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

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In a perfect world, a contract should include a clear set of instructions that conveys well-defined expectations to all parties concerned. This episode of Autodesk’s Digital Builder podcast addresses the most common challenges with contracts and how simple adjustments can ensure you fully understand what you’re signing.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

The subcontractor argued that the prime contract between the owner and the contractor defined the cost of work to include “payments made” to subcontractors. So, what should your contracts provide? (Again, it should be noted that some states limit the enforceability of these clauses by either statute or case law. However, in Thomas J.

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Judicial and Legislative Control Over Construction Contracts: Implied Obligations and Impermissible Clauses

Construction Dive

Believe it or not, a construction contract with scores of provisions that runs dozens of pages does not actually define the entire legal relationship between the parties, regardless of how thorough the contract may seem or how much time and expense they invested in its drafting. Read more.

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Illinois Federal District Court Enforces Partially Executed Agreement to Arbitrate

Constructlaw

Spirtas countered that the TPA was not a valid and legally binding arbitration agreement because SGLC never countersigned it. The court then noted that whether the TPA was valid centered around whether SGLC’s signature was necessary to officially form a contract. For its part, Spirtas demonstrated assent to the TPA by signing the TPA.

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Illinois Federal District Court Enforces Partially Executed Agreement to Arbitrate

Constructlaw

Spirtas countered that the TPA was not a valid and legally binding arbitration agreement because SGLC never countersigned it. The court then noted that whether the TPA was valid centered around whether SGLC’s signature was necessary to officially form a contract. For its part, Spirtas demonstrated assent to the TPA by signing the TPA.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. This often includes entities and persons related to the contracting parties, not just the parties themselves. What exactly will be covered?

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. This often includes entities and persons related to the contracting parties, not just the parties themselves. What exactly will be covered?