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By: Brian Perlberg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel ConsensusDocs Coalition. While traditional contracting or design-bid-build is still the most prevalent project delivery method in the United States construction market, the…
Read MoreOne of the concerns faced by construction companies is now design liability. Design liability concerns are not limited to just design-build projects. It is a hot-button issue for builders because…
Read MoreThe Department of Defense (“DoD”) recently issued a memorandum to contracting officers (“COs”) guiding the use of economic price adjustment (“EPA”) clauses to address inflation-related cost increases. The memorandum, entitled…
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By Erik M. Coon Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Delays and disruptions on construction projects are very similar, but there are important conceptual differences, even though the claims often…
Read MoreA recent series of high-profile settlements has drawn attention to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) pursuit of fraud cases involving cybersecurity and federal contracting. These settlements arise from the…
Read MoreThe use of drones, or small unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), has become common throughout the construction industry in all phases of construction, including pre-construction, progress of the work, project closeout,…
Read MoreBy: Dirk D. Haire Partner, Joseph L. Cohen Partner, and Jane Han Law Clerk, Fox Rothschild LLP. Federal construction contracts law generally recognizes four basic methods for pricing damages: (1)…
Read MoreThe subcontractor enrollment process for contractors can be time-consuming and has the potential to delay a project before it starts. From verifying credentials, to negotiating legal terms, to defining project…
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Electronic Signatures On Contracts: Are They Truly Compliant As companies move to work-from-home situations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of whether electronic signatures are legally recognized…
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