Legal Process Services

The Vendor is required to provide legal process services for include:
- Litigation and dispute resolution
•    Construction claims and bid protests: provide representation in disputes arising from construction contracts, including claims for delay, disruption, cost overruns, differing site conditions, and challenges to procurement awards or bid protests.
•    Litigation with federal government entities: provide representation in disputes involving federal agencies such as the united department federal transit administration (FTA), and the federal railroad administration (FRA) concerning grant compliance, regulatory enforcement, and other project-related matters.
•    Commercial vendor disputes: provide representation in litigation arising from commercial contracts, including performance disputes with commission vendors, suppliers, and service providers.
•    Dispute avoidance and mitigation: services including advising commission on contract administration to avoid claims, developing risk mitigation strategies, and providing real-time counsel during project execution to resolve issues before they escalate to formal disputes.
- Employment and labor negotiations
•    Advise on all aspects of state labor law applicable to the project. 
•    Assist in negotiations with stakeholders, including unions, regarding labor arrangements and project labor agreements (PLAS) for work performed in state. 
•    Represent commission in arbitration and litigation concerning state employment and labor disputes.
- Financial advice, bond counsel, and lender litigation
•    Financial strategy and advice: advising on the financing and funding strategy and structure for the HTP.
•    Assist in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of all required documentation for selected financing methods, including bond resolutions, disclosure undertakings, loan agreements, tax opinions, and arbitrage certifications.
•    Post-issuance compliance: advise commission on its ongoing disclosure obligations under sec rule 15c2-12 and ensuring compliance with federal tax law requirements to maintain the tax-exempt status of any issued bonds
•    Litigation with lenders: provide litigation representation in any actions, disputes, or workouts with lenders, underwriters, credit enhancers, or other financial counterparties.