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ConsensusDocs releases updated federal subcontract to help construction firms perform federal work

BD+C

The newly revised ConsensusDocs standard subcontract ( ConsensusDocs 752 for federal work) will make it easier for general contractors and subcontractors to perform federal work. Codes Codes and Standards'

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#65:  Unjust Enrichment Recovery for Verbal Change Orders

NH Construction Law

” Some contracts are even more limiting, expressly stating that if extra work is done without a signed change order, no additional compensation can be claimed. ” Notice that Axenics did not seek compensation for an added scope of work, but for making an existing scope more expensive to perform. Section 7.2.1 33, 37 (1996).

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Similarly, New Hampshire law provides that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay amounts owed to its employees under workers’ compensation laws, the general contractor must cover those as well. But even on private projects written subcontracts can reserve the right to inspect subcontractor payroll records. RSA 275:46. § 5.5(a)(6).)

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#66:  Labor Inefficiency Costs: Who Pays? How Much?

NH Construction Law

Sometimes this unanticipated time/space compression is the owner’s fault, in which case the general contractor/construction manager and its subcontractors will likely be entitled to increased compensation by change order or otherwise -- and to a mechanic’s lien if that increase is not paid. See Town of Bedford v. Brooks , 121 N.H.

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#114:  No Damages for Delay -- Maybe, Maybe Not

NH Construction Law

Contracting parties contemplate the possibility of delays, and often include contract language to address them – sometimes with clauses precluding a contractor from any monetary compensation for delays, even owner-caused delays. Brown Company, Inc. Simmons Co., 2d 132, 140, 118 N.E.2d ”).

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

The much bigger cause for financial concern is workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance. Because construction is a dangerous industry, workers’ compensation insurance is expensive even without an OSHA violation on your record. Contract breach es.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

project task/line item, a full description in plain English, a unit of measure and a corresponding unit price, including labor, material, and equipment details, and an associated approved contractor coefficient are to be the basis for Contractor compensation. The UPB costs should NOT include contractor overhead and profit. to 5:00 P.M.

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