Construction Management Agreements: Key Provisions, Common Areas of Dispute, and Minimizing Performance Risks

Mr. Blake has been practicing construction law since 1994. He holds an undergraduate degree in architecture, and he has been a LEED ® Accredited Professional since 2006. As such, he offers his clients a rare background that is particularly valuable given the technically oriented nature of construction law, and the broad use of LEED ® standards across the country by federal and local agencies, as well as the private sector. Mr. Blake represents owners, developers, general contractors, design-builders, construction managers, subcontractors, and design professionals in all phases of the construction process. His experience during the pre-construction phase includes drafting and negotiating construction, construction management, engineer-procure-construct (EPC), design-build, design, and equipment purchase agreements.

Ms. Glahn is Vice Chair of the firm’s Construction Practice. Her practice focuses on claims counselling, dispute resolution, contracting, real estate, and project development. Ms. Glahn advises a range of public and private clients on strategic deal structuring, contract formation, complex litigation and claims resolution. She has successfully represented contractors, developers, lenders and owners through all project phases. Ms. Glahn has handled a broad range of construction disputes related to waste-to-energy and EPC projects, design-build ventures, commercial development, and hospital, university, and transportation projects. She has also drafted and negotiated hundreds of general contracts, subcontracts, consultant agreements, construction management agreements, development agreements, and other project related documents.

Mr. House is responsible for Beck’s program/project management, design, and construction services in the firm’s strategic markets of life science and healthcare. He is also responsible for key strategic projects across the company. Mr. House holds a Florida Class “A” General Contractor’s license as well as an engineering degree specializing in aerospace engineering. Mr. House began his commercial construction career in Tampa as a project manager with a local contractor specializing in educational facilities. He opened and operated a successful specialty contracting company from 1989 to 1996 when he sold the company to Shaw Industries and remained as president of the Tampa office. Joining Beck in 1999, Mark was tasked with developing the firm’s new Integrated Services Division in Florida. He was promoted to Chief Human Resource Officer in 2002 and moved to the corporate headquarters in Dallas. In 2006, Mark moved back to Florida lead the Tampa Regional Office, before being promoted in 2014 to lead Beck’s Strategic Projects group.