Home to the largest Naval Base in the world, Hampton Roads is the ideal location for our team of experienced attorneys in Government Contracts and Construction Law.
As part of the largest law firm based in southeastern Virginia, our team of Government Contracts & Construction attorneys provides a full range of services in government contracts and construction law.
The Government Contracts & Construction Law Practice Group services a wide range of industries, including construction, ship repair, information technology and government contract suppliers and service providers.
We represent ship repair companies, high technology firms, manufacturers, service contractors, construction contractors and small and disadvantaged businesses. Kaufman & Canoles represents both publicly traded construction companies and government contractors, local contractors and subcontractors and public and private owners. Our clients rely on us for assistance in proposal preparation, contract formation and drafting and contract award disputes and performance disputes addressed in court, arbitration or in alternative dispute resolution. We have been involved in major construction projects including power plants, bridges, stadiums, hospitals, prisons, waste water treatment plants, airport terminals, military installations, various public buildings including courthouses and parking garages, and high rise office buildings and condominiums.
Represented contractor in Government Accountability Office protest and subsequent United States Court of Federal Claims bid protest action involving Department of Army distance learning procurement
Represented general contractor in state and federal court litigation regarding construction of trash-to-steam energy plant
Represented owner of a continuing care retirement community in claims against architect and general contractor
Represented County in state court bid protest action regarding courthouse construction project
Represented contractor before Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals on termination for convenience settlement claim regarding a ship repair contract
Drafted and negotiated construction and design contracts for various commercial projects
Represented parties in numerous mechanics’ lien actions in state court including several Virginia Supreme Court cases
Advised school district on multiple school construction project including development of RFP, design, construction manager and construction contracts
Defended government contractors in procurement fraud proceedings in state and federal court
Represented developer and general contractor in Chinese Drywall claims
Represented contractors and sureties in payment and performance bond claims
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Although we encourage you to contact us if you have a legal matter requiring attention, any information you communicate to us by e-mail will not be assumed of confidential treatment until we agree that there is an attorney-client relationship between us. Nor will any communication between us establish such a relationship, unless and until we specially agree to serve as your attorneys, which we will not be able to do if you communicate with us by e-mail in connection with a matter for which we already represent you. You should be aware that the security of Internet e-mail is uncertain. By sending confidential or sensitive e-mail messages which are not encrypted you accept the risks of such uncertainty and possible lack of confidentiality over the Internet.