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Construction Law: June 2024

Construction Law

Editor’s comment Biodiversity uncertainty highlighted in NAO report Starving local authorities of funds has hollowed out engineering and planning departments and the impact is undermining government’s ability to pursue its own policies, Editor Nick Barrett says. which are exercised only rarely despite the expense incurred in negotiating them.

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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I’m sure some of you don’t have the time to draft a list of resolutions, so I’ve done it for you – you can thank me later. With your commercial general contractor on the front lines of all design plans and in charge of selecting the engineer and architect, you greatly reduce the risk for unnecessary change orders. Take a leap of faith.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

For example, in the Universal Concrete Products case, the 4th Circuit reasoned that Virginia courts favor the freedom to contract and that parties are freely able to negotiate and draft these types of provisions. However, in Thomas J.

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Coordinating specifications with an owner’s Division 00

Construction Specifier

In other instances, mixing different items can have adverse results, and may need expert guidance (the author acknowledges the advice and comments on drafts of this article from Gerard Cavaluzzi, Esq., The same thing can happen when negotiating changes in the contract price during construction. New York).

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

Best Practices Construction Law

For example, in the Universal Concrete Products case, the 4th Circuit reasoned that Virginia courts favor the freedom to contract and that parties are freely able to negotiate and draft these types of provisions. It is worth the effort to seek legal advice on these issues prior to drafting and executing contracts with other parties.

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Digital Builder Ep 15: Why Global Data Standards are the Future of Collaboration

Autodesk Construction Cloud

ISO 19650 is a series of quality standards concerning the organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM). The fourth and sixth components are currently in draft and their development is a reflection of ISO 19650’s growing popularity.

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Study Finds New Natural Gas Development Could Create More Than 45,000 Jobs And $9 Billion In Economic Development In Illinois

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“As we look at possible economic engines that could propel Illinois’ economy for decades to come, we need to look no further than the potential for increased natural gas production,” said Doug Whitley, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.