How to Win in Today’s Volatile Construction Market
April 27 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hosted by
Location: ABC Keystone Headquarters, 135 Shellyland Road, Manheim, PA 17545
Date: April 27, 2023
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Who Should Attend this Event?
All Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Design-Builders, Firm Principals, Chief Financial Officers and Contracting Officers.
About this Event: 5.5 AIA LU
This AEC risk management event, featuring 12 leaders in construction law from Offit Kurman, will take an in-depth look at the challenges in the volatile construction market, identify risk factors and provide concrete risk management tools to implement in front-end contracting and project management. The joint AIA PA / ABC Keystone event will focus on applying traditional legal and risk management strategies to allow firm leaders to confidently navigate the current construction market landscape.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30
Registration & Coffee
8:30-10:00
Time Impact and Delay Claims Avoidance, Management, and Resolution in the Current Volatile Construction Market | Approved for 1.5 AIA LUs
Presented by Tony Potter and Franklin Miller of Offit Kurman + Anthony Manning of MBP
Before starting a project, be prepared to manage common project contract and execution issues, which typically cause claims and influence the resolution of disputes. Learn the basics through discussion of typical disputed matters from inception (i.e. a change order request, notice of claim) through entry into dispute resolution proceedings (direct principal-to-principal negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation). The presentation will focus on the common causes of scheduling issues, time impacts and delay claims and disputes, the importance of appropriate notification, contemporaneous documentation of critical path schedule impacts, and how to determine the financial impacts of a delay and ultimately resolve a project dispute. This discussion is relevant for all levels of project participants and will explain what claims are, why claims are filed, and how to seek to resolve time impact claims on a principled basis.
10:00- 10:15
Break
10:15-11:15
Navigating Inflation, Labor Shortages, and Supply Chain Issues in the Current Construction Climate | Approved for 1 AIA LU
Presented by Karin Corbett & Kate Pettit of Offit Kurman
Learn from experienced construction counsel the best ways to address material costs, labor shortages, and supply chain issues prevailing in this recent volatile construction market. We will address how to proactively guard against inflation and shortages impacting your schedule and bottom line by using contract vehicles, including protective provisions like price escalation clauses, and how to handle issues from a practical perspective when you do not have the proper contractual clauses in place. This discussion will be relevant for all construction project participants, especially contractors and subcontractors.
11:15-12:15
Improving Leadership Mitigates Risk in a Volatile Construction Market | Approved for 1 AIA LU
Presented by Josh Quinter of Offit Kurman
The construction industry is a fluid environment. The need to adapt to an ever-changing landscape on a project can be managed in a variety of ways; but experience suggests the often over-looked topic of leadership has perhaps the biggest impact on risk mitigation. Leadership skills – including effective communication techniques, creating an ownership mentality, and proper delegation, among others – prevent problems from even occurring and make it easier to solve them if they do arise. Good leaders are in high demand in a current market challenged by labor shortages, supply chain issues, and other problems that require companies to do more with less. This presentation will explore the differences between leadership and management, the important elements of good leadership, and various styles of leadership. The desired result will be to provide tools for those in attendance to build effective teams that limit risk and get projects to completion efficiently.
12:15-1:15
Networking Lunch
1:15-2:45
Strategies for Successful Project Acquisition and Delivery
Presented by Tom Powell & Brian Jeffers of Offit Kurman
The session will focus on project acquisition and procurement as well as innovative project delivery methods to maximize competitiveness, manage risk, and deliver economically successful projects. The session take a deeper dive into Joint Ventures: Teaming Agreements, construction manager (At Risk and Advisor, Design-build and Design-bid-build). Identifying risk and addressing high/low reward requirements in public and private solicitations. Recognize risks accepted and remedies available under construction contracts.
2:45-3:00
Break
3:00-4:00
Avoiding Business Busters…
(Risk Management & Insurance Coverage, Indemnity and Hold Harmless)
Presented by Meghan Finnerty & Richard Dunn of Offit Kurman
4:00-5:00
Panel Discussion on A/E/C Challenges in Today’s Construction Economy
Presented by Kevin Fasic, Tom Powell, Anthony Potter, and Josh Quinter of Offit Kurman
This will be an open house panel discussion in which the lawyers are available to answer any and all of your questions. As you go through the day’s sessions think about what else you might want to know the answers to and this will be an excellent opportunity to get answers!
5:00– 6:00
Networking Wine & Cheese Reception
REGISTER
MEET OUR PRESENTERS:
Kevin Fasic 
Thomas Powell
Meghan Finnerty
Anthony Manning
Kate Pettit
Karin Corbett
Justine Baakman
Josh Quinter
Franklin Miller
Brian Jeffers
Tony Potter