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SUMMARY:AI Workshop Series #4 – Track Progress. Catch Delays. Stay Ahead.
DESCRIPTION:Build schedules\, track labour and delays\, and run weekly look-aheads to stay ahead. \nScheduling is where projects succeed or fail. And delays are where margins disappear. \nYou need to plan the work\, track progress\, and catch delays before they cost you. But the tools are clunky\, the data is messy\, and the GC’s schedule changes constantly. \nThis workshop shows you how to use AI to build schedules from production rates\, sequence\, and critical path — or work with the GC’s schedule. You’ll learn to turn voice notes into daily records\, track delay impacts\, and run weekly look-aheads to coordinate crews and catch roadblocks early. \nWhy this matters: Delays are inevitable. But getting blindsided by them is not. This workshop gives you a system to track progress\, catch delays early\, and support time claims when they happen. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nBuild your own programe or work to the general contractor’s schedule: structure\, durations from production rates\, sequence\, and critical path — AI does the first cut; you own the sequence\nTurn a supervisor’s voice note or quick write-up into a structured daily record of hours\, quantities\, and delays\nRun the weekly look-ahead as a working session to coordinate crews and surface roadblocks before they hit\nLearn why percent complete is yours to set — and why measuring progress by money spent is a trap\nTrack delays and their impacts\, so you can support a claim for time up the chain\, with the time and cost of each option\n\nIntended Audience: Project managers and operations leads who have some familiarity with AI and want to use it to support scheduling\, progress tracking\, and delay management. While it’s strongly recommended that you attend Session 1: Data That Actually Works\, if you missed it\, you can access the recording in ECAO’s Learning Centre. \n Where: Live online via Zoom \n$99 (tax incl.) per live session (includes recording) | $79 for recording only\nReimbursement upon course completion \n🔗 Click Here to Register \nYour Guide: Josh Turner\, PMP\, ContractorOS — An industry expert with hands-on construction experience who has figured out how to make AI practical\, rather than a tech guru with no site experience. \nNeed to Know: \n\nWhat to bring: A laptop and a working internet connection. Participants are encouraged to have a real project folder (specs\, drawings\, or data) to work with during the session.\nPayment: Online via PayPal or Invoice.\nCancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2–4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed.\nAccessibility & Questions: Contact Témoc Vega – tvega@ecao.org
URL:https://ecaottawa.org/training/ai-workshop-series-4-track-progress-catch-delays-stay-ahead/
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SUMMARY:AI Workshop Series #5 – Manage Contracts\, Changes\, & Risks. Protect Your Revenue.
DESCRIPTION:Draft notices\, build variations\, handle time claims\, and mitigate risks.  \nChange happens on every project. The question is: do you get paid for it? \nContract management is where revenue is protected or lost. A missed notice\, a poorly priced variation\, or a time claim handled wrong can cost you thousands. \nThis workshop shows you the order that protects you: notice first\, prove entitlement\, then price. You’ll learn to use AI to draft notices the moment something changes\, build variations from contract rates\, handle time claims without double-counting\, and run back-to-back checks so you never carry a risk you can’t recover. \nWhy this matters: Every change on site is a potential revenue loss — or gain. This workshop gives you a clear process to protect what you’re owed. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nDraft the right notice to the general contractor or client the moment something changes on site\nBuild a variation with the entitlement case first\, then price it off the rates already in your contract — notice first\, prove entitlement\, then price\nHandle time claims and extensions of time properly\, without double-counting\nRun the back-to-back check so you never carry a risk down to your own suppliers or labour that you cannot recover from above\n\nIntended  Audience: Project managers\, owners\, contract administrators\, and operations leads who have some familiarity with AI and want to use it to support contract management and revenue protection. While it’s strongly recommended that you attend Session 1: Data That Actually Works\, if you missed it\, you can access the recording in ECAO’s Learning Centre. \n💻 Where: Live online via Zoom \n\n\n\n$99 (tax incl.) per live session (includes recording) | $79 for recording only\nCourse Reimbursement upon completion\n\n\n\n🔗 Click Here to Register \nYour Guide: Josh Turner\, PMP\, ContractorOS — An industry expert with hands-on construction experience who has figured out how to make AI practical\, rather than a tech guru with no site experience. \nNeed to Know: \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to bring: A laptop and a working internet connection. Participants are encouraged to have a real project folder (specs\, drawings\, or data) to work with during the session.\nPayment: Online via PayPal or Invoice.\nCancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2–4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed.\nAccessibility & Questions: Contact Témoc Vega – tvega@ecao.org\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://ecaottawa.org/training/ai-workshop-series-5-manage-contracts-changes-risks-protect-your-revenue/
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SUMMARY:Suderman Estimating - Course #2
DESCRIPTION:Presented by John Wiesel \nGain the confidence to bid accurately and win profitable work with a proven\, systematic estimating system. \n\nAre you confident in your electrical estimating skills in today’s competitive market? One missed labour unit or a forgotten job expense can turn a winning bid into a losing project. \nThis two-part\, live online workshop delivered by Suderman Estimating provides a time-tested\, step-by-step system that catches errors before they cost you\, so you can bid with clarity and walk onto the job site with confidence. \nWith rising material costs and tight labour markets\, a single 5% miss on a large commercial job can wipe out a month’s overhead. You can’t afford to estimate by instinct. This course replaces guesswork with a structured\, verifiable process – from your first takeoff to your final profit margin. \n\nYou will learn how to: \n\nCourse 1\, Day 1 – Estimating Fundamentals:\nWalk through real drawings and physically count every receptacle\, lighting fixture\, and feeder for an office and a plant. You’ll paste your counts into structured takeoff forms – supplied by us – and catch quantity errors before they become budget killers.\nCourse 1\, Day 2 – Pricing & Laboring:\nApply standard labour units to your counts\, then adjust them for site conditions and non-productive time. You’ll calculate material pricing\, add job expenses\, and apply mark-up – so you see your true profit number emerge on paper.\nCourse 2\, Day 1 – Advanced Industrial Estimating:\nMove up to 600-amp distribution\, QMQB panelboards\, switchgear replacements\, bus duct\, and 5KV service entrances. You’ll draft a complete estimate for a motor control centre with power and control wiring – tackling the complexity that scares most competitors away.\nCourse 2\, Day 2 – Quoting\, Change Orders & Unit Pricing:\nBuild a full quotation example\, then practice handling change orders and extras mid-job. You’ll also calculate the true hourly cost of your vehicles and equipment\, so your charge-out rates actually cover your fleet – and you’ll create unit pricing templates that speed up future bids.\n\n\n👥 Ideal Audience:\nElectrical contractors\, journeyman electricians\, maintenance electricians\, those looking to enter electrical contracting\, purchasing personnel\, engineers\, architects and technicians\, project managers\, and foremen. Course 1 is beginner-friendly; Course 2 builds on it directly and requires Course 1 as a prerequisite. \n📅 Date: \n\nCourse 1: Oct 27 & 28\, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET\nCourse 2: Nov 24 & 25\, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET\n(Course 1 is a mandatory prerequisite for Course 2)\n\n\n\nRegister Here today
URL:https://ecaottawa.org/training/suderman-estimating-course-2/
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SUMMARY:Blue Beam Revu Estimating Level 1- Build Accurate Takeoffs
DESCRIPTION:Bluebeam Revu Estimating Level 1 is an intensive\, instructor-led online course offered exclusively by Curtek. Led by a Senior Estimator\, it delivers hands-on training in Revu best practices through interactive exercises\, real-time feedback\, and quizzes. Participants follow a structured\, progressive curriculum and receive practice files and a reference workbook for ongoing use.\nIntended Audience: Construction supervisors\, project managers\, estimators\, engineers\, and design professionals looking to work smarter and faster in a digital environment. \nModules Include: \n\n\n\nTakeoff Profile and Tool Sets\nLayers\nSetting the scale\nViewports\nLength measurements\nArea and volume measurements\nDynamic Fill\nCount measurements\nSearch\nTracking Takeoffs\nLegends\nSketch to scale1\n\n\n\n1 Gold Seal Credit \nPrerequisite: This is NOT a beginner course. You are expected to know what is taught in the Basics course before taking this course. Visit https://www.curtek.ca/revu-basics-knowlege-test to test your knowledge on the basics. \n\nView Full Course Outline (PDF) \n\n \nRegister Here\n \n\nTHE VENUE\nThe training will be held in an online Zoom meeting. Details will be provided 48 hours before the first session. \n\nCost $349.00 + tax through Curtek\nCourse payment will be reimbursed upon successful completion.\n\nRecommended Computer Setup\nYou will need TWO screens for the training to be effective. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe first screen needs to be a Windows computer with Bluebeam Revu 2020 installed.\nThe second screen is to display the Zoom meeting. This could be a second monitor\, a larger tablet (9″ +) or a smart phone displayed on to a TV.\n\n\n\n\n\nBluebeam Revu Requirements\nYou will need a fully functioning version of Bluebeam Revu 2020. Any Windows version is ok (Standard\, CAD\, or eXtreme). The Mac version will not work. If you have an older version\, you can download a 2020 trial and install it ‘side by side’ your existing install. This will allow you to continue to use your older version without losing your license and you can use the new version to follow along in the training. \nYou can download a free 30-day trial here: https://www.curtek.ca/bluebeam-trial
URL:https://ecaottawa.org/training/blue-beam-revu-estimating-level-1-build-accurate-takeoffs-copy/
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