Construction Contract Workshop Seminar
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Understanding Construction Contract Essentials L. Kozlakowski
Examining contract terminology:
• Parties, consideration, term, performance, substantial performance, breach, remedies, damages
Understanding types of construction contracts:
• Payment method
• Award and selection
• Project delivery system
• Number of primes
Legal description
Studying roles and relationships of project participants:
• Owners, architects/engineers, construction managers, contractors, subs and suppliers
Exploring the law of construction contract interpretation
Reviewing Contract Documents N. Lentini
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 K. Sorteberg
Insurance and indemnity issues
Chain of command issues
Subcontracts
Changes and change orders
Payments
Substantial and final completion
Breach and pitfalls
Examining Legal Issues and Contract Disputes M. Dachille
Changed conditions
Project documentation
Delays, acceleration
Handling payment claims and final payments
Resolving disputes through mediation, arbitration, litigation
Understanding contractual and statutory warranties
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW contact hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in Maryland. Courses approved by the American Institute of Architects are considered approved for Maryland architects. The Maryland Board for Professional Engineers has approved HalfMoon Education as a CPC provider. This is a Category A PE course.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs.
This course also offers a continuing education opportunity to landscape architects, which is not mandatory for Maryland license maintenance.
Architects, engineers, and landscape architects seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. Due to Maryland-specific content, this seminar is not eligible for New York continuing education credit.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Mark Dachille
Huddles Jones Sorteberg & DachilleSenior Partner at Huddles Jones Sorteberg & DachilleMr. Dachille focuses his practice exclusively on construction law, government contract law and the resolution of disputes for clients involved in the construction industry. He has successfully handled legal matters for, against and involving general contractors, construction managers, design builders, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, owners, lenders, sureties, and insurance carriers. Mr. Dachille provides advice and counsel on construction law and construction-related legal issues, and he drafts, negotiates and reviews the many different types of contracts that govern the various business relationships that arise as a part of the construction process.
Louis Kozlakowski
Wright, Constable & Skeen LLPPartner at Wright, Constable & Skeen LLPMr. Kozlakowski centers his practice on construction law, government procurement, surety law, commercial litigation and contract law. He provides a range of services to clients from preventative lawyering through dispute resolution. He is an experienced litigator distinguished for seeking resolution of disputes in a timely and efficient manner, often using alternative dispute resolution processes. He has defended construction claims arising out of the Baltimore Subway System and the I-95 Fort McHenry Tunnel as an assistant attorney general for the State of Maryland. Mr. Kozlakowski has issued legal decisions on bid protests for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). He served as an adjunct faculty member at Community College of Baltimore County, where he taught construction law for contractors.
Nicole Lentini
SemmesSemmes, BaltimoreMs. Lentini maintains a general litigation practice concentrating primarily in construction, insurance defense, and insurance coverage. She has represented owners, contractors and design professionals in a full range of disputes, including claims arising from delay, scheduling or changes in scope; construction or design defects; insurance and indemnity agreements; and payment and performance bonds. Her practice includes trial and appellate work at both the state and federal levels. Ms. Lentini was a founding member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section and served as the Section’s chair. Ms. Lentini was selected as a Fellow in the ABA Forum on Construction Law and serves on the Steering Committee for Division 2, Contract Documents. She attended Rutgers University for her B.A and B.S. degrees, and she received her J.D. degree from Washington College of Law at American University.
Ken Sorteberg
Huddles Jones Sorteberg & DachilleSenior Partner at Huddles Jones Sorteberg & DachilleMr. Sorteberg is both a construction attorney and a civil engineer, and he has extensive construction management experience, including his tenure with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company from 1985-1991. He began his legal career as a law clerk with the Maryland Stadium Authority in 1991 and 1992, during the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mr. Sorteberg is currently a principal with Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille, PC and has been with the firm since its inception in 1995. He concentrates his practice in the areas of construction and government contract law and litigation. A large part of his practice is transactional, involving preparation of contract documents, teaming agreements, etc. He conducts construction law and contract seminars, publishes articles in construction industry journals and works with the American Subcontractors Association for legislative change on behalf of the construction industry.