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Real Estate: Construction

Most real estate activities involve improvements to land and/or buildings. As a result, the complex area of construction law is an essential component for those involved in the financing, purchase, development, use and sale of real estate.

To do construction law right, you need in a legal team with broad and deep experience within the real estate and construction industries—a legal team that knows the law and knows your business.  At McDonough Holland & Allen PC, we can be your sole legal source for advice, planning, transactions and disputes in the area of construction law.

Our construction lawyers advise and represent companies in most sectors of the construction industry—including general contractors, subcontractors, public agencies, private owners, construction managers, suppliers and sureties.

Our services include:

• Preparation, review, counseling and negotiation of contract documents, including bid forms and contract procedures
• Bid protest and award disputes involving issues of responsiveness, responsibility, disadvantaged business enterprise compliance and subcontractor listing requirements
• Insurance requirements and disputes
• Surety bond claims, performance bond disputes and surety take over agreements
• Employment law issues, including prevailing wage matters, employee handbooks and wrongful termination
• Payment disputes, including specialized remedies such as mechanic’s lien, payment bond and stop notice rights
• Construction claim preparation and defense, including claims for delay, disruption, acceleration, differing site conditions and wrongful termination
• Dispute resolution of performance issues through mediation, arbitration, litigation, administrative proceedings and negotiation
• Contractor’s license law matters
• Prosecution and defense of errors and omissions claims against design professionals

When it comes to construction law for the real estate industry—whether advice, planning, transactions or dispute resolution—the lawyers at McDonough Holland & Allen PC will do what it takes to help you “Do it right."

For additional information on this subject, please see the Construction Practice Group section of this web site.