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Are You Holding Back Your Company's Growth?

Construction Business Owner

You priced estimates yourself, presented bids in person, signed every contract, made all the important decisions, negotiated subcontracts, ordered materials needed, supervised most jobs, handled all the paperwork, created invoices, paid the bills, met with customers and handled all the problems.

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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting

Construction Lawyer

Ryan, in turn, subcontracted part of the work to Welch, a Hawaii corporation. The subcontract between Ryan and Welsh: does not contain any provision by which the parties explicitly consent to, or agree upon, jurisdiction, venue, or any particular "forum" in the case of litigation. Dist, Sept. Italics added.). of the General Contract.

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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

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ALS’s subcontract permitted the DOT to hold back 60% of its payments to assure ALS would warranty the work, which ALS did with site checks performed between June 2019 and May 2020. This case presents important lessons for both subcontractors and developers, including: Claim forms matter, especially when submitted as sworn statements.

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Job Order Contract Source Evaluation Plan

Job Order Contracting

2) Subcontracting support capability and subcontract management, including identification of key subcontractors, purchasing system/level of subcontracting. (3) 5) Price, including completeness, reasonableness.

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Construction Estimator and Bidding mobile app

Construction Cost Estimating

This exclusive video tutorial is presented by SnappiiApp. The app allows to quantify material , labor, subcontract and other costs needed to complete a construction project.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Before subcontracting any significant portion of a long term job to someone who isn’t known to be financially solvent, the wise general will ask for proof that the sub can carry the strain of weekly payroll through a monthly requisition procedure, with retainage. How does a GC protect itself? § 5.5(a)(6).)

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#99:  General Contractors' OSHA Liability for Subcontractors' Violations

NH Construction Law

19-0593 (OSHRC March 8, 2021), a general contractor on a residential roofing contract entered into a subcontract that allocated safety responsibility to the installing sub and specified that the GC “cannot reasonably be expected to prevent, detect or abate violative conditions by reason of its limited role on the project.”