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#134:  30-Day Accountings for Subcontractor/Supplier Mechanic’s Liens

NH Construction Law

” The notices triggering this accounting requirement can be given to the owner before the first labor or materials get furnished ( RSA 447:5 and RSA 447:7 ) or after ( RSA 447:6 ) – but in either event, written monthly updates of the amount owed are required. McGranahan v. Standard Construction Co. , 46, 47 (1957).

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Choose With Care: Tennessee Federal Court’s Prompt Payment Conclusions Turn on Choice of Law Clause

Constructlaw

Relyant subcontracted with Federal Engineers and Constructors, Inc. (FE&C). Relyant later terminated its subcontract with FE&C. Under FE&C’s theory, it was entitled to recover interest under a subcontract provision that generally incorporated all “terms and conditions … required by law.”

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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The Five Basics of Fundamentally Sound Construction Operations

Cassell Construction Estimating

Obtain signed Subcontract quotes for the ENTIRE scope of sub tasks 2. Conversion to Accounting (Successful Projects only) a. Take off material in reasonable detail; don’t get bogged down in minutiae d. Focus on managing your biggest risk- LABOR i. Estimate labor & equipment hours required for each major task e.

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Cladding firm wins £1.7m payment battle with ISG

Construction Enquirer

cladding subcontract arose when FK issued a £1.69m application for payment which was greeted with a payless notice and then not paid. ISG claimed it had valid set off relating to Project Barberry and Triathlon, which the court should take into account. The payment dispute over the £3.4m

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Answers To Frequently Ask Questions About Our Bookkeeping Services

Contractor Bookkeeping

One of the biggest concerns contractors have about outsourcing their bookkeeping to a cloud-based contractor accounting service like ours, is they think it means sending jobs off-shore rather than keeping your dollars in America where they can help other Americans. In too many cases, that is precisely what occurs.

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Tax spotlight turning on CIS materials claims by subbies

Construction Enquirer

Joanna Gander, a senior tax advisory manager at accountancy firm Azets said: “There is a strong suspicion that millions of pounds of taxes are slipping through the net and therefore, in the last six months or so, HMRC has significantly increased its activity within the Construction Industry Scheme. ”

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