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Philadelphia Construction & Contractors Summit
October 24, 2016
Philadelphia Marriott West
111 Crawford Avenue
West Conshohocken, PA, 19428
11:15 am Registration
11:30 am Lunch
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Program

Agenda:
11:55 AM Welcome & Introduction

12:00 PM Opportunities in today’s Commercial Construction Marketplace
• How are we repositioning our firms and how are we preparing our firms for the future
• What is in the current pipeline and what types of projects are you working on.
• How are our people working differently today and how are deals getting done
• The changing landscape and how we are working differently with Sub Contractors & Other Service Providers
• Future Outlook and Predictions of the Commercial Construction Industry

12:55 PM Critical Legal Issues for Owners, Developers, and Contractors
• Construction Product Warranties
• Current Project Financing Trends
• Dealing with Lenders on Failed Projects
• Contractor Theft & Dealing with accidents on site
• Case Study: Liability Issues
• Other important legal issues to protect yourself and employees

1:40 PM Break

1:50 PM How to work with Government Officials to get Municipal & Road Projects done
• The importance of Building Trust and Relationship with City & State officials
• How to properly bid projects and respond to RFP’s
• The importance of staying under budget
• Important Need to know: That will impact your ability to win a project vs. lose a project

2:30 PMPM Extracting Dollars from your Construction Project        
• New Construction Tax Credits, Historical Tax Credits & Other Tax Credits
• Using Cost Segregation as a tool to build your next project
• Finding Equity Partners & Utilizing Creative Financing Solutions
• Growth Strategies

3:10 PM Construction Contractors – State of the Market
• How has business models changed and what are lessons learned from the last 5 years
• How are we collaborating with Construction Companies and Developers today
• Workforce Challenges and Trends that are impacting contractors
• What are the Most Important Challenges facing subcontractors today
• Future Outlook and Predications for subcontractors –  Need to know to succeed

4:00 PM Adjourn & Networking