Construction and construction contract law

A construction contract regulates the construction services, responsibilities and deadlines to be met. In this course, you will learn about the main regulations on construction contract law, general construction law topics and legal regulations. Also find out how artificial intelligence is used in your profession.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Construction and construction contract law"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit mit Abschlusspräsentation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 4 Weeks

Construction Law and Public Procurement Law (approx. 5 days)

Public and Private Construction Law

Construction Planning Law (BauGB, BauNVO)

Building Code Law and Permitting Procedures

Real Estate, Land Registry, Building Encumbrances, and Easements

Building Energy Act and Sustainability Requirements

Fundamentals of German Public Procurement Law: GWB, VgV, UVgO, and VOB/A

Awarding of Construction and Planning Contracts

Types of Procurement, Bidder Qualifications, Award of Contract, Documentation, and Legal Remedies

Construction: Urban Planning, Building Construction, and Civil Engineering

AI in the Construction Industry

Handling, Application, and Legal Framework


Law Governing Contracts for Work and Construction (approx. 3 days)

Law Governing Contracts for Work and Services under the German Civil Code (BGB) (Sections 631 et seq.)

Special Provisions of Construction Contract Law (Section 650a et seq.)

Incorporation and Fundamentals of the VOB/B

BGB Construction Contract, VOB/B Contract, Special Provisions of the Consumer Construction Contract (Section 650i BGB) and the Real Estate Developer Contract (Section 650u BGB)

Architect and Engineer Contracts (Sections 650p et seq. of the BGB)

HOAI: Rights, Obligations, and Liability of Designers

Contractual Interfaces for Designers


Contract Drafting and Execution (approx. 5 days)

Formation and Hierarchy of Construction Contract Documents

Scope of Work, General Terms and Conditions, and Individual Agreements

Rights and Obligations of Parties Involved in Construction

Types of Contracts, Compensation Models, and Claims

Changes, clients’ rights to issue instructions, and adjustments to compensation

Acceptance, Rights in Case of Defects (Warranty), and Statutes of Limitations for Design and Construction Services

Termination of Design and Construction Contracts

Termination of VOB Construction Contracts

Handling of Disruptions, Obstructions, and Interruptions in Planning and Construction Processes

Change Order Management: Types, Contractors’ Entitlements, and VOB Provisions Governing Contractors’ Cost Estimation Bases


Settlement of the Construction Contract (approx. 4 days)

Measurements, quantity estimates, and verifiability

Interim and final invoices 

Settlement in the Event of Termination

Excess quantities, shortfall quantities, and contract amendments 

Due dates, payment terms, late payments, and cash discounts

Security for Payment (Sections 650e, 650f of the German Civil Code (BGB))

Claims for contractual penalties

Construction Claims Security Act 


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

After completing this course, you will be familiar with the key provisions of construction contract law, the essential topics in general construction law, and the relevant legal regulations, and you will be able to apply them with confidence.

Construction managers and construction project managers, site supervisors and skilled construction workers, individuals with degrees in engineering, procurement managers, commercial department heads, and employees in legal departments

Professionals with expertise in construction law and construction contract law are needed to prepare qualified building permit applications, develop and implement marketable land-use and development concepts, and oversee construction projects. Potential future employers include architecture and engineering firms, as well as various companies in the construction industry. This course may be recognized as continuing education by the state chambers of architects (BE, BB, BW, HE, NRW, RP) upon request. Please contact us before the course begins.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.