Service Area

Construction Law

KBB has significant experience in construction law for both transactional and litigation matters.  As a result of such extensive experience, KBB acts as special construction counsel to a variety of public entities including cities, counties and school districts, as well as to private developers, owners and contractors.  KBB provides complete advice and support to both public and private entities on all legal aspects of construction, from the initial drafting of the contracts, through contract administration, post-construction litigation and dispute resolution.  Areas of KBB’s construction law practice include:

  • planning, design and engineering pre-qualification and procurement
  • Procurement, contracting and delivery system strategies (including design/build, multiple primes, fast-track, CM at risk)
  • drafting contracts for planning, design, engineering, program management, project management, and construction management services
  • preparation of bid documents (RFP’s, RFQ’s, NIB’s, ITB’s)
  • drafting construction contracts
  • bidding and bid protests
  • performance and payment bonds
  • construction administration
  • scheduling
  • change orders
  • claims and disputes
  • false claims
  • mechanic’s liens, stop notices and payment bond claims
  • surety bond claims
  • construction defect litigation
  • alternative dispute resolution

Specific KBB experience includes handling complex transactions involving billions of dollars of construction, multiple projects, and complex phasing.  In transactional matters, KBB’s primary focus is to assist its clients with anticipating potential problem areas and developing suitable strategies for procurement, contracting and project delivery that optimize the client’s management of project risks.

KBB’s representation in construction law matters has also been highly effective and very favorable for its clients in all aspects of dispute resolution arising during and after construction, including bid protests, delays, scope and change order claims, mechanic’s liens and stop notices, surety bond claims and construction defect issues.  KBB’s resolution strategy consists of providing a favorable result in both an expeditious and economical manner.