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You are inexcusably late with construction of a football stadium, a casino, or similar project that generates large income for the owner. The indirect damages, often referred to as consequential…
Read MoreBy: Sarah K. Carpenter at Smith Currie & Hancock LLP The Department of Labor (“DOL”) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFFCP”) issued its 148-page Construction Contractor Technical Assistance Guide…
Read MoreThe Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) is the largest association of construction owners in the United States. COAA just held its Spring Connect conference in downtown Baltimore on the…
Read MoreWhat do construction professionals really want from arbitrators, mediators, and dispute review board (DRB) members? Well, ConsensusDocs is hosting a series of ConsensusDocs webinars on July 16, July 18, and…
Read MoreLiquidated damage clauses are omnipresent in today’s construction contracts—often considered in early negotiations to provide a degree of certainty and limit financial liability. There are two principal types of LDs…
Read MoreBy: Curtis Martin Co-Managing Partner, Peckar & Abramson. When construction defects occur during construction, they intensify pressure from a schedule that may already be tight. Defects must be analyzed, confirmed,…
Read MoreBy: Stan MillanJones Walker, LLP “You can’t go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you’ve got to keep it over your shoulder.” Joe Slovo Conflict in…
Read MoreWhen contracting for design-build, ConsensusDocs offers options. The ConsensusDocs 410 Design-Build Agreement [Cost of the Work with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)] is the most popular within ConsensusDocs. Contractually, the…
Read MoreBy: Lauren P. McLaughlin, Esq. & Raziye Andican, Esq. Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Disputes frequently arise at the end of a project between subcontractors and general contractors regarding offset.…
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