Seminar

How should I respond to an RFP? What should be in a proposal? What is the difference between a proposal and a bid? In this seminar, we will review how an owner should write an Invitation to Tender and a Request for Proposal, and how a contractor or consultant should read them to prepare a bid or proposal. We will also review recent developments in the applicable law and strategies to minimise the risk of a complaint or dispute.

Instructor

Karen Martin, LL.B. , Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP

Karen Martin is a partner in Bull, Housser & Tupper's Engineering & Construction Group. Her practice focuses on dispute resolution in the construction industry. She has extensive experience with the litigation, mediation and arbitration of disputes involving construction contracts, tendering, builders' liens, engineering issues, professional negligence claims, delays, deficiencies and extra work claims.

Karen's involvement in some of the more significant construction litigation in British Columbia in the last three decades allows her to quickly understand the technical aspects of a construction claim and to provide knowledgeable advice as to the appropriate method to resolve a particular dispute. Her clients include owners, governments, contractors, architects, engineers, and insurers.

The author of many provincial and national publications on various topics of interest to participants in the construction industry, she is also a frequent speaker on topics related to complex litigation and construction issues such as tendering and builders' liens.

Karen's practice includes a significant component of professional disciplinary litigation.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 3.25 Core Learning Units.