Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2023

That’s where Jason Waddell , Director of Construction Technology at Batson-Cook , comes in. We do commercial construction, pretty much anything vertical. Half of our business is in healthcare, our specialty, and the rest is commercial: schools, park decks, and any other type of vertical construction.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. 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. Turner Construction Company , the U.S.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

PRO BUILDER: What are some common cyberattacks hackers use on construction companies? RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. You have perimeter defenses. or unintentional.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2021

Most contractors have heard of design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk, and even public private partnerships, various project delivery methods, which, at their heart, focus on balancing the interests of the various parties involved in a construction project, from owners, to design professionals, to contractors.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Delay claims on a construction can be confusing, especially when you think about the delay to the work being performed and the disruption to other activities. The County entered into an agreement with the Contractor to expand a three-mile stretch of road. A few years ago, I found a case the shed some light on the delay v.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Notable about this case is the contractor’s invocation of a July 2, 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum concerning the financial consequences on contractors with firm-fixed-price contracts lacking an economic price adjustment clause during “historic and unprecedented challenges” in the wake of the pandemic’s onset.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. Indemnification clauses are arguably the most important part of an agreement when an accident or dispute arises on a project.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Pro Builder: What are some common cyberattacks hackers use on construction companies? RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. You have perimeter defenses. or unintentional.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Lehman & Company (“JFLCO”) has announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Oldenburg Group Incorporated to acquire its Heavy Equipment Group, including both its defense and mining business units. In a return to its roots dating back to 1858, the new company will be named Lake Shore Systems, Inc.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. Indemnification clauses are arguably the most important part of an agreement when an accident or dispute arises on a project.

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Construction Lawyer

APRIL 16, 2009

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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NH Construction Law

DECEMBER 19, 2020

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. What about payment bonds on private construction projects? Pace Construction Corp. , I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8). Dole Co. , Wellington Power Corp. ” Paisner v.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 8, 2014

Volvo has reconsidered a February 2013 agreement it made with Russia’s state-owned Uralvagonzavod to build an armored infantry fighting vehicle, according to a report from The Local. Renault Trucks Defense, owned by Volvo, would supply a motor for the vehicle and the vehicle would thus need approval from Stockholm. '

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Constructlaw

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Corporacion AIC, SA Case Corporacion arose out of a construction dispute between two Guatemalan companies, Hidroelectrica Santa Rita S.A. 17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19]

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

What Is a Construction Change Order? While a construction change order might sound like a unilateral request or decision, it’s not. A change order represents a mutual agreement to change the work, schedule, price, or other term of the contract. When Do Construction Change Orders Typically Occur?

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 9, 2012

In the construction arena, the same types of questions arise. Whether the court or the arbitrator decides the statute of limitations issues depends on the parties' contractual agreement. The real lesson here is to understand that the parties' agreement will determine who decides arbitrability of disputes. UEG Araucaria, Ltda. ,

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Construction Lawyer

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Construction Lawyer

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Construction Lawyer

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

281 Broadway Holdings, LLC , a subcontractor was forced to pay for the costs of defense of the owner and general contractor, even though the court found that the contractor was not at fault. There was an indemnification provision in the contractor/subcontractor agreement that read as follows: A. In a recent New York case, Koerner v.

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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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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 21, 2016

Tully Construction Co. , The general contractor entered into an agreement with the City of New York Department of Sanitation to construct a garage. Read this post on providing notice and ten other tasks when pursuing a construction claim. In Schindler v.

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Constructlaw

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. In those clauses, the overall success of COVID-19-based force majeure defenses is still unknown.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 2, 2012

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Construction Law Monitor

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The new legislative session has begun in Washington, and a number of bills affecting the construction industry have been introduced. Athletic Field construction lien case. House Bill 1532 (Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints). Introduced by Rep. Introduced by Rep.

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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. The Back-and-Forth.

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Construction Lawyer

APRIL 3, 2012

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 12, 2015

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. 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. Turner Construction Company (pdf) , the U.S.

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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. This could affect $262 billion in federal government construction contracting as well as nearly 200,000 workers on federal construction contracts. Wages and benefits.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 2, 2015

We Are QuickBooks Experts Specializing In Construction. Did You Quit Your Job - And start your own construction company only to discover you need a contractor’s license and bond. Did You Ask A Friend Or Relative - To loan you some start-up capital and they agreed on condition you become equal partners in your construction company.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 20, 2014

Let Us Help Reduce Construction Business Start Up Stress. We Are QuickBooks Experts Specializing In Construction Bookkeeping Services. You Quit Your Job - And started a construction business only to discover you need a contractor’s license and bond. Consult with a construction attorney and follow their advice.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 4, 2012

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Always a priority of any IT platform, security and data privacy is just as important in the construction industry as they are in banking. It’s no secret that the right construction software sets you and your business up for success, having a direct effect on the management of estimates, bids, timelines, payroll, and more.

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Construction Lawyer

JULY 20, 2012

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

County, State, and Local Governments, include secondary education unfortunately continue to use JOC simply as a means to speed delivery and bypass traditional procurement versus as a LEAN collaborative construction delivery method. The ENR index is a weighted aggregate of changes to construction costs. See (e)(2).). (b)

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 11, 2018

A recent California case may force engineering, procurement and construction companies doing business with foreign suppliers to reconsider—and maybe rewrite—their contracts. Construction litigators beware! In Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII v. Changzhou SinoType Technology Co.,

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Construction Lawyer

JANUARY 29, 2014

The School District decided to proceed with the construction and hired Wight as the architect. Construction was completed in 2002. It argued that the language of the four-year construction statute of limitations clearly and unambiguously provided that no statute of limitations applied to fraudulent misrepresentation.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 1, 2012

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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