This course has been approved for 6.0 hours of law and legal CLE credit by the Washington MCLE board (Live Credits for Webcast). Self-Study credit will be available, specific credit amount to be determined.

WA MCLE

This course has been approved by the Oregon State Bar for 6.0 general CLE credits (Live Credits for Webcast).

OR CLE

The Seminar Group is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider; therefore, this course is approved for 6.25 general CLE credits (Live Credits for Webcast).

CA CLE

This course has been approved by The American Institute of Architects for 6.25 LU’s (Live Credits for Webcast). Credits for recorded courses not available. The Seminar Group is an AIA CES Approved Provider.

Contractors and engineers may qualify for continuing education hours through the American Institute of Constructors or the Construction Management Association of America.

Contractors & Engineers

The Seminar Group has assembled a diverse group of top Construction Law Professionals who practice in and understand the issues of complex public and private construction in the Pacific Northwest region and nationally. This seminar will cover critical-path schedule and delay concepts and principles essential for understanding and presenting project delay issues and claims, as well as advanced technical and legal concepts and strategies for addressing schedule delay, disruption, and acceleration claims.

	Our panel of expert speakers will address the most challenging issues that arise in managing project schedules and delays and will present cutting-edge techniques for documenting, analyzing, and presenting project schedule delay events, providing guidance on how to avoid, negotiate, and resolve these disputes.

Tymon Berger, Program Co-Chair, is an attorney at PNW Construction Law who represents builders and owners with construction disputes. His construction experience spans 24 years, beginning in the field managing work for three of the largest contractors in the U.S. Tymon advises construction stakeholders regarding: contract review and negotiation; bid protests; bond and lien claims; surety disputes; and claims for defective design, delay, productivity impacts, and scope disputes.

Tymon Berger

Brendan J. Peters, AIA, Program Co-Chairs, is a partner with Perkins Coie LLP in the firm’s Litigation practice. He focuses on construction litigation, construction transactions, and complex commercial litigation. He has over 15 years of combined experience in the legal and construction fields. Before becoming an attorney, he was an architect.

Brendan Peters

Michael P. Grace practices construction law with Groff Murphy PLLC. He frequently negotiates/drafts agreements, and has experience resolving disputes including construction defect claims, cost overruns, delay claims, bid protests, insurance coverage claims, payment and performance bond claims, contractor defaults and surety takeovers.

Michael Grace

F. Burak Evrenosoglu, PE, PSP, CCP, is a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Inc.&nbsp; He is a licensed civil engineer in WA, OR, MD, CO, and a licensed attorney in California. He has more than 24 years of broad international construction management experience.

F. Burak Evrenosoglu

Managing Director, Construction Solutions

James Hansen is the Emeritus Director of Construction and Planning for the Bethel Public School District. He was responsible for implementing a Capital Construction Bond Program with a work value exceeding $650 million in today dollars. He has 44 years of experience and is a nationally recognized speaker on the use of wood in school construction.

James Hansen

Emeritus Director

James Stoner, PE, serves as President &amp; COO of Hainline &amp; Associates, Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in the design and construction industry. His primary areas of specialty include construction consulting for design-build, design-bid-build and GC/CM construction, and construction scheduling.

James Stoner

President & COO

Dr. Jeffery L. Ottesen, PE, PSP, CFCC, presently serves as a director of Berkeley Research Group LLC’s Construction Practice. He has more than 30 years of professional experience in civil engineering, planning, CPM scheduling, construction management and dispute resolution services.

Jeffrey Ottesen

Construction Practice Director

Evan A. Brown is an attorney at Groff Murphy PLLC. He serves as counsel to construction industry and government contracts clients. His practice includes bid protests; contract negotiation/procurement; and complex litigation/dispute resolution arising from public and private construction projects, including trial and appellate practice, mediation, and arbitration.

Evan Brown

Kyle McLeod is a Project Manager with Hainline &amp; Associates, Inc. He has over 20 years of experience as an Owner Representative in construction and design.&nbsp; He has worked with diverse groups on sensitive and polarizing issues, presented to elected officials and boards, successfully managed concurrent projects, and delivering sustainably built environments.

Kyle McLeod

Project Manager

John Rewolinski is a Project Manager for Hainline &amp; Associates, Inc., with more than 17 years of experience in the Construction industry. He is an expert in project scheduling and is highly skilled in the application of multiple scheduling platforms including Primavera P6 and MS Project.

John Rewolinski

Katharyn Getchell, CCP, PSP, is a Project Controls Manager for OAC Services, Inc. She has more than 30 years’ experience in program and project planning, scheduling, budget development and cost controls. She has worked as a scheduling consultant for both owners and contractors and knows the value of a well-developed construction schedule.

Katharyn Getchell

Project Controls Mgr.

Christopher Heger, Assoc. DBIA, LSSBB, is the Chief Innovation Officer and a Senior Associate with OAC Services, Inc. He is a respected builder with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, biopharmaceutical, and complex office projects. He utilizes business science and strong leadership skills to unify teams and build a learning culture.

Christopher Heger

Chief Innovation Officer/Senior Associate

Construction Project Scheduling & Delay Claims

Live Webcast broadcasted from Seattle, WA

Due to growing health concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, The Seminar Group has opted to hold Construction Project Scheduling &amp; Delay Claims seminar strictly webcast.


	Introduction and Overview


Introduction and Overview

Activities &amp; relationships; starts, finishes, durations, forward and backward passes, and float; how the critical path is determined; identifying and calculating delay and determining causation; quick and simple demonstration of how time-impact analyses are effected in a CPM schedule; delay versus acceleration versus disruption (impact and lost productivity); mitigating delay impacts, pacing, and concurrent delay; eight common schedule analysis techniques and the procedures and assumptions built into each technique


	Basics and Concepts of Project Scheduling and Delay Claims


Basics and Concepts of Project Scheduling and Delay Claims


	Break


Break

Components of cumulative impact claims; methods of measuring cumulative impact costs and damages; case law regarding cumulative impact claims; role of change orders and change order language; effect of contractual notice and claim requirements on cumulative impact claims; contractual limitations on cumulative impact claims; documentation of cumulative impacts; cumulative impacts and the cardinal change doctrine


	Cumulative Impacts


Cumulative Impacts

Analysis methodologies; analysis tools; quantifying delay, impact, disruption, inefficiencies, and lost productivity damages; unabsorbed and under-absorbed overhead (Eichleay); typical defenses and counterclaims


	Analyzing and Computing Damages / Use of Experts


Analyzing and Computing Damages / Use of Experts


	Midday Break


Midday Break

Legal anatomy of a delay claim, understanding its implications, and the battle over causation; Spearin Doctrine, duty to perform versus duty to cooperate with performance, and delay; allocated and unallocated risks, control, and excusable, inexcusable, and compensable delays; concurrent and apportioned delays; pacing; directed and constructive acceleration; notice and claim preservation obligations; documenting the delay and burdens of proof in establishing causation; actual, consequential, and liquidated damages


	Legal Issues


Legal Issues

A discussion of certain hot-button issues for owners, including weather delays, scheduling for multi-phase projects, liquidated damages, and mitigation measures.