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Construction Contract
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Real Estate & Construction
Roads & Bridges | When Approximate Means Assumed Risk
WHEN APPROXIMATE MEANS ASSUMED RISK A New York Court Shows How Performance Specifications Can Leave Contractors Holding the Bag Sometimes when we are told what to do, the directions include…
Adjudication Insider
The Ninth Annual Report Concerning the Construction Contracts Adjudication Panel
In November 2025, the Chairperson of the Ministerial Panel of Adjudicators published the Ninth Annual Report (‘Report’) concerning the Construction Contracts Adjudication Panel. The Report covers the period from the…
Florida HOA Lawyer Blog
Florida Law Requires Prompt Processing of Change Orders in Public Sector Construction Contracts
In response to concerns from construction contractors over the slow response from Florida local governmental entities to change orders that could create delays and added costs, the Florida Legislature made…
China Law Insight
发包人的项目部、分公司或子公司是否有权对外签订建设工程施工合同？其效力如何？
By King & Wood
作者：季海兵 建设工程施工合同一般由发包人与承包人签订，是承包人进行工程建设，发包人支付工程价款的合同。但实践中，除发包人与承包人之间签订建设工程施工合同之外，发包人的项目部、分公司或子公司还有可能就建设工程施工的相关事项与承包人或其他主体签订合同。发包人的项目部、分公司或子公司是否有权代表发包人对外签订相关合同？相关合同的效力是否有效？本文就此具体分析和讨论。 阅读更多
China Law Insight
建设工程施工合同完成招投标程序后，变更合同主体是否会影响合同效力？
By King & Wood
作者：陈鑫 程世刚 李东骏 王悦 康震 王帅 根据《招投标法》、《招投标法实施条例》等相关规定，在建设工程施工合同完成相应招投标程序后，应由招标人和中标人于中标通知书发出之日起三十日内签订合同文件，如双方签订的建设工程施工合同的工程范围、建设工期、工程质量、工程价款等实质性内容与招投标文件不一致，则极有可能会被认定为对合同内容的实质性变更。 阅读更多
China Law Insight
施工单位是否有权对建设工程施工合同单方提出变更？单方要求变更应注意哪些事项？
By King & Wood
作者：陈鑫 程世刚 李东骏 王悦 康震 王帅 建设工程项目在施工过程中经常会出现由于客观情况变化、发包人新增需求等因素，导致工程内容等发生变更。《民法典》第五百四十三条规定：“当事人协商一致，可以变更合同”，即发包人和施工单位可以依法协商变更合同内容。另外，施工合同中通常也会有关于工程变更的条件、程序、期限等内容的约定，发包人和施工单位还可以根据合同约定进行变更。 阅读更多
Construction Law Zone
Fixed Price, Fluid Quantities: The Hidden Risks in Lump Sum Agreements with Variable Units
Lump sum construction agreements are the most basic of the different design-bid-build options: the contractor agrees to complete the entire scope of work for a fixed price, and assumes most…
ContractsProf Blog
No Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine for Willful and Wanton Conduct
HIVE Construction, Inc. (HIVE) built a restaurant insured by Mid-Century Insurance Company (Mid-Century). The construction contract called for HIVE to use two layers of drywall between the restaurant’s kitchen and…
DBL Law Blog
Higher Costs, Fewer Deals: What Contractors Should Do Now to Protect Their Projects
By Matt Klein
A Cooling Market Meets Rising Costs Recent data from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) points to growing caution across the construction industry. Material and labor costs remain stubbornly high, while…
Best Practices Construction Law
Court or Arbitration? Why Contractors Can’t Afford to Get this Wrong
As a construction litigation lawyer, dispute resolution is a recurring issue. It starts before the project begins at the time of contract negotiation, where the parties decide whether to require…