Agreement Contractors Drafting Subcontracting 
Construction Lawyer
JANUARY 30, 2014
17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. Weisel, a California resident hired Ryan, a California corporation, to be the general contractor for a residence in Hawaii. Nor does the subcontract contain anything like Paragraph 24.3.3
Best Practices Construction Law
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Just like my kids expect to be paid for the lemonade they sell, contractors and subcontractors expect to be paid on a timely basis once the work has been performed. 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.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Owners pass on certain risks (contractually) to general contractors, who may do the same thing when hiring specialty contractors. For this reason, construction professionals must find better ways to craft and negotiate agreements. The shifting of risk and liabilities is a very common practice when drafting contracts.
Construction Dive
MARCH 10, 2016
By Bruce Jervis Many project owners, contractors and subcontractors use their own “standard” forms of agreement. Not surprisingly, these customized contracts tend to favor the drafting party. The drafting party seeks to impose its terms through reference. What is disturbing is the lack of transparency.
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 12, 2015
Just like my kids expect to be paid for the lemonade they sell, contractors and subcontractors expect to be paid on a timely basis once the work has been performed. 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.
NH Construction Law
APRIL 26, 2020
When contracts and subcontracts are negotiated, it is common for written drafts and redrafts to circulate between the parties, sometimes with a letter of intent to enter into a contract thrown into the mix, and sometimes with competing forms being used – a proposal or bid on one side, an expansive formal contract on the other.
Construction Law Monitor
AUGUST 24, 2012
This Bill protects subcontractors when contracting so that they cannot be held liable to indemnify the general contractor or owner from certain types of negligence. There is no need to waste taxpayer money to draft, argue, and pass bills such as these. Let the parties contract to whatever they want.
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