[RPPTL-constructionlaw] RPPTL - Construction Law Committee - "Bid Protests in Florida" and CLE Update

Mon Apr 11 06:23:46 PDT 2011

If we decide to do a CLE at the May meeting, I'll be happy to do a final legislative report for 2011; otherwise, I'll do it at the June meeting. Personally, I'd like to see the May meeting be "organizational business" to some long-range goads and to include reports from each subcommittee on the scope of what each does and a call for volunteers to increase participation.

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Subject: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] RPPTL - Construction Law Committee - "Bid Protests in Florida" and CLE Update

Folks,

We are looking forward to hearing from you at today's meeting beginning at 11:30am (to join dial 866-411-5140 - Pin: 65498715#).  Joe Goldstein of Shutts & Bowen will begin his CLE presentation at noon regarding "Bid Protests in Florida."  His presentation materials are attached.

As you know, May's meeting will be a live meeting at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach.  The Committee will need to consult about whether we want to have a CLE presentation at that meeting or whether we will want to devote the entire meeting to Committee business.

Scheduled speakers for the next couple months include Eric Adams (confidentiality under Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.420) and Jason Perkins (construction indemnity considerations).  We have slots available starting in June and thereafter.  If you are interested in giving a 25 minute or more talk at one of our meetings, please email me or click on this link<https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDd6VUZpdHZMUlZZZHNCZEZvcTlJc3c6MQ> to fill out the form with details.

CLE credits are up to date through January 10, 2011.  We will submit the presentations for February through April 2011 for approval after today's talk.  This will include the following:

April 11, 2011

Joe Goldstein

Bid Protests in Florida

Program summarizing experience, lessons learned, and best practices in Florida bid protests.

March 14, 2011

Denise Hammond

10 Worst Mistakes in Arbitration

Program regarding arbitration best practices and common mistakes from the arbitrator's perspective.

February 14, 2011

John Rains

Termination for Convenience

Program regarding traps and intricacies inherent in termination for convenience clauses and discussion of relevant case law.

Information regarding CLE credits from July 2010 through January 2011 is pasted at the bottom of this email for your ease of reference.  Please recall that you must submit your own CLE information<http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBMember.nsf/ED6E4BCB92A8FE1B852567090069F3C2/EF275B8B68D1C99F85256B2F006CA497?OpenDocument#Your%20CLE%20Records> to the Florida Bar.  You will need to use the appropriate CLE Credit Registration Date (regardless of the actual date of the talk) and the appropriate course number.  You also need to fill in the appropriate amount of time for your attendance depending on the presentation(s) you attended.  As always, please do not hesitate to email me with any questions.

Kindest regards, Hardy
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Approved CLE from July 2010 to Present
Date

Speaker

Topic / Title

Description

Duration in Minutes

CLE Approval Status

CLE Date for Credit Registration Purposes DATE

Hours Approved for Course #  as a Whole

January 10, 2011

Alan Fields

Title Insurance Issues

Program on title issues relevant to new construction based on three pages of written materials.  The presentation related to concerns relevant pre-construction, during construction and after construction has concluded.

APPROVED

11/8/2010

98900

December 13, 2010

Diane Perrera and Fred Dudley

Contractor Licensing Issues

Program on construction regulatory issues relating to the license application process and representation of licensed contractors in disciplinary proceedings before Florida's licensing Board.  Further discussion based on nine pages of materials distributed before meeting.

45 min

APPROVED

11/8/2010

98900

November 8, 2010

Jim Hauser

Attorney's Fees

Program on "Attorney's Fees in Florida."  Discussion regarding statutory and contractual bases for attorney's fees and useful practice tips for recovering attorney's fees in litigation where Florida law applies.  Further discussion based on written materials distributed before the meeting.

APPROVED

11/8/2010

98900

October 12, 2010

Edward J. Kinberg

False Claims Act<http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/JNJournal01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/489b707d5bd19b668525778b004f359a!OpenDocument>

Program relating to Mr. Kinberg's contemporaneous Florida Bar journal Article.

40 min

APPROVED

7/12/2010

98610

September 13, 2010

Alan Tanenbaum

Condominium Construction Defect Litigation

Program included a discussion based on outline regarding (i) recent changes to condominium conversions statutes (ii) liability considerations; (iii) determination of date of completion of construction; (iv) the application of 2007 and 2010 statutory amendments; (v) breach of statutory and express warranties; (vi) failure to establish and adequately fund reserve accounts; (vii) violations of building codes; (viii) misrepresentation and non-disclosure; (ix) liability of developer "principals;" (xi) design inspection reports; (x) contractor and subcontractor liabilities; and (xi) warrant expiration and statutes of limitations.

35 min

APPROVED

7/12/2010

98610

July 12, 2010

Danny Manuasa

Construction Releases

Program on "Construction Lien Release Issues' based on a 5-page written outline distributed in advance. This presentation included a description of statutory inconsistencies and existing case decisions regarding the use of lien releases and waivers.

40 min

APPROVED

7/12/2010

98610

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