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Lawsuit Over LEED Documentation

Green Building Law Update

With a performance bond in place, the City and the surety announced in early March that they has negotiated a takeover agreement that will allow a new contractor to complete construction. yes, the general contractor sued the City) in Flintco Pacific, Inc. Do you know who owns the LEED documentation on the project you are working on?

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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc. Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. The take away from all of this may be to pay particular attention to and negotiate the dispute resolution provisions in contracts. And always consult your attorney before signing.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Even the Green Business Certification Inc. LEED Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. The take away from all of this should be in an effort to manage your risk, pay particular attention to and negotiate the dispute resolution provisions in your contracts.

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Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Multi-party Agreements. Ongoing Annual Training/Certification. Negotiation-centered Dispute Resolution. Financial Transparency – Detailed Line Item Tasks, including Full Descriptions in Common Terms/Plain English and Labor, Materials, and Equipment Breakdowns. Shared Risk/Reward. Continuous Improvement.

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The Bird Box Dilemma: When False Pay Apps and Lien Waivers Are Not Fraudulent Inducement

Best Practices Construction Law

Under Massachusetts law (like most states), in order to prevail on a claim for fraudulent inducement, a plaintiff must allege a false representation, material to the negotiations, upon which the plaintiff reasonably relied in entering into an agreement with the defendant.

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Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property

CivilJungle

Commencement Certificate. documents are required when you are buying any in production from a designer, and a commencement certificate is the way of papers and things to verify before purchasing a property or land. No Objection Certificate. Land Use Certificate. Encumbrance Certificate. Completion Certificate.

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Illinois Appellate Court holds that Express Indemnity Claim Subject to 10-year Statute of Limitations

Construction Lawyer

The AIA provision in the owner-architect agreement (there was a similar provision in the owner-contractor agreement) read: 8.3 The AIA provision in the owner-architect agreement (there was a similar provision in the owner-contractor agreement) read: 8.3 contracts litigation'

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