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Sedgwick attorneys provide seminars on a variety of issues to our clients and contacts. Following are some of the seminars our Construction Practices attorneys can provide to your organization upon request. For more information about any of these seminars or seminars on other topics, please contact .
ISSUES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
“Staying Out of Trouble in a Hard Market: Tips and Tricks for Public Works Projects”
Public works project offer unique challenges to contractors who are not familiar with the extent of reporting requirements, prevailing wage and project labor agreement requirements, ethics code requirements, and claims procedures and deadlines, for example. This presentation provides some tips and tricks to address those requirements upfront so they do not come back to haunt the contractor at the end of the project.
“Contractor’s Dilemma of Dealing with Bad Plans and Specifications”
Any contractor who has ever constructed anything for which it was required to follow the plans and specifications that the owner and its architect/design professional provided to it has experienced bad plans and specifications. This presentation provides practical tips for identifying and proactively managing projects with problematic plans and specifications.
“The Business Ethics Model for Contractors Performing on Government Projects – What You Should Know”
With the government, particularly the federal government, being the major owner on many construction projects, contractors need to understand the requirements when it comes to establishing ethics codes and disclosure procedures. This presentation discusses the new regulations and the practical approaches to adhering to those regulations.
CLAIMS AND LITIGATION
“California Government Code Claim: Preserving the Contractor’s Right to Sue Public Owners”
This presentation goes through all of the procedures necessary to preserve a claim against a public owner. There are a myriad of time deadlines and administrative procedures that a contractor must follow before it has a chance of recovering its damages against a public owner.
CONTRACTS AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
“Killer Contract Provisions and Bond Forms”
This real-world presentation identifies various interesting contract provisions and bond forms, which are particularly onerous to one of the contracting parties, and discusses their impact to those parties and the thought process of the proffering party in wanting the provision or form in the first place.
GREEN CONSTRUCTION
“Keeping Green From Turning Red: Recognizing and Mitigating the Unique Risks of Green Construction”
The title of this presentation tells it all. It provides the audience with the tools needed to recognize and mitigate the unique risks that derive from green construction.
SURETY
“California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations”
All surety claims handlers must receive training annually on the California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations. This presentation provides that training and allows the attendees to certify that they have met the annual training requirements.
TEXAS
“The Enforceability of Contingent Payment (Pay-If-Paid) Clauses in Texas”
The Texas Legislature recently enacted Section 35.521 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code to address the enforceability of contingent payment clauses. This presentation discusses the procedures and circumstances concerning when they will and will not be enforced.
Please check back often, as seminars will be rotated regularly.
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