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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers

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Lend Lease Construction (Sept. And yet we see a claim for delays and extras filed at the end of a construction project that challenges these very contract provisions. The Court of Appeals of North Carolina recently grappled with this exact scenario in Gamewell Mechanical, LLC v. 1, 2020) (PDF).

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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

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Working on a negotiated basis for the initial build-out puts the GC in the best position to work out any kinks in the prototype plans that become evident once construction starts, without it resulting in a costly change order. Project Plans Are Not Fully Finalized.

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Retrofitting a Shopping Center in Today’s Climate

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Keep in mind, it becomes more important to re-use features when you’re working with temporary or pop-up retail tenants than with long-term leases. You’ll receive the most accurate subcontractor pricing and the fewest amount of construction change orders with highly detailed architectural drawings.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

All businesses that purchase, finance, and/or lease less than $2 million in new or used business equipment during tax year 2011 should qualify for the Section 179 Deduction. change orders. Good on new and used equipment, including software. 2011 Limit on equipment purchases – $2 Million Dollars (up from $800k previously).

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

When considering your options, be sure to compare how much money you are spending, investing or leasing and compare that to the data speed and safety services you’re receiving. change orders. Most of the time, we get what we pay for, and it’s no different with hosting technologies. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008.

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Xero To QuickBooks Conversion

Contractor Bookkeeping

Have Change Orders. You don''t have to buy QuickBooks, we can lease it for you. If this describes you then perhaps QuickBooks is a better fit for you than Xero. QuickBooks Works Best If You: Take Job Deposits. Issue Multiple Invoices. Need Job Costing Reports. Need Payment Applications. Periodic Invoices For Bank draws.

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QuickBooks Enterprise To QuickBooks Conversion

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Have Change Orders. You don''t have to buy QuickBooks, we can lease it for you. If this describes you then perhaps QuickBooks Desktop Version In The Cloud is a better fit for you than QuickBooks Enterprise. QuickBooks Desktop Version In The Cloud Works Best If You: Take Job Deposits. Issue Multiple Invoices. QuickBooks cleanup.