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Construction Advice and LitigationProject CloseoutFor completion of the work and final payment, as well as stop notices, our Construction Advice and Litigation attorneys help our public agency clients negotiate the maze of statutory requirements to avoid late payment penalties and other pitfalls. We advise public agencies on the delicate matters of withholding payments to protect an agency’s interests, while not jeopardizing expeditious completion of the project. At the end of a project, public agencies typically look to our firm to help resolve any remaining disputes as quickly as possible, but on reasonable and acceptable terms. Lozano Smith assists public agencies in meeting this goal by guiding them during a project toward a position of strength for closeout negotiations. For these negotiations, we evaluate our clients’ options, the relative merit of the claims, and the cost of litigation, in order to develop a dispute resolution plan tailored to our clients’ goals. We also understand the unique challenges facing our school district clients that can prevent timely completion of a project or jeopardize state financing. We are experienced in working with construction professionals to ensure that each project receives Division of State Architect close-out. Furthermore, our attorneys have advised countless school districts on post-construction Office of Public School Construction audits to ensure that State Funding is not revoked after the project is completed.
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Project planning, delivery methods and financing