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ASA Subcontract Documents Suite Includes Wrap-up Insurance Bid Conditions and Wrap-up Insurance Subcontract Conditions0
- Risk Management
- March 7, 2019
March 2019 Edition by American Subcontractors Association ASA’s Subcontract Documents Suite reflects the improvements made in recent revisions to the ConsensusDocs standard subcontract documents. In late 2016, ConsensusDocs revised its documents to reflect evolving technology and insurance products and to assure consistency and clarity among all the documents in the ConsensusDocs portfolio. The ASA Subcontractor
READ MORELEGALLY SPEAKING: Pay Attention to the Indemnification Clause in the Subcontract0
- Legally Speaking
- March 7, 2019
March 2019 Edition by Timothy Woolford, Esq., Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. Most subcontracts contain indemnification clauses, also sometimes referred to as “hold harmless clauses.” Their purpose is to transfer the risk of certain losses or expenses on construction projects from the GC to the subcontractor. Usually (but not always), the losses or expenses which trigger
READ MORERisk Transfer: 30 Questions for Consolidated Insurance Programs, aka Wrap-Ups0
- Risk Management
- March 7, 2019
March 2019 Edition by American Subcontractors Association and Richard B. Usher, Hill & Usher, LLC Will all subcontractors be “named insureds” for the CIP-provided coverages? What limits will be available to subcontractors, by line of coverage? What are the deductibles per line of coverage, and who is responsible for payment? Is there a reinstatement of
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ASA Files SLDF Brief in Crosno Construction, Inc. et al v. Travelers Casualty and Surety of America0
- Construction in the Courts
- March 7, 2019
March 2019 Edition by American Subcontractors Association ASA submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief in California, affirming the Superior Court’s judgment which voided a surety’s reliance on a “pay when paid” provision to withhold payment from a subcontractor. The case, Crosno Construction, Inc. et al v. Travelers Casualty and Surety of America, is currently on appeal to
READ MOREASA President’s Letter0
- ASA President's Letter
- March 7, 2019
March 2019 Edition Dear ASA Members, ASA recently submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief in California, encouraging the Court of Appeal to affirm a trial court ruling, citing the importance of maintaining current law on mechanic’s liens, stop notices, and payment bonds in the State of California. These laws provide meaningful security for payment for all interested
READ MOREContractor Community0
- Contractor Community
- March 7, 2019
March 2019 Edition ASA Working on Draft Proposed Retainage Legislation As ASA continues to craft its legislative agenda for the 116th Congress, we are focusing our efforts on draft proposed retainage legislation that would lower the maximum retainage rate used by the federal government to 5 percent from 10 percent. In construction contracts, retainage is
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How to press pause and take a tech break0
- Life
- February 14, 2019
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READ MOREWhy Should Subcontractors Care About Implementing Lean?0
- Contracts
- February 13, 2019
February 2019 by Jim Cavaness, MMC Contractors West, Inc. You have probably been using Lean ideas for years but did not know the process was called Lean. It is hard to build a team or to get a group of people to achieve a common goal without using some Lean principles. It is not
READ MORELean Construction: A Primer for Subcontractors0
- Contracts
- February 13, 2019
February 2019 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
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