Allen Estes

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About Allen Estes

Allen is a partner and a co-chair of the Construction Practice Group at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani where he advises clients on construction, public procurement, commercial, and renewable energy matters. In his construction practice, Allen advises developers, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in all phases of project administration and delivery on public and private projects to include bidding issues, contract drafting/negotiation, project performance, project disputes, project closeout and warranty issues on transportation, infrastructure, marine, waste water/water, power and renewable energy projects. His litigation experience includes bench and jury trials, as well as arbitrations, primarily in the Western United States. In his public procurement practice, Allen advises clients regarding doing business with federal, state and municipal government agencies, to include advising on bid protests, contract drafting/negotiation, contract performance and compliance issues, claims and dispute resolution. Allen’s clients operate in variety of industries, to include energy, healthcare, infrastructure, transportation, construction, telecommunications and information technology, to name a few. Allen has helped his clients succeed in both protesting and defending against protests in a variety of solicitation evaluation formats, including best value, negotiated best value and lowest responsible bidder formats. Allen also counsels businesses regarding commercial matters such as incorporation/setup, contract drafting and breach of contract issues. Allen lectures nationally and writes articles on a variety of topics, including contract evaluation, contract administration, claim preservation and prosecution, dispute resolution, public-private partnerships, integrated project delivery, power purchase agreements and renewable energy projects. Specialties: Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts