2023 How to Get Paid, Close Out Contracts, and Avoid Liquidated Damages

Aaron Dean is pleased to present a seminar regarding getting paid for Change Order Requests and Claims, Closing Out Contracts in order to be paid in full and on-time, collecting Retainage, defeating Backcharges, Defending against Liquidated Damage Claims, and moving onto the next project.

• Creating Bid Terms and Conditions
• During the project, learn how a contractor gets paid for and obtain time extensions for extra work, delays, and interferences.

What are the four ways to amend a construction contract and why are these four ways important?

• Change Order.
• Claims.
• Construction Change Directive/Work Directive.
• Force Account.

• At the end of the project, the Project Owner includes adds and deducts to final Change Order with a blizzard of backcharges and finally processes Change Order Requests.
• Learn how to deal with the agreed upon adds without having undisputed funds held hostage with disputed backcharges.
• Liquidated damages are imposed at the end of the project.
• Learn about the four primary defenses to a liquidated damages claim so that the Project Owner cannot charge your company for delays.
• If a contractor agrees that it is late, but does not want liquidated damages against its record, learn how can the liquidated damages be handled with a Close Out Change Order
• Statutory remedy for Prompt Payment.
• Contractor must submit an invoice to the Public Owner even if the Public Owner’s Architect or Engineer refuses to prepare a Pay Application.
• How to defend against the Project Owner’s warranty and defective work claims as excuses to non-payment.