Strafford: Modular Construction Contracts – Integrating Components and Deliveries, Delays, Lien Challenges, and Risk of Loss
February 23, 2022 /
Webinar /
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
In this Strafford CLE webinar, a panel including Michael Schwartz will advise construction counsel of the legal issues in the emerging trend of modular construction. The panel will address best practices for handling disputes when separately engineered components fail to integrate and coordinate projects and delivery to eliminate delays. The panel will also discuss how lien laws affect prefabricated construction and the risk of loss issues during the transport of components.
Outline
- Modular Construction and Prefabrication
- Why the growing use?
- What are the hidden risks?
- Identifying the Risks
- Can I just use the same form contract?
- Goods v. Services
- Common Law v. UCC
- Subcontractor v. Manufacturer
- Managing the Risk – The ConsensusDocs 753
- Fabrication Site v. Worksite
- Subcontractor or Manufacturer
- Warranties
- Incorporating the Prime Contract
- Default
- QA/QC
- Other Issues
- State Law Issues
- Insurance and Bonds
- Transportation/Shipping Issues
- Lien rights
- Project Management – Best practices
- Financial management
- QA/QC
- Record keeping
- Following the contract
Benefits
The panel will address these and other key issues:
- How can counsel coordinate scheduling and delivery of components to prefabricated construction projects?
- What insurance should modular construction projects require?
- When do suppliers of prefabricated components have lien rights?