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Pam Hunter Engineering News Record, August 2010 Four more associations have joined the ConsensusDOCS coalition, bringing the total number of groups affiliated with the group to 28. Established three years ago,…
Read MoreBy: Brian Perlberg, Esq. ConsensusDocs Executive Director & Senior Counsel. Did you know that AIA design-build standard contracts appear to explicitly create a fiduciary duty to the design-build, but do not…
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Read MoreSubcontractor defaults pose an urgent and significant risk to the construction industry, with potentially far-reaching consequences. The 2024 AGC/FMI Study revealed that 70% of survey respondents reported an increase in subcontractor distress…
Read MorePrefabrication continues to grow in usage and impact. It is a hybrid of construction and manufacturing. Also, prefabrication includes on-site and off-site performance requirements. As such, several interesting legal issues…
Read MoreRead Brian Perlberg’s article titled “ConsensusDocs Standard Construction Contracts: Contracts Aimed to Build Projects, Not Claims” in the American Journal of Construction Arbitration & ADR Journal. The article highlights how…
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Effective July 18, 2012, ConsensusDocs has updated language regarding warranty claims made for defective construction. Rather than wait for a preordained revision cycle of 5 or 10 years, the ConsensusDocs…
Read MoreConsensusDocs and JAMS share common dispute mitigation and resolution goals and bring together a talented group of neutrals to contribute to better and more efficient construction contracting. ConsensusDocs (a family…
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