AGC of Michigan Contruction Law, Upcoming Seminars

In addition to its upcoming Construction Law Webinar Series, AGC of Michigan is presenting its annual Professional Development Day on March 5, 2010 at the VisTaTech Center in Livonia. There will be 7 sessions divided into two tracks.  For more information or to sign-up and attend contact the AGC of Michigan at (517) 371-1550, or click here:   

Track 1: Becoming Incident and Injury Free

> Session I: Transform Your Safety Culture

> Session II: Safe Start

> Building a Winning Team

Track 2: Sell Yourself-Sell Your Company

> Session I: Successful Projects through Effective Project Controls (*)

> Session II: Failure or Success/How Do You Define Success?

> Session III: It's Not What I Say - It's What I Do

> Session IV: Social Networking - the Newest Tool in Your Toolbox

(*) Peter Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh & Quesada, PLC will be speaking on the legal aspects of project management topic, together with Joe Vanden Bossche, Navigant Consulting.

AGC of Michigan Announces Construction Law Webinar Series

As a follow-up to its October 30, 2009 seminar, AGC of Michigan has announced a series of lunchtime webinars featuring some of the authors of the recently-updated publication "Contractor's Guide to Michigan Construction Law" (Rev'd 2009).
  

Webinar 1 - January 20, 2010 - 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.

• Bids, Bidders and Bid Protests
  
• The Contract for Construction: Standard Forms and Common Risk Transferring Provisions; 
• Overview of State and Federal Prevailing Wage Law

Webinar 2 - February 10, 2010 - 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.

• Contract Changes / Differing Site Conditions
  
• Defective Plans and Specs
• Delays in Contract Performance
• Concepts in Business Valuation, Potential Financial Statement Impacts and More Accounting, Tax and Financial Issues

Webinar 3 - March 17, 2010 - 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.

• Estate and Business Succession Planning for the Contractor
•  Bankruptcy and the Construction Industry
• Dealing with the Media and Press in Corporate Crisis Situations
  

Click here for more information and to register for one or all of these webinars.

AGC of Michigan Sponsor's Construction Law Seminar

On October 30, 2009, AGC of Michigan is hosting a seminar to address a number of pressing legal issues facing contractors today including payment, dispute resolution mechanisms, hiring and firing of employees, and bankruptcy.

This seminar will also launch the 3rd Edition of "A Contractor's Guide to Michigan Construction Law," which has been in the works now for almost a year. Participants will receive a copy of this important legal update.

Click here for more information about this seminar or to register.

AGC of Michigan Sponsors ConsensusDOCS Seminar

On Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 8:30 a.m., the AGC of Michigan will present ConsensusDOCS: A New United Voice for Construction Contracts at its office in Lansing. The session will run 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and includes a continental breakfast and seminar materials. Thomas M. Keranen, Kerenan & Associates, P.C. will be the featured speaker.

A registration form for this seminar can be found here.

AGC of Michigan Sponsors ConsensusDOCS Seminars

AGC of Michigan is sponsoring two upcoming seminars designed to acquaint contractors with the new ConsensusDOCS contract forms, which we discussed in an earlier post last September.

• June 18, 2008 Ramada Inn, Marquette, MI
• June 20, 2008 EMU Livonia, Livonia, MI
  

For more information, follow this link.

Contract Documents Seminar, Tom Keranen and Fred Butters to Speak on April 29, 2008

On April 29, 2008, Attorneys Thomas M. Keranen, PE, and Frederick F. Butters, FAIA, will speak about the ConsensusDOCs contract documents and the AIA 2007 Contract Documents at a seminar sponsored by AIA of Michigan.

Mr. Butters will address the substantial changes made to the AIA documents, and compare the 2007 and 1997 versions. Mr. Keranen will discuss the new ConsensusDOCS contract documents. This seminar will be held at Laurel Manor in Livonia.

For more information, contact Tom Keranen or Fred Butters at (248) 647-9653, or AIA of Michigan at (313) 965-4100 or on their website to sign up for this seminar .

Note: The introduction of the ConsensusDOCS contract documents was discussed in an earlier post.

Peter Cavanaugh to Speak at Michigan Construction Industry Professional Development Day on January 24, 2008

Attorney Peter Cavanaugh will speak about "Legal Issues in Managing the Construction Project" at the 5th Annual Michigan Construction Industry Professional Development Day program.

Professional Development Day is being held this year on January 24, 2008 at the Ann Arbor Marriott in Ypsilanti, and is sponsored by AGC of Michigan.

A registration form for Professional Development Day is available here.

Update: A copy of this presentation can be downloaded from the AGC of Michigan's website here.

Peter Cavanaugh to Speak on November 14, 2007 to MCA Detroit regarding "Prompt Pay" Legislation

Attorney Peter Cavanaugh will speak to the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Detroit on November 14, 2007 on the subject of Prompt Pay in Michigan: An Overview of Proposed Changes to Michigan Law.

Mr. Cavanaugh will discuss the changes to Michigan law that have been endorsed by AGC of Michigan that would affect payment practices in the construction industry. Among the proposed changes are amendments to the Michigan Retainage Act, the Michigan Builder's Trust Fund Act, the Differing Site Conditions Statute, and the Michigan Public Works Bond Statute. Mr. Cavanaugh will also address recent changes to the Michigan Construction Lien Act.

For more information, contact Cassie at MCA Detroit -- (313) 341-7661 Ext. 205 -- or visit the MCA Detroit's website.

Peter Cavanaugh to Speak June 12, 2007 at MACPA Litigation and Business Valuation Conference

Peter J. Cavanaugh will be a Speaker at the MACPA's June 12, 2007 "Litigation and Business Valuation Conference" at the VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. Mr. Cavanaugh and Jim Schmid, CPA, CFE, ABV (Grant Thornton, LLP) will speak about "Unraveling the Research Potential of the Web."

Mr. Cavanaugh's portion of the presentation will focus on using the U.S. Court's PACER database to research federal court filings, and using Justia.com, and iGoogle to track new case filings.

Gary Quesada to Speak at MSPE / ACECM 2007 Annual Conference

Gary D. Quesada, Hon. Aff. AIA, J.D., will be speaking as a Member of the PCIA Risk Management Panel Discussion at the MSPE/ACECM 2007 Annual Conference on June 9, 2007 at Boyne Mountain Grand Lodge. The focus of this Conference is "Re-Engineering Michigan's Economy."


Mr. Quesada is a Shareholder with Thomas M. Keranen & Associates, P.C. His practice is concentrated on business and construction law matters, including litigation and arbitration of contract, construction defect and property disputes, construction lien and surety bond claims, construction-related copyright, and disputes involving architects, engineers and environmental professionals.