Drafting, Reviewing & Negotiating Construction Contracts

Our Construction Service Group attorneys draft, review, and negotiate contracts for design and construction, and counsel a wide range of owners, developers, design builders and contractors about those contracts.

Both the wide range of projects on which we have consulted and our attorneys’ industry experience equip us to tackle any project our clients place before us. Our contract review experience includes both modified standardized form agreements and manuscript construction documents for private and public projects throughout the United States and internationally. The unique perspective gained from our group’s broad experience in dispute resolution and problem-solving helps us craft contracts that prevent problems for our clients.

Stites & Harbison’s construction contract attorneys are regional and national leaders in developing contract documents for application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology and sustainable design and construction (LEED and otherwise). We have served in leadership roles for BIM development initiatives sponsored by AISC, the Associated General Contractors of America, and the American College of Construction Lawyers.

Stites & Harbison construction contract attorneys know how to apply emerging technology and design theory, as well as emerging legal theory and practice, to real-world construction contracts.

Representative Engagements

• Design/builder Denham Blythe relies on Stites & Harbison to negotiate construction contracts.
• Gray Construction – Our construction contract lawyers regularly draft, review, advise and negotiate subcontracts and contracts for this national and international company that designs and builds commercial and industrial facilities.
• Judy Construction Company of Cynthiana, Ky. is a general contractor specializing in water and wastewater treatment facilities, commercial and industrial buildings and bridge construction.
• Bechtel Corporation – We advised Bechtel Corporation on environmental and contract matters for new construction in Oldham County for LG&E, a Kentucky-based utility.
• We represented a major league baseball franchise in drafting and negotiating construction and design contracts for extensive renovations and improvements to one of the country’s oldest and most famous baseball parks.