Meta Description: Learn about the significance of project monitors in the construction industry. Understand their role, daily tasks, and impact on ensuring accuracy, value, and timeliness toward project completion....more
This paper emphasizes the significance of risk and dispute management during the lifecycle of a construction project, highlighting how the early detection of issues can contribute to successful project outcomes. It emphasizes...more
When representing owners on construction contracts, I often ask the owner whether they want to include a liquidated damages provision in the contract. A liquidated damages provision describes an amount of money, agreed upon...more
In a purely cooperative world, construction contracts would be unnecessary. If the owner or contractor caused a problem, the party would admit fault and make amends. Unfortunately, we do not live in a purely cooperative...more
When a contractor indicated indifference to executing a project on schedule and failing to meet the substantial completion date, an Ohio appellate court found that the contractor’s actions constituted recklessness and, based...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
In a recent case before Justice Andrea Masley, Corporate Electrical Technologies, Inc. v. Structure Tone, Inc. et al., Plaintiff Corporate Electrical Technologies, Inc. (“CET”), a subcontractor, was hired by Structure Tone,...more
There is objection evidence. There is subjective evidence. And sometimes, it is a combination of both A case cannot go much worse when a court’s opinion starts with the following: “This case concerns a contract in which a...more
In Cypress Fairway Condo. v. Bergeron Constr. Co., 164 So. 3d 706 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) the 5thDistrict Court of appeals defined “completion of the contract” to mean completion of performance by both sides of the contract, not...more
On Thursday, November 9, 2017 HUD hosted a live webinar to provide an overview and discussion of the recently developed Completion Certification and the RAD Minority Concentration Analysis Tool. A video of the webinar can be...more