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15 Tips For Starting Your Own Roof and Guttering Business

Construction Marketing

Insurance, liability, and workers’ compensation . 9) Legality and Taxes. You can also hire a lawyer to help you out with other legal requirements such as service agreements. Start with General Liability Insurance and the Workers’ Compensation Insurance. . Roofing equipment and materials. Labor costs.

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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

Construction Marketing

You may wonder if you have legal recourse if you have been injured while working at a construction site. Workers’ compensation This defense says you are not entitled to sue for damages because workers’ compensation insurance covers you. Not getting a written fee agreement from the lawyer you hire.

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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers

Best Practices Construction Law

The owner-contractor agreement contains a “no damages for delay” clause; a clause requiring that all changes be in writing before work is performed; and a clause requiring partial lien waivers and releases with each periodic payment. It happens all the time!

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Contract Law in Construction Projects: Key Legal Considerations

Building Radar

Contract law is a fundamental aspect of construction projects, ensuring that all parties involved have clear, enforceable agreements. Understanding the key legal considerations in construction contracts can help prevent disputes, manage risks, and ensure successful project completion.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes. It is defined within and Lean environment government by a long-term multi-party agreement and associated written Operations Manual / Execution Guide. 10% are due to equipment and/or materials delays, most off which could have been foreseen.

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

Best Practices Construction Law

But I have never really thought about that legal principle because, “People don’t really do that, do they?”. Long before I was an attorney, I heard this tale that if you endorsed a check that had the words “PAID IN FULL” written on the check, then you were accepting the check as full payment of whatever was owed. Fouches and Assoc.,

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

While the legal issue focused on the County’s right rely on the defense of sovereign immunity, the Contractor’s (and it expert’s) characterization of the damages was critical to the outcome of the case. The County entered into an agreement with the Contractor to expand a three-mile stretch of road. In County of Galveston v.

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