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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 MoreThere has been a rise recently in the construction industry in Design-Build (DB) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contracts. These newer models aim to improve project efficiency, foster collaboration, and…
Read MoreFormed in 2020 with the goal of providing a uniquely developed perspective, insight, and service to the global construction and infrastructure community, Leading Construction Lawyers Alliance (LCL) strives to share…
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 (âDoDâ) recently issued a memorandum to contracting officers (âCOsâ) guiding the use of economic price adjustment (âEPAâ) clauses to address inflation-related cost increases. The memorandum, entitled…
Read MoreBy 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 Justiceâs (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 (âUASâ), 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)…
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