This class is offered in partnership with the California Department of Transportation, Division of Local Assistance. Registration fees are subsidized with funding from the Cooperative Training Assistance Program. Reduced rates are available to employees of California's city, county, regional, and other public agencies only.

Description

Inspectors are key members of the construction project team. Inspectors ensure that public agencies produce quality projects and help reduce potential liability caused by poor engineering performance. The administrative and technical responsibilities of the inspector continue throughout project delivery and are critical for effectively maintaining a project's compliance with contract requirements.
This course provides an introduction to all of the basic skills needed by the field inspector for most traditional highway construction projects.

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Topics Include

• scope of an inspector's authority and responsibilities
• documentation, reports, and legal requirements
• how the inspector helps ensure safety on the job site
• how to minimize disputes and claims between parties and get your point across to the contractor
• inspection methods and tips for earthworks, pilings, asphalt pavement construction, pipelines, portland cement, protective coatings
• duties of the inspector at project closeout

What You Will Learn

Students gain good working knowledge of the sources, scope, and limits of the inspector's authority and responsibilities, including the importance of inspectors for reducing liability risks for the public agency. Students learn how to inspect wood construction, structural steel, earthworks, pavement, pipelines, Portland Cement concrete, and protective coatings; what to do when a problem is found; and how to be an effective member of the construction project team.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for public agency resident engineers and construction inspectors responsible for the physical observation and inspection of construction work on the job site. This course focuses on fundamental concepts and is recommended for new construction inspectors, or those needing a refresher course of basic inspection concepts, or those seeking to get into the construction inspection line of work.

For More Information

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Cancellation Policy

To cancel your registration and receive a refund less a $75 processing fee, you must notify TechTransfer at least five (5) working days before the course is scheduled to begin. Notifications must be made in writing and sent by email to registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu. We reserve the right to charge the full course fee if proper notification is not sent to TechTransfer. We don't offer refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less.

In lieu of canceling your registration, you have three additional options: you may (1) transfer your registration to another class, (2) receive a tuition credit for the total amount, useable toward a future class, or (3) send a substitute in your place. Please contact us at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin so we may process your request.

If you’ve registered for a self-paced class, you cannot receive a refund once you start the class.

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Parking: Underground parking is available at the Trans-Pacific Centre on 11th Street, where the Oakland Center is located. The parking garage is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and there is a $2.00 charge per 15 minutes for parking ($24 daily maximum). Evening special pricing is available at $10.00, between 3:00 p.m.–closing. All parking rates are subject to change.
The nearest BART stop is Broadway & 12th Street.