ITD sponsors series to help navigate contract requirements

Sometimes the small details in a construction contract can lead to big and costly problems. That's what ITD hopes to prevent by introducing a series of free courses for contractors involved in construction projects.

The first course, open to the public, will be Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in ITD’s East Annex, 3292 Jordan St. in Boise. The series is sponsored by ITD’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Supportive Services.

Attorney Wendy T. Wendrowski will talk about important construction contract and subcontract provisions to help deal with project changes, differing site conditions and time delays. Attendees also may get help understanding payment obligations, liquidated damages and indemnification obligations. Sample contract provisions will be provided and discussed.

Key ITD specifications not included in American Institute of Architects (AIA) contract forms also will be discussed.

Wendrowski has been practicing law since 1991, specializing in complex business and commercial litigation, with an emphasis in construction litigation. She has prosecuted and defended construction defect claims and claims of violation of federal and state False Claims acts.

She has been involved with construction disputes regarding back-charges, change orders, defective work, defective plans and specifications, and delays.

Wendrowski has been a faculty member of Boise State University’s Construction Management Department teaching “Construction Contracts and the Law.”

For more information about the course, call DBE Support Services Coordinator Liz Healas at (208) 334-8567 or e-mail her at elizabeth.healas@itd.idaho.gov . A registration flier may be downloaded at www.itd.idaho.gov/civil/pdf/provisions.pdf.

Published 9-23-2011