Construction Liens in Delaware
Friday, November 21,
2008
Wilmington, Delaware
Sponsored by Lormar
The seminar will provide information to owners on how to protect their property from unwarranted liens - and steps to take if they should arise. Contractors, subcontractors and supplier will learn how to collect payment for work performed.
Patrick McGrory will be participating in the seminar regarding special concerns with bankruptcy issues, priorities, the Contractor’s Trust Fund, the Prompt Pay Act, Government Projects within the State of Delaware and the Miller Act.
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"Drafting and Enforcing Commercial Leases"
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Sponsored by Sterling Educational Services, Inc.
Melissa L. Rhoads of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. will be participating in the seminar and will present various tenet defenses including:
The covenant of quiet enjoyment
Wrongful eviction
Constructive eviction
Warranty to maintain habitability - landlord’s duty to repair
Surrender, acceptance, and re-entry
Problems with common areas, latent defects, and security
Self-help
Mitigation of damages and duty to relet
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"Building Codes in Delaware"
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sponsored by Lorman.
Attendees to this program will benefit from experienced professionals who will clarify rules, regulations and required permits for designing and constructing safe buildings; insights into the latest in OSHA electrical installation standards; exploring risk assessment principles applied to mold events and remediation; often over-looked code provisions and how to avoid them; as well as updated standards on ventilation, energy and commissioning.
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“The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts”
Wednesday,
October 24, 2007
Wilmington, Delaware
Sponsored by Lorman
Paul Cottrell, Patrick McGrory, and Melissa Rhoads of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. will be participating in the seminar presenting the following topics:
The Construction contract as related to its purpose, who is bound by it and the comprising of the document. Contractual relationships between the general contract, construction management and design builder. Implied terms such as Spearin Doctrine, Superior Knowledge, Quasi and Extra and Change Orders;
Basic contract principles such as requirements for a valid document, oral vs. written, ambiguous and incomplete contracts, amendments and modifications, performance, breach of contract with remedies and termination principles;
Essential contract terms regarding the scope of work, payment terms, remedies for breach of contract, liquidation of damages and indemnification/subrogation, differing site conditions, insurance issues as well as retainage and bonding issues and rules of contract interpretation;
Subcontract issues regarding bids, privity of contract issues, payment terms, flow down provisions;
Delay and Acceleration Issues as contractual provisions or concurrent delay and apportionment;
Dispute resolution either through litigation, mediation, arbitration or other methods of resolution
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“AIA CONTRACTS”
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wilmington, Delaware
Sponsored by Lorman
Patrick McGrory and Paul Cottrell of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. will be presenting a review of AIA documents.
AIA contract documents are probably the most utilized set of standard form documents today in the construction industry. This program will provide a thorough and comprehensive review of the standard forms, with an emphasis on the most widely used documents and detailed discussions on the more significant owner and contractor issues. This program is intended for all parties who use any or all of the AIA documents, whether during initial contract negotiations or subsequent contract administration, including principals, managers, attorneys, accountants and other consultants who represent developers, owners, design professionals, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors or suppliers on any construction project.