Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – Live Online Event – Morley H. Selver: Solving The Most Troubling Construction Disputes

Presentation Title

Solving The Most Troubling Construction Disputes

Presentation Speaker

Morley Selver, P.Eng. IPMA Cert B

Presentation Abstract

The topics Morley will discuss in this presentation come from a Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) event in 2024, and were found to be the most troubling in the North American construction industry,. They include the following:

- Errors or omissions in the contract documents
- Failure to understand and/or comply with contractual obligations
- Poorly drafted or incomplete and unsubstantiated claims
- Owner directed changes
- An unrealistic contract duration or completion dates

In this presentation, Morley will address these issues and what you can do to mitigate or eliminate them. 

Speaker Bio

Morley Selver has Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and over 45 years of ‘real world’ project management experience. He has worked in industry, with and for consultants, and his own consulting business. His project experience includes operations and maintenance, research and development, project management of small to medium size projects, construction management of large industrial projects, mechanical installation of heavy industrial equipment, commissioning and startup of industrial plants, and plant management.

He has worked in Canada and the USA in operating pulp and paper mills, oil & gas projects, terminals & pipelines, on North Slope oil projects, panel board plants, and in the recycling industry.
He is the author of “Plant Project Engineering Guidebook”, has developed and taught workshops internationally in “Fundamentals of Project Management”, “Contract Management For Field Personnel”, Fundamentals of Capital Project Cost Control”, “EPC Project Management”, and “Operators As Part Of The Project Team”.

He is a Certified Senior Project Manager with the International Project Management Association, is the Past Director of Certification and a ‘First Assessor’ for the Project Management Association of Canada (PMAC-AGPC). He is currently working as a project management consultant and develops project management training videos for ProjectBites (ProjectBites.com).

Agenda

6:00 PM - Chapter Announcements
6:20 PM - Breakout Room Networking
6:30 PM - Speaker Presentation
7:30 PM - Q & A and Raffle
7:45 PM - Closing & Wrap-up
8:00 PM - Adjourn

$10.00 for Members
$15.00 for Non-Members

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We hope to see you there!