STP 5:
Improving Productivity & Managing Project Costs
Part of the Superintendent Training Program (STP)

February 29, 2024 & March 14 & 21, 2024

7:30 am – 4:00 pm each session

at ABC Keystone
135 Shellyland Road
Manheim, PA 17545

*The STP program was developed by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Controlling Costs and Increasing Productivity on the Jobsite

Seminar Information:

All six units required for STP certification – The program structure allows for flexibility in completion. Units do not need to be taken in numerical order*

Register for the entire program or individual units!

Individuals who complete the six Superintendent Training Units will receive a Superintendent Training Program certificate of completion.*

Register early! Class size limited to 20 – frequently sells out!

Benefits of Attending:

• Learn about the pre-construction process, bid review, and “killer” clauses
• Understand the importance of the budget, goals, estimates, takeoffs, contracting partners, look-ahead schedules, and pre-planning checklist
• Develop a cost management plan and bill of materials and learn the importance of jobsite record keeping
• Avoid loss of productivity pitfalls and factors that lead to them
• Understand the cost of equipment, labor, and steps to maximize productivity
• Gain skills managing project contractor partners and working together as a team with common goals

Enhance Your Understanding – Topics Covered:

• Introduction to improving productivity and managing project costs
• Construction estimates, planning, and scheduling
• Who controls project costs?
• Reporting and analyzing actual costs
• Planning for cost control and record keeping
• Cost control strategies
• Quantifying lost labor productivity
• Equipment management for productivity improvement
• Working with project partners
• Post-project evaluations

Hear from an STP Graduate:

Program Overview:

The Superintendent Training Program (STP) is a construction-specific training curriculum developed, updated, and field-tested by and for contractors. Superintendent skills – or the lack of them – directly affect every company’s bottom line. You make money in the field, and the STP can help you improve your organization’s bottom line. This comprehensive six-unit program focuses on the knowledge and skills that every supervisor must have to effectively manage people, time, equipment, and materials.

The STP curriculum creates an unmatched learning experience for participants. Every STP unit is activity based, with discussions, case histories, problems, and exercises. Participants in STP units draw upon their field experience and learn by interacting with others from all areas of the construction industry. The six STP units account for 120 hours of in-class instruction. Each unit is divided into multiple sessions. The program’s structure allows for flexibility so that units can be taught in several different formats. Units do not have to be taken in numerical order.

All six units are required for STP certification – the program’s structure allows for flexibility in completion. Units do not need to be taken in numerical order*

Individuals who complete the six Superintendent Training Units will receive a Superintendent Training Program certificate of completion.*

Register for the Entire Program or Individual Units:

• STP 1: Leadership & Motivation | September 14, 29 & October 12, 2023
• STP 2: Communications | October 26 | November 9 & 16, 2023
• STP 3: Planning & Scheduling | December 7, 21 & January 4, 2024
• STP 4: Contract Documents | January 18 & February 1 & 15 , 2024
• STP 5: Improving Productivity & Managing Project Costs | February 29 & March 14 & 21, 2024
• STP 6: Coming Soon

Instructor:

Tim Sullivan, recently retired, has been a part of the construction industry since 1979. Tim brings his 42 years of diverse project experience in Estimating and Project Management from Wohlsen Construction Company, Reynolds Construction, and eciConstruction. He is a Penn State’s Architectural Engineering Program graduate with a Construction Management degree.

Registration Details:

Preferred Registration Date: Seven days prior to unit start date

Price includes: course materials, textbook, certificate of completion.*
*Attendees must follow procedures for submitting materials to fulfill requirements to receive the STP certificate of completion.
This course is offered on a continuous cycle. Units can be taken in any order for certification.

If you must cancel for any reason, please contact us immediately. Cancellations received less than 7 days of the start of class cannot be refunded; substitutions are permitted.

ABC Members may select the option to be invoiced. Non-members will need to please pay at time of registration either via credit card payment online or by calling the Chapter office: (717) 653-8106.

EIN: 23-1618254 – Contributions or gifts are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, payments may be deductible by members as an ordinary, necessary business expense. See your accountant for details.

ABC Keystone Membership can help you advance your business!
Contact Mike Bachman Director of Membership to find out more.