Construction & Project Development

Burr & Forman's Construction & Project Development team provides advice and assistance to all sectors of the construction industry. Our attorneys work with general contractors, private and public owners, subcontractors, suppliers, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers, program managers, insurers, and surety companies.

We assist our clients from the beginning of the project, with drafting and negotiating contracts, and throughout the project to lend advice and assist with claims avoidance. If claims do arise, we have extensive experience to help resolve these claims. Our experienced construction litigation team represents clients in extremely complex construction cases in both trial and arbitration. 

Construction Industry Issues 

• Bidding and procurement
• Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Business entity formation
• Construction finance
• Contract compliance, disputes, and terminations
• Environmental review
• General construction advice
• Green building and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification
• Heavy industrial manufacturing
• Insurance coverage analysis (CGL, E&O, CCIPs, OCIPs)
• Joint ventures
• Licensing, including multi-jurisdictional licensing
• Maritime construction
• Power distribution
• Project delivery systems
• Project documentation
• Project neutral services
• Public Private Partnerships (P3s)
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating private and public construction contracts

Construction Contracts

• Construction logistics
• Construction Management and Design-Build agreements
• Equipment purchase, supply, and install contracts
• Local, state and federal government contracts
• Owner/Architect agreements
• Owner/General Contractor/Subcontractor agreements and packages
• Teaming agreements
• Risk identification and claim avoidance strategy

Construction Litigation

• Administrative proceedings of industry licensing boards
• Arbitration and mediation
• Bid mistakes and bid protests
• Bonds and insurance claims
• Changes and design issues
• Claim avoidance and resolution
• Claims preparation
• Construction accidents
• Construction defects
• Cost overrun disputes
• Defective plans and specifications
• Delays, scheduling, and acceleration
• Design errors and omissions
• Differing site conditions
• Environmental and land use
• Faulty products and failures
• Impact and inefficiency claims
• Insurance coverage disputes
• Manufacturing and heavy industrial
• Mechanics and materialman's liens
• Negligence claims
• Miller Act and Little Miller Act
• Payment and performance bond claims