Federal Construction Contracting Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Then, earlier this month, the FAR Council published three final rules to implement long-awaited changes to the FAR’s small business contracting requirements. While the changes concern small business contracting requirements, they will impact business contractors of all sizes.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE. The contract may consist of a collection of proposed institutional facilities type projects. The JOC will remain in effect for one year from date of contract award.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. All construction task and costs sent to the owner or design-builder can therefore be reviewed, audited, and validated for contract compliance and compliance with fiduciary responsibilites.

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Constructlaw

APRIL 20, 2023

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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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In a perfect world, a contract should include a clear set of instructions that conveys well-defined expectations to all parties concerned. This episode of Autodesk’s Digital Builder podcast addresses the most common challenges with contracts and how simple adjustments can ensure you fully understand what you’re signing.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Work execution and contract administration. It’s generally considered that numerous and repetitive renovation, repair, maintenance, and/or sustainability work, and minor new construction with a minimum annual volume of $2M is appropriate for job order contracting. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Both proposed rules not only provide new requirements for federal contractors to follow but also provide new definitions and contract provisions for information and contract technology and federal information systems contracts. Stay tuned for updates and comments on these rules.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 27, 2014

You priced estimates yourself, presented bids in person, signed every contract, made all the important decisions, negotiated subcontracts, ordered materials needed, supervised most jobs, handled all the paperwork, created invoices, paid the bills, met with customers and handled all the problems.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 17, 2023

HS2 is planning a meet the main contractor bidders day ahead of the next tranche of subcontract work tenders to progress civil engineering works and station fit-outs. structural steel, cladding, flooring, ceilings, painting, signage) Drainage works and associated materials (e.g. Civils & Stations work streams Urban realm (incl.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 31, 2023

If you decide to start your own subcontracting business, you’ll be able to reap many of the most significant benefits of working as a general contractor — like greater flexibility in job hours and scheduling. You may need to pay quarterly estimated taxes, depending on how much you make from your subcontracting work.

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Constructlaw

MARCH 10, 2023

ALS’s subcontract permitted the DOT to hold back 60% of its payments to assure ALS would warranty the work, which ALS did with site checks performed between June 2019 and May 2020. Drafting subcontracts appropriately can give both developers and subcontractors greater security and reliability of outcome.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2020

Material costs are either. Based upon contract requirements, local labor costs may be sourced from published Davis Bacon Wage Rates, or published or researched local prevailing wage rates with appropriate inclusion markups for worker compensation, unemployment, liability insurance and allowance for small tools and consumables.

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 26, 2020

When contracts and subcontracts are negotiated, it is common for written drafts and redrafts to circulate between the parties, sometimes with a letter of intent to enter into a contract thrown into the mix, and sometimes with competing forms being used – a proposal or bid on one side, an expansive formal contract on the other.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 9, 2023

Joint administrators Geoff Rowley and David Hudson at FRP blamed the firm’s sudden demise after reporting solvent accounts a year before on a sudden squeeze on fixed price contracts from materials and labour inflation. “However over the past two years, construction costs rose on average by 24.5%

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

In Lockheed , the Army awarded two separate indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, time-and-materials (“T&M”) contracts to Lockheed for various support services. Both contracts expressly incorporated FAR provisions, including 52.232-7 addressing T&M and labor-hour contracts. What did the FAR say?

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NH Construction Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

in the United States District Court for any district in which the contract was to be performed and executed.” Because venue provisions can be waived, courts allow Miller Act claims to be litigated in a different court selected by the parties’ contract. What if the parties’ contract calls for arbitration?

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Why the Job Order Contracting model could work in Canada. A proven contracting methodology from the United States may be a model for solving some of Canada’s current contracting demands. In this way, JOC is similar to the standing order contracting that we are familiar with, with a few important differences.

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Levelset

MARCH 21, 2022

Meanwhile, you’re incurring expenses that drain your bank account, like purchasing materials and paying employees. This should be clearly stated in your contract. Be sure to go over payment terms with them when discussing the contract, so they can plan ahead. Subcontracting work also allows you to delay payment.

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 29, 2021

It’s no secret to anyone involved in the construction industry that materials prices have been increasing by leaps and bounds recently. Sometimes the benchmark is budgeted costs, i.e., the contractor’s actual buyout costs at bid time (or those of their subs if the subcontract prices are similarly allowed to fluctuate).

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 11, 2016

By Bruce Jervis When a contractor is preparing to submit a binding bid on a contract, the contractor is necessarily reliant on the price quotations it receives from prospective subcontractors and suppliers. It is impossible to price a bid without incorporating the cost of parties furnishing labor and materials to the project.

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Levelset

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2021, Texas enacted some sweeping changes to the mechanics lien process effective on projects where the original contract was entered into on or after January 1, 2022. Generally, retainage is a certain percentage of a contract amount withheld that is payable upon satisfactory completion of the project. Lien for unpaid retainage.

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Construction Junkie

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There are a ton of moving parts on each project, from the estimate, to ordering materials and equipment, to billing, and having that information where and when you need it can make all the difference. Reports within the dashboard have many different configurations to meet your needs.

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NH Construction Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

In an earlier blog ( #62 ) I discussed the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that limits a contracting party’s exercise of the discretion afforded to it by the parties’ contract. Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v. Ambrose Development, LLC , No.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, and minor new construction are two fully vetted forms of LEAN construction delivery. Material Cost – Description and cost of materials associated with specified task. Continuous improvement. Scope of Work.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Dos and Don’ts for your Job Order Contracting Consultant RFP. So, inspired by the Do and Don’t section of a popular fashion magazine, here’s my version for the Job Order Contracting world. All of these contract provisions come from actual RFPs in my files. All of these contract provisions come from actual RFPs in my files.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 26, 2013

A significant number of contractors, subcontractors, engineers, manufacturers of construction materials, and others would be affected by legislation now undergoing congressional consideration. Of particular importance is an amendment to National Defense Authorization legislation (H.R.

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Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I had a speaking engagement today here in Kenner, Louisiana (a suburb of New Orleans) whereby I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of contractors and architects regarding construction contracts. The bulk of the discussion focused on the most contested provisions within construction contracts. Prime/Subcontractors Contracts.

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NH Construction Law

MARCH 13, 2019

Many contracts specify that an owner may terminate a contractor, and many subcontracts specify that a contractor may terminate a subcontractor, either for cause (i.e., ” When Catamount refused to pay Steelwood’s last materials invoice, Steelwood sued -- and Catamount counterclaimed for alleged defective work.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Despite your best efforts to protect building materials, any number of things can happen during the course of construction. But, different rules apply for materials destined for installation and stored either on or away from the building site. and ends when those materials are installed as intended. But, therein lies the rub. .

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

Integrate Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, and minor new construction are two fully vetted forms of LEAN construction delivery. Material Cost – Description and cost of materials associated with specified task. Scope of Work.

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NH Construction Law

AUGUST 21, 2022

Many performance bonds (the popular AIA A312 is an example) state that the surety’s obligation is not triggered unless the principal’s contract has been terminated. ” Id. million,” id. But I think the answer to the question is yes. Punch list completion and warranty obligations will not be bonded!

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 23, 2022

With rising material costs and razor-thin margins, construction professionals must ensure that project costs and materials are precisely estimated so they can make accurate projections and optimize their bids. . Today’s construction landscape leaves very little room for error. What is a Takeoff in Construction? .

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Levelset

JUNE 3, 2022

Washington’s public payment bond claim laws cover all public works projects commissioned by a state or local government entity that have a contract value of at least $150,000 — and it’s additionally possible to make a lien claim against unpaid retainage funds on certain public projects.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 21, 2016

Whether you are an owner, contractor, subcontractor or supplier, you will want to read the rest of this post since it illustrates precisely what all those attorneys have been telling you for years: “Please, please, please read your contract.” In Schindler v. Tully Construction Co. , Tully Construction Co. ,

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NH Construction Law

MAY 28, 2018

Before subcontracting any significant portion of a long term job to someone who isn’t known to be financially solvent, the wise general will ask for proof that the sub can carry the strain of weekly payroll through a monthly requisition procedure, with retainage. But hey, who ever said that general contracting was risk-free?

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 11, 2016

While the definition of a default depends on the terms of the SDI policy, it is solely based on a failure to fulfill the terms of a covered subcontract. SDI is a two-party contract, between the general contractor and the SDI carrier; the contractor pays the premium to the SDI carrier and the subcontractor pays nothing.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

By Bruce Jervis It is standard for construction contracts to require that each payment application include affidavits and lien waivers. But it would be a mistake to assume the requirement is mere “boilerplate” of little concern. A recent case out of Mississippi is an example.

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