AI Tools for Documentation, Management and Resolution of Construction Claims with Advisor Subscription

Unlock the Power of AI for Your Construction Business

Listein in to this exclusive online workshop with construction consultant and AI expert, Travis Olson, P.E., PSP. In this hands-on tutorial, you'll learn how to harness the power of cutting-edge language models, such as ChatGPT and Claude3, to streamline your construction documentation and claims processes.  Includes 1-Year Construction Claims Advisor subscription with on-demand library access (100+ recorded webinars).

AI Tools for Documentation, Management and Resolution of Construction Claims

Unlock the Power of AI for Your Construction Business

Listein in to this exclusive online workshop with construction consultant and AI expert, Travis Olson, P.E., PSP. In this hands-on tutorial, you'll learn how to harness the power of cutting-edge language models, such as ChatGPT and Claude3, to streamline your construction documentation and claims processes.

Lost Productivity 3-Part OnDemand Series w/FREE Report

To help you identify, quantify, document, measure and price a lost productivity claim, we have assembled recognized experts, including research professor William Ibbs, pricing experts from Sage Consulting, and construction claims expert Paul Stynchcomb.

Substantial Completion, Final Completion & Closing Out a Project

In this informative 90-minute recorded webinar program, Stephen A. Hess A. Hess and Allison Mikulecky of Sherman & Howard LLC present an overview of substantial completion, final completion, and the closing out of a project.

Shop Drawings: Risks and Obligations in the Preparation and Review Process

Shop drawings are an integral part of the construction process and present unique legal challenges. Design professionals are generally responsible for plans and specifications, while contractors are responsible for the means and methods they employ to construct a project. In this informative 90-minute program, Stephen A. Hess of Sherman & Howard LLC presents an overview of the rights and responsibilities of the parties with respect to the use of shop drawings.

The Essential Course on Successful Management of Construction Claims and Change Orders (Book and DVD)

The Essential Course on Successful Management of Construction Claims and Change Orders includes 16 90-minute sessions presented by 30 of the construction industry's leading attorneys, consultants and practitioners and covers everything from identification, anticipation and prep work for prevention to pricing and negotiation of construction claims. The course goes into detail on CPM schedules, loss of productivity, differing site conditions, delays and much more to give you and your team the most comprehensive overview of construction claims' process.

Making Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Contracts Work for You

Topics include an in-depth description and analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of this contracting format, the four phases of work that are typical when working under a GMP format, the components of a GMP, and why it is so important to fully understand how each is defined and the conditions that apply to the payment of each component.

Differing Site Conditions: The Big Game of Shifting Risk

This presentation discusses the various scenarios involving differing site condition claims and how the construction industry deals with those claims, both via contract and in the courts. You will be more prepared to identify those situations where differing site condition claims might arise and understand what the parties’ various rights and remedies might be.

Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage Reports: A Practical Guide to Compliance

This fast-paced, 90-minute high-level overview focuses on Federal WH-347 reporting requirements, which then can be translated to state-specific prevailing wage mandates. Certified payroll expert Nancy Smyth will explain the important details you need to know to comply with certified payroll requirements on your government-funded construction project. Don’t get caught in a prevailing wage nightmare; learn the ins-and-outs of certified payroll requirements, and get your questions answered!

To Kill A Project: Contractor Strategies for Dealing with Defective Plans and Specs

This presentation discusses the role of parties to traditional design-bid-build projects and when obligations arise in the bid process due to faulty plans and specifications, who is at risk during construction, and theories and tips for recovery after construction. You will be more prepared to identify those situations where bad plans and specs might arise, and understand what the parties’ various options, rights and remedies might be.

Change Orders: The Bane of All Construction Projects

Change orders are an integral part of every construction project, and when they are negotiated, drafted and executed as planned, they present no troubling legal problems. On the other hand, projects are completed with contract administration rules that address change order procedures ranges from substantial compliance at best to reckless indifference at worst.

Construction Scheduling: Games People Play

This exclusive three-part webinar identifies more than 15 scheduling games and offers more than 45 suggested defenses to help prevent schedule gamesmanship.  Some suggested defenses involve changes to contract document language and thus need to be implemented during the design phase. Other suggested defenses are pragmatic in nature and can be implemented on a daily basis by a knowledgeable construction management team even in the absence of specification language.