Professionals

Gordon Hunt

Dale A. Ortmann

Richard Mah

Wahid E. Guirguis

Ronald L. Helmuth

Carlo Paciulli

News

MTA - Jury decides against Tutor - Saliba

Richard Mah elected Vice Chairman of the Los Angeles County Bar Construction Law subsection

Richard Mah elected Chairman of the Los Angeles County Bar Construction Law subsection

Hunt Ortmann Sponsors Significant Transportation Event

Mah Quoted in Ventura County Star

Ortmann, Mah and Guirguis Present at APWA Congress

2012 Pasadena Top Attorneys Announced!

Gordon Hunt Receives Prestigious Robert Flaig Award

Publications

Cal Green- California Adopts Statewide Green Building Code

Public Or Private, Which One Is It?

UC Campuses Adopt Best Value Contracting Pilot Program

Give Proper Notice!

Where Do I File My Bid Protest?

Public Entities: No Guarantee of Full Payment

New Laws Affecting Public Works Construction: Are They Good For California?

Can A Public Agency Recover Attorney's Fees Defending A Stop Notice Claim?

You Served The Preliminary Notice: Now Prove It

New Waiver And Release Forms: What The Heck Is A Through Date?

Is It A Public Or Private Job?

Events

Public Contracts & Procurement Regulations in California

Public Contracting In California

ACCO Retreat - Ethics in Construction

Public Works Contracting

California Construction Contracting Program

Public Construction Law and Claims Avoidance Strategies

Survive and Thrive in 2010 - Dealing with Low Bid Disasters on Public Projects (March - July 2010, several dates and locations)

Public Works Contracting - CMAA San Diego

Public Works Contracting - CMAA Long Beach

AGC of California- Legal Advisory Committee, Annual Legal Retreat

Caltrans Training Series- California Construction Law

"Forget Eichleay" Sponsored by CMAA

Associated General Contractors of California Retreat- "Forget Eichleay: Extended Home Office Overhead is Recoverable in CA"

CELSOC- "False Claims Act"

Northern California Glass Management Association- 'Public Works Contracting Workshop"

Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in California

California Public Works Construction: New and Dramatic Legal Changes

Public Construction Contracts & The Bonding Process for Contract Bonds in California

Can Your Innocent Error on a Government Contract Put You in the Crosshairs of the Department of Justice? Smart Girls Workshop- WCOE Regional Conference

AGC of California Legal Advisory Committee- Annual Legal Retreat- The Impact of P&D v. Carlsbad Case on Public Works

Workshop- Public Works Contracting - Pasadena

Public Works Bidding and Subcontractor Listing- Navigating the Rapids

How to Make Sure You Get Paid for Your Construction Work. Liens, Stop Notices, and Payment Bonds. New Laws Effective July 1, 2012

An Overview of the Federal and California False Claims Acts

Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations- Bakersfield, CA

Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in California

Methods of Dispute Resolution- Mediation, Arbitration and Trial

Representative Work

Representative Work of Richard Mah

Defended $50 million jail facility claim

Public Entity / Government Contracts & Projects

Hunt Ortmann can assist your company with all aspects of its contracts with the Federal government, California state agencies, counties and cities. We can assist through the bid process, including bid protests, contract administration, change order claims and contract disputes.

We have represented clients in matters involving the Corps of Engineers, the Navy, Caltrans, MTA, DWP, LAWA, Port of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles and many school districts, among others. Several Firm professionals have spent part of their carreers working for public entities. 

The firm can provide consulting and legal services in any or all of the following areas:

  • Bid Protests
  • Bid Issues /Mistakes
  • Responsibility and Administrative Hearings
  • Subcontractor Substitutions
  • "Or Equal" Substitutions
  • Extra/Work & Change Orders
  • Delay/Acceleration Claims
  • Disruption/Changed Conditions Claims
  • Stop Notice Claims
  • Payment/Performance Bond Claims
  • False Claims
  • Miller Act Bonds
  • Public Private Partnerships (PPP or P3) 

 

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