Is My Drywall Chinese? - HB Litigation Conferences

• Utilizing the Construction Group’s considerable experience with numerous forms of contracts,
from standard industry and government sources (including those of the American Institute of
Architects (AIA), the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the Engineers Joint
Contracts Documents Committee (EJCDC) and the Construction Management Association of
America (CMA)) to customized, manuscripted documents to develop the most appropriate form
of contract for the project or task involved.
• Advising owners, developers, prime contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, other
design professionals, sureties or other project team members, in forming and managing
contractual relationships.
Claims Prevention
• Providing clients with construction project legal management, monitoring projects during
construction to ensure client awareness of issues and potential pitfalls and addressing issues as
they arise to prevent claims.
• Presenting seminars and written materials to our clients to educate their project managers,
superintendents, engineers and others to the common pitfalls encountered on a construction
project.
• Reviewing contract forms and procedures so our clients are better able to avoid many situations
that may otherwise generate claims or delays.
Construction Claims
• Handling the panoply of construction claims including changed or unforeseen conditions, delays,
disruptions, loss of productivity, acceleration, payment disputes, insurance coverage and
allegations of defective design or construction.
• Attempting, where possible, to achieve an early and fair resolution of construction disputes
without the expense and disruption of litigation.
• Calculating extended project costs and unallocated home-office overhead using all industryrecognized
formulas, recommending qualified consultants to do so, and, where appropriate,
working closely with claims consultants in a cooperative effort to maximize the benefits and
minimize the risks for our clients.
• Engaging in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mini-trials, mediations, and
arbitrations and attempt to present strategies to resolve disputes promptly and amicably short of
full-blown litigation.
• When early resolution is not possible, litigating complex, highly technical construction claims in
trial and appellate courts at both the state and federal levels, before contract appeals boards or
other administrative tribunals and in arbitration of matters before domestic and internationally
sanctioned panels. Our attorneys have considerable experience before all of these tribunals.
Government Contracts and Bid Protests
• Providing a full range of services in connection with government contracting at the local, state
and federal level, and with international agencies.
• Advising clients regarding the procurement process, including bidding, contractor selection and
awards processes used by public agencies.
• Representing contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, suppliers and sureties in
connection with government contracts and public bidding disputes.
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