Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 7, 2014

The issue raises an important question: What should a contractor do during negotiations to allow for some “bargaining room” so as to avoid any appearance of filing a false claim? Most negotiations between private parties involve some sort of stair-step approach, with each side giving a little until an agreement is reached.

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Constructlaw

JULY 12, 2022

(collectively DonRob) agreed to sell, and 360 Residential LLC, 360 Sugar Hill LLC, and 360 Capital Company LLC, (collectively 360) agreed to purchase 12 acres (Site) of a 37-acre parcel of property in Sugar Hill, GA (the Agreement). Between the Agreement date and the scheduled closing date, the parties’ relationship deteriorated.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 9, 2014

The letter also said that employees in a workplace without a collective bargaining agreement may designate a union-affiliated individual to act as their personal representative.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 13, 2015

Too often, say critics, the “prevailing” wages are the same as those negotiated in collective bargaining agreements. Featured …“Prevailing” Wages Based Solely on Union Bargaining AgreementsContractor Payments to Sub Seized by Bank

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Construction Equipment

JULY 2, 2015

A collective bargaining agreement ran out between the council of carpenters and a trade organization called the Cement League. Construction work came to a partial halt at approximately 30 sites after group of union concrete workers went on strike, reports Crain’s New York Business.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

WOBURN, Mass. -- Tocci Building Companies has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with The New England Regional Council of Carpenters. frontpage'

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Construction Dive

APRIL 2, 2014

Paying the rates set forth in a union collective bargaining agreement does not necessarily ensure compliance with the prevailing wage rate under the federal Davis-Bacon Act. This is one of the key points that Littler Mendelson P.C.’s

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FDR Safety

MAY 10, 2013

In addition, Fairfax said in the letter that employees in a workplace without a collective bargaining agreement may designate a union-affiliated individual to act as their personal representative.

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FDR Safety

MAY 17, 2013

Therefore, a person affiliated with a union without a collective bargaining agreement or with a community representative can act on behalf of employees as a walk-around representative so long as the individual has been authorized by the employees to serve as their representative.”. 29 U.S.C. §

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NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

Can its decision to give up money in a settlement agreement rather than litigate the owner’s claimed justification for nonpayment effectively bargain away the subcontractors’ right to payment under a pay-if-paid provision? Quinn Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d 2d 401, 421 (E.D. .”

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Constructlaw

JUNE 17, 2022

But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain.

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NH Construction Law

MAY 24, 2022

A unanimous Supreme Court has now said no, and in the process has debunked the common assumption that arbitration agreements are specially favored in federal court – the so-called “presumption of arbitrability.” Appeal of Westmoreland School Board , 132 N.H. 103, 105-06 (1989). Time Share Corp. ,

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NH Construction Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

This clause was in the parties’ agreement: TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE: The General Contractor may terminate the Contract for convenience upon three (3) days prior written notice. The painting sub signed a contract to paint a multi-apartment housing project being constructed in Somersworth for a price of $500,000.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 13, 2013

It may gain this control through an assignment of the architect’s agreement to the bank upon the default of the borrower. Most owner/architect agreements allow for the assignment to take place if the borrower defaults under the loan agreement with its lender, the bank. This gives the architect substantial bargaining power.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Contract recently addressed this issue in a government contract dispute where the parties’ agreement required the contractor to pay for fuel at the prevailing rate. What about the risk of escalation in material costs? In DG21, LLC v.

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Levelset

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In early February 2022, President Biden signed an executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on all federal projects over $35 million. What is a project labor agreement? A project labor agreement, or PLA, is a prehire collective bargaining agreement that sets the wages and benefits for all workers on a project.

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 13, 2013

In Oxford, the arbitrator was asked by the parties to interpret the agreement and decide whether it permitted class arbitration. The parties in Stolt-Nielsen had entered into an unusual stipulation that they had never reached an agreement on class arbitration. at 673, n. 4; see id., at 673, n. 4; see id.,

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Of course some federal contractors may already be providing paid sick leave either as a result of company policies or collective bargaining agreements.

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NH Construction Law

AUGUST 13, 2020

In the law of contracts, damages suffered by the nonbreaching party may be either “direct” (loss of the benefit of the bargain, measured by the cost of remedying the deficient performance) or “consequential” (other reasonably foreseeable harm caused by the breach). v Conor Medsystems Ireland, Ltd. , 3d 676 (2014).

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NH Construction Law

MAY 28, 2018

Finally, the general should insist -- even if the owner doesn’t -- on sworn lien waivers with each progress payment to the sub, verifying that the sub has paid for all labor and materials on the project with the last progress payment and will do so out of the present progress payment.

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Constructlaw

JULY 6, 2020

“A cardinal change is a breach that occurs when the Government effects a change in the work so drastic that it effectively requires the contractor to perform duties materially different from those in the original bargain.” 17 Indeed, a cardinal change may rise to an actual breach of contract. 1 CBCA 5683, 2020 WL 1970843 (C.B.C.A.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 19, 2014

The earlier “LEED Project Registration Agreement” and “LEED Project Certification Agreement” have both been replaced in v4 with a new single Certification Agreement , accessed at the time of project registration through LEED Online after inputting the project details. Green Building Council.”

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

May workers designate someone with a union without a collective bargaining agreement at their workplace, or with a community organizations act as their personal representative for OSHA. Yes, OSHA recognizes the role of “employee representative” who may represent employees’ interest.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 5, 2013

Quote from homeowner who after an agreement was reached, contracts signed, deposit made before final payment tried one more time to re-negotiate the price. Cost of Services A Contractor''s Story.

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Constructor Marketing that Works

AUGUST 6, 2013

The back-lot bargain was the frontline hot seller. Reminders of ‘customer anniversaries’, of ‘agreement appointments’, of your ‘referral rewards program’ or the endless list including awards, new employees, certifications, job completions, price increases and just about anything you can write a headline for. Big lesson: News sells.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2018

Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 29, 2022

If you maintain your appliances, the expenditure can momentarily calculate up, as genuine materials such as ink or plastics agreement more immediate than you acknowledge. Sparkling your scholar ID can constantly administer you get bargains. Study Trips of Masters in Architecture in the USA. Masters in Architecture in USA.

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Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 5, 2005

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. These types of waivers are usually seen in contracts where there is a disparity in bargaining positions. The court held that, "unless the legislature prescrives a jury waiver method, we cannot enforce it.

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Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

7] In doing so, there is a risk that a dispute board could deny a party the benefit of their bargain by ignoring specific contractual terms. Finally, and possibly most problematically, dispute board decisions, whether binding or not, are relatively easy to ignore and difficult to collect.

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Civil Lead

APRIL 22, 2020

Whereas in the case of a material contract as the contractor buys all the materials, the owner is not supposed to have expertise in purchase or bargaining for materials. Bulk buying and his capacity on account of technical knowledge to bargain with the suppliers. A long-standing relationship with the suppliers.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I would say the vast majority of my clients are very fearful of losing their jobs, even with a collective bargaining agreement in place. Whenever symptoms manifest an injured worker needs to see a doctor and file an injury report if the doctor believes the illness is work-related. Why are people reluctant to report workplace injuries?

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The Korte Company

MAY 5, 2020

Those that lease existing spaces often time construction to coincide with the expiration of a lease agreement. Moving into a new space can also impact agreements between owners and outsourced custodial or maintenance providers. The challenge is amplified if those providers are protected by labor unions. Equipment availability.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

But in the upside down world of big-money sports–where a losing franchise is viewed by ultra-rich moguls as a bargain bauble with a potentially huge return on investment–the Kings are the hottest property in the NBA. Lakers, they need the Hubble Telescope to see the injury-plagued Lakers lacing up their sneakers for the playoffs.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

AUGUST 13, 2019

Finally, the third possible amendment would overrule current Board case law holding that collective bargaining language in the construction industry, standing alone, can be legally sufficient to prove a union’s majority status and establish a conventional 9(a) bargaining relationship between an employer and its employees’ union (9(a) relationship).

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

AUGUST 13, 2019

Finally, the third possible amendment would overrule current Board case law holding that collective bargaining language in the construction industry, standing alone, can be legally sufficient to prove a union’s majority status and establish a conventional 9(a) bargaining relationship between an employer and its employees’ union (9(a) relationship).

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