Project Closing in Construction Companies

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

Type: Online

Available Dates

Fees

  • Dec-02-2024

    1,800

  • Jan-06-2025

    1,800

  • Feb-03-2025

    1,800

  • Mar-03-2025

    1,800

  • Apr-07-2025

    1,800

  • May-05-2025

    1,800

  • June-02-2025

    1,800

  • July-07-2025

    1,800

  • Aug-04-2025

    1,800

  • Sep-08-2025

    1,800

  • Oct-06-2025

    1,800

  • Nov-03-2025

    1,800

  • Dec-01-2025

    1,800

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Introduction to Project Closing 


  • Reviewing key phases in construction projects lifecycle 
  • Understanding project closeout in construction: Terms, significance, and objectives 
  • Key stages of construction project closeout 
  • Identifying the roles and responsibilities during closeout 
  • Exploring construction project closeout categories: 


  1. Client closeout 
  2. Organizational closeout 
  3. Subcontractor closeout
  4. Team closeout


  • Reviewing regulatory requirements and standards related to project closeout 
  • Discussion on common challenges and issues during project closeout

Documentation and Punch List 


  • Exploring key documents required to close a construction project 
  • Steps and methods to prepare operation and maintenance (O&M) manuals for clients 
  • Definition of as-built drawings and its role in reflecting the final status of the project 
  • Best practices for documenting and managing warranties and guarantees 
  • Techniques and strategies to create, manage, and resolve punch lists 
  • Methods and tools to track the progress of punch list items
  • Activity: Creating an O&M manual and punch list for a simulated construction project

Financial Closeout and Final Payments 


  • Understanding the financial aspects of project closeout 
  • Definition and importance of financial reconciliation 
  • Understanding the usage of retainage releases in construction projects 
  • Techniques for handling change orders and claims 
  • Definition and importance of lien waivers and best practices for securing lien releases 
  • Techniques and tools to prepare final financial reports 
  • Group activity: reconciling a budget for a simulated construction project

Substantial Completion and Inspection 


  • Definition and importance of substantial completion 
  • Understanding the final inspection process and its significance 
  • Exploring certifications required for final handover:


  1. Third-party certifications 
  2. Certificate of occupancy 



  • Discussing the importance of a final walkthrough to verify work completion 
  • Methods for transferring utilities and facilities 
  • Discussion on challenges and pitfalls in project inspection


Handover and Post-Closeout 


  • Discovering the phases of the final handover to the client 
  • Understanding system verification as a part of the final handover 
  • Exploring the main types of supports required after closeout 
  • Discussing the importance of providing end-user training 
  • Identifying the importance of documenting lessons learned from the project 
  • Case studies highlighting best practices in post-closeout support