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Thomas Strong, P.L.S.
Course Outline
This course covers
the importance of preparing a written contract and what specific elements should
be included in the contract in order to provide the greatest protection against
suit.
This course includes
a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding
of the course materials.
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Understand the importance of a contract;
- Be knowledgeable in preparing a good contract;
- Be familiar with the elements of a contract;
- Understand the different types of contracts;
- Learn how to protect against law suits;
- Understand how to void a contract;
- Learn what items design professionals and Land Surveyors should always include in a written contract;
- Learn how to collect what you are owed;
- Be familiar with the scope of work in a contract;
- Understand why you need a contract;
- Be familiar with specific performance; and
- Understand the danger of express warranty.
Intended Audience
This course is
intended for design professional and land surveyors.
Benefit
to Attendees
Attendee of this course will be able to prepare an effective written contract.
Course Introduction
The fabric of American
business is woven with the thread of contracts. No matter how simple your business
may seem, you're always in complex contractual relations with clients, customers,
other businesses, the government and maybe even people you've never dealt with.
Writing a business contract does not require years of schooling, a law degree,
or anything more than common sense. The law entitles each citizen to enter into
agreements, either written or verbal, that are binding; in other words, that
breaking the agreement is illegal and may bring penalty. But what does it take
to make a contract?
Course
Content
Contracts
for Professionals (PDF
file 49 KB)
You
need to open or download the above document to study this course.
Course Summary
There are many excuses for not having a contract. It will insult my client; I deal over the telephone; we have always dealt on the basis of trust. No excuse is valid for not having a contract. A contract protects the client as well as the professional and as such it has become a necessary requirement of doing business today.
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
