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Client Relationships: 3 Reasons You Should Listen If Your Commercial Contractor Tells You No

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Working with a commercial contractor on a negotiated-bid basis, as Englewood Construction does with long-term client American Girl, can minimize the likelihood you’ll hear “no” from your GC during the bidding process. As a national commercial contractor , we are first and foremost in the business of customer service.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

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But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain. Commercial Painting Co.

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GA Court of Appeals Enforces Contract Clause, Excluding Liability for Incidental Damages Where Specific Performance Is Ordered

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DonRob planned to develop the other two sections into townhomes and commercial units. In the event … specific performance is not available … Purchaser may seek to recover from Seller out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement … which shall be capped at … $250,000[.]”

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

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Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v. The AIA’s popular A201 General Conditions form had such a provision in its 2007 version; it was eliminated in the 2017 version in favor of a pre-negotiated termination fee.) Ambrose Development, LLC , No.

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Dispute Boards: An Approach to the Efficient Resolution of Disputes in the Construction Sector

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Although the parties have tried to resolve their disputes through negotiation and even mediation, they have not been able to reach an acceptable settlement. 7] In doing so, there is a risk that a dispute board could deny a party the benefit of their bargain by ignoring specific contractual terms.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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The smaller commercial aerospace subsector helped offset these losses with a 17 percent increase in jobs in the same period. A few of these satisfied customers are: Piedmont Airlines (since l992); United Airlines (since 1994); Southwest Airlines (since 1996); Boeing Commercial Aircraft (since 1997); FedEx (since 1998); and A S A (since 2000).

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Deal of the Decade

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Industry analysts view the RFP as a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock and bring the union back to the bargaining table. Neither side characterized the meeting as a negotiating session, but the union confirmed it’s been urged by WA Gov. Jay Inslee and Everett Mayor Ray Stephenson to resume talks.

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