Much has been written over the years about proving and pricing contractor claims on construction projects. But little has been published about or presented on subcontractor delay claims. Do subcontractors have the same rights and remedies as the prime contractor? Are they held to the same standards? What are their legal rights? Do owners owe time extensions for subcontractor delays? Are prime contractors at risk when they “pass through” subcontractor delay claims to an owner? Are subcontractors at risk when a prime contractor opts not to sponsor their delay claim to the owner? This webinar examines issues concerning subcontractor delay claims.
Join this session by expert speaker James G. Zack, where he will explain the issues, risks and challenges concerning subcontractor delay and impact claims.
Session Highlights:
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Learn the value of pre-planning activities in such a manner as to avoid causing delay and impact to subcontractors.
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As General Contractors, learn about the arguments subcontractors can use to pursue delay and impact claims.
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Contractors become knowledgeable concerning the risks of sponsoring subcontractor delay claims to owners
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Subcontractors will learn the elements of proof necessary to successfully prosecute a delay and impact claim against a General Contractor.
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Owners will gain insight into analysis of and /or defense against subcontractor delay claims passed through by their General Contractors.
Why You Should Attend:
In this program attendees will learn the typical causes of subcontractor delay and impact claims. Attendees will be exposed to contractual issues surrounding subcontractor delay claims. The program will identify practical problems concerning subcontractor delay claims from the project owner’s viewpoint. The program highlights problems facing General Contractors when they are asked to pass through subcontractor delay claims to owners. The program discusses what damages may flow from subcontractor delay claims and the recoverability of such damages.
Attendees will learn the theories of recovery a subcontractor can employ when pursuing a delay claim against the General Contractor. As a result, legal disputes concerning such claims at the end of the project may be avoided.
Who Should Attend:
*You may ask your Question directly to our expert during the Q&A session.
** You can buy On-Demand and view it at your convenience.
James G. Zack
James is the Senior Advisor to the Navigant Construction Forum™. The Forum strives to be the construction industry’s resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally. Formerly, he was the Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management Group, Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest EPCM contractors.
James was previously Vice President of Pinnacle One and the Executive Director of the Pinnacle One Institute and a Senior Construction Claims Consultant for CH2M HILL, Inc. Jim has, for more than 45 years, worked on both private and public projects throughout the United States and in 28 countries abroad. James is a Fellow of AACE, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the International Guild of Project Controls. In the construction claims field, he is a recognized and published expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims and disputes. James is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM), a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).