Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Reading and understanding an insurance policy on a construction project can be a lot like understanding my kids playing Speak Out. This was a hard lesson learned by a contractor recently in Vivify Construction v. The winning team is the one that guesses the most phrases. Nautilus Insurance Co. , This ultimately negated coverage.

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Insurance Subcontracting Injury Construction 54

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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Subcontracting Legal Drafting Virginia 48

Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Earlier in the year, I made an April Fool''s Day joke on Twitter about the Supreme Court granting an appeal in a construction dispute. Apparently, the joke was on me.because the Supreme Court did take an appeal in a construction dispute! On December 3, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in In re Atl. Marine Const. Trial court.

Virginia 48

Virginia Texas Construction Subcontracting 48

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. Like every legal question, the answer is: It depends! Read this post on providing notice and ten other tasks when pursuing a construction claim. In Schindler v.

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Claims Contract Legal New York 82

Best Practices Construction Law

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week, I saw a Tweet about the United States Supreme Court granting certiorari in a construction dispute. and I thought it had to be an April Fools'' Day joke because they never take construction cases on appeal. The dispute relates to a subcontract agreement on a construction project located on Fort Hood in Texas.

Virginia 48

Virginia Texas Construction Subcontracting 48

Pro Builder

JULY 20, 2021

You can avoid legal trouble by managing client expectations with a simple yet comprehensive contract. A contract doesn’t have to be long and confusing to be effective, practically or legally. From project scope to warranty details, here are the basics of a simple but effective (and legal) contract for specialty trade work. .

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Contractors Contract Legal Change Orders 98

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.

Contract 40

Contract Illinois Legal Construction 40

Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2012

I recently found a good article on JDSupra.com , always a great source for solid legal content, regarding California Senate Bill 474. This new Bill, allows for subs to enter into subcontract agreements with general contractors and then after-the-fact afford the sub protections because the general contractor had a well written contract.

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California Subcontracting Contract Legal 54

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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Agreement Illinois AIA Chicago 40

NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. Quinn Construction, Inc. JBC Merger Sub LLC v. 145, 286 A.3d

Contractors 40

Contractors Bargains New Hampshire Contract 40

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.

Claims 40

Claims Agreement Illinois Subcontracting 40

Levelset

APRIL 28, 2022

Construction is a risky business, with among the highest rates of failure of any industry. SDI helps general contractors cover the expenses that are incurred when a subcontractor fails to perform according to the terms of their agreement. LA Plumbing is providing plumbing work on the project, and their subcontract is worth $2 million.

Insurance 52

Insurance Contractors Claims ABC 52

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.

Illinois 40

Illinois Subcontracting Liability AIA 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. DEFINITIONS.

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Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 27, 2016

Instead, the Court held, the prime contractor’s claim accrued only once it had resolved subcontractor costs, allowing the prime contractor to request a sum certain from the government. million; and. million; and.

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Claims Liability Contract Contractors 63

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

What every Owner should know about Construction Delivery is that it affects success or failure more than any other element. At a broad level, the following Construction Delivery Methods are available to Owners… Traditional Delivery Method- Design-Bid-Build. Various Construction Management Delivery Methods. Unit Price.

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Bidding Construction Documentation Subcontracting 100

Construction Lawyer

MAY 21, 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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Lien Illinois AIA Chicago 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Only two of the following construction delivery methods are LEAN. Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Do you know which they are? Advantages.

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Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

As a construction contractor considering a Job Order Contract (JOC), it is critical to be aware that all JOCs are not the same. This format is used to review the primary elements of a Job Order Contract from a “best practice” perspective with a focus upon the construction contractor. Unit Price Book: Do’s.

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Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

NH Construction Law

JULY 31, 2021

​The time-honored method for parties to signify their agreement to a contract – a signature on a piece of paper – has had to adapt to the digital age, and the law has adapted with it. Electronic signatures were declared valid in New Hampshire in 2001 with the enactment of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, RSA 294-E.

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Contract New Hampshire Agreement New Jersey 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

This format is used to review the primary elements of a Job Order Contract from a “best practice” perspective with a focus upon the construction contractor. It is important to review all Job Order Contract provisions to assure avoidance of any unnecessary financial risk or potential legal issues.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Estimating Software 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

Job Order Contracting enables a pre-qualified contractor(s) to perform repair, renovation, or minor construction of a facility or other form of built structure based on pre-described and pre-priced tasks as defined within a Unit Price Book – UPB. Asbestos and similar abatement may also be included if part of an overall project.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Materials Site 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75