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Lean Construction: A Primer for Subcontractors 1

EDUCATION
August 7, 2018

August 2018 by Jim Cavaness, MMC Contractors West, Inc. There are so many different variables and conditions of satisfaction that must be considered by all involved in trying to bring a project to successful fruition. As a specialty contractor, we have a unique perspective on the use of Lean construction processes. This perspective is simply

ASA President's Letter
July 13, 2018

July 2018 Dear ASA Members, I am excited to serve you and our organization as the 2018-19 President of the American Subcontractors Association. It is humbling to look back over these years and see all the great leaders that I am following. I am proud to represent such a worthy and honorable organization. My time

Documentation
July 13, 2018

July 2018 by Joseph L. Katz, Esq., Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille, P.C. Just as the three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location, successful construction has its own recipe for success: document, document, document! A good rule of thumb is the more documentation the better, both for timely and quality

Documentation
July 13, 2018

July 2018 by Anwar Hafeez, SDC & Associates, Inc. In order for a subcontractor to be well organized and run a project efficiently and increase their profits, they needs to keep these five logs to track of information and find it quickly: Submittal Log RFI Log Change Order Log Backcharge Log Letters Incoming/Outgoing Log

Documentation
July 13, 2018

July 2018 by Masaki James Yamada, Ahlers Cressman & Sleight, PLLC The majority of construction contracts contain a notice provision detailing how and when the contractor must give notice of a claim or change. Increasingly common in these notice provisions is also a “forfeiture clause,” which states that if a contractor fails to

Contractor Community
July 13, 2018

July 2018 Edition House Endorses Contractor Payment Protections On May 24, the full U.S. House of Representatives approved two important payment protections for contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal construction projects. The provisions were incorporated in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515), which the House approved by a

Claims, Legally Speaking
June 4, 2018

June 2018 by Stephen Moore, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Accidents happen. No matter how thoroughly your workplace is invested in a culture of safety, sooner or later, if you are doing enough business, accidents will happen. How those accidents impact your business, your employees and your customers, however, is something you can

Claims
June 4, 2018

June 2018 by Marc J. Felezzola, Esq., Babst Calland Although every subcontractor begins a project with full expectations of a successful project for which it will receive timely payment, the reality is that some projects encounter financial difficulties. Fortunately, the law provides subcontractors with security against those difficulties in the form of mechanic’s lien

Uncategorized
June 4, 2018

June 2018 by Anwar Hafeez, SDC & Associates Typically, construction contract general conditions provide contractors with a built-in system to deal with conflicts and omissions errors in plans and specifications. Construction owners and architects put provisions in the general conditions under the heading of “Order of Precedence of Documents” (or similar language) that communicate

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Lean Construction: A Primer for Subcontractors 1

ASA President’s Letter 0

The Three Stages of Construction Documentation 0

The 5 Logs You Must Keep 0

LEGALLY SPEAKING: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Notice Requirements—Before You Sign the Contract 0

Contractor Community 0

Legally Speaking: Accident/Injury Documentation and Record-Keeping 0

Lien and Bond Claims: A Subcontractor’s Security Blanket 0

How to Win Conflicts or Omissions Every Time 0

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