School Project Designers and Owner's Project Managers Certification - OIG Academy Class

This 4-day class meets the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) regulations, which require designers and owner’s project managers on public school projects to receive OIG Academy (formerly MCPPO) training and certification.

To assist you with earning a designation if you are a designer or OPM, we will apply the certification you earned towards the requirements you need to earn the MCPPO designation. Instead of taking all three classes, you can opt out of the Public Contracting Overview class and just take the Supplies and Services Contracting and Design and Construction Contracting classes. The class ends with a multiple-choice exam.

• Prerequisite: None
• Class Level: Basic
• Instructional Method: Online 
• Advanced Prep: None
• Credits: 26
• AIA credit eligibility
• Registration closes two weeks before the class start date.
• Blackboard® or other virtual platform login details will be emailed to registrants.

Class date: 

• December 4 - 5, 11-12, 2024

Class times:

• 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day

Topics

• MSBA regulations
• Overview of the public construction laws in Massachusetts
• Role of the designer
• Role of the owner’s project manager
• Legal requirements for public contracts
• Procuring building-design contracts
• Unique bidding requirements for building contracts
• Emergency contracts
• Effective contract administration
• Prevailing wage laws
• Ethics laws and considerations
• Public Records Law
• Special issues in construction