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Porter Hedges LLP

The Sweeping Application of the Texas Construction Anti-Indemnity Act

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Although generally known as the “Texas Construction Anti-Indemnity Act,” the sweep of Subchapter C of Chapter 151 of the Texas Insurance Code (the “TCAIA”) is much broader than its name would seem to suggest.[1] ...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? 5 Tips for Top Gun Subcontractors (don’t get your goose cooked)

Dear YouDig?, Our “Top Gun” bid team is thrilled to have secured a prime plumbing subcontractor on a new hospital project. One problem, the general contractor trashed our form. We are stuck with a mind boggling 60 page...more

Snell & Wilmer

Arbitration Provisions in Colorado Construction Contracts: Implications on Challenges to an Arbitrator’s Jurisdiction

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Many construction contracts include provisions requiring the parties to arbitrate disputes relating to the contract or construction project rather than bringing their claims in a court of law. Often times, the arbitration...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You’ve Gotta Fight For Your Right To Get Paid: The Right To Stop Work

A contractor is halfway through the (timely) completion of a project and the owner’s payment is late. Days, weeks go by, and now the contractor is incurring all the costs of the work without any compensation. It might be...more

Woods Rogers

GAO Rejects Contractor's Use of AIA Bid Bond for Federal Project

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As all construction contractors know, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) provides a series of nearly 200 industry standard consensus forms that define the relationships and terms involved in design and construction...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Signing a Construction Contract in the Middle of the Coronavirus Pandemic . . . Two Contract Clauses to Consider

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There is rightfully a lot of buzz in the industry about force majeure clauses.  Authors are writing about how far and how much they protect contracting parties from unforeseen and uncontrollable events that cause delay....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

What Are Parties’ Rights Under the AIA Owner-Contractor Agreements in the Event of a Coronavirus Pandemic?

Needless to say, a coronavirus pandemic (or even the threat of such a pandemic) could have significant impacts on ongoing construction projects. A potential or actual pandemic could dramatically affect the labor force and...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Contractual Notice Requirements: Do You Really Need Them?

Presented by Cohen Seglias Partners John A. Greenhall and Lisa M. Wampler on February 12, 2019. A critical element of protecting the assets of your company is learning how to lessen or eliminate commercial risk through the...more

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Trick or Treat? Popular AIA 2007 Design and Construction Contracts No Longer Available After October 31, 2018

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Ready or not? The 2007 versions of several popular American Institute of Architect (AIA) contracts will be phased out on Halloween. Owners, contractors and design professionals that have not switched over to AIA’s 2017...more

JAMS

2 Dispute Resolution Choices For Construction Contracts

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It was the best of provisions; it was the worst of provisions, crafted by the wise and well-meaning alike. For years, construction documentation has been primarily sourced from the American Institute of Architects. The AIA...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Florida Construction Contracts: Significant Changes In The 2017 AIA Documents – Digital Data Use And Transmission

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Because of advancements in the use of digital technology in the administration of construction contracts, the 2017 AIA documents now default to the AIA’s Digital Data Use and Transmission protocol established in 2013 as set...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The 2017 AIA Changes that Matter to Owners

Last time, we discussed how some of the 2017 revisions to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) form design and construction contracts benefit general contractors. Such revisions added clarity to provisions concerning...more

Clark Hill PLC

New AIA Contract Documents Change Insurance Requirements

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While other industry forms are now competing, the AIA Contract Documents remain the most used contract and construction-administration forms in the construction industry. In order to keep pace with industry trends, the AIA...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

The New 2017 AIA Contract Forms Add Exhibit A Requiring Greater Specificity in Contractually Required Insurance

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In negotiating contracts based on the AIA’s widely-used construction industry forms, construction owners and contractors will soon start seeing the AIA’s new seven-page Insurance “Exhibit A,” which requires a more...more

Miller Canfield

New AIA 2017 Construction Contracts Part I: Owner General Contractor Forms

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This is Part I of a four-part series discussing the new AIA 2017 forms. Part II will discuss the general conditions to the construction contract (A201-2017); Part III will discuss the Owner—Architect forms (B101-2017,...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Importance of Construction Contracts and Items to Consider When Preparing Construction Contracts

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It's important for parties entering into any significant economic transaction to have written contracts.  This is especially true for construction projects which are, by their nature, complicated.  A contract on a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Managing Project Risk With Enforceable Indemnity Agreements

Most contracts in the construction industry supply chain require the “downstream” project participant to indemnify those “upstream” against a spectrum of losses or claims relating to the project. Upstream participants, such...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Limitations of liability—Scenario One: Waivers of Consequential Damages

This is the second post in the four-part series “Limitations of liability—The Elephant in the Room.” Waivers of consequential damages have become the industry standard, and these clauses are found in most industry...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Court of Appeal Opens Pandora’s Box on Definition of “Contractor” for Forum Selection Clauses

In Vita Planning and Landscape Architecture, Inc. v. HKS Architects, Inc. (“Vita Planning”), the First Appellate District held California’s Code of Civil Procedure section 410.42 (“Section 410.42”) which prohibits an...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

When Contract Forms Cause Unintended Consequences

Inclusion of unrevised Standard AIA contract forms in your construction agreements can cause serious unintended consequences. A case decided by the Indiana Supreme Court, Bd. of Comm’rs. Cty of Jefferson v. Teton Corp., 30...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Top Ten Construction Clauses: Change Orders and Change Directives

Construction contracts typically provide for changes in the scope of work through change orders, construction change directives and orders for minor changes. AIA Document A201-2007 and the ConsensusDocs Standard Agreement...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Restrictive Covenants in the Construction Industry: An Often Overlooked and Underutilized Source of Protection

Restrictive covenants come in many forms; they can be stand-alone agreements, such as a confidentiality agreement, or they can be included in various types of contracts, such as noncompete or nonsolicitation provisions in...more

Troutman Pepper

Smart Contracting For Green Design And Construction

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Originally published in Green Building News, February 20, 2013. Successful green building requires more planning and, preferably, a greater degree of integration in overall project delivery, than building without green...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Design & Construction Practice: 2012 Year in Review

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It was another memorable year for the construction industry in Massachusetts. As the economic recovery continued to take hold, commercial construction market activity continued to stabilize and public projects remained a...more

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