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How Do the AIA and ConsensusDocs General Terms and Conditions Standard Contract Documents Compare? 

What are the critical differences between ConsensusDocs (200) and the American Institute of Architect’s (A201) General Terms and Conditions? The chart below highlights some of the differences between ConsensusDocs 200…

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How States’ Interstate Commerce Restrictions Are Testing the Construction Industry and the Constitution

By: Sarah E. Carson,Partner, Smith Currie & Hancock LLP. Imagine you are a contractor from New York, where construction work is deemed nonessential, and your projects are being shut down. To…

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How Will Today’s Pandemic Impact Tomorrow’s Construction Contracts?

By:  Levi W. Barrett, Nathan A. Cohen, Mark A. Snyder, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. The emergence of COVID-19 has created a new set of challenges in the already complex world…

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Hunker Down and Don’t Get Burned

By: Angela A.L. Connor Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. This year has been one for the record books, to say the least.  Not only has the pandemic disrupted businesses around…

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Immigration Audits and Raids: Employer Preparations to Mitigate Risks

This article will provide steps employers can take to prepare for increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits and raids under the Trump Administration. Immediate Action Item for All Employers:…

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In Case You Missed It: A Reminder to Construction Contractors to Upgrade to the New EEOC Poster

Between a constantly changing regulatory environment, supply chain issues, inflation, and the 2022 mid-term elections, it can be easy to miss relatively small, but important, changes to regulatory requirements for…

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In Light of Tariff Uncertainty, Cost-Plus Contracts Are a Great Solution

Cost-of-the-work agreements (aka “cost-plus” contracts) are commonly used in commercial construction contracting to establish the terms and conditions for a project based on the cost of the work performed.[i] The…

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In Uncertain Times, ConsensusDocs Provides A Clear Path to Request Critical Project Financial Information

By: Philip E. Beck Partner, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. ConsensusDocs recently presented a timely webinar entitled “Managing Subcontractor Default, Bankruptcy, and Owner Insolvency in a Recovering Post Covid-19 Construction…

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Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Get Multiple Parties on the Same Page Literally 

IPD represents a small share of project delivery methods used in the United States, but there are advantages. Lean construction works most efficiently with an IPD agreement providing the contractual…

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