Washington, D.C. Fly-In
- CONSTRUCTION
- June 17, 2025
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
READ MOREFebruary 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
READ MOREFebruary 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
READ MOREFebruary 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
READ MOREFebruary 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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READ MOREJanuary 2019 Edition by R. Russell O’Rourke, Esq., Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis, LPA You are from Missouri—or any other state for that matter—and you read about a construction case that has gone to court here in The Contractor’s Compass. You say to yourself, why would I possibly care about a case from Ohio, California,
READ MOREJanuary 2019 Edition by R. Scott Heasley, Esq., Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis, LPA Prompt Pay Acts can serve as a blessing or a curse for subcontractors and suppliers. The blessing: If a general contractor refuses to pay for a subcontractor’s work after it has received payment from the owner, the subcontractor can recover 18
READ MOREJanuary 2019 Edition by American Subcontractors Association ASA, along with The Surety & Fidelity Association of America, submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief on Jan. 4, 2019, asking the Ohio Supreme Court to limit awards greatly in excess of legitimate claims in breach of contract cases involving multiple defendants. The case—Waverly City School District Board of Education
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