Common-Sense Legal Strategies for Building Stronger Subcontractor Relationships

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Las Vegas Convention Center, South 232

Format: Building Knowledge Session
Level of Content: Intermediate
Track: Financing Strategies, Market Forecasts & Legal
Continuing Education: NAHB - 1.00 CE hour(s), NKBA - 0.1 CEU(s)
Appropriate for: Multifamily Builders & Developers, Remodelers, Single Family - All

Speaker(s): 
William Joseph, Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP, Portland, OR
Stephen Paxson, Paxson & Associates P.C., Houston, TX
C. Stephen Tobin, Paxson & Associates P.C., Houston, TX

What It’s About:
Subcontractor relationships touch all parts of the construction and warranty process; therefore, having strong relationships with your subcontractors can be the difference between business success and failure. The deciding factor often lies in how those relationships are established and managed, and it starts with a detailed (yet approachable) contract. This session will cover helpful terms and provisions to include in your subcontractor agreements and how to integrate strategies for administering those provisions into your everyday business practices.

What You'll Learn:
Learn the value of long-term independent relationships, objective performance standards and simple payment provisions.
Learn a different approach to change orders and channels of communication, and how to rely on your subcontractors to enhance and support your warranty program.
Learn how to improve the safety on your jobsites without becoming responsible for your subcontractors' OSHA violations.
Learn how to properly allocate risk and liability, and learn the value of meaningful and practical remedies and dispute resolution procedures.