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Contractor Guided in $6.5M Multi-Phase Project Execution
Contractor-Guided
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
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
Insurance-Investor
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
Single-Family-Residence-Construction
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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Developer Advised on Mall Redevelopment Amidst National Trend
Mall-Redevelopment
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
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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$24M Religious School Renovation Agreement Negotiated
Religious-School-Renovation
Oct 08
We represented an architecture firm to negotiate AIA Document B133–2019, Agreement Between Owner and Architect, Construction Manager as Constructor Edition, for a major renovation and addition project at a private school. The $23.5 million project encompasses a multi-phase approach to renovating existing buildings, including classrooms,...
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Firm Negotiates $165M Science and Healthcare Project Contract
Science-and-Healthcare-Project
Oct 08
We represented an architecture firm to negotiate AIA Document B103-2017, Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Complex Project, for a project involving the design of a new, six-story, about 200,000 sq ft building for healthcare and scientific research programs, with our client’s total basic...
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Engineering Firm Counseled on $75M Bridge Rehab Contracts
Engineering Firm Counseled on $75M Bridge Rehab Contracts
Oct 08
We advised our client, an infrastructure engineering firm specializing in bridge design and rehabilitation, regarding its contracts for a federally funded bridge rehabilitation project, part of a larger $140 million, four-bridge rehabilitation program, over a river serving an international port. This project involved a multi-tiered...
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Firm Structures Agreements for $70M Mountain Resort
Firm Structures Agreements for $70M Mountain Resort
Oct 08
Representing the architect, we prepared a comprehensive suite of design agreements for a large-scale development project within a renowned western mountain range which, when complete, is projected to involve some $70 million in hard construction costs. The agreement structure, which we conceived using an AIA...
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Contact Jeremy S. Baker, a Chicago-based design and construction attorney who served at “big law” firms for nearly 18 years before launching Baker Law.

Phone Number (312) 621-7184

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel N/a
Address Cook County Office 33 N. Dearborn,
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184
Address Lake County Office 790 Estate Drive,
Suite 200
Deerfield, IL 60015
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184