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No-Damage-For-Delay Provisions and Lien Waivers Remain Enforceable — and Valuable — in New York

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Pizzarotti LLC, a construction manager, sued its subcontractor, X-Treme Concrete, Inc., The court rejected X-Treme’s argument that the no-damage-for-delay provision did not bar its claim because the cause of the delay (incomplete drawings) was not within the parties’ contemplation when they executed their subcontract.

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How to Do a Takeoff in Construction: A Step-by-Step Guide   

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Today’s construction landscape leaves very little room for error. With rising material costs and razor-thin margins, construction professionals must ensure that project costs and materials are precisely estimated so they can make accurate projections and optimize their bids. . Jump to sections: What is a construction takeoff.

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#123:  Bonding Around a Mechanic's Lien

NH Construction Law

Draws on a construction loan may halt. Eclipse Construction, Inc. ; HPB Construction, LLC v. v Calamar Construction Management, Inc. Otherwise, every payment bond would automatically convert every subcontract on the bonded project into a “no lien” subcontract. The MacMillin Company, LLC.

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Snappii offers some useful construction apps to perform various construction activities efficiently

Construction Cost Estimating

Now construction professionals use smart phones extensively to complete their tasks in jobsite. Various Apple or Android Apps are used to accomplish all the tasks like Construction Daily Log, Estimating, Operations and Tasks management, Equipment Inspection etc. associated with the construction.

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Construction Project Closeout

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We’ve all been there, stuck on that job that everyone has left, construction project closeout is not fun, but it’s a necessary evil of every project. Construction Turnover and Permit Closeout. Construction Turnover, Occupancy, Substantial Performance (incase you’re not sure what each of these are we’ve added them to the glossary).

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Secrets to a Successful Commercial Construction Subcontractor Relationship

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We GCs may think we’re the star, but we all know the most successful commercial construction project s require great subcontractors. Because without skilled subcontractors a commercial construction general contractor is just a guy in an office. Keep in mind, the cheapest subcontractor may not be the best sub for the project.

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Construction Forms for excel

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Forms screenshot Construction Forms for Excel are designed to facilitate contracting and administrative tasks for construction work and projects. The package of over 140 purpose built forms are customizable Excel templates and documents addressing all areas of construction contract work.

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