Presenter: Eric H. Biesecker and 2 more
Recording Date:
Recording Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Type: Downloadable MP3+PDF
Product Code: 15367
Product Number: 17 NCCCWKSP 10 24 MPDF
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Agenda:
Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 - 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 - 4:00 pm
Understanding Construction Contract Essentials
J. Sperati
Examining contract terminology:
parties, consideration, term, performance, substantial performance, breach, remedies, damages
Studying roles and relationships of project participants:
owners, architects/engineers, construction managers, contractors, subs and suppliers
Understanding the project delivery system:
traditional design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk, multiple prime contractor, owner control
Understanding types of construction contracts:
lump sum, cost plus, time and materials, unit pricing
Exploring the law of construction contract interpretation
Review of Project Documents
J. Laurie
Use of standard forms or custom documents
Agreement
Performance bond
Payment bond
Contract conditions (general and supplementary)
Specifications (Format, CSI 1995 and 2004)
Shop drawings
Contract modifications (change orders, directives, etc.)
Understanding Issues in Contract Administration
E. Biesecker
Insurance and indemnity issues
Subcontracts
Changes and change orders
Payments
Substantial and final completion
Breach and pitfalls
Examining Legal Issues and Contract Disputes
E. Biesecker
Changed conditions
Project documentation
Delays, acceleration
Handling payment claims and final payments
Resolving disputes through mediation, arbitration, litigation
Understanding contractual and statutory warranties
Speakers:
Eric H. Biesecker
Member of Nexsen Pruet in Greensboro
Mr. Biesecker is a member of Nexsen Pruet, a law firm with eight offices throughout the Carolinas. He has extensive experience in the construction industry and regularly represents construction owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Mr. Biesecker has handled hundreds of lien and bond claims, defect and delay disputes, delay and disruption controversies, bidding challenges, product defects, andscope-of-work conflicts. He is the Triad Chapter counsel ofthe American Subcontractors’ Association of the Carolinas, past chairman of the Attorneys’ Council of the national American Subcontractors’ Association, a longtime memberof the Suppliers Counsel for Associated General Contractors, on the Government Affairs Committee of Associated Builders and Contractors, and a member of the Carolinas AGC.Mr. Biesecker has written and spoken on many topics related to the construction industry. He received his JD degree from the University of North Carolina and his BA degree from Wake Forest University. Mr. Biesecker has been ranked as a top lawyer in construction law by The Best Lawyers in America and by North Carolina’s Legal Elite. Martindale Hubbell rates Mr. Biesecker as an AV lawyer, the top rating.
James P. Laurie III
Principal Attorney with The Law Office of James P. Laurie III, PLLC
Mr. Laurie has been a construction litigator for 25 years, and is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. Mr. Laurie represents owners, architects, engineers, developers, sureties, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. He is an arbitrator and mediator on the Construction Industry Panel of the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Laurie teaches Business Law and Legal Ethics and Corporate Governance for the MBA program at Strayer University. He is certified by the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA School in Chicago as an instructor for private sector compliance in safety and health. He earned his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and his law degree from Campbell University now in Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior to his law career, Mr. Laurie worked as a human resources and safety director in manufacturing, transportation, and heavy industry.
John M. Sperati
Partner with Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP
Mr. Sperati concentrates his practice in commercial creditor bankruptcy, foreclosure and real estate litigation, structured settlement transfer, judgment domestication and enforcement, construction litigation, commercial litigation, equipment leasing and finance and creditors’ rights. His clients include general contractors, custom homebuilders, subcontractors, owners, sureties, suppliers of materials and labor, developers, engineers, and demolition and salvage contractors. His representation of clients includes the protection of rights to payment on private and public construction projects; filing and enforcement of liens and bond claims; defense/prosecution of warranty claims; representation in civil litigation, arbitrations and mediations; and recovery of equipment and vehicles for leasing companies. Mr. Sperati was recently listed as a rising star in North Carolina Super Lawyers®.