LEGAL-18660 - USA (McAllen, Texas) - Construction Legal Services - Deadline December 4,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide construction legal services to the government authority located in McAllen, TX.– Provide specialized construction legal services on an as–needed basis, as authorized by the district. – Draft, review, and negotiate owner–contractor, owner–architect, engineer, consultant, construction manager, and other professional services agreements, including aia construction contract forms, consensus, and other constructed–related customized forms and or construction–related contracts.– Advise on contract terms, payment, retainage, warranties, indemnification, insurance, performance and payment bonds, suspension, termination, defaults, change orders, amendments, and supplemental agreements.– Advise on project delivery methods including design–build, construction manager at risk (CMAR), competitive sealed proposal (CSP), and job order contracting (JOC), as legally applicable.– Counsel during planning, design, solicitation, construction, and closeout; review correspondence, notices, change orders, scope changes, delays, extensions, liquidated damages, disputed invoices, payment applications, equitable adjustments, and requests for additional compensation.– Advise on substantial completion, final acceptance, retainage release, lien waivers, warranty enforcement, and project closeout.– Construction claims and dispute resolution:– Assess breach, delays, acceleration, force majeure, differing site conditions, design errors or omissions, defects, contractor defaults, payment claims, and related liabilities, support early resolution and claims avoidance.– Assist with mediation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and state or federal litigation when separately authorized; prepare pleadings and coordinate expert witnesses, as necessary.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than December 1, 2026.(3) The contract period will be for one year.