Bill Wickard is a construction lawyer, concentrating his practice on dispute resolution, construction contract negotiation, and public procurement.
Bill has a very active procurement practice, handling local, state, and federal bid protest proceedings throughout the country and advising clients on a multitude of issues that arise during and after the procurement process. Bill has been involved in bid protests in almost every state, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He also has familiarity with public records and sunshine acts and routinely assists clients obtain public records or maintain the confidentiality of their own information submitted to public agencies.
His litigation practice includes representing clients in disputes subject to arbitration, before a number of state and federal courts and before government agencies with respect to a wide variety of matters. He has extensive construction litigation experience and has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, engineers, and architects in various disputes involving scheduling, delay, inefficiency claims, defective work, mechanics’ liens, prompt payment claims, bond and insurance claims. Bill has handled all phases of litigation, including jury trials, bench trials, injunction hearings, and TRO proceedings.
Bill also has a very active construction transaction practice. He drafts, negotiates and advises on all types of construction and design contracts. He has extensive experience with all American Institute of Architects (AIA) contract forms. Bill has drafted and negotiated numerous construction and design contracts for a wide variety of domestic and international projects, including among others, sports arenas, college campuses, power plants, office buildings, hospitals, complex testing facilities, solar power facilities, oil and gas facilities, wind farms, water treatment plants, and steel mills.
