Delay, Disruption & Dollars

About This Webinar

In this session, Haber Law Partner Alex Leon and Epic Forensics & Engineering COO Ben Messerschmidt break down how change orders, delays, and disruptions get documented, disputed, and resolved on community association construction projects, from the anatomy of a valid change order to how claims actually get built when a project goes sideways.

Condo board members

HOA trustees

Property managers

Community association professionals managing an active construction project

Key Takeaways

A change order isn’t valid just because it’s submitted, it has to tie back to what was actually included (or excluded) in the original plans
Every delay falls into one of three buckets: owner-caused, contractor-caused, or unavoidable, and each gets treated differently under the contract
If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen, meeting notes, emails, and OAC minutes are what actually decide a dispute later
A critical path schedule tells you which change orders are urgent and which can wait, not every delay stops the project
Qualifications and assumptions documents deserve real scrutiny at bid time, that’s where six-figure gaps hide before the contract is even signed
Get your attorney involved before you engage an engineer, owner’s rep, or contractor, not after a dispute starts

Meet the Speakers

Alex Leon

Partner, Haber Law

Alex is a partner at Haber Law in the construction and real estate departments, where his role is negotiating contracts and resolving intervening project claims to help clients avoid litigation.

Ben Messerschmidt

COO, Epic Forensics & Engineering

Ben is COO of Epic Forensics and Engineering, a full-service engineering consulting firm supporting the state of Florida with expert-witness and traditional engineering services, primarily focused on the community association space. He has approximately 16 years of experience in the field.

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