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Construction accidents can cause significant personal injury or death, property damage, job delays, and increased costs. As a result, it is imperative that owners and contractors continuously monitor and manage…
When an owner is entitled to damages due to faulty construction work, errors or omissions in the design, or other breaches of a construction or engineering contract, damages are generally…
Flow-down clauses in construction subcontractsâblanket clauses providing that some or all of the terms and conditions in the prime contract between the general contractor and the property owner apply equally…
By: Joshua A. Morehouse Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. When bidding a project, subsurface or latent site conditions that are not immediately apparent can massively impact the costs of performance…
Designâbuild has continued its steady ascent in both the private and public spheres, revolutionizing how stakeholders approach construction projects. By melding design and construction responsibilities into a single point of…
Untimely payment by the owner for contract work and additional work on construction projects can place an unfair financial burden on contractors and subcontractors. Â Most states have attempted to eliminate…
While contractors incur the extra costs involved, agencies have slowly begun to implement  Build America, Buy America Act Pub. L. No. 117-58 (âBABAâ) requirements after the final Office of Management…
BABA is the most expansive domestic preference law in American history, requiring all federal funding on state and local projects to meet minimum BABA requirements for (1) iron and steel,…
The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) August 14, 2023, final guidance for the âBuild America, Buy Americaâ (BABA) Act requirements went into effect on October 23, 2023. OMBâs final…
