Using Contracts & Law to Protect Your Assets

April 22, 2024 | 9 am to 1 pm

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“Using Contracts & Law to Protect Your Assets” offers a comprehensive exploration of the legal, financial and managerial aspects present in the building industry. This course covers topics such as contract formation, interpretation, performance and dispute resolution. Participants will examine various types of construction contracts, including fixed-price, cost-plus, and design-build agreements, while also exploring the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders such as owners, contractors, subcontractors and architects. By the end of the course, participants will emerge with a working knowledge of the legal frameworks and contractual mechanisms essential for success in the building industry.

In taking this course, you will become familiar with several contract terms and aspects, such as:

Pre-lien notices
Lien filings
Lien releases
Performance
Breach
Damages
Indemnity clauses
Warranty provisions
Statute of limitations
Alternative dispute resolution

Understanding basic contract law doesn’t need to be intimidating. This course provides a step-by-step explanation of how a contract can sustain positive customer and supplier relations, provide for dispute resolution, and minimize the risk of litigation. Our instructors will even walk you through real-life, ready-to-purchase contracts that are offered as a part of BIAW’s exclusive builder member Contract Subscription Service.

Course fees:

Member Fee $200 (will include a coupon code to purchase the Contract Subscription Service at $199. Restrictions apply)
Non-Member Fee $300

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Instructed by:

Ashli Tagoai, BIAW General Counsel

Before joining BIAW, Tagoai was an associate attorney at Flynn & Associates in Seattle. Her practice focused on representing landlords in residential landlord-tenant disputes. Tagoai holds a B.A. in international relations and political science from Boston University and a J.D. from Seattle University School of Law. She was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 2021.

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Andy Arrants, BIAW Education and Audio Visual (AV) Manager

Previously with the Kitsap Building Association as Membership and Communications Director, Andy Arrants joined BIAW as digital production manager in January 2021. He moved into the Education Manager position in the spring of 2022. In 2023, Andy became an NAHB Certified Instructor to serve our members further. He has over ten years of experience in education, communications, public relations, and video and audio production in the non-profit sector.

Make a tax-deductible donation to the Washington Home Builders Foundation

The purpose of BIAW’s Washington Home Builders Foundation is to empower and inspire the next generation of builders by advancing building-related education, unlocking academic opportunities and career possibilities and fostering a culture of innovation, enthusiasm and excellence in the building industry.