Contract Disputes, Change Orders, General Contractors

How should construction contracts approach potential tariffs?

Offit Kurman on 1/14/2025

As an initial primer: tariffs typically work as a tax, charged on goods purchased and imported to the United States from a foreign country. The tariff is charged as a percentage on the price paid for the foreign good. Tariffs...more

Don’t Let Disputed Change Orders Derail Your Construction Project

Stoel Rives - Ahead of Schedule on 11/21/2023

Change orders are a fact of life for construction projects. They can be challenging even when the owner and contractor agree on the scope, price, and schedule impacts associated with the change. Change orders are far more...more

Preconstruction Services, Project Savings, and Great Expectations

Stoel Rives - Ahead of Schedule on 7/27/2023

A developer client recently expressed mixed emotions when reflecting on a new project that had been delivered on time and under budget. The investors were happy, and the client had just written a check to the prime contractor...more

In the Contract or Out of the Contract? Payment Claims for Extra Work in Oregon

Miller Nash LLP on 2/22/2023

When a contractor performs “extra” work—more than its construction contract contemplates—how can it be paid? A common question, indeed. And one that usually is easily answered with a change order or extra work directive. But...more

Dear YouDig? Throwing Shade

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 9/28/2020

Dear YouDig?, We are a tree service contractor and some shady property manager is trying to give us a haircut. We don’t want a haircut. We like our hair AS IS. We had a contract. We changed the scope through agreed upon...more

A Dangerous Myth: That a Great Subcontract Will Prevent Claims on a Poorly-Executed Project - Construction and Procurement Law...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/2/2018

Well-drafted, legally-enforceable agreements are key to any construction company’s risk management strategy. This is especially true for subcontracts, which serve as a contractor’s critical tool to coordinate a successful...more

Arizona Contractors Confront Cardinal Change

Snell & Wilmer on 9/4/2014

The Cardinal Change Doctrine - The “cardinal change doctrine” is a legal theory pursuant to which a contractor who is presented excessive, cumulative or otherwise material contract change orders has the right to...more

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