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Seven Things to Do When an Owner Doesn’t Pay

Constructonomics

Of course we fronted large amounts of money for labor and materials that we were now looking to finance because payment was not being made. This attention to detail is paramount when trying to collect money because people tend to have amnesia when it involves payment and especially when it involves change orders.

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

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. The owner ultimately lost its construction financing on the project and abandoned the development. In Universal Concrete Products Corp.

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Contractors May Benefit by Taking Equity in the Project They are Constructing

Construction and Infrastructure Law

While the construction company’s management was great at operating the construction business, it was not so great when it came to the financing business. In general, EPCs that successfully realized investment returns typically invest through an independent financing arm. It may be time to revisit the financing model again.

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New Contractor Business Start Up

Contractor Bookkeeping

Use Credit Cards - And supplier accounts to finance your new business and be very careful about what you buy. Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. No work should ever be performed based on verbal agreements. You say O.K.

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Unique Tips To Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Use Credit Cards - And supplier accounts to finance your new business and be very careful about what you buy. Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. No work should ever be performed based on verbal agreements. You say O.K.

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We Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Did You Use Your Personal Credit Cards - And supplier accounts to finance your new business and perhaps you were not careful about what you bought? Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. You say O.K. This is getting extremely stressful.

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

There are links to other resources included in this article and it is put together in the order of importance. Three Steps To A Paradigm Shift: #1 Unfreeze - Being open to a new idea that is in agreement with your core values. #2 2 Change State - Arriving at a new understanding about something. Setup your partnership agreements.