Review tender and procurement documents for risk allocation
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the invitation, the draft contract, and the bond form in the file, list who carries delay, defects, payment security, and changes, quoting the clause. Do not recommend a bid price.
- What the lawyer must review
- On a federal public building or work, 40 U.S.C. § 3131 is the bond requirement and § 3133 is the claimant’s right of action on the payment bond, including the 90-day and one-year periods that section states. 31 U.S.C. § 3905 requires an agency construction contract to flow down a 7-day subcontract payment clause and an interest-penalty clause, and it states that a payment dispute between contractor and subcontractor is not a dispute to which the United States is a party. Formal Opinion 512: the lawyer checks the table before it is used in a bid qualification.
- 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.
- 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.