• ConsensusDocs 305 – New Tool to Contract for Lean Projects0

    February 2019 by Joel W. Darrington on behalf of the ConsensusDocs Coalition As the awareness and embrace of Lean construction continues to expand in the construction industry, ever-increasing numbers of projects grapple with the question of how to address Lean construction principles and methods in their design and construction contracts. Project owners have taken primarily

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  • 10 BD Strategies for Impact0

    February 2019   by Larry Silver, Contractor Marketing Inc. In construction, the business development function is a key to ongoing success and growth. I want to impart 10 key strategies that you can consider and apply moving forward in 2019. There are two aspects to BD that are preeminent. The first is to build relationships

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  • Legally Speaking: Cyber-Attack and Cost of Remediation0

    February 2019   by Joseph J. Bosick, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Alfano, LLP In this day and age, it is almost impossible to find an industry or company that is immune to cybersecurity threats. Recent headlines provides an abundance of evidence of how sophisticated and widespread today’s cyber-attacks have become. According to the Identity

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  • ASA President’s Letter0

    February 2019   Dear ASA Members, This past month, ASA, joined by The Surety & Fidelity Association of America, submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief in Waverly City School District Board of Education v Triad, et al, urging the Ohio Supreme Court to limit awards greatly in excess of legitimate claims in breach of contract cases involving

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  • Contractor Community0

    February 2019   Reintroduction: Discussion Draft Change Orders Legislation ASA has partnered with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC) in drafting a discussion draft “change orders” legislation that would amend the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide prospective construction contractors with the following: Information on bid proposals and the administration of construction contracts; Improvement

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  • How to build emotional strength

    How to build emotional strength0

    • Life
    • January 26, 2019

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