ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEBINAR - From Shop Drawings to Contract Validity: Every Day Risks facing Design Professionals - Hall & Company invites you and your staff to participate in an online risk management webinar: From Shop Drawings to Contract Validity: Every Day Risks for Design Professionals. In this webinar, Steve Goldstein of Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt LLP will discuss some of the routine interactions for design professionals and their potential risk exposures. Walk through the process of reviewing shop drawings, leaving projects before completing services, returning to a project after completing services and whether or not you have a valid contract. At the end of this webinar participants will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of shop drawings in the design professional’s practice; 2. Understand the steps to protect against potential litigation when design professionals leave projects before completing services; 3. Know what to consider when design professionals return to a project after completing their services; 4. Know how to ensure the existence of a valid contract.

RECORDING - The Impact of Onerous Provisions - This event, presented by Colleen Palmer of Beazley Group focuses on the following learning objectives: 1. Identify important contract provisions that are frequently the subject of difficult negotiations; 2. Consider the dangers associated with poorly worded, client-proposed contract provisions; 3. Learn about the potential advantages associated with favorably-drafted provisions; and 4. Discuss valuable strategies and techniques when negotiating design services agreements with challenging clients

RISK MANAGEMENT EVENTS

NEW Professional Development Unit Course Available - Managing Engineering Services Contracts - John Lowe of Lowe Consulting, LLC was commissioned by Engineer Educators, Inc. to prepare the course when they found out about his weekly e-mail “Topics”. Managing Engineering Services Contracts familiarizes students with the terms and process involved in managing engineering services contracts to include the elements of a contract, expectation management, scope of work, and basis of payment. The course also provides an overview of contract implementation during design, bidding and construction. This course is worth 4 Professional Development Hours.