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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. In Universal Concrete Products Corp.

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#66:  Labor Inefficiency Costs: Who Pays? How Much?

NH Construction Law

Sometimes this unanticipated time/space compression is the owner’s fault, in which case the general contractor/construction manager and its subcontractors will likely be entitled to increased compensation by change order or otherwise -- and to a mechanic’s lien if that increase is not paid.

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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. She recalls her experience speaking with a fellow attorney who had to go through a 129-page subcontract that could have been cut down to ten pages. “It’s

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Litigation Topics for Prime / Subcontractor Contracts

Construction Law Monitor

Commonly litigated subcontract provisions. Change Order and Extra Work Provisions. Very popular area for dispute in construction contracts – changes are always happening. Very important risk-shifiting devices – can determine a win or loss regarding a claim. Lien Waivers. Notice Provisions.

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Keep Construction Office & Operations Teams Happy with These ERP & Financial Integrations  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With Agave, you can: Read data from Autodesk Construction Cloud, including projects, RFIs, companies, users, locations, contracts, and change orders. Write data to Autodesk Construction Cloud; this includes change orders, observations, and coordination issues.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 52 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 24 Subcontract Form – Construction Manager as Agent or Adviser – Stipulated. 00 52 54 Subcontract Form – Design/Build – Stipulated Sum.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 52 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 24 Subcontract Form – Construction Manager as Agent or Adviser – Stipulated. 00 52 54 Subcontract Form – Design/Build – Stipulated Sum.