January 11, 2018
Scott Lowe and Bill Haydt will be presenting a 2-1/2 day NHI Course in Shoreview, MN, “Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance,” from February 13-15, 2018. The course provides the basic tools to address the management and avoidance of highway construction claims. Scott and Bill will present the evaluation of a highway contract claim by focusing on three claim components: entitlement, impact, and cost. Participants will learn claims avoidance techniques, as well as how to identify and review best practices associated with successful dispute resolution.
For more information, please click [here.]
January 11, 2018
On February 6, 2018, Rick Burnham and Mark Nagata will be presenting a 90-minute webinar, “Alternate Project Delivery Claims for Design-Build, GMP, and Other Delivery Methods.” They will discuss how alternate project delivery methods produce their own unique challenges – in dealing with determination of costs and change orders. Learn how anticipated and unanticipated costs are determined when using GMP, Design-Build, and related project delivery methods, and how to:
- Identify the baseline for measuring changes
- Deal with less than 100% complete contract documents
- Work with allowances and contingencies
- Evaluate scope and value engineering changes
- Review recommended clauses and best practices to reduce risk and avoid disputes
For more information, please click [here.]
January 10, 2018
On March 14, 2018, Scott Lowe will present “Calculating the Cost of a Change.” Scott will discuss the misconceptions and uncertainty surrounding the pricing of construction changes. Contractors will learn what they must include to be made whole. Owners will learn what they should pay, and what they shouldn’t pay. CMs, attorneys, and the consultants and accountants that advise them will learn what is needed to accurately and persuasively price a change. Scott’s focus will be on the hard topics – the legitimate damages associated with delay, the real costs of inefficiency, and the balancing concerns when pricing acceleration. He will also review the sometimes controversial areas of unabsorbed home office overhead, interest, and consequential damages. Learn how to define methods of calculations; explain the difference between standard vs. impact change orders; identify delay, acceleration, and inefficiency costs; and discuss mitigation of impact costs – with Scott Lowe on March 14, 2018.
For more information, please click [here.]
November 29, 2017
Mark Nagata will be presenting “Beyond Scheduling Basics: Maximizing Time Extensions and Getting Paid What You’re Owed” at the CLN Conference, January 22-24, 2018, in Tampa, FL. This 2-day event brings together top construction entrepreneurs and their key personnel to exchange ideas and share both successes and lessons learned.
For more information, please click [here].
November 16, 2017
On January 26, 2018, Geoff Page will present “California Construction Project Management.” Geoff will discuss the basics of managing a project, including the importance of understanding the motivations of the parties to a contract, as well as understanding and abiding by the contract. This 90-minute webinar will provide some guidance on how to deal with possible contractual disputes in a routine and efficient manner. Find out how construction project contracts can provide an excellent guide for managing a project in California – with Geoff Page on January 26, 2018.
For more information, please click [here].
November 09, 2017
On December 20, 2017, Mark Nagata and Bill Haydt will present a Lorman webinar titled, “Time Extension – Get Your Request Approved.” Mark and Bill will discuss what contractors need to do to meet their contractual submission requirements for a time extension request, and how to increase the odds that their submission will be approved. In this 90-minute webinar, they will cover the basics of CPM scheduling and time extensions, how to understand and interpret time extension provisions using real life examples, and how to prepare a persuasive time extension submission.
Join Mark and Bill on December 20, 2017, and learn how to improve your time extension submissions – to maximize recovery of additional time and your delay-related costs!
For more information, please click [here].
November 02, 2017
Bill Manginelli, Trauner’s President, and Josh Levy, Esq., a Partner with Husch Blackwell LLP, will be making a 1-hour presentation at the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s Midwinter Meeting in Fort Myers, FL in January 2018.
Their presentation titled “How the Attorney and Expert Work Together,” which will occur during the Friday division breakfast, identifies best practices for counsel when working with expert witnesses. Both Bill and Josh have extensive experience in trying construction cases as advocate and expert.
For more information, please click [here].
October 20, 2017
On October 18, 2017, ENR published Mark Nagata’s viewpoint piece entitled, “The Flaw in ASCE’s New Project Delay Guidelines.” The piece addresses American Society of Civil Engineer’s new Schedule Delay Analysis Standard’s inclusion of a recommended guideline that attempts to increase an owner’s obligation to grant time extensions for “non-critical path” delays.
Read the entire article here:
https://www.enr.com/articles/43115-the-flaw-in-asces-new-project-delay-guidelines
October 03, 2017
On November 8, 2017, Mark Nagata will present ‘Documentation and Proof of Construction Delay.” Mark will discuss how time truly is money – especially in construction. This 90-minute webinar will provide you with the ability to determine and document construction delay. Mark will describe step-by-step real-life examples that will allow you to identify and quantify delays before they occur, preventing unnecessary disputes and claims. Find out how to save money – with Mark Nagata on November 8, 2017.
For more information, please click [here].
October 03, 2017
Bill Haydt will be presenting “Can a Contractor be Entitled to a Time Extension if the Delay is not Critical?” at the OTE Conference on 10/10/17, in Columbus, Ohio. This 2-day event is attended by more than 3,000 transportation professionals throughout the nation. OTEC is co-sponsored by the Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio State University. Bill’s 1-1/2 hr. presentation will focus on three basic areas: what an offsetting delay is and how it would upset the status quo; the current state of practice as it relates to the determination of the contractor’s entitlement to a time extension; and how a contract can be modified to address the change in the status quo.
For more information, please click [here].
