Hopefully you had a great holiday break and are now back to work refreshed and ready to seize new opportunities in 2019. Many of our clients take time early in the year to review their body of contract templates to evaluate a...more
Letter from the Editor -
Welcome to the spring 2017 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope 2017 is off to a good start for you and your company.
An issue that seems to commonly come up in cost-plus...more
3/20/2017
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Arbitration ,
Building Information Modeling (BIM) ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Terms ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
General Contractors ,
Good Faith ,
Promissory Estoppel ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Subcontractors ,
Termination for Default ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers
Welcome to the winter 2016 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope your year has been good to your family, your company and you as we wrap up these remaining few weeks of 2016.
A recent hot topic with...more
12/8/2016
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Arbitration Awards ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Liens ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Design Professionals ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Statements ,
General Contractors ,
NLRB ,
Payment Bonds ,
Public Works ,
Statute of Repose ,
Subcontractors ,
Unions ,
Waivers
Arizona law has long protected the rights of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to prompt payment. However, all such protections have not extended to design professionals. For example, in 2013, the Arizona Court of...more
6/17/2015
/ Architects ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Design Professionals ,
Federal Contractors ,
New Legislation ,
Prompt Payment ,
Public Works ,
Subcontractors
Arizona has long protected the rights of subcontractors and material suppliers to seek recovery from the payment bond surety on public bonded projects. Arizona’s Little Miller Act, A.R.S. § 34-223, provides that claimants...more
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Welcome to the summer edition of our Under Construction newsletter. In this issue, we highlight several hot topic items affecting the construction industry such as what happens when the...more
6/15/2015
/ Amended Legislation ,
Appeals ,
Architects ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Liens ,
Contractors ,
General Contractors ,
Liens ,
Little Miller Act (LMA) ,
Payment Bonds ,
Performance Bonds ,
Public Projects ,
Service of Process ,
Subcontractors ,
Subcontracts
All work and no pay making you crazy? A temporary suspension of work may be an appropriate self-help remedy for an owner’s or contractor’s non-payment. Although termination of the contract for the material breach of...more
Welcome to the spring edition of our Under Construction newsletter. There have been some interesting legal changes that have taken place recently with the potential to significantly impact the construction...more
3/13/2015
/ Business Disruption ,
Change Orders ,
Common Ownership ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Liens ,
Construction Workers ,
Damages ,
Delay Claims ,
General Contractors ,
Indemnification ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mediation ,
Performance Bonds ,
Subcontractors ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Transaction Privilege Tax ,
Work Suspensions
Many claims that arise in design and construction may be mitigated or avoided as a result of prudent contract drafting at the outset of the project. This article provides practical tips for drafting contracts to minimize or...more
Contractor and subcontractor claims seeking relief—time and often money—for impacts due to delay, acceleration, disruption and loss of productivity and/or efficiency are common, as are disputes arising from such claims that...more
In This Issue:
- Letter From the Editor
- Tips for Presenting, Analyzing and Resolving Delay and Impact Claims
- The Ever-Shrinking Federal Budget: Preparing for Contract Cut-Backs
- Colorado Court of...more
3/16/2013
/ Construction Contracts ,
Contractors ,
Dangerous Condition ,
Duty to Maintain ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreseeability ,
Governmental Immunity ,
Sequestration ,
Subcontractors