The key to a successful project is good contract development and enforcement of requirements contained in the contract or protections. Without that, your contract protections may be lost or waived. Mitigation is your contractual obligation -- fail to do it and you risk valid claim recovery.
On the other hand, mitigation and proper claim management prepares you to recover and can mean the difference between profitability and loss on a project. This CD will review strategies to avoid claims before the project begins, as well as during the project -- including:
- Choosing the proper project delivery method
- Advance planning for claim avoidance and mitigation
- How to measure the contractor's performance: quality and quantity-based measurement systems
- Recognizing early warning signals of a troubled project
- Dispute and claim mitigation: Proactive monitoring and intervention
- General methodologies for proof of damages
- And, much more!
Who Will Benefit?
This training CD is a must if you're an owner, construction manager, contractor, subcontractor, consultant, engineer or legal professional. Register now to learn what you and every member of your organization must be aware of to avoid and mitigate claims.
Meet Your Presenters:
Kyle Ostergard
Kyle Ostergard is a partner in the law firm Alston + Bird LLC, focusing his practice on construction law, suretyship and business disputes. He drafts and counsels clients on contracts of all types. He has represented owners/developers, general contractors and subcontractors in connection with all types of construction projects, from single family residences, condominiums, hotels, retail malls and a Major League Baseball stadium; to public projects of various types including airports, schools, college dormitories, hospitals, water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants. Mr. Ostergard also represents sureties and contractors in the prosecution and defense of payment, performance and other construction industry bond claims. He has prosecuted and defended all types of construction claims including acceleration, defects, delay, false claims, labor inefficiency, mechanic's liens and stop notices in state and federal court and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Mr. Ostergard also represents government contractors in bid protests submitted to public agencies. Ching Wei
Ching Wei is a Director and a founding member of Criterium Consulting Group, Inc., a firm that specializes in project and construction management as well as litigation support, alternative dispute resolution, and claims analysis services to the construction industry, government contracting groups and business communities. Prior to forming Criterium, Mr. Wei was part of a large international consulting firm where he specialized in commercial damages and government contract matters. Currently, Mr. Wei is engaged by law firm clients to testify as an expert on topics including schedule delay, work disruption and related costs and damages. Mr. Wei also is engaged by construction and manufacturing clients to set up schedule, cost and administrative controls on large scale complex projects. Mr. Wei holds an M.B.A. degree from Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business and a B.S. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California. Mr. Wei is also a registered civil engineer with the state of California. |
