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Collaborative Construction Solution – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Poor performance of one participant will often excuse other participants from the need to strictly fulfil their obligations, or entitle them to claim additional money from the owner. The over-riding goal of most contractor becomes minimizing the cost of performing the agreed scope or activity and maximizing profit.

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Pennsylvania Superior Court Places Time Limit on Good Faith Withholding Under CASPA

Constructlaw

At a jury trial, Silvi prevailed and was awarded the unpaid $160,000 balance and $1 million in lost profits. In a subsequent bench trial, the court denied Silvi’s CASPA claim, finding that Carney had withheld payment in good faith. Silvi asserted that the trial court abused its discretion in denying its CASPA claim.

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ASBCA Says “Not So Fast” to Contractors Seeking Relief from Pandemic Impacts

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently issued a decision regarding a contractor’s claim for increased performance costs due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery order contained numerous fixed-price line items, some of which the contractor needed to procure from an outside vendor.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Profitable partnering for LC. Bramble, B.

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8 Tips to Manage Cash Flow Like Your Construction Business Depends on It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

To successfully grow, construction firms need to effectively manage cash flow to procure materials, pay vendors and salaries, fund new projects, and finance other day-to-day business operations. The real problem is that poor cash flow management can be disastrous…impacting your project schedules, profitability, and relationships.

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Monitoring Your Financial Position to Succeed in the Construction Industry

Viewpoint Construction Technology

And what often happens is that the lack of time to analyse the best way to make decisions or procure the right components means that project managers react as opposed to making rational decisions. Sometimes this erodes profit, but in some scenarios, it can mean losses or even worse. But Doesn’t Generic Accounting Software Do the Job?

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Challenging Times = Emerging Sales Opportunities

Pro Builder

If you’re not familiar with these terms, they refer to outside agent sales that aren’t properly registered and are determined to be the “procuring cause”—defined as the continued and uninterrupted series of actions of an agent that ultimately result in the sale of a property—of a home sale. Outsourcing Your Sales. Are Co-op Sales Worth It?