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Recent news related to construction material escalation has been sobering. Today, general contractors face increased risks related to cost escalation of numerous construction materials, and it is expected that increased…
Read MoreBy: Brandon Rutledge, Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. If a dispute over a subcontractor’s defective work escalates into a lawsuit, the seemingly innocuous act of proactively repairing defects may jeopardize…
Read MoreBy: Jamie Oberg, Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. On January 31, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects, placing continued emphasis on the…
Read MoreBy: William L. Baggett, Jr., Partner, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP Introduction A very recent case by West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals highlights coverage issues that often arise for…
Read MoreBy: Jordan Howard, Director of Federal and Heavy Construction Division, AGC of America Congressmen Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 2344, that will require…
Read MoreBy: Neal J. Sweeney, Esq., Jones Walker LLP The use of dispute tribunals generally referred to as Dispute Review Boards or DRBs on major projects has matured. Use of a…
Read MoreBy: Olivier Larzul, Special Infrastructure Counsel, and Olesya Sidorkina, Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Globalization of the construction industry is a reality and one that may afford many U.S. contractors significant profit…
Read MoreBy: William E. Underwood, Associate, Jones Walker LLP Project closeout is sometimes one of the last things on a contractor’s mind at the beginning of a project, but project closeout…
Read MoreBy: Shoshana E. Rothman, Partner, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP The contract is king in the construction industry, and although many contract forms are similar, disputes arise over the variances…
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