ConsensusDocs Coalition Announces 2015 Contract Content Advisory Council Leadership

WASHINGTON – April 13, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — ConsensusDocs, a coalition of 40+ organizations committed to identify and utilizing construction best practices and fair contracts, announces the 2015 Contract Content Advisory Council leadership.

Melissa A. Beutler, Esq., Vice President Risk Management of Big-D Construction in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) representative, was elected as the 2015 Council Chair.

Robert H. Pratt, Vice President and Principal of Demand Construction Services, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, and American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) representative was elected as the 2015 Council Vice Chair.

“I look forward to continuing the great momentum and progress the Coalition has achieved in the past seven years,” states Chair Beutler. “The Council is currently working on an aggressive schedule to review and update, where necessary, the entire library of 100+ contract documents. The comprehensive review process will ensure that ConsensusDocs remains current with industry best practices and leading trends. We plan to release the new documents in 2016.”

Philip E. Beck, Esq., Partner at Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP in Atlanta, GA and The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) representative is the immediate past Chair, after serving a very successful year as Chair in 2014-15.

ConsensusDocs are the only standard contracts written by 40+ organizations representing designers, owners, contractors, subcontractors, and sureties. Users receive a comprehensive set of contracts via a cloud-based technology platform that provides 24/7, anytime, anywhere access with easy editing in Microsoft Word®.

Simply put… ConsensusDocs help you build a better way!

For more information, visit ConsensusDocs.org.

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