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ConsensusDocs Addresses Coronavirus Delay Risk Explicitly, Other Standard Documents Do Not 

ConsensusDocs contracts, such as ConsensusDocs 200 Owner/Constructor Agreement with General Conditions, section 6.3.1(j) explicitly allows for delays that are reasonably due to epidemics. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) A201 nor any other standard construction contracts, explicitly mention…

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ConsensusDocs Benefits All Members of Construction

WHEN THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE Services (DAS) per-formed a holistic review of the state con-struction program to determine how to reduce the number of claims and disputes that resulted…

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ConsensusDOCS Builds Momentum

Pam Hunter Engineering News Record, August 2010 Four more associations have joined the ConsensusDOCS coalition, bringing the total number of groups affiliated with the group to 28. Established three years ago,…

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ConsensusDocs Contract Language Inspires Congressional Legislation

By: Jordan Howard, Director of Federal and Heavy Construction Division, AGC of America Congressmen Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 2344, that will require…

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ConsensusDocs Design-Build Agreements vs AIA Design-Build Matrix: Know the differences

By: Brian Perlberg, Esq. ConsensusDocs Executive Director & Senior Counsel. Did you know that AIA design-build standard contracts appear to explicitly create a fiduciary duty to the design-build, but do not…

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ConsensusDocs Executive Director discusses design-build vs design-bid-build in Industry Trade Magazine

Click here to read the article:  https://www.dumpsters.com/blog/design-bid-build-vs-design-build

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ConsensusDocs Provide a New Prequalification and Subcontractor Default Prevention Resource Center

Subcontractor defaults pose an urgent and significant risk to the construction industry, with potentially far-reaching consequences. The 2024 AGC/FMI Study revealed that 70% of survey respondents reported an increase in subcontractor distress…

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ConsensusDocs Publishes An Industry-First Document for Prefabricated Construction

Prefabrication continues to grow in usage and impact. It is a hybrid of construction and manufacturing. Also, prefabrication includes on-site and off-site performance requirements. As such, several interesting legal issues…

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ConsensusDocs Standard Construction Contracts: Contracts Aimed to Build Projects, Not Claims

Read Brian Perlberg’s article titled “ConsensusDocs Standard Construction Contracts: Contracts Aimed to Build Projects, Not Claims” in the American Journal of Construction Arbitration & ADR Journal. The article highlights how…

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