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Change Orders Without Chaos: A Payroll Perspective on Simplifying Your Process 0
- Change Orders, CONSTRUCTION, Contracts, Improving Productivity
- May 27, 2025
By Jack Biltis, eBacon Inc. Change orders. Just the phrase can send a shiver down the spine of even the most seasoned construction professional. While often viewed as an operational headache impacting project timelines and budgets, the ripple effects of a disorganized change order process extend significantly into the realm of payroll. For payroll managers
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Change Orders and Lien Rights: What You Don’t Document Could Cost You 0
- CONSTRUCTION, Documentation, Insurance
- May 27, 2025
By Patrick Hogan, handle.com Change orders are a reality on almost every job. But for subcontractors and suppliers, even a small change in scope can put payment and lien rights at risk if not properly documented. When timelines are tight and communication is informal, it’s easy to agree to a change over a call or
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Change Orders, Lien Releases, and Claims, Oh My!0
- Best Practices, Contracts, FINANCE, LEGAL, Legally Speaking
- May 26, 2025
How (Sub)Contractors Can Ensure They Protect Their Rights to What They Are Owed By Michael Metz-Topodas, Saul Ewing LLP michael.metz-topodas@saul.com Despite construction project’s fundamental premise—contractors should receive payment for work properly performed—too many subcontractors have lived through too many horror stories about projects where that does not happen. Such scarring experiences can lead subcontractors to
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Standing Tall on Safety: A Closer Look at Fall Protection in Construction Each year, falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry. In support of OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, it’s a great time to revisit the Hierarchy of Fall Protection. The questions I answered below

Contractor Community – May 2025 0

Welcome Stratus as ASA Silver Sponsor! ASA is proud to welcome Stratus as its newest sponsor. Here’s how they can help you be more productive and successful: Stratus enables Data Driven Contracting through best-in-class technology solutions, purpose-built for the MEP industry. Their flagship solution, Stratus, is an MEP workflow management tool that digitizes and optimizes

It’s Called “Delegation” – Basic Risks and Considerations for Delegated Design on Projects 0

By William Underwood, Jones Walker, LLP The use of delegated design on projects can create many practical benefits. But it can also create additional pitfalls and risks for contractors accepting delegated design responsibilities. Recognizing and understanding these various considerations is important for contractors taking on delegated design roles. This article examines some of these considerations

Top 5 Communication Tactics to Help Field Leaders Adapt Efficiently to Change Orders 0

By NCCER Staff It’s a story all subcontractors and specialty trades contractors are all-too-familiar with: A project is on time, sticking to the cost projections and otherwise running smoothly when all of a sudden—a change order comes in. Change orders can be unpleasant to deal with, requiring project stakeholders to quickly pivot from established plans

How Capital-Conscious Subcontractors are Getting Ahead—And Staying There—Year Over Year 0

By, Billd staff Billd’s 2025 National Subcontractor Market Report reveals subs with a strong capital strategy are more profitable, have stronger supplier relationships (and better pricing), and win more bids than their competitors. Billd surveyed more than 800 construction professionals to produce the fifth annual National Subcontractor Market Report. The responses from this year’s survey

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Change Orders Without Chaos: A Payroll Perspective on Simplifying Your Process 0

Change Orders and Lien Rights: What You Don’t Document Could Cost You 0

Change Orders, Lien Releases, and Claims, Oh My!0

Ask a Safety Expert – Fall safety 0

Contractor Community – May 2025 0

It’s Called “Delegation” – Basic Risks and Considerations for Delegated Design on Projects 0

Top 5 Communication Tactics to Help Field Leaders Adapt Efficiently to Change Orders 0

How Capital-Conscious Subcontractors are Getting Ahead—And Staying There—Year Over Year 0

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