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California Construction Law Blog
What You Need to Know About Home Improvement Contracts
By Garret Murai
By Garret Murai, June 15, 2019 Wikimedia Commons Given the variety of problems that can arise on a construction project, from defects to delays, it’s difficult to draft a construction…
The Construction Seyt
The Integrated Project Delivery Model: Why, What, and How to Decide if it is Right for Your Project
By Jay Houghton
As a response to an increasingly demanding market place, project delivery methods have evolved from the more traditional methods of design-bid-build, design-build, and construction-manager-at-risk into what is known as Integrated…
Constructlaw®
Colorado Court of Appeals Finds Contractor Satisfied Conditions Precedent Under Performance Bond
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v Guar. Co. of N. Am. USA, 2019 BL 97923 (Colo. App. Mar. 21, 2019). This construction dispute involved rights and obligations under a performance bond supplied…
Ahead of Schedule
Five Reasons to Get the Contract Signed Before Construction Starts
In the Pacific Northwest, Mother Nature can play a large part in whether or not a construction project will be completed on time and on budget. The importance to both…
Zalma on Insurance
You Only Get What You Pay For
By Barry Zalma
No Need for, Nor Right to, Indemnity – No Damages Insurance is a risk transfer device. Construction contracts also act as risk transfer devices since they include indemnity agreements and…
The Lien Zone
What Should be in Every Construction Agreement
By Alex Barthet
Who doesn’t want to have and use a better construction agreement? You can do so by simply making sure you address the following 6 topics.Define the scopeYou need to define…
Louisiana Law Blog
Don’t Throw Out Your Old Construction MSA Just Yet – LA Middle District Holds That the Date of the MSA Controls (Not the Date of the Work Order) For Purposes of Applying the Louisiana Construction Anti-Indemnity Act
The Louisiana Construction Anti-Indemnity Act (La. R.S. 9:2780.1) generally renders null, void and unenforceable any provision in a construction contract (defined broadly to include design, construction, alteration, renovation, repair, and…
The Lien Zone
What Clauses Could Put You in Jeopardy?
By Alex Barthet
Contractors should know that there are three clauses in most all construction contracts which could create significant exposure. PAY-IF-PAID: Getting paid is obviously the most important part of any job.…
California Construction Law Blog
“Design” and “Performance” Specifications: A Recipe Book
By Garret Murai
By Garret Murai, February 19, 2019 Julia Child. Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication In Berkeley Cement, Inc v. Regents of the University of California, Case Nos. F073455…
Construction Law Insights
Ohio Court of Claims Decision Puts Public Works Bond Sureties Directly Behind the Eight Ball
By Andrew J. Natale, Gregory A. Thompson
Strict Application of Claims Waiver Provisions Bars Surety Payment Claims In Berkley Ins. Co. v. Kent State Univ., Ohio Ct. of Cl. No. 2018-00579JD (Jan. 14, 2019), the Ohio Court of Claims…