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_____________________________________________________________________________________Plenary 1: Hot Issues in Pursuing Claims Against the Federal Government This session addresses the latest developments and law regarding claims against the Federal Government including: Contract Disputes Act requirements, choosing between Boards and Court of Fed. Claims, differing site conditions, changes, delays, pass-through claims, and recoverable costs (including Eichleay); authority; and the ability of performance bond sureties to pursue claims against Government directly.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Plenary 2: Is It Public or Isn't It?: Requirements and Pitfalls on Publicly-Funded Privately-Owned Projects When is a project "public" for purposes of legal requirements regarding prevailing wage (Davis-Bacon), bonds (Miller Act), false claims, affirmative action, and restrictions on project delivery (design-build)? Who bears the risk of getting it wrong? How do sureties and insurance carriers deal with these uncertainties?
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Plenary 3: Is It Really Over When It's Over? Ongoing Lessons from a Major Public Construction Latent Defects Case The panel discusses the effect of Government acceptance of work on its ability to recover for construction defects, including latent defects and warranty work. They also discuss the impact of acceptance on the liability of the insurer and surety.
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Plenary 4: Landmines in Public Construction: Mandatory Disclosures, Compliance Programs, False Claims, Anti-Kickback, and Fraud There have been significant recent changes in the statutes and regulations relating to false claims and compliance. This session covers these recent changes and the general requirements a contractor must follow in performing government contracts in order to stay out of trouble. The panel also discusses the surety's liability for false claims.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Plenary 5: Turning a Battleship: Design-Build on Federal and State Construction Projects Federal and state governments now have embraced design-build project delivery for a number of years. What are the legal restrictions on its use? Where has it been successful, and what problems have been encountered? What case law has developed in this area? What problems has the surety industry faced with Government design-build projects?
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Plenary 6: Legal Ethics Issues in Federal Construction Contracting The panel addresses ethical issues that are unique to Government contracting in conflicts of interest, unintended representation of subcontractors via pass-through claims, and special conflict issues arising under mandatory disclosure and Recovery Act requirements.
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