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ConsensusDocs releases new agreements for contractors who hire consultants

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ConsensusDocs has released the new ConsensusDocs 746 Constructor & Geotechnical Consultant Agreement and the 747 Constructor & Consultant Agreement. These contracts provide an industry standard for a contractor who wants to retain a consultant on a construction project. Standards Codes and Standards'

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Should Designers Be Liable to Contractors for Drawing Errors?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis It has long been controversial: Should design professionals be directly liable to construction contractors for deficiencies in the drawings and specifications? On one hand, contractors necessarily rely on the design documents when bidding and performing the work. There are arguments on each side.

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Do Project Labor Agreements Restrict Competition?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Project Labor Agreements are controversial. These are pre-hire agreements between a general contractor or a construction manager and a designated collective bargaining representative for all labor on the project. It could not be said with certainty that PLAs restrict competition. What do you think?

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ConsensusDOCS Releases New Teaming Agreement

Best Practices Construction Law

ConsensusDocs released the new ConsensusDocs 498 Design-Build Teaming Agreement today, which provides a standard contract for parties desiring to form a team for the purpose of submitting a bid on a design-build project. Critical issues such as confidentiality, withdrawal from the team, and document ownership are included.

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Broad Form Lien Waivers No Longer Part of the Game in North Carolina

Best Practices Construction Law

And if you are a contractor or subcontractor in North Carolina, the law makers recently afforded you some additional protections to your lien rights. The statute provides: (a) Provisions in lien waivers, releases, construction agreements as defined in G.S. 22B-1(f)(1), or design professional agreements as defined in G.S.

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The Challenges Of Construction Business Partnership

Contractor Bookkeeping

Randalism: A Partnership is the only ship designed to sink. How costs and profits are shared among the participants depends on how the joint venture is structured and the terms of the agreement. Contractors with annual sales of less than $10,000,000 often get together to work on a specific project. The devil is in the details.

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Reliance on Letter Agreement Defeats Architect’s Copyright Claim

Construction Lawyer

LEXIS 118757 (August 26, 2014), illustrates once again that letter agreements should be avoided by design professionals. The architect was hired to design a restaurant for the owner. The letter agreement did not specifically incorporate the terms of the AIA agreement so as to make it part of the “deal.”