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“Alternative” Project Delivery Isn’t So Alternative Anymore

AGC Smartbrief recently wrote a story addressing project delivery methods that featured the ConsensusDocs’ design-build and construction management at-risk standard contracts with the following: On the contractor side, ConsensusDocs’ package…

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“Families First Coronavirus Response Act”: Emergency Paid Leave for Construction Employers with Fewer Than 500 Employees   

By: Sidney Lewis, Partner and Alex Glaser, Partner, Jones Walker LLP. COVID-19 has already taken a toll on construction projects across the nation. Construction industry participants, including general contractors, now…

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“License and Registration, Please.” The Big Risk of Getting Busted for Working without a Proper Contractor’s License.

By: Christopher A. Henry Atlanta Litigation Attorney, Mia Hughes Summer Associate, Jones Walker LLP. The need for contractors to maintain the proper contracting license may seem like a mundane, clerical…

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Allison Kingsmill, Jones Walker

“Pay-if-Pay” Clauses and Their Effect on Commercial Payment Bond Claims

By: Allison B. Kingsmill, Jones Walker, LLP Can a surety refuse to pay an otherwise legitimate bond claim if the subcontractor’s agreement with the general contractor contains what is known…

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10 Reasons Why Subcontractors Should Love ConsensusDocs

During the 10 years since its founding, ConsensusDocs has developed a comprehensive catalogue of more than 100 documents that protect the best interests of the project rather than a singular…

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2011 Updates to ConsensusDOCS Address Significant Changes in the Construction Industry

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4 Ways the PRO Act Would Impact the Construction Industry

By: Andrew M. MacDonald Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act”) is a proposed law that would dramatically rewrite the National Labor Relations…

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4 Ways to Mitigate Construction Disputes

4 Ways to Mitigate Construction Disputes Resolving construction disputes in litigation (court or arbitration) can be expensive and may drag on for years. Most disputes could have been avoided, or…

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A Brief Discussion – Liquidating Agreements

By: Gerard J. Onorata Partner, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. During a construction project, it is not uncommon for disputes to arise between a general contractor and a subcontractor.  Frequently, these…

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