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How are developers navigating uncertainty related to tariffs?

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“Tariffs are only part of the uncertainty in the market right now. Many clients, even those with entitled projects, have told me over the past several months that they were pausing on new construction due to interest rate...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Avoiding Contract Conflicts: Five Key AIA Provisions to Align with Lease Agreements

This article continues a series offering practical guidance to developers, owners, and project teams on how to proactively harmonize American Institute of Architects (AIA) construction documents with the broader contractual...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Allocating the Risk of Tariff Price Increases

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As the Trump Administration’s tariffs are now in effect, owners, developers, and contractors managing pending construction projects face questions about who is ultimately responsible for impacts (both time and cost) resulting...more

Gray Reed

Economic Outlook – The Impacts of Inflation and Interest Rates on the Construction Industry

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What’s the deal with inflation and interest rates? Inflation has been, unfortunately, a hot topic as of late. In the wake of COVID-19, inflation has caused rising prices and unpredictable market conditions that affect...more

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Lien and Bond Claims in February 2025: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of February....more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Climate Change and Construction: Top Five Considerations for Owners Before Building

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As the start of 2025 has already shown with the destructive Los Angeles wildfires, the impact of climate change on businesses and homes can be devastating. Many owners and construction contractors were already grappling with...more

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Disrupted Operations – Owners Beware!

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Industrial construction is poised for continued growth in 2025, especially with incoming presidential administration and its anticipated emphasis on domestic economic production. Nowhere will this growth be seen more than in...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Progressive Design-Build Model and Co-Development Agreements in Canada: Five Key Considerations

Whether public or private, large infrastructure projects involve complex risk and resource management. Project owners must first identify, describe and mitigate design, construction, financing and operational risks, and then...more

Gray Reed

Lien and Bond Claims in January 2025: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of January. Lien and Bond Claim Notices and Filings Required by: January 15, 2025...more

Mayer Brown

Legal developments in construction law: December 2024

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1. DOES A D & B CONTRACTOR HAVE TO CHECK THE ER DESIGN? A design and build contractor may agree to complete the design of a project but does that responsibility extend to checking the design in the Employer's...more

Jones Day

Significant Reforms on the Horizon for Security of Payment in Victoria’s Construction Industry

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Like similar regimes in other States, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (VIC) (“Victorian SOPA”) was intended to reduce insolvency in the construction industry and enhance cash flow for...more

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Lien and Bond Claims in December 2024: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of December....more

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What’s In Your Best Interest? Summary of a Recent Utah Supreme Court Case on Post-Judgment Interest in a Construction Case

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On March 7, 2024, the Utah Supreme Court issued its decision in Sunstone Realty Partners X LLC v. Bodell Construction Company (2024 UT 9). The decision provides a cautionary tale for parties to a construction contract who may...more

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Lien and Bond Claims in November 2024: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of November....more

K&L Gates LLP

Lay of the Land: Has Washington State Resolved the Condo Liability Problem?

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Major residential condominium construction has seen a decade-plus lull, due in part to an onerous warranty statute applicable only to condos. The Washington State Legislature significantly changed that statute in 2019, and...more

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Lien and Bond Claims in October 2024: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of October. ...more

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Why Construction Companies Should Engage Early in the Texas Legislative Session

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As the Texas legislative session approaches, kicking off on January 14, construction companies across the Lone Star State need to start gearing up for their advocacy efforts. Early engagement is not just beneficial—it’s...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Legislature Passes Major Reforms for "Builder's Remedy" Projects

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California law requires cities and counties to regularly plan for new housing development and to prepare and adopt housing elements that formalize these plans. For those cities and counties that fail to adopt housing elements...more

Allen Matkins

California's Construction General Permit and Industrial General Permit – 2024/2025 Annual Update

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Regional Boards’ enforcement of the Construction General Permit (CGP) and Industrial General Permit (IGP) continues to yield high penalty figures; transition to 2022 CGP brings new requirements; and the forthcoming...more

Gray Reed

Lien and Bond Claims in September 2024: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of September. If you have any questions about the lien and bond claim process, don’t hesitate to reach out to any member of the Gray Reed...more

Stoel Rives LLP

From Lien to Clean: Addressing an Expired Lien in the Chain of Title

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One of the most common protections for laborers, contractors, suppliers, and others providing construction services or materials for a project is the right to a lien against the project property for the value of the work...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Attorneys’ Fees and the American Arbitration Association Rule

A common question from clients, when a dispute arises on a construction project, is whether they can recover their attorney’s fees from the other side if they pursue a case and win. More often than not, such fees are not...more

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Lien and Bond Claims in August 2024: Dates to Remember

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Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of August. Be sure to subscribe to the Texas Construction Law Blog to automatically receive our monthly lien and bond guides, as well as...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Second Circuit Affirms Win for General Contractor on No Damages for Delay Provision

In NASDI, LLC v. Skanska Koch Inc. Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (JV), 2024 WL 1270188 (2d Cir. Mar. 26, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing a...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Owners Beware: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Underscores Strict Adherence to Prompt Payment Act

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On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued its decision in Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v. Graycor Construction Company, Inc., et al, which interprets the Massachusetts Prompt...more

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