Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The subcontract between the general contractor and the concrete subcontractor contained the following clause: “The obligation of contractor to make payment under this agreement, whether a progress or final payment, or for extra or change orders or delays to the work, is subject to the express condition precedent of payment from the owner. ”.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Review change orders and correspondence. You are going to go back to the original scope of work to see if that was well defined, and changes have been made either in the field or as part of a negotiated, detailed change. You need to confirm that the changes procedure in the contract was followed.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Review change orders and correspondence. You are going to go back to the original scope of work to see if that was well defined, and changes have been made either in the field or as part of a negotiated, detailed change. You need to confirm that the changes procedure in the contract was followed.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 12, 2015

The subcontract between the general contractor and the concrete subcontractor contained the following clause: “The obligation of contractor to make payment under this agreement, whether a progress or final payment, or for extra or change orders or delays to the work, is subject to the express condition precedent of payment from the owner.”.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The Nebraska-based lawyer, of course, writes about legal issues with a focus on Nebraska rules — but he has designed the blog/message so that it is relevant to readers far away from the state where he works. Failing to include these costs in change orders makes it far more difficult to recover the costs later.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. Before you go down the negotiating path, be sure you know your overall consumption by gallons. change orders. Home Contact Us About Us Subscribe Advertise Legal Disclaimer Site Map -->. They shared these tips and tricks with me on fuel management. January 2009. December 2008.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Many contractors negotiate payment due dates with their vendors to get themselves out of short-term cash binds. change orders. Home Contact Us About Us Subscribe Advertise Legal Disclaimer Site Map -->. It is well received by banks when you are aware of your weaknesses and are seeking ways to mitigate them. January 2009.

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Constructlaw

JUNE 17, 2022

Dream Finders Homes claimed that Weyerhaeuser misrepresented the nature of the joists and claimed remediation costs and legal expenses. And Weitz ultimately refused change orders and payment for Commercial Painting’s extra work. Second, the contract was signed only after heavy negotiation and investigation.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The contract includes a unit price book (UPB) that establishes a unit price to be paid for each of a multitude of construction line items including pre-priced/pre-negotiated items of work and materials. Advantages typically associated with JOC – Job Order Contracting Programs: Fast and timely delivery of projects.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 4, 2011

– will ultimately determine if you are on the bid list or in the negotiating room for the next project. change orders. Home Contact Us About Us Subscribe Advertise Legal Disclaimer Site Map -->. The answer to the question – What has this building done for me lately? January 2009. December 2008. November 2008.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 8, 2016

Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed. Proper implementation of an OPEN JOC TM program based upon industry best practices can reduce costs, improve quality, shorten project delivery times, virtually eliminate change orders and legal disputes, and provide higher levels of satisfaction.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

Items that are not in the UPB can be negotiated, priced, and added to the UPB at any time. After the cost estimates are completed, the contractor and user negotiate to resolve differences in line items and/or quantities in their respective estimates. Reduced or Eliminated Change Orders. Performance-based. Collaboration.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 15, 2012

General Liability and Auto/rental equipment insurance can help protect you and your company against claims for personal injury and property damage, and may provide you with legal defense of those claims. Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 20, 2014

General Liability and Auto/rental equipment insurance can help protect you and your company against claims for personal injury and property damage, and may provide you with legal defense of those claims. Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause.

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PSMJ Resources

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Agreements that are legal, effective, and achievable are even better. • React to change in real time. Issue timely change orders (even if there is no cost) to support an iterative and incremental approach based on customer collaboration rather than contract negotiation. Use evolutionary methods.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Adversarial, change-order-oriented environment is common between owner, A/E, and contractor. Change orders may be reduced versus DBB due to A/E-contractor collaboration and contractual relationship. Change orders are may be reduced due to A/E and contractor coordination through the design phase.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 2, 2015

General Liability and Auto/rental equipment insurance can help protect you and your company against claims for personal injury and property damage, and may provide you with legal defense of those claims. Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause.

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ProcurementExpress.com

JULY 15, 2019

And finally, cloud-based record-keeping means that construction companies can make better predictions about how much to charge clients because all the data is right there–including vendor pricing, past estimates, and records of change orders. Process Change Orders Quickly. Automate P2P.

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ProcurementExpress.com

JULY 15, 2019

And finally, cloud-based record-keeping means that construction companies can make better predictions about how much to charge clients because all the data is right there–including vendor pricing, past estimates, and records of change orders. Process Change Orders Quickly. Automate P2P.

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

If a task is not in the UPB, it can be negotiated, priced and added at any time to the book. For many JOC contracts a limit is placed upon the percentage of NPP costs allowed per task order, generally this is 10%. Reduced legal fees, and virtual elimination of change orders. Elimination of change orders.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 10, 2016

In no instance should a project exceeded the established maximum (including change orders) and combining multiple projects into one to circumvent the contract maximum is also inappropriate. For larger JOC Programs the maximum per project averages $500,000, with typical projects averaging $100,000.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

Labor costs will be reimbursed to the Contractor at the unit price rate multiplied by the Contractor negotiated coefficient(s). Supervisory costs are to be part of Contractor’s negotiated coefficient and will not be reimbursed as a separate labor. Any equipment reimbursements must be approved by the Owner prior to its use.

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