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What I Love and Hate About Updating My Contracts From an Owners’ Perspective

The 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…

When Ambiguity Changes Your Contract: Avoiding a Misunderstanding that Could Cost You

Amy Anderson Partner, Jones Walker LLP. When you believe a provision in your contract means one thing, but the other side disagrees, what do you do? And, just as importantly,…

When Construction Defects Appear, Don’t Choose Between Rebuilding and Building Your Case

By: 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,…

When do hard-nosed negotiations become coercion? Or, when should you feel unlucky?

By: 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…

When Is the Price Right? Setting the GMP for Design-Build 

When 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…

When the Contractor’s Right to Offset Gets Nixed by the State

By: 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.…

Why Bond Forms Matter… A Practical Guide to Better Bonding

Webinar Summary: Surety bonding is a critical component of risk allocation for many construction projects.  However, stakeholders often don’t understand the distinctions between commonly used bond forms and potential ramifications…

Why Construction Needs Standard Form Contracts

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Withholding Payment or Having Your Payment Withheld Due to Disputes on Other Projects: Know Your Rights to Offset

By: Christopher C. Broughton Associate, Jones Walker LLP. Introduction The right to offset refers to the common sense ability to reduce or eliminate your payment obligations to a party who…

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