SVCC College Catalog

BLD 144 PLUMBING CODE AND CERTIFICATION PREPARATION (3 cr.)   Teaches the use of the plumbing code standard book (BOCA), references standards, the reading and use of charts and tables, and preparation for the journeyman’s certification and the cross-connection control certification test.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

BLD 166 CONSTRUCTION LAW (2 cr.)   Presents general principles of construction law pertaining to contract documents, general conditions, changes in specifications, pricing of claims, arbitration, design responsibility, mechanic’s liens, delays, and construction management.  Prerequisite divisional approval.  Lecture 2 hours per week.

BLD 168 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS (2 cr.)   Interprets and integrates specifications and drawings into the construction supervision process.  Identifies interrelationships of authority and legal and social implications of supervisor’s role as an agent of the contractor.  Lecture 2 hours per week.