Construction Law

The construction industry is a highly regulated field with legal decisions required at each step of a project. Contractors, sub-contractors, engineers, owners, architects and others are also faced with many sources of liability for the same work–related occurrences.

Construction and engineering are arguably the world’s largest industries. They are fast-paced and governed by strict deadlines.  Building a successful project requires cooperation and teamwork among architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors and many others.  Our lawyers understand the industry from finance, development and design through implementation, construction and close-out. Drawing upon our legal and technical expertise, we work with our clients to minimize disputes and accomplish common project goals – locally, nationally and internationally. Our ability to anticipate, address and prevent the myriad of problems that can arise during any phase of a construction project provides real value to our clients and enhances their bottom line.

Bowie & Jensen assists construction industry professionals to make legally-informed decisions about funding, land use restrictions, bidding, contract negotiations, drafting and construction of projects, and collection of monies for completed work. Bowie & Jensen helps construction professional negotiate every phase of the construction project.

Practice Area Focus

• Construction contract negotiation
• Mechanic's liens
• Payment and performance bond claims
• Defect claims
• Delay claims
• Federal government contracts claims
• Differing site conditions
• Bid preparation and protests
• Insurance coverage
• Litigation concerning impacts, extra work, breach and warranty
• Defense of professional negligence claims involving engineers, architects, and other construction-related professionals