Construction Law
JUNE 3, 2024
Early Contractor Involvement Risks and opportunities of ECI and NEC option X22 Early contractor involvement is a growing trend as clients take on board the message that it can lead to better project outcomes. which are exercised only rarely despite the expense incurred in negotiating them.
Best Practices Construction Law
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. However, in Thomas J.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Owners pass on certain risks (contractually) to general contractors, who may do the same thing when hiring specialty contractors. For this reason, construction professionals must find better ways to craft and negotiate agreements. Karalynn also emphasizes the importance of negotiating who takes on certain risks and liabilities.
HardHatChat
JANUARY 18, 2011
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. Also, by using poorly maintained equipment, you carry a higher risk of equipment malfunction, which could jeopardize your safety plan. Get online. If you’ve read HardHatChat before then I’m preaching to the choir.
Construction and Infrastructure Law
JANUARY 9, 2020
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. A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk.
Construction and Infrastructure Law
JANUARY 9, 2020
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. A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 19, 2020
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., Such an assumption may be fraught with risk that may not be revealed until a problem arises during construction, such as submittal of a claim.
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