By Brian S. Wood; Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP The outbreak of COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) has wreaked a considerable human toll of death, physical suffering, fear, and anxiety internationally. Much of the fear and anxiety results from a lack of information or a full understanding about the spread of the disease, protection against infection, and treatment.
READ MOREBy J. Timothy Crenshaw, Counsel, Schulman, LeRoy & Bennett, P.C. The recent decision in Snake Steel, Inc. v. Holladay Construction Group, LLC is significant for subcontractors’ rights with respect to retainage withheld on construction projects in Tennessee. Tennessee’s Prompt Pay Act (the “PPA”) includes a provision requiring that retainage withheld on projects involving $500,000 or
READ MOREby John Buescher, Central Region President, McCarthy Building Companies You can’t drive around most cities these days without noticing the cranes, bulldozers and other visible signs of a healthy, growing economy. From the dramatic transformation taking place on many university campuses, to the ambitious expansions of airports, hospitals and research institutions, the U.S. is in
READ MOREConsensusDocs announced in December 2019 the publication of a new industry standard public-private partnership (P3) agreement. The ConsensusDocs 900 Standard P3 Agreement and General Conditions is a pioneering document from ConsensusDocs that represents a vast improvement of P3 agreements. Consistent with the ConsensusDocs philosophy, the document provides a fair and balanced standard for a P3
READ MOREBrian Perlberg, Esq., delves into the background, creation and use of the ConsensusDocs 541 Design-Assist Addendum, which is the construction industry’s first design-assist contract document to help close the gaps between people’s common practice, what they contract to perform, and what is meant by “design-assist.” The structure of the 541 Design-Assist is NOT intended to
READ MOREBy Sean Calvert, Esq., Partner, Calvert Menicucci, P.C. It always amazes me the changes a mere decade can bring in an industry that has been going strong for so long. This past year I was working on the group that was drafting the new ConsensusDOCS 755 master subcontract form released this past July. The
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