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Commercial construction has a vernacular all its own. When you contact a construction law attorney at Hammargren & Meyer, P.A. , you will not be spending your time and money educating your attorney on construction terms, design details, construction methods, contract clauses, and claim situations. Having worked in the construction and surety industries before becoming construction law lawyers, we have a solid understanding of the entire process of a commercial construction project from initial planning to grand opening. Paul Meyer, one of the founding partners of the firm who has two decades of construction law experience, is also a registered professional engineer with ten years of consulting experience as a civil engineer. His background as a consulting engineer has proven invaluable in the firm’s representation of clients involved in commercial construction and contractor claim matters. The other founding partner, David Hammargren , came from the surety industry and has also worked in-house as general counsel to a highway/heavy and utility contractor. Our understanding and experience include, but are certainly not limited to, the following: Whether your project involves the traditional project delivery system of the tripartite relationship of design professional-owner-general contractor, design/build, or involves the use of multiple prime contractors or either “at risk” or agency construction managers, we know the benefits and pitfalls of each delivery system and how to best protect your interests. We can also assist you in the development of project specific joint venturing or partnering agreements that can open new doors to construction opportunities. -Bid Preparation / Bid Protests: The bidding rooms of contractors and subcontractors in the commercial construction arena are often frenzied places on bid days. Mistakes can and do occur, and bidders occasionally fail to follow the bid instructions. These problems need not be financially devastating. The law provides opportunities to obtain relief from mistakes, to enforce reasonable reliance on sub bids, and to challenge suspect or nonconforming bids on public projects. We can advise you on these critical pre-construction issues and help you best understand your options and risks. -Contract Drafting and Negotiations: The law will generally enforce the contractual agreements of commercial parties who have bargained at “arms length.” We can review or draft your contracts and subcontracts and provide you with sound counsel on recognizing and minimizing the impact of contract “murder clauses” and how to best protect your project interests in the contract drafting and negotiation process. -Insurance and Surety Bonds: Commercial General Liability, Builders’ Risk and other insurance coverages and, on many projects, performance and payment bonds are critical components to the success of any commercial construction project. We understand these insurance and bond issues, and can assist you in best positioning yourself to assert valuable rights and obtain needed protections under these policies and bonds.

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