changing-real-estate/ |
Blockchain materials |
| 13 | 22APR24 Internet Video |
Delay Claims: Legal Basis, Analysis, Preparation and Presentation
- NOTE: Passover Celebrated at Sunset, thus no live class view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2014Videos/THU21.html view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2016Presentations/MON47-OBrien-PlotnickMethodEvaluation2016.pdf |
CPM in Construction Management 8th Edition Chapters 32 33 34 35 |
| 14 | 29APR24 LIVE class |
REVIEW for FINAL View Zoom Recording of class on 29apr24 {start at 2m00s}
Bonus: A Mock Trial - How to be an effective lay or expert witness view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2017Presentations/MT2017.pdf view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2017Presentations/MT2017anno.pdf view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2017Videos/FRI00.html (156 min) |
Review materials |
| FN | 06MAY24 | In-Class Final | none |
Text:
Contracts and the
Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects,
Joseph T. Bockrath and Fredric L. Plotnick, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill,
ISBN 978–0–07–339784–9, MHID 0–07–339784–9
New paperback edition (discounted price) ISBN 978-1-30-894246-9 only at Drexel
Bookstore