Blumling & Gusky offers the following services specifically tailored for our construction and surety industry clients: Contract Negotiation and Preparation; Counseling and Claim Avoidance; Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Trial; and Surety and Contractor Bond Issues.
We provide consultation and assistance in the negotiation, drafting and review of construction agreements, including contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, bonds, insurance policies and releases. Many problems typically encountered on a construction project can be avoided at the contract negotiation stage by careful attention to the details of the insurance and bonding issues, dispute resolution mechanisms, and clarification of the parties’ responsibilities with respect to performance and payment issues. Certain advantages can be obtained and many problems avoided by applying new statutory and case law developments to the contractual issues.
As a result of our attorneys’ first-hand knowledge of the construction
industry, major emphasis is placed on providing “up-front” preventive counseling and advice, with the goal of avoiding disputes and litigation.
We provide practical advice regarding:
Because avoidance of construction disputes is not always possible, when disputes arise, our goal is to resolve them efficiently and effectively, and with the best possible result for our client. Consistent with that goal, we fully explore resolution through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or civil litigation, in order to determine which method will best serve the client’s goals. In the event that the matter does go to trial, we have substantial experience in taking construction cases to verdict.
We represent a wide variety of clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings, as well as jury trials. The firm’s attorneys also appear regularly before government boards and regulatory agencies. Some of the more frequent disputes involve incorrect or incomplete design documents, project administration and/or scheduling problems, acceleration or delay claims, defective work, unanticipated or differing site conditions, lien rights, payment and change orders. We are prepared to handle matters regarding both private and public construction projects throughout the United States.
Blumling & Gusky offers extensive experience in surety bond claims. Our attorneys have an appreciation of the complex legal issues that are unique to the surety relationship. We regularly represent national surety companies and contractors in bond matters involving construction, development, mining and environmental projects located both within and outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
