Social media has become a powerful tool for small to medium-sized construction companies to generate leads for both residential and commercial projects. With over 3 billion people using social media worldwide, there is a huge...more
2/21/2023
/ Arrangement and Promotion ,
Business Development ,
Business Strategies ,
Construction Project ,
General Contractors ,
Lead Generators ,
Marketing ,
Online Platforms ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
Social Media
If you are a homebuilder, residential housing developer, construction industry insurer, or any one of the many participants in the industry providing affordable and decent housing for the citizens of South Carolina, you are...more
In life, rejection is often hard to swallow. In construction, that rejection can sometimes amount to millions of dollars. A Massachusetts court recently held that an owner’s rejection of the contractor’s payment...more
What’s a goocher? If you saw the movie, Stand By Me, then you know exactly what I mean. And there are times when parties to a construction contract face a goocher. ...more
3/17/2021
/ Breach of Contract ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Payment Terms ,
Performance Standards ,
Real Estate Development ,
SD Supreme Court ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Time Restrictions ,
Timely Project Completion ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
Long before I was an attorney, I heard this tale that if you endorsed a check that had the words “PAID IN FULL” written on the check, then you were accepting the check as full payment of whatever was owed. But I have never...more
It happens all the time! The owner-contractor agreement contains a “no damages for delay” clause; a clause requiring that all changes be in writing before work is performed; and a clause requiring partial lien waivers and...more
9/25/2020
/ Breach of Contract ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Terms ,
Delay Claims ,
Failure To Pay ,
No Damage For Delay ,
Real Estate Development ,
Waivers
In Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. v. The Town of Sudlersville, Maryland (Sept. 22, 2020), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland held that a construction contractor had waived certain...more
The last six months have been a whirlwind, especially for this single dad of six school children (who are no longer in school) while I work from home/office/car/jobsite/court....more
I have been thinking of launching a leadership mastermind for construction professionals. And this idea came to me over the past month as the world basically came to a complete halt—except for the construction industry,...more
It goes without saying that in the world of construction contracts … words matter! There is language in the Goes decision that a cost-plus contract imposes upon the contractor an implied duty to incur reasonable and proper...more
3/3/2020
/ American Institute of Architects ,
Best Practices ,
Change Orders ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Failure To Pay ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fixed Price Contracts ,
Lump Sum Payments ,
Payment Terms ,
Project Management ,
Prompt Payment ,
Real Estate Development
Owners in Tennessee are celebrating a new law recently passed because they may get their icing, too! The new statute, signed into in May 2018, immediately created a cause of action providing for remedies for the successful...more
While having nothing to do with Disney nor being a dad, there is a new law in Florida that went into effect on July 1, 2017 that governs the limitations period for actions other than to recover real property. ...more
Most experts say that the construction industry will experience slow and continued growth throughout the new year. For example, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, construction in 2017 is anticipated to see moderate job...more