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Liquidated damage clauses are omnipresent in today’s construction contracts—often considered in early negotiations to provide a degree of certainty and limit financial liability. There are two principal types of LDs…
Read MoreBy: Curtis Martin Co-Managing Partner, Peckar & Abramson. When construction defects occur during construction, they intensify pressure from a schedule that may already be tight. Defects must be analyzed, confirmed,…
Read MoreBy: Stan MillanJones Walker, LLP “You can’t go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you’ve got to keep it over your shoulder.” Joe Slovo Conflict in…
Read MoreWhen contracting for design-build, ConsensusDocs offers options. The ConsensusDocs 410 Design-Build Agreement [Cost of the Work with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)] is the most popular within ConsensusDocs. Contractually, the…
Read MoreBy: Lauren P. McLaughlin, Esq. & Raziye Andican, Esq. Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Disputes frequently arise at the end of a project between subcontractors and general contractors regarding offset.…
Read MoreBy: Christopher C. Broughton Associate, Jones Walker LLP. Introduction The right to offset refers to the common sense ability to reduce or eliminate your payment obligations to a party who…
Read MoreFailure to Comply with Contractual Notice Provisions Can Be Fatal to Your Claim Imagine your firm is the construction manager on a multi-million-dollar project. At the end of the project…
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