Review a project deed for a bid or a dispute by comparing the risk clauses
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- List how the deed allocates delay, defects, payment security, changes, and termination, quoting each clause. Do not score the bid or write a qualification.
- What the lawyer must review
- No public-private partnership statute was opened. The deed is read as a contract. If the project is a federal public building or work, 40 U.S.C. § 3131 is the bond requirement and § 3133 is the claimant’s action on the payment bond, including the 90-day and one-year periods that section states. If it is an agency construction contract, 31 U.S.C. § 3905 requires the 7-day subcontract payment clause and the interest-penalty clause, and it states that a payment dispute between contractor and subcontractor under those clauses is not a dispute to which the United States is a party. The lawyer decides whether either statute applies. Formal Opinion 512: the table is checked before it is used in a bid or a pleading.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.