Price Structuring in Construction Contracts: Fixed, Cost-Plus, Unit Price; Pros and Cons; New Tariff Impact
Selecting the Right Price Structure for the Project; Drafting Considerations for Contractors and Owners
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will examine the most frequently used pricing structures in construction contracts. The panel will discuss the project types for which each structure is typically used, the advantages and disadvantages of each for contractors and owners, and drafting considerations for contract provisions incorporating these structures. The panel will also examine the impact of new tariffs on selecting the right pricing structure for a project.
Outline
- Introduction: the importance of selecting the right pricing structure for the project
- Fixed price
- Types of projects for which this structure is often used
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Drafting considerations
- Cost plus (with or without GMP)
- Types of projects for which this structure is often used
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Drafting considerations
- Unit price
- Types of projects for which this structure is often used
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Drafting considerations
- Selecting the right pricing structure
- Contractor and owner considerations
- New tariff impact
- Practitioner takeaways
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key considerations:
- What are the most common pricing structures used in construction contracts? For what types of projects are each most frequently used?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages for contractors for each? For owners?
- What are key contractual provisions for each pricing structure?
- How may the new tariffs impact pricing structure selection? Contractual provisions?
Faculty

Nicholas A. Dube
Of Counsel
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered
Mr. Dube is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Construction Law Groups. He advises executives,... | Read More
Mr. Dube is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Construction Law Groups. He advises executives, multinational corporations, and large-scale institutions in the financial services, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical sectors on a wide range of litigation matters. Mr. Dube’s experience includes complex commercial litigation, risk assessment and internal investigations, contracts and securities issues, professional liability defense, antitrust and anti-corruption laws, and constitutional law.
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Adam E. Richards
Member
Dickinson Wright
Mr. Richards is Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar. His complex construction experience... | Read More
Mr. Richards is Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar. His complex construction experience includes contract disputes, delays, non-payment claims, liens, bonds, defects, insurance claims/loss events, damages to property, catastrophic injuries/fatalities, and risk transfer/indemnity matters both pre-suit and in litigation. Mr. Richards’ project portfolio is diverse, ranging from buildings that shape today’s Florida skyline, including hotels, courthouses, as well as one of the tallest residential towers in the country, to vital infrastructure such as roads, expressways, treatment plants, courthouses and airports.
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