BIM Contract Negotiation and Risk Allocation

March 23 & April 5  8:00 - noon both days

 

This 2 part course examines BI and contract terminology to determine best practices for integrating BIM into project contracts.  Hot-button issues such as standard of care, intellectual property rights and insurance and surety bonding coverage are discussed to help participants successfully prepare for BIM implementation.

Participants should have had exposure to basic BIM concepts and terminology.  This course relies on a highly participatory learning environment.

Sessions will include:

  • Introduction to BIM contract Negotiation
  • Contract Liabilities and Standard of Care
  • BIM Execution Plan Contract Terms
  • Model Intellectual Property Rights
  • Insurance and Surety Bonding Issues
  • Risk Allocation and Management


Objectives:

Participants will be able to

  • Explain contract liability and standards of care related to BIM
  • Negotiate BIM Addendum terms for BIM Execution Plan development
  • Use BIM contract negotiation to establish proactive collaborative BIM
  • Identify Intellectual property rights and licensing issues related to Model use
  • Recognize BIM coverage limitations in existing insurance and bond products
  • Devise fair risk allocation and management responsibility provisions on BIM projects

Presenters

Deborah S. Griffin is an attorney in the Boston office of Holland & Knight LLP. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of construction, surety bond law, bankruptcy, and commercial, banking and insurance litigation.  Deborah has written and taught both locally and nationally on construction, bankruptcy, surety and litigation issues. She has been involved on many boards over the years including AGC of MA and was recently presented the Cornerstone Award, the most prestigious award given by the American Bar Association Forum.

Rebecca McWilliams is an architect and trainer at myCADD, providing in-house BIM support services for AEC clients. Rebecca has been working on BIM projects for the past six years, and has produced BIM execution plans for 30+ projects encompassing over 150 models.

Rebecca has presented on BIM topics at Autodesk University and the AGC BIMForum. This spring she will be graduating from Suffolk Law with a concentration in Contract and Construction Law.

Cancellation Policy:  Full refund will be granted if cancellation is made within 72 hours of the program start date. No refund of fees will be made for no-shows.  Substitutions are welcome.