Navigating Tariff Risks: Essential Contract Considerations for Construction and Infrastructure Projects
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- Event Start: 2025-05-29 12:00 PM
- Event End: 2025-05-29 01:00 PM
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The escalating trade tensions between the United States and Canada are poised to significantly affect procurement supply chains for both ongoing and upcoming projects.
To address these challenges, MLT Aikins lawyer Andrew Konopelny will delve into the contractual provisions that determine tariff responsibilities and offer practical advice on integrating tariff-related protections into your contracts and procurement documents.
Participants will learn:
- Risk Allocation: Learn strategies for distributing the risk of future tariffs within your contract documents.
- Managing Tariff Impacts: Understand how to handle tariff-related risks in existing contracts, including force majeure claims, delay claims, and price adjustment claims.
- Key Contract Clauses: Identify essential clauses to consider when reviewing your contract templates and procurement documents.
- Vendor Quotations: Discover effective language to use when preparing or reviewing vendor quotations.
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Andrew is an associate lawyer based in Winnipeg who helps clients with their most important construction and infrastructure projects. Whether it is developing the procurement and contracting strategy, negotiating agreements or resolving disputes during and after the project, Andrew is a solutions-oriented lawyer who helps clients navigate the contractual side of complex projects.
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