Contract Negotiation Archives - Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel

Contractor Guided in $6.5M Multi-Phase Project Execution

Oct 08

We assisted our general contractor client to negotiate a multi-phase contract for a $6.5 million project, enabling the client's project owner, a nonprofit religious institution, to secure expedited financing. The contract took the form of AIA Document A103–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where...

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Firm Enhances Contract Strategy for Global Real Estate Company

Oct 08

A commercial real estate services company – with some 300 offices worldwide – retained us to advise on streamlining its contracting processes for design and construction projects, aiming for greater flexibility, practicality, and ease of use. The objective was to create a suite of agreements...

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Firm Advises Insurance Investor on $81M GMP Deal for 1.2M sq/ft Facility

Oct 08

We advised an investor – a commercial real estate capital provider and wholly owned subsidiary of a leading property and casualty insurance company, in a joint venture with its prominent development partner – on the contracting strategy for a 1.2 million sq/ft Class-A industrial cross-dock...

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$32M Single-Family Residence Construction Contract Negotiated

Oct 08

We represented the project owner in drafting a sophisticated cost-plus construction contract for a custom single-family home in an exclusive mountain resort town, with self-funded hard construction costs projected to exceed $32 million. The project faced inherent challenges, including a compressed weather-driven construction season, demanding...

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Firm Negotiates $38M GMP Agreement for Distribution Facility

Oct 08

We represented a real estate developer, focused on acquiring and developing industrial and logistics properties, to negotiate a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) agreement to construct a 550,000 sq ft Class-A distribution facility with nearly 100 semi-trailer docks on a 50-plus acre site. This project, with...

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Developer Advised on Mall Redevelopment Amidst National Trend

Oct 08

Representing the development arm of an integrated real estate firm with a portfolio encompassing over $5 billion in projects, we advised our client on two owner-architect agreements for significant mall redevelopments. These projects, reflecting a trend of repurposing malls into mixed-use developments with residential components,...

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Tailored Contracting Approach for Multifaceted Design Firm

Oct 08

We developed a comprehensive contracting strategy for a design firm offering a diverse range of services – from architecture to design-build, to interior design, to serving as purchasing agent for furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E), and construction management – and needed contracts for all of...

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License Agreement for Mountain Project Transition

Oct 08

We prepared a tripartite license and release agreement to facilitate a smooth and friendly transition for our architecture firm client from a residential project in the Mountain West. The agreement granted a non-exclusive license to the new property owner licensee to use the architect's final...

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Design-Build Agreement Negotiated for Cannibis Grow Facility

Oct 08

We represented an architecture firm to negotiate an agreement with a design-build firm for the first phase of a multi-phased, $6 million cannabis grow facility renovation project, using owner-specified equipment for a temporary grow room, and covering about 25,000 sq ft of an existing 57,000...

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Mobile Network and Architect Master Services Agreement

Oct 08

We represented an architecture firm to negotiate a master services agreement with a publicly traded mobile network operator for ongoing architectural and professional design services, with particular emphasis on confidentiality, privacy, and data security.

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