Andrew Konopelny

• Advising public sector procurement entity on three separate $100+ million infrastructure projects, using construction management, design-build and progressive design-build procurement models respectively
• Counsel to private sector owner on major equipment supply and construction services agreements
• Counsel to indigenous self-government regarding $10+ million in design-build projects
• Counsel to numerous municipal governments regarding procurement and contracting advising
• Counsel to non-profit organization on construction and design agreement templates
• Advising public and private owners on compliance with new Prompt Payment and Adjudication legislation
• Member of owner’s legal team regarding disputes over commissioning, delay and damages relating to the construction of a carbon capture facility
• Counsel to subcontractor regarding disputes concerning delays and change orders over steel fabrication and erection for major transportation infrastructure project
• Advising owners, contractors and subcontractors on builders’ lien and prompt payment-related disputes
• Counsel to owner regarding contractor claims for additional costs relating to renovation of a grocery store
• Counsel to contractor regarding dispute over alleged failures in municipal sewer installation
• Counsel to subcontractor regarding dispute over municipal waste water treatment plant

Andrew is a construction lawyer with a range of both procurement and dispute resolution experience ranging from complex industrial and public works projects to small- and medium-sized construction projects.

On the procurement side, Andrew has advised large public sector and private sector owners on major project development – including utilizing innovative procurement strategies, compensation model structuring, and contract drafting and negotiation.

He has assisted construction project participants with managing, advancing and defending construction-related disputes, including those related to project delays, claims for extras, construction deficiencies and scope disputes. He is also experienced with builders’ lien-related matters.

• Member, Board of Directors, Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association (2024-present)
• Member, Education Committee, Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association (2022-present)
• Chair, Professional Development Committee, Manitoba Law Students’ Association (2016- 2017)
• Member, Tuition Review Committee, Manitoba Law Students’ Association (2015-2016)
• Peer Tutor, Constitutional Law, Robson Hall Academic Support Program
• Volunteer Researcher, Pro Bono Students Canada (2014-2015)
• Trustee, Immaculate Heart of Mary School Board of Trustees (2015-present)
• Director, St. Paul’s High School Alumni Association (2014-2017)
• Member, Property Subcommittee, St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (2015-2017)

• Presenter, “Upcoming Changes to the Builders’ Lien Act (Prompt Payment): Implications for the CRE Industry,” BOMA Manitoba (February 2024)
• Presenter, “Prompt Payment and Adjudication: Impact of upcoming changes on Manitoba Municipalities,” Association of Manitoba Municipalities (December 2023)
• Columnist, “Manitoba Passes Prompt Payment Legislation – What Municipalities Need to Know,” Municipal Leader (2023)
• Columnist,  “Thumbs Down: The risk of using text messaging for project communication,” Build Manitoba (2023)
• Guest Columnist, “Order of Precedence Clauses & Alternatives,” Contract Nerds (July 2023)
• Columnist, “Manitoba Government Passes Prompt Payment Bill for Construction Industry,” Build Manitoba (2023)
• Presenter, “Prompt Payment in Saskatchewan,” Canadian Condo Association-Saskatchewan Branch (January 2022)
• Presenter, “Tendering and Procurement Best Practices,” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Convention (November 2021)
• Panellist, “Prompt Payment: Secure Your City Projects,” MuniSask Annual Convention (February 2021)
• Presenter, “Legal Risks and Strategies for your Goetechnical Project,” Regina Geotechnical Group (February 2021)
• Presenter, “Understanding Your Legal Risks and Obligations as an Engineer,” Regina Engineering Society (January 2020)
• Presenter, “COVID-19 Related Claims,” CCDC 2 Consultants (2020)

• Mondaq Thought Leading Co-Author, Energy and Natural Resources, Canada (2024)
• Davies’ Corporate/Securities Moot with 6^th Place individual and 5^th Place team (2017)
• Robson Hall Negotiation Competition with 1^st Place team (2017)
• Honourable Marshall Rothstein Prize for highest standing, Constitutional Law, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson (2015)
• Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship (Manitoba, 2011)
• Morton H. Nemy Faculty of Law Entrance Scholarship (2014)
• D.A. Thompson Q.C. Prize