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- January 12, 2018
By Sandra Benson, Procore The more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill recently signed by President Biden is one of the most ambitious and largest upgrades of U.S. roads, highways and other transportation infrastructure in a generation. Billions will be poured into overhauling the nation’s public works system, mitigating climate change, and accelerating new projects with
READ MOREBy Jack Rubinger No one ever said that documentation is the most fun part of business, but documentation and clear communications separate the amateurs from the professionals. Even a job as simple and straightforward as a roof repair can be botched when follow-up documents are misleading, filled with industry jargon or are slow in their
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, handle.com Changes happen in construction projects all the time. From the design process all the way through project completion, multiple updates and modifications will be made by various stakeholders. These changes can be related to costs, timelines, and other aspects of construction. To prevent major delays and project issues, all changes must
READ MOREBy Gary R. Semmer, Assured Partners Great question! There has been a lot of debate over the years over how Change Orders (CO) affect your Insurance and Bonding programs. Let’s examine some of the issues, but first let’s look at how ConsensusDocs® and AIA define “Change Orders” in their contract language: ConsensusDocs 200 defines “Change
READ MOREBy Joseph Kanfer, Esquire; Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. Recruiting and retaining skilled employees has long been a challenge in the construction industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made retaining employees more urgent than ever. Non-compete agreements can be powerful tools to protect your business against losing key employees. Non-Compete agreements prohibit employees from working for
READ MOREBy Jordan R. Pavlus, Esq., Byrne Costello & Pickard, P.C. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we all got a stark refresher in force majeure clauses, which prior thereto were rarely invoked. Force majeure clauses typically excuse contractual performance for some identified reason outside the control of the contracting party, like an act of god, war,
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