Educational Class
ConsensusDocs Contracts Seminar
Technology Training Center 3033 Alvarado Street, San Leandro, CA, United StatesBrian Perlberg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel with ConsensusDocs will be discussing why you should leverage the new ConsensusDocs to stay ahead of the curve. Contracts set the foundation for project success, and conversely unfair contracts raise prices up to 20%. ConsensusDocs contracts incorporate best practices and fairly allocate risk to help reduce costly contingencies […]
Pre-Construction Planning Seminar
ZNE Apprentice Training Center 14600 Catalina Street, San Leandro, CA, United StatesA Comprehensie pre-construction planning process can increase project profit margins and raise the likelihood of success. This course will focus on the major principles for successful pre-construction planning to create a process that extends through the bidding, pre-construction, and project execution phases. Following this course, participants will be able to: Discuss the value of pre-construction […]
Managing Field Productivity
Solano/Napa Training Center 720-A Technology Way, Napa, CA, United StatesElectrical contracting is a high-risk and labor-intensive industry and the most volatile cost element facing contractors is field labor productivity. This course will focus on ways to plan, measure and take corrective action to increase field productivity. Following this course, participants will be able to: Identify risk factors affecting productivity Discuss how to plan for […]
Understanding Construction Accounting
NorCal NECA Chapter Office 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA, United StatesAn understanding of construction accounting is essential for the success of your business. This course covers topics such as revenue recognition methods, the components of contract costs, how to calculate revenue earned, balance sheet accounts that are unique to contractors and key financial ratios for contractors. Following this course, participants will be able to: Calculate […]
Basic Estimating Seminar
ZNE Apprentice Training Center 14600 Catalina Street, San Leandro, CA, United States
Basic Estimating of Electrical Construction
ZNE Apprentice Training Center 14600 Catalina Street, San Leandro, CA, United StatesSmall mistakes in an estimate can have a huge impact on your bid’s bottom line and this course provides the tools needed to be both comprehensive and competitive. This course will discuss the process for assembling an estimate including: developing material lists, applying labor unit data, material takeoff and application of direct job costs, overhead […]
Lean Construction in Electrical Contracting
ZNE Apprentice Training Center 14600 Catalina Street, San Leandro, CA, United StatesThe purpose of this course is to teach electrical contracting project managers and superintendents how to improve productivity through a focus on lean construction principles. Participants will learn strategies to reduce workflow variability and increase throughput in order to decrease waste and increase efficiency. Following this course, participants will be able to integrate methodologies that […]
Construction Scheduling for Managing Projects
Stockton Training Center 1531 El Pinal Drive, Stockton, CA, United StatesTarget Audience: Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Project/Field/Design Engineers, Contract Administrators. Course Description: The primary objective of this course is to provide an introduction to principles of network scheduling and its potential impact on delay claims by the contractor. The second objective is to provide a hands-on workshop environment where attendees will have an opportunity to work in […]
The Future Is Now BIM
NorCal NECA Chapter Office 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA, United StatesThis course focuses on what electrical contractors need to know about BIM and the process of generating and managing building data during its lifecycle. This program is based on the research report Building Information Modeling for Electrical Contractors: Current Practices and Recommendations funded by ELECTRI International. Following this course, participants will be able to: Discuss […]
Do It Yourself – Layout and Build Out of an Effective Prefab Shop
NorCal NECA Chapter Office 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA, United StatesThis course is designed to give participants an overview of how to layout the shop to optimize production in the shop and have the highest contribution to profitability at the job site. The course will explain the obstacles and bottlenecks that are created in a prefab shop. The course addresses how to set up effective […]