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How Creative Conflict Can Propel Business Negotiations

Construction Business Owner

How Creative Conflict Can Propel Business Negotiations. Long-term agreements, exclusivity, strategic relationships, joint ventures and partnerships have grown in place of old-style competitive price bidding. Alex Headley. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 08:37. The business-to-business (B2B) landscape has changed dramatically over the years.

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Restaurant Construction Franchise on the Rise – Where do you start?

HardHatChat

In fact, Crain’s Chicago Business just reported that Moe’s Southwest Grill has sold restaurant franchise agreements to open 10 new units in the Chicago market. For franchise operators new to the restaurant construction bid process, there is a definite learning curve with construction costs.

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Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor

Best Practices Construction Law

The contractor won a bid to construct a water system in two local counties. Under Mississippi law, despite what the parties may argue was their intent, cashing a check marked “final payment” constitutes an accord-and-satisfaction agreement, which precludes that party from bringing future claims for additional payment.

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JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview – USACE

Job Order Contracting

A detailed line item, and preferably locally researched (no use of cost factors) is used by the JOC contractor to prepare a propsal/bid for review by the USACE. When NPP items are negotiated and incorporated in a task order, this does not incorporate the item in the UPB for subsequent use as a priced item.

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Public RFPs: What Do We Do With You?

Constructonomics

I’ve spent the past four years starting a construction company through the public bidding process. I’ve probably bid at least 100 public RFPs, but I’ve only been awarded less than 10. I’ve been the low bid on projects with over 15 bidders and also the high bid on projects with just as many submissions.

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ConsensusDOCS Releases New Teaming Agreement

Best Practices Construction Law

ConsensusDocs released the new ConsensusDocs 498 Design-Build Teaming Agreement today, which provides a standard contract for parties desiring to form a team for the purpose of submitting a bid on a design-build project. Critical issues such as confidentiality, withdrawal from the team, and document ownership are included.

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

Most contractors have heard of design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk, and even public private partnerships, various project delivery methods, which, at their heart, focus on balancing the interests of the various parties involved in a construction project, from owners, to design professionals, to contractors.

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