D. R. Edwards, Attorney at Law
Of Counsel to GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
150 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3150
Chicago, IL 60606
ph: 312-322-1981
alt: 312-788-9787
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General Municipal Government Contract Matters
- Negotiation and drafting of contract terms and conditions.
- Responses to invitations for bids and requests for proposals.
- MBE/WBE/DBE requirements and participation.
- MBE/WBE/DBE certification and re-certification.
- Compliance with municipal and county ordinances.
- Drafting of the City of Chicago’s Local Hiring Ordinance.
- Drafting of municipal government purchasing rules and procedures.
General Commercial Business Matters
- Drafting form purchase order agreements.
- Drafting and counseling regarding confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, partnership agreements, purchasing agreements, development agreements, service agreements, and employment agreements.
- Counseling regarding corporate and partnership formation.
- Drafting and counseling regarding construction contracts and subcontracts.
- Drafting and counseling regarding joint venture agreements for construction and other projects.
Municipal Litigation Matters
- Actions involving constitutional and statutory challenges to “local business preference” used in City of Chicago bidding.
- Drafting of the City’s Local Hiring Ordinance.
- Drafting of municipal government purchasing rules and procedures.
- Action concerning award of concession contract at O’Hare International Airport.
- Action concerning award of bus contract at O’Hare International Airport.
- Action concerning award of road construction contract.
- Action concerning certification of a company as a Minority Business Enterprise.
- Action concerning award of development contract.
- Action conerning award of Cook County contract.
- Numerous MBE/WBE/DBE matters.
- Action between City of Chicago and City of Evanston concerning construction of a traffic barrier on Howard Street.
- Action concerning the enforceability of the City of Chicago’s tax on the rental of personal property.
- Administrative proceedings regarding the operation of City bridges.
- Dispute regarding the responsibility to repair and maintain viaducts.
- Administrative actions involving City codes and ordinances.
Commercial Litigation Matters
- Action involving usurpation of corporate opportunities and trade secrets.
- Action revolving around partnership agreement to develop a chain of restaurants.
- Action revolving around agreement to develop a casino, usurpation of corporate opportunity, and misappropriation of corporate funds.
- Action involving condominium management.
- Actions involving insurance coverage for property damage.
- Action revolving around misappropriation and misuse of corporate funds.
- Action involving breach of partnership agreement.
- Actions involving claims for defective work performed by software designers.
- Action concerning alleged breach of asset purchase agreement involving the sale/purchase of a national chain of grocery stores.
- Action concerning alleged tortious interference with a real estate broker agreement.
- Arbitration concerning responsibility for environmental clean-up costs.
- Dispute regarding construction of improvements to high-rise apartment building.
- Actions involving claims that certain medical devices were defective.
Construction Litigation Matters
- Action involving responsibility for accident arising out of construction of transit system.
- Various actions concerning responsibility for property damage caused during construction projects.
- Disputes regarding insurance coverage for construction-related injuries to real property.
- Disputes regarding delay and acceleration claims.
- Dispute involving claims for delays, disruptions, faulty specifications, and extras in connection with the construction of the automated guideway transit system at O’Hare International Airport.
- Action concerning insurance coverage for damage to, and arising out of, the North Michigan Avenue Bridge accident.
- Action concerning architect/engineer’s liability for design deficiencies in connection with the construction of the International Terminal at O’Hare International Airport.
- Action involving claims for delays and disruptions in connection with the construction of sewer system.
- Dispute concerning quality of work performed in connection with the rehabilitation of a bridge.
- Action involving contractor’s claims for extras and delay damages and City’s claims of conversion/theft against a contractor in connection with the construction of the Orange Line.
- Action involving claims of breach of contract, promissory estoppel, trespass, and reverse condemnation in connection with the construction of Roosevelt Road Bridge.
- Action involving claims of trespass and nuisance in connection with construction and operation of subway.
- Action concerning claims for extras in connection with construction at Midway Airport.
- Action concerning forged performance/payment bond.
- Numerous actions and disputes concerning construction extras, delays, and acceleration in connection with construction of “el” stops, libraries, subways, roads, and other public improvements.
- Numerous actions concerning public mechanics’ liens.
- Claims involving contractor defaults, bond claims, and take-over agreements.
- Arbitration and action involving claims for defective workmanship and delays in connection with the construction of a coal-fired electric power plant.
- Actions involving claims for insurance coverage for damage to, and arising out of, various construction projects.
Seminars Presented
- Agreements to Procure Insurance, Illinois State Bar Association, 1994.
- Public Mechanics’ Liens, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Division, 1995.
- Contractor Defaults, Indiana NIGP, 1996.
- Drafting contracts governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, Indiana NIGP, 1997.
- Minority Contractors: Jobs and the Law, National Lien & Bond Claim Systems, 1997.
- Employee Duties and Responsibilities, In-House Presentation, 2007.
Of Counsel to GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
150 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3150
Chicago, IL 60606
ph: 312-322-1981
alt: 312-788-9787
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