Sound construction requires a solid foundation. You must build on a base that has depth and strength and structural integrity.

Sound decisions, which affect construction contract operations, must similarly rest upon a solid foundation. A foundation of knowledge that--to complete the analogy--has depth and strength and integrity of reasoning.

There are a variety of ways to acquire that foundation. You can, for example, learn from the "bruises" (the harsh crucible of experience). Or you can learn from a lengthy course of academic study. Or you can learn by devoting yourself to a brief, but demanding, program of concentrated instruction......if you can find one. We couldn't.

Although there are fine seminars offered in limited areas of construction contracting, none attempt to deal with the full range of legal, business, and management problems encountered in the construction process. To develop such an ambitious short course is, in fact, an imposing challenge. But it is a challenge that we have felt should be met. It is a challenge that we believe has been met with this unique Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts.

You must make your own evaluation of the course's worth. In so doing, we suggest you first read the balance of this brochure to familiarize yourself with the extensive, and intensive, scope of its coverage. Consider, too, not only the number of significant subjects included in the curriculum, but the character of the faculty--distinguished attorneys and consultants--for this is a key indicator of the program's value. They are professionals who, by combining construction learning and living, are equipped to help you avoid those "bruises" of experience that might otherwise be suffered.

We do not, of course, promise you all the answers. No program can. But we do promise four days of unprecedented opportunity for practical education in construction law and contract operations. If you wish to pursue that opportunity, if you apply yourself to its demands, if you are willing to work hard in order to realize its full potential, we believe you will come away with the seeds of future successes.