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Construction Contract
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BuildSmart
Mississippi Passes New Retainage Law Governing Private Construction Jobs
By Slates C. Veazey, R. Sumner Fortenberry
Construction contracts for private projects will soon be subject to a new retainage law in Mississippi. On April 19, 2024, Gov. Tate Reeves approved SB 2762 into law, and after…
Texas Construction Law Blog
Broad Form Indemnities in Construction Contracts
Broad form indemnities are common in Texas construction contracts, even though indemnifying someone for their own negligence is a tough pill to swallow. In 2011, Texas passed a law limiting…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Navigating the Waters Beyond Construction Law: Unveiling the Ties Between Construction and Maritime Liens
Construction law is a complex field that intersects with various other industries and legal fields, one being the maritime industry. In nearly twenty years of practicing construction law, I have…
Adjudication Insider
Adjudication and complex large value disputes
By Paul Hughes
Introduction The annual reports from the Chairperson of the Construction Contracts Adjudication Panel indicate that, to date, adjudicators have dealt with some large value disputes. For example, in 2021 the…
Texas Construction Law Blog
Timing Matters for Differing Site Conditions
Many construction contracts contain some version of a “differing site conditions” clause. AIA’s A201 general conditions, as well as in the EJCDC equivalent, contains a changed site condition clause. It…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
YOUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Your construction contract is an important topic. What’s even more important is YOUR process for reviewing and negotiating construction contracts. Are you simply acting as a riverboat gambler willing to…
Baker Law Blog
Flat Fee Residential Contracts
By Jeremy Baker
Why Is It Crazy to Start a Home Improvement Project without a Good Contract? Why Are Good Construction Contracts Essential to Completing Projects on BUDGET? Why Are Good Contraction Contracts…
Ahead of Schedule
Strategies for Getting Difficult Construction Contracts to the Finish Line
Parties negotiating a design and construction contract for a large project will often leave for the end discussions of a few provisions that one side or the other has characterized…
Adjudication Insider
One dispute or two?
By Paul Hughes
This blog post may be of interest to our clients involved in construction adjudications in England and Wales. Under s108(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (E&W)…
Ahead of Schedule
The Role of Liquidated Damages Provisions in Construction Contracts
The glue that holds together a construction project—an undertaking that can be massive, with millions of dollars at stake and the coordination of thousands of people required—is the construction contract,…