Contracts & Prompt Payment
In this presentation, hear from Mike Schechter (Director of Labor Relations and General Counsel for AGC of Minnesota) and Nena Lenz (Attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, PA) as they explain the main form contracts used in Minnesota, how/when to negotiate terms, things to watch out for, and values. The presentation will also discuss prompt payment laws and an addendum to help move the needle to pay small businesses and W/MBEs more quickly.
Presenters:
Mike Schechter
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
Nena Lenz
Fredrikson & Byron, PA
Nena Lenz
Fredrikson & Byron, PA
Nena Lenz is an attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, PA who specializes in federal, state, tribal, and local government contracts and grants, with a focus on infrastructure. For 20 years, Nena has represented clients doing business with federal executive departments, states, local government and quasi-governmental entities. She provides skilled negotiation, compliance counselling, and crisis management to help her clients thrive in a complex regulatory environment.
Nena helps her clients succeed in the pursuit of projects through small business programs and tailors her approach to fit each client. She helps clients resolve project performance issues, navigate ever-changing rules and regulations, and during times of crisis, she evaluates claims of noncompliance and provides advice on how to proceed. She is known for conducting training and internal audits, and designs client-specific internal compliance reviews, covering issuing ranging from small business program compliance, prevailing wage, labor-charging compliance, and domestic sourcing.
In addition, Nena helps Native American tribes, tribally-owned businesses, and other businesses navigate the intersection of federal, state and tribal regulations. She negotiates agreements on behalf of energy companies developing projects on Tribal lands, helps construction companies navigate TERO regulations and federal Indian preference programs, and helps tribally-owned businesses succeed in federal programs.
Mike Schechter
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
Mike Schechter is the Director of Labor Relations and General Counsel for AGC of Minnesota. He has over thirty years’ professional experience as a recovering attorney, including serving as the COO and General Counsel for a publishing and learning company, teaching at St. Cloud State University, negotiating international distribution and licensing contracts, and mediating disputes.
In his role with AGC, Mike facilitates negotiations with construction trade unions, mediates and manages disputes including arbitration, manages AGC’s “gold standard” form construction contracts, and helps define industry solutions through working with the Legislature, owners, and contractors. Mike is listed as a power thirty attorney in construction & real estate law by Finance & Commerce.