PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
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Contracting with the government is unlike contracting in the private sector. Processes for getting government contracts, keeping government contracts, getting paid for goods and services provided, adequately performing under the contract term, qualifying for and maintaining preferred status or contracting preferences, and bringing and resolving disputes are subject to their own set of requirements and legal principles based in statute, regulation, and case law. For businesses wanting to do business with state and local governments, and those already doing so, legal representation can be a benefit in your dealings with government contracts and, at times, a necessity. Our attorneys have a long history and experience with State and local public procurement law in Missouri, counseling clients, drafting public contract terms and specifications, and litigating disputes across wide spectrum of issues applicable to public procurement.
OUR CLIENTS |
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Individuals
Private entities
Political subdivisions
Prime contractors
Subcontractors
Laborers
Material suppliers
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises/Minority Business Enterprises/Women owned Business Enterprises
SERVICES |
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Drafting terms and specifications
Invitation for Bids and Request for Proposals preparation
Request for Proposal negotiations and Best and Final Offers (BAFOs)
Specification challenges
Bidder’s conferences
Prosecuting & defending against bid protests
Contract claims
Contract terminations (for cause & for convenience of the government)
Equitable adjustment claims
Contract amendment (change orders & other amendments)
Delay and changed conditions claims
Breach of contract disputes
Contract close-out, termination and transition issues
Administrative investigations
DBE/MBE/WBE Certification and De-certification
Debarment & Suspension
Contractor-Subcontractor Disputes
Sunshine Law (Open records requests)
Prompt Pay Act compliance
Prevailing Wage Compliance and Wage Orders
Bonding requirements
WHERE WE REPRESENT CLIENTS |
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Office of Administration
Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity
Missouri Circuit Courts
Missouri Court of Appeals
Missouri Supreme Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ATTORNEYS |
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