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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

B291940 (October 26, 2020), 2nd District Court of Appeal, involved a JOC contract, a JOC contractor who charged rates higher than those specified in the unit price book, and the JOC contractor’s defenses against claims by the public entity that it had overcharged for its work. JOC Contract: Enforceable Contract or Mere Agreement to Negotiate.

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#125:  Pay-if-Paid Clauses and Contractor Default

NH Construction Law

But judicial reluctance to reach an unfair result is often in tension with judicial obligation to enforce bargains as written, and an unqualified pay-if-paid clause that recites no exceptions is hard to construe as permitting any. “Conditions in contracts are construed in accordance with their ordinary meaning.” 773, 781 (1988).

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. In those clauses, the overall success of COVID-19-based force majeure defenses is still unknown.

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

Business Facilities

More than 20 states had aggressively courted the aerospace giant when in the midst of negotiating a new contract with the Machinist’s Union it signaled it was willing to consider relocation its primary assembly facilities. Snohomish County has an extensive record of well-coordinated public-private planning in growing the aerospace cluster.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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Stafford County’s Tech Park 501c3 also is actively negotiating an option for dark fiber to support its interest on the land it just purchased adjacent to QCCS, working to be SummitIG’s first customer. Our economic development team is committed to fast-tracking business permits,” said Baroody.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

billion in projects are currently under negotiation, which will bring an estimated 1,100 new jobs to Stockton. The port generates more than $5 million in tax revenue every year with existing projects, which will nearly double in the short term as projects under construction and in negotiations are built. Additionally, another $1.7

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. Last year, CA Gov. gigawatt hours of electricity a year.