Construction Contracts A101/A201 Training or Class?
Anyone know if any training for soon to be execs on construction contracts and best practices to be able to negotiate them?
[{"id": "hm55stp", "text": "What are going to negotiate? The scope of work or price?\n\nIn general, I\u2019d say those contracts are used so you don\u2019t have to negotiate too much. IMO that\u2019s kind of their point", "replies": [{"id": "hm5jhsz", "text": "I work in large commercial real estate. The contracts are heavily negotiated all the time.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hm5hsxo", "text": "Stick to boilerplate AIA contracts and you should be fine. Lump sum bid from a general contractor you trust.", "replies": [{"id": "hm5iofm", "text": "I\u2019m looking to actually dig in and learn the contract and how to negotiate it. Using one GC always and never negotiating is not realistic.", "replies": [{"id": "hm5uiw5", "text": "Exactly this. No one uses a pure boiler plate AIA in my experience. Most are somewhere between moderately to heavily edited.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hm5izar", "text": "Check out the video on the 201 from law insider.com", "replies": [{"id": "hm5jip0", "text": "Will do!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hm5ueqq", "text": "The AIA has a YouTube channel which covers exactly this type of item and in great detail. Look for \u201cAIA Contract Documents\u201d.", "replies": [{"id": "hm5uhas", "text": "Thanks!!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]