Fundamentals Of Construction Contracts & Litigation

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Fundamentals Of Construction Contracts & Litigation

Fundamentals Of Construction Contracts & Litigation

Join us for an instructive presentation on preventing construction contract disputes and handling the ones that cannot be avoided. Every aspect of a construction contract has ramifications that affect all parties involved. Learn how to draft contracts that protect your client’s rights. In addition, being prepared to litigate a claim is the best way to avoid one. Learn how to handle typical construction contract claims such as claims for changed conditions, delay, defective plans and specifications, and lost productivity. Finally, learn how to protect your client’s rights through lien and bond law.

Start Date:

June 23, 2021

Start Time:

9:00 AM

End Time:

1:15 PM

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Virtual Participation

Agenda

I. Construction Contract Provisions

a. Overview

1. Delivery Systems

a. Design/Bid/Build

b. Design-Build

c. Construction Manager

i. Advisor

ii. At Risk

2. Types of Contracts

a. Written Contract

b. Oral Contracts

c. Express or Implied

b. Standard Forms

1. AIA

2. Consensus Documents

c. Owner/Contractor Agreement

1. Contract Documents

a. Form of Agreement

b. General Conditions

c. Supplemental Specifications

d. Plans

e. Specifications

2. Payment

a. Process

b. Right to Withhold

c. Lien Waivers

i. Effectiveness

ii. Procedure

d. Retainage

i. Limits by Statute

ii. When Released by Statute

iii. Escrow Account

3. Pay-When-Paid/Paid-if-Paid

4. Change Order/Construction Change Directives

5. Unforeseen/Changed Conditions

a. Type I

b. Type II

6. Construction Schedule/Completion

a. Right to Control – Who Owns the Float?

b. Updates

c. Time Extension

d. Force Majeure

e. No Damages for Delay

i. Enforceability

ii. Exceptions

f. Substantial Completion/Final Completion

7. Liquidated Damages

8. Termination

a. Termination for Cause

i. Notice

ii. Opportunity to Cure (Express or Implied)

b. Termination for Convenience

9. Limitation of Liability

a. Enforceability

b. Exceptions

10. Waivers

a. Waiver of Consequential Damages

b. Waiver of Subrogation

11. Indemnification

12. Insurance

a. Commercial Liability

b. Workers Compensation

c. Auto Insurance

d. Builders Risk

e. Additional Insured

d. Dispute Resolution

1. Good Faith Negotiations

2. Obligation to Proceed

3. Mediation

a. Non-Binding

b. Binding

4. Arbitration

5. Litigation

6. Obligation to Proceed

II. Claims in Construction Disputes/Damages

a. Breach of Contract

1. Owner to Contractor

a. Defective Work

i. Standard

ii. Measure of Damages

b. Failure to Complete On Time

i. Determination of Delay

1. Construction Scheduling

2. Float

3. Concurrent Delay

ii. Damages

c. Failure to Pay Subcontractors

i. Subcontractor Liens

ii. Obligation to Obtain Discharge

iii. Damages

2. Contractor to Owner

a. Failure to Pay

b. Defective Plans and Specifications

i. Spearin Doctrine

ii. Examples

c. Changed Conditions/Extra Work

d. Delay

i. Direct Damages

1. Additional Costs

2. Extended General Conditions

ii. Unabsorbed Home Overhead

1. Explanation

2. Eichleay Formula

e. Lost Productivity

i. Direct Damages

ii. Total Cost Approach

iii. Modified Total Cost Approach

iv. Measured Mile

v. MCAA Factors

f. Wrongful Termination

i. Value of Completed Work

ii. Lost Profits

b. Quantum Meruit/Unjust Enrichment

c. Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

d. Lien and Bond Claims

e. Negligence; Contractor to Design Professional

1. Claims

a. Defective Plans and Specifications

b. Unforeseen Conditions

2. Effect

a. Delay

b. Lost Productivity

c. Change Orders

3. Defenses

a. Standard of Care

b. Economic Loss Doctrine

III. Construction Liens and Bonds

a. Overview

b. Mechanic’s Liens (Private)

1. Purpose

2. Requirements

3. Notice

4. Filing

5. Service

6. Enforcement

7. Right to Attorneys’ Fees

c. Public Improvement Liens

1. Scope

2. Requirements

3. Notice

4. Filing

5. Service

6. Enforcement

d. Surety Bonds

1. Overview

2. Statutory/Private

3. Payment Bond

a. Notice

b. Making Claim

c. Obligations of the Surety

d. Enforcement

4. Performance Bond

a. Notice

b. Making Claim

c. Obligations of the Surety

d. Enforcement

5. Lien Substitution Bond

a. Purpose

b. Process

c. Effect

e. Trust Funds

1. Overview

a. Nature & Purpose

2. Applicability

a. Real Property Improvements

b. Home Improvements

c. Public Improvements

d. Subcontracts

e. Rights of Action

3. Formation

a. Trustees

b. Beneficiaries

4. Record-Keeping

5. Enforcement

IV. Home Building and Remodeling Contracts

a. Overview

b. Contractual Requirements

c. Other Requirements

1. General Business Law

2. Lien Law

D. Enforcement

1. Violations

2. Penalties

E. Local Laws

Program Faculty

Scott Orenstein, Speaker, Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Peter Rydel, Speaker, Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP

Format:

Webinar

Product Code:

0KQ81

Section Member Price: $100.00

NYSBA Member Price: $125.00 Join (or renew) for special member pricing

Non-Member Price: $175.00

Sponsoring Committee Group

Committee on Continuing Legal Education