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The Best Way for Trade Contractors to Stay Out of the Courtroom

Pro Builder

Plans and drawings can save you some time (and words) by stating that "All work to be done is on the attached plans and/or drawings," when you bid on your project. If you don't have plans or drawings, write down precisely what you are going to do, to the letter. What specifically are you being hired to do? Payment Terms.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Best practices for handling change orders. Karalynn also brought up the tendency of the industry to pass liability down the chain when drawing up contracts. She recalls her experience speaking with a fellow attorney who had to go through a 129-page subcontract that could have been cut down to ten pages. “It’s

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Snappii offers some useful construction apps to perform various construction activities efficiently

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Blueprints and Drawings mobile app – With this app, the users can perform the following tasks :- • Instantly include project photos, notes, drawings and save on the device • generate a database of projects • draw a project initially • Talk about ideas and experience in a community forum.

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Construction Forms for excel

Construction Cost Estimating

Subcontractor Forms for Construction : Subcontract and Contractor Contract, Independent Sub Statement, License Verification, Potential Back charge, Potential Back charge Log, Back charge and Back charge Log, Non-conform Work Notice, Nonconforming Work Log, Credit Application, Credit Information Request, Subcontractor List, Supplier List.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

PLEASE NOTE: In occasions where the contractor is asked to provide materials, equipment, and/or subcontract pricing for work by direct bidding that may, or. These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. Change Orders shall be generated from UPB as the sole source for pricing.

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#108:  Replacement Contractor Issues

NH Construction Law

At the bid stage, even with the original plans and specs and any change orders or updated drawings in hand, the completion contractor won’t be able to spot every potential error in the existing work, and so will pad his bid – or insist on a cost-plus arrangement – to protect himself against unseen issues.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Adversarial, change-order-oriented environment is common between owner, A/E, and contractor. Project cannot be expedited with a collaborative fast-track process; drawings and specs must be 100% complete to bid (though latter rarely occurs). Design changes can result in costly impacts to drawings or construction work in progress.

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