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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

If the principal is a general contractor with a “pay-if-paid” clause in its subcontracts, must a subcontractor wait for the general contractor to be paid before it can collect on a payment bond? Foundation Constructors, Inc. , I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8). 267 F.Supp.3d

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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

With an Order Of Judgment, in favor of Permapost Products Company against Weyerhaeuser Company filed on November 17, 2015, resolving the final third party claims, the more than 15 year old disputes and differences over the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, are over.

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A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage

Levelset

A plumbing contractor’s insurance policy covers claims for property damage, but it may also help defend against lawsuits resulting from a work-related incident. Each field of subcontracting work has its own area of focus in insurance matters. The average cost for a workers comp claim in 2019-20 was $41,353.

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The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part III: The Missing Link

Pro Builder

Let’s compare this record to another industry claiming a revolution-in-progress. Panels are awesome, for example, but not if the foundation guy can’t/won’t deliver a foundation to spec. . . Subcontractors: The current industry structure of subcontracted work isn’t conducive to technology. How can this be? .

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The allocation to each Public University which makes application shall be based on each Public University’s federally financed research and development expenditures as reported by the National Science Foundation. You may claim the credit on the return for the taxable year you incurred the qualified expenses. The Research Program.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The program is capped at 10,000 new jobs being claimed each year by all participants; whereas a taxpayer is limited to a maximum of 400 new jobs per year. The credit provided to the investor totals 39 percent of the cost of the investment and is claimed over a seven-year period. time permanent jobs paying above average wages.

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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 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build).