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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

There would have to be some agreement, that does not exist today of what it means to be net zero (e.g., And maybe that includes an agreement that zero is more like the historical absence in the number of columns counted by Sumerian scribes 4,000 years ago than a modern laboratory measure of non-detect?

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. B291940 (October 26, 2020), 2nd District Court of Appeal, involved a JOC contract, a JOC contractor who charged rates higher than those specified in the unit price book, and the JOC contractor’s defenses against claims by the public entity that it had overcharged for its work.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

Master Contracts/Master Agreements – Optional-use contracts whose purpose is to facilitate obtaining supplies and services from multiple contractors by placing competitive work orders. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). REFERENCES.

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EPC Contractors Procuring from Foreign Companies need to Reconsider their Contracts

Construction and Infrastructure Law

A recent California case may force engineering, procurement and construction companies doing business with foreign suppliers to reconsider—and maybe rewrite—their contracts. After Rockefeller , such contract language is no longer enforceable, at least in California. In Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII v.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Execution of the state’s agreement is contingent upon finalization of a local incentive offer as required by program criteria. The oil and gas exploration and production company is separating to create a new company that will oversee its existing California assets as the state’s largest natural gas producer. Premier Newman and Gov.

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constructionattorneyblog: California: No contractual jury waiver

Construction Lawyer

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses

Best Practices Construction Law

Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment.