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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Best practices for handling change orders. 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. Let’s meet in the middle.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. 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. However, in Thomas J.

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Litigation Topics for Prime / Subcontractor Contracts

Construction Law Monitor

Here both parties need to negotiate terms to better protect when a dispute arises. There are a number of provisions which could be contained in a prime/subcontractor contract that need to raise a red flag when present and should be negotiated by either party so as to keep the contract from becoming one-sided. Lien Waivers.

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New Contractor Business Start Up

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. Invoicing - For small projects we have a Free Invoice Template you can download and for larger projects with multiple deposits, change orders, progress payments check out our Pay Application.

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Unique Tips To Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. Invoicing - For small projects we have a Free Invoice Template you can download and for larger projects with multiple deposits, change orders, progress payments check out our Pay Application.

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We Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. Invoicing - For small projects we have a Free Invoice Template you can download and for larger projects with multiple deposits, change orders, progress payments check out our Pay Application.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

design/negotiate/build). design/negotiate/build). 00 52 16 Agreement Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 33 Agreement Form – Construction Manager at Risk – Stipulated Sum.