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#123:  Bonding Around a Mechanic's Lien

NH Construction Law

When a general contractor or lower tier subcontractor or supplier records a mechanic’s lien attachment on property, security for the lienor’s hoped-for judgment is achieved – but often something more, and perhaps unintended, is achieved. v Calamar Construction Management, Inc. Eclipse Construction, Inc. ;

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

Constructlaw

A New York appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a subcontractor’s counterclaims for delay damages and for unpaid amounts because they were barred by the parties’ no-damage-for-delay provision and executed lien waivers, respectively. Pizzarotti LLC, a construction manager, sued its subcontractor, X-Treme Concrete, Inc.,

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Restoration: How to Manage Cash Flow While Waiting for an Insurance Check

Levelset

To cover these expenses, restoration contractors need to manage their cash flow to ensure they have enough money in the bank — especially when the insurance company is dragging their feet. Poor cash flow management is the number one reason why construction businesses fail. 5 tips to manage cash flow on a restoration project.

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Mayer Building Company for Subcontractors: Payment Guide & Resources

Levelset

Read a sample subcontract. Digging deeper into company processes for payment, change orders, lien waivers, and more will give you a sense of what to expect while working with them. . These documents are typical for most GCs, and any additional documentation will be requested by a project manager at Mayer Building Company. .

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Maxwell launches an exclusive construction management software

Construction Cost Estimating

the renowned leader in providing various types of construction management softwares and superior practices, recently introduced Maxwell Systems ProContractorMX version 3.1. This newly launched software has the core competence to augment inter-company transactions, change management, lien management, reporting, and lots more.

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#66:  Labor Inefficiency Costs: Who Pays? How Much?

NH Construction Law

Sometimes this unanticipated time/space compression is the owner’s fault, in which case the general contractor/construction manager and its subcontractors will likely be entitled to increased compensation by change order or otherwise -- and to a mechanic’s lien if that increase is not paid. But how is that sum calculated?

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constructionattorneyblog: Subcontractor's Mechanics lien allowed.

Construction Lawyer

LEED project managment software » May 21, 2009. Subcontractors Mechanics lien allowed where bank seized generals funds. 107108 (May 21, 2009), has ruled in favor of the subcontractor in enforcing a mechanics lien. The owner had hired a general contractor who, in turn, had subcontracted some of the work.

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