Previous Events & CLE Programs
March 25, 2008
Committee Meeting
Overview Of The Current Climate In The Construction And Environmental/Professional Insurance Market
Join John Termini and Eileen Forgue of Aon Risk Services, as they discuss the current issues in the construction and environmental/professional insurance market.
January 22, 2008
Committee Meeting
How Cost Consultants Can Aid Contract Formation
Derek J. Hennessey, Director, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will discuss experiences assisting clients forming construction contracts, and the value that cost consultants can bring to this process. The discussion will center on the cost and schedule sections of contracts, and experiences with missing, inadequate, and unworkable terms and conditions.
November 27, 2007
Committee Meeting
The CM At Risk Approach As Used At The Recently Completed Worcester Trial Court Complex Project
William F. Kearney, Jr. from Gilbane Building Company, who provided the construction management services on the Worcester Trial Court complex, will discuss the use of the CM at Risk approach. The $146 million, 427,000 square foot project was the first public project in Massachusetts delivered via a CM at Risk approach and will serve as a prototype for the state’s court modernization program.
June 20, 2007
Committee Meeting
Construction Law Update: Contractor Bankruptcy
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This year’s annual construction law update will provide a “nuts and bolts” overview from the perspectives of the owner, contractor and subcontractor. Panelists will offer valuable insight into the issue of "The Contractor Files for Bankruptcy: What Happens Next?" They will examine what happens after the contractor files for bankruptcy protection, including, how the project is funded and completed and how the parties working on the project are paid. The panelists will address the impacts of a contractor bankruptcy from the perspectives of the owner, contractor, subcontractor and surety. The program will also include some bankruptcy basics, including a discussion of preference issues that every lawyer in this field should know.
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April 24, 2007
Committee Meeting
GMP Agreements in Construction Law
Frank Vanzler and Jim Rogers of KVAssociates will discuss the term “reasonably inferable.” Often debated during conflicts between Owner, Contractor and Architect to resolve change order disputes, this term is universally used in GMP agreements and lump sum deals. Specifically, Mr. Vanzler and Mr. Rogers will address the following questions:
- What is the definition of “reasonably inferable?”
- Does the word "reasonably" help to clarify what is and is not inferable?
- Does a GMP deal assume that the Contractor owns more inferrability from the contract documents than a lump sum contract?
- Does this term get the Architect and Engineer "off the hook" from preparing a coordinated set of design documents?
- What would be better contract language to make the Contractor understand his obligation is to ownership of the contract term?
- Is it to the Owner's advantage to keep this term vague or have a more specific definition?
February 27, 2007
Committee Meeting
Surety Bonds: From Both Perspectives
John P. Connelly, a partner at Peabody & Arnold LLP who specializes in construction and surety law, will lead a discussion on topics pertaining to surety bonds from the perspectives of both sureties and parties making claims against sureties.
January 23, 2007
Committee Meeting
Kevin Creedon, VP and Regional Counsel of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company will discuss mechanics' lien law issues and present an update.
December 6, 2006
Committee Meeting
Joe Harney and Steve Collins of Navigant Consulting, Inc. will discuss construction projects and the impacts of baseline and updated construction schedules, concurrent delay and the recovery schedule.
November 28, 2006
Committee Meeting
Please join the Construction Law Committee for their November 28th meeting.
September 28, 2006
Committee Meeting
Alan M. Reisch of Goulston & Storrs and Jeff Kadragich of Marsh will discuss owner controlled and contractor controlled insurance programs.
April 25, 2006
Committee Meeting
Professional Liability Coverage, Investigation and Claims Management for Architects/Engineers
Representatives from Lexington Insurance Company and Donovan Hatem LLP will join us to discuss professional liability coverage, investigation and claims management for architects and engineers.
January 24, 2006
Committee Meeting
Dispute Resolution Models in Construction for Today and Tomorrow
Join us for a presentation by Lawrence F. Delmore. Mr. Delmore is the Executive Director of The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, a non-profit worldwide organization of over 600 construction industry professionals. The organization promotes the avoidance and resolution of construction disputes through a DRB process, which is a pre-ADR claims avoidance project management tool that returns control of the dispute resolution model to the owner and the contractor.
Mr. Delmore is the former Lead Claims Analyst and DRB Manager on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (the “Big Dig”) in Boston, MA and the former General Counsel of the Boston architect/engineer/contractor, Charles T. Main, Inc. He has spent overt 29 years in the construction industry assisting owners to avoid claims and resolve disputes in a timely and cost effective manner.
November 22, 2005
Committee Meeting
David Hancock, A.I.A., principal at CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares professional design firm, will speak about the many forms of agreement which must be reached in the development and construction of any building project. He will focus on the complexities of multi-user project design and implementation.
October 25, 2005
Committee Meeting
Construction Scheduling Specifications: Their Use and Abuse
Richard E. Burnham, Senior Consultant at Trauner Consulting will discuss construction scheduling specifications
September 27, 2005
Committee Meeting
Dealing with OSHA
Jerrold Solomon will discuss OSHA inspection and enforcement actions. Attorney Solomon has been directly engaged in OSHA litigation since OSHA's beginning in 1971. His experience includes advising OSHA Area Directors and Regional Administrators; supervising and training OSHA's trial attorneys; and has been a principal trainer for hundreds of today's federal and state compliance officers in how to conduct their inspections. We hope you can join us for what should be an informative program.
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