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Contractor’s Guide to Biden’s Buy American Act Changes: Buy More (and More and More) American

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Elected officials in Washington, DC appear to have identified one topic that both parties can agree on—strengthening domestic content requirements on federal projects. Holding true to its word, the Biden administration recently issued a proposed rule that would make additional changes to an already complicated legal framework.

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Double Take: Court Finds That Contractor Waived Owner’s Past (But Not Future) Payment Obligation Failures

Best Practices Construction Law

The parties’ agreement required the owner to make payment within 20 days of submission of an application for payment by the contractor. The agreement also contained a provision that any modification of the contract was required to be in writing. The Town of Sudlersville, Maryland (Sept. Stick with me … there’s more.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

Best Practices Construction Law

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. It is worth the effort to seek legal advice from an attorney in your jurisdiction about these issues prior to drafting and executing contracts with other parties.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Drafting settlement agreement and release reflecting amicable resolution of disputes and differences arising out of construction of green building. Telephone call with client and others including local counsel re application of DC mandatory green building law related to shared photovoltaic panel and vegetated green roof. 03:30 p.m.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses

Best Practices Construction Law

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. It is worth the effort to seek legal advice on these issues prior to drafting and executing contracts with other parties. In Universal Concrete Products Corp.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

But arising from a 2014 confidential agreement signed by the U.S. Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) Moreover, USGBC should end its collaboration with ASHRAE and others under the 2014 agreement, on the development of a 2021 LEED v5. The 2015 IgCC (. The 2015 IgCC (.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

The closeness of agreement within individual. ” Metadata includes data associated with either an information system or an information object for purposes of description, administration, legal requirements, technical functionality, use and usage, and preservation. Gillman, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC 20212.

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