We have advised the in-house legal department of one of the largest commercial real estate services companies in the world, with more than 300 offices globally, to enhance its contracting strategy for a wide variety of design and construction projects.
This global client engaged us to help streamline its agreements to promote flexibility, practicality, and ease of use across its vast portfolio of projects in North America. Because the company serves as project manager and adviser to numerous property owners, the contract framework we created was not limited to a single entity – the aim was for our documents to be deployed on behalf of many owner clients across a wide range of projects.
On the American Institute of Architects (AIA) front, this client asked us to create custom reusable template agreements with thoughtful edits, including:
We were also asked to draft and improve several non-AIA contracts crucial to the operations of our client and their project owners, including Owner-Contractor Agreements for Construction (Lump Sum and Cost of the Work Plus Fee with GMP), an Owner-Contractor Master Agreement for Construction (Lump Sum or GMP), an Agreement Between Owner and Service Contractor, an Agreement Between Owner and Design Professional, and a Design-Build Agreement.
Working directly with the client’s in-house legal team, we developed a cohesive and adaptable suite of templates that balanced legal protection with business practicality, designed for consistent use across the company’s projects and easily deployable in collaboration with their property owner clients.
Contact us today to strengthen your contracting strategy and support your real estate services projects with practical, flexible agreements.
