Resources

The purpose of Tool 6-2, Scope of Work for Engaging Subconsultants, is to provide structural engineers with sample scopes of work that cover the key scope issues to consider when…

CASE Tool 9-1: A Guideline Addressing Coordination and Completeness of Structural Construction Documents   Inadequate and/or incomplete design drawings often result in inaccurate competitive bids; delays in schedule; a multiplicity…

CASE Tool 5-4: Negotiation Talking Points provides an outline of items for your consideration when you are in a situation in which you are pressured to agree to lower fees.…

CASE Tool 8-1: Contract Review CASE    Do you (or your legal counsel) review every contract to find onerous clauses? Do you know what they are? Do you always find…

CASE Tool 9-2: Quality Assurance Plan    CASE Tool No. 9-2: Quality Assurance Plan provides guidance to the structural engineering professional for developing a comprehensive detailed Quality Assurance Plan suitable…

In the structural design profession, engineers learn project management in an ad-hoc manner as they advance from purely technical tasks to situations that require management skills. Often self-learning combined with…

Poor communication is frequently cited among the top reasons for deteriorated client relationships and claims. Tool No. 4-5: Project Communication Matrix and Coordination Log provides an easy to use and…

Project planning and coordination are crucial to reducing your firm’s risk and avoiding claims. One major facet of project planning is organizing coordination items and prioritizing when you need that…

This tool includes multiple staffing schedule templates to help firms ensure they have the correct manpower assigned to tasks.    This tool helps firms answer the following questions:  What are…

CASE Tool 5-1: A Guide to the Practice of Structural Engineering CASE    Intended to teach structural engineers the business of being a consulting structural engineer and things they may…