Coffee Connections: The Tariff Dilemma

Economic Uncertainties, and Price Escalation Clauses: How Contractors Can Manage Supply Chain Challenges Through Contract Negotiation, Drafting, and Management (and Save Their CFOs Lots of Headaches!)

Amid shifting government positions on spending, permitting, and construction materials tariffs, along with the resulting economic instability, contractors have struggled to find reliable and stable pricing. Such uncertainty has disrupted cost calculations and projections on existing and emerging projects and injected greater risk for all stakeholders. In this webinar, construction lawyer Michael Metz-Topodas analyzes the existing and potential impacts from these changing government policies to explore remedies, like price escalation clauses, available to subcontractors, contractors, and others in the construction industry to address such risks.

8 AM – 8:10 AM : Opening Remarks and Introduction

8:10 – 8:50 AM: Presentation from Mike

8:50 – 9:00 AM: Chance for discussion/questions/breakout groups

Michael Metz-Topodas is a partner in the Construction Group at Saul Ewing, LLP. His practice includes construction litigation, day-to-day project and claims counseling, contract review, drafting and negotiations, bid preparation and bid protests, and OSHA compliance and enforcement defense. Mr. Metz-Topodas represents general contractors, subcontractors, owners, designers, and suppliers on private, public, and federal projects. He counsels clients and handles construction disputes involving delay and inefficiency claims, design and construction defects, unforeseen site conditions, project scope disputes, bid protests, and payment claims, including mechanics liens, bond claims, and Miller Act claims. He can be reached at michael.metz-topodas@saul.com.