When: Friday, May 17, 2024
Time: 11:45-2:30 pm
Where: Meet and load bus at Concord Community Park, 3501 Cowell Rd, Concord, CA
Ticket Costs: $75 for members; $90 for non-members. Special $50 price for Young Professionals (30 & under)
Registration Link: GoMentum Station Tour Tickets in Concord, CA, United States (ticketleap.com)
The BBC is excited to introduce the new Emerging Leaders / Young Member / Students Group!
We are a group of young professionals and recent graduates who are interested in developing relationships, gaining industry insight, and developing their careers at networking and professional development events hosted by the BBC. The group will kick off with a speed networking event!
What to Expect: Come prepared to introduce yourself in a small group setting and meet emerging leaders looking to connect with other young professionals in the industry. This first event will be a casual meet and greet, so grab your favorite drink and join the fun!
Registration: Free for members and past BBC scholarship winners. $20 for non-members. All proceeds will go to the BBC Scholarship Fund!
Mark your Calendar: The BBC Emerging Leaders Committee has some exciting career development opportunities for you on October 15th and November 19th, so join us on September 24th to learn more about these future events that will sharpen your networking, resume, and interview skills.
Design-Build (DB) continues to progress as the delivery method of choice for many public owners – federal, state and local on infrastructure projects. Those owners find attractive the ability to (a) contract on a fixed price basis with a design builder who is responsible for both design and construction and (b) transfer substantial risk – traditionally retained by the owner – to that design-builder.
Many Design Builders respond to Owner DB RFPs with aggressive pricing proposal and sometimes unrealistic assumptions and expectations as to the details of (post-award) final design development details and construction cost.
What do these owner objectives and Design-Builder practices in DB procurement and contracting mean for the professional liability risk of consulting engineers engaged as (the “Consulting Engineer”) subconsultants to the Design-Builder?
That question and its answer will be the focus of this Webinar.
Learning Objectives
- How price and risk allocation terms of a prime DB contract between the Owner and Design-Builder impact professional liability.
- What are the principal areas of professional liability risk and claims for the Consulting Engineer in DB?
- What has been the professional liability claims experience for Consulting Engineers in DB?
- What are recommended contracting and other practices for Consulting Engineers to improve management of professional liability risk in DB?
Presenter:
David J. Hatem is a partner in the Boston-based law firm Donovan Hatem LLP. Nationally recognized for his expertise in representing engineers, architects and construction management professionals, David leads the firm’s Professional Practices Group which serves design professionals and has been practicing law for approximately 40 years and has served as ACEC/MA Counsel since 1988. In recognition of his extraordinary career dedicated to the engineering sector, David received the Engineering Center Education Trust 2016 “Leadership in Professional Practice Legal Services” award and the 2008 ACEC Distinguished Service Award. He teaches Legal Aspects of Engineering at Tufts University and Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering at Northeastern University Graduate School of Engineering. He has authored and edited numerous articles and publications in his field of expertise, including the third (2020) edition of Public-Private Partnerships and Design-Build: Opportunities and Risks for Consulting Engineers, Subsurface Conditions: Risk Management for Design and Construction Management Professionals, Design-Build Subsurface Projects, and Megaprojects: Challenges and Recommended Practices.