Our Contracts Division reviews and drafts every type of construct contract.  With more than 200 years of combined legal experience and 150 years of real-world construction industry experience, Cotney brings a wealth of knowledge with regard to the types of contract provision that can help or harm a client.

We regularly review, negotiate, and draft all forms and types of construction and infrastructure contracts, including:

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) forms
  • Associated General Contractors (AGC) forms
  • The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) forms
  • ConsensusDOCS forms
  • Canadian Construction Documents Committee forms
  • International Construction Contract forms – FIDIC, NEC, German VOB/B, and English JCT and ICE forms
  • Roofing Contracts – all types of residential, commercial, and industrial contracts, applicator agreements, warranties, supplier agreements, and related forms.
  • Guaranteed Energy Savings Contracts (GESC)
  • Vertical Construction Contracts
  • Infrastructure Contracts
  • Underground Utility Contracts – power lines, water, sewer, stormwater, wastewater, fiber optic, cable, electrical, gas
  • Qualifier Agreements
  • Licensing Agreements 
  • Complex-Commercial Contracts
  • Roadway Contracts including FAR navigation – DOT, highways, expressways, toll roads, canals, liquefaction, pedestrian walkways, bridges
  • Renewable Energy Contracts – solar, wind, green, hydrocarbon engineering, carbon capture
  • Aviation Infrastructure
  • Bridge Infrastructure
  • Power & Energy Infrastructure
  • Communications and Cell Tower Construction
  • Water and Hydropower Construction
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Joint Venture Agreements
  • Teaming Agreement
  • Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreements
  • Design Professional Agreements – engineer, architect, surveyor, Geotech
  • Subcontracts – turnkey, labor only, supplier, manufacturer
  • Defense Contract including FAR navigation
  • Nuclear Construction Projects – advanced materials
  • Advanced Technology Agreements – nanotechnology, blockchain, virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing, RFI/RFD, drones and automatons, BIM
  • Design-Build (DB)
  • Design-Construct (DC) 
  • Design-Bid-Build (DBB) 
  • Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM)
  • Job Order Contracting (JOC)
  • Construction Management Multi-Prime (CMMP)
  • Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
  • Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
  • Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
  • Build-Finance (BF)
  • Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)
  • Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT)
  • Build-Own-Operate (BOO)
  • Build-Lease-Transfer (BLT)
  • Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM)
  • Design-Build-Finance-Maintain-Operate (DBFMO)
  • Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT)
  • Design-Construct-Manage-Finance (DCMF)
  • Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC)