Construction Dive

JULY 10, 2024

Negotiations between local unions and contractors did not yield an agreement, but Hensel Phelps and the project owner say they’re dedicated to hiring local, disadvantaged businesses.

Columbus 154

Columbus Negotiation Union Airports 154

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Northwest Carpenters Union and the Associated General Contractors of Washington will vote on an agreement starting Thursday night.

Union 67

Union Agreement Washington Contractors 67

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The mayor of the Connecticut city said the agreement will end a seven-year legal saga over the Colorado Rockies’ Minor League ballpark.

Connecticut 140

Connecticut Colorado Agreement Legal 140

ENR Construction

AUGUST 21, 2024

Chamber of Commerce and Associated Builders and Contractors challenged the agreement ban, but it was supported by building trades unions.

Agreement 74

Agreement Union US Contractors 74

Job Order Contracting

JULY 8, 2024

JOC Cooperatives enable organizations to speed the procurement of renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction services (based upon applicable statutes) using a “Master Agreement” and within the basic structure/process of an “owner managed” JOC Program. JOC Cooperative policies and procedures are critical.

Contract 244

Contract Bidding Procurement Organization 244

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2022

The phrase “1099 employee” generally describes people that act as independent contractors or are “self-employed.” Instead, 1099 workers are paid based on your agreement with them. When tax season comes around, you issue a 1099-MISC to all the independent contractors that you’ve paid over $600 to that year.

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Insurance Plans Contractors Employment 156

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2021

Specialty contractors are essential to the success of projects, yet they rarely have a chance to provide input at the beginning. So, what can teams do to improve preconstruction collaboration, especially with specialty contractors? It uses a multiparty agreement to define responsibilities, roles, compensation and rights.

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Life Cycle Modeling Autodesk Software 286

Fieldwire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Construction is one of the hardest industries to manage cash flow in, with contractors often facing large up-front costs and frequent, long delays between expenses and payment. The basics of retainage Retainage, also called retention, is an amount withheld from the contractor until a later date.

Contractors 98

Contractors Cash Flow Lien Negotiation 98

Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The move would offer a lot of benefits for contractors that specialize in school construction, but it has also raised questions about the role that project labor agreements play in the measure.

California 132

California Agreement Construction Contractors 132

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 15, 2018

These days, many contractors are faced with managing larger, more complex projects on a regular basis. Contractors have to pay attention to budgets, deadlines, collaborators, change orders, progress reports, payroll, safety, compliance requirements and much more. Wage and union payroll agreements. Building codes.

Management 173

Management Regulation Construction Documentation 173

Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Lease or property agreements. Equipment agreements. As a business owner, you could find yourself negotiating in many circumstances, such as: Salary and job expectations with a potential employee. Financing terms with a lender. Payment terms with a supplier.

Negotiation 97

Negotiation Agreement Leases Contractors 97

Levelset

MAY 16, 2022

In Pennsylvania, contractors working on residential projects need to be aware of the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act. The Act establishes a registration program for home improvement contractors, along with required contract provisions, minimum insurance coverage, and more. Project details.

Pennsylvania 98

Pennsylvania Residential Contractors Contract 98

Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

the Court of Appeals of Mississippi held that the PAID IN FULL principle—or what lawyers know as accord and satisfaction —barred a contractor’s claim for additional payment. The contractor won a bid to construct a water system in two local counties. Fouches and Assoc., The court disagreed.

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Negotiation Contractors Claims Mississippi 104

Construction Dive

MAY 2, 2019

At the heart of the new agreement, ending an eight-month stalemate, are subcontractor wage controls and future wage increases.

Michigan 99

Michigan Deals Agreement Engineering 99

ENR Construction

MARCH 6, 2025

Developer TerraPower and contractor Bechtel will work under union pact to build a proposed 345-MW sodium-cooled fast nuclear reactor in Wyoming.

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Union Wyoming Agreement Contractors 78

Construction Dive

JANUARY 23, 2018

Neither company has officially announced the deal, but Foxconn said the selection will follow the finalization of necessary agreements.

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Agreement Deals Contractors 96

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Entities/people involved in a JOC Program at a Project or Task Order levels include: client/building user, project managers, awarded JOC contractor, contracting officer/contracting officer representative, others as required. Each Project requires at least one Task Order. USACE JOC Participants. JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview.

Negotiation 191

Negotiation Contract Office Contractors 191

Levelset

OCTOBER 19, 2022

However, before starting work on a building financed with a construction-to-permanent loan, both property owners and contractors need to understand the risks. Contractor risks with a construction-to-permanent loan. These risks should be a non-issue when contractors have a comprehensive risk management plan in place.

Contractors 98

Contractors Lien Finance Construction 98

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

Construction unions and contractors have agreed a pay increase from next month of at least 6% for around 500,000 site workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council agreement. Click here for full agreement details. In a two-stage CIJC deal, workers will receive a further 1.5%

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Security Negotiation Union Agreement 127

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2021

Depending upon applicable regulations, an owner may be able to issue an RFP for a JOC Program and engage in self-management, or an owner might be able to take advantage of an existing Job Order Contract if it is structured for multiple owner use, An owner may also be able to participate using via a Cooperative and and inter-local agreement.

Contract 258

Contract Overhead Bidding United States 258

Building Radar

AUGUST 28, 2024

A “lump sum contract”, also known as a fixed-price contract, is one of the most common types of agreements in the construction industry. Lump sum contracts can offer both advantages and disadvantages for contractors and clients alike, making it crucial to understand their structure and application fully.

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Agreement Contract Risk Budgeting 52

Best Practices Construction Law

JULY 10, 2022

And that’s precisely what many lenders say on distressed projects when the owner fails to make final payment and the contractor looks to the bank for funding: “We have no money for you contractor!”. The owner and contractor entered into an AIA Contract for the construction management services. in BCD Associates.,

Contractors 62

Contractors Agreement Banking AIA 62

Construction Junkie

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Specialty trades contractors are typically forced to use whatever project management software that the General Contractor or project owner of each project requires, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t benefits to having a project management system of their own. via Procore. We firmly believe that technology can make us better.

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ProCore Materials Products Contractors 95

ENR Construction

AUGUST 21, 2024

Chamber of Commerce as well as the Associated Builders and Contractors, which hailed the judge's decision as a victory. The ban had been challenged by the U.S.

Agreement 69

Agreement Contractors 69

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The law does require project labor agreements (PLA), however, which increase costs unjustifiably. The act excludes any architect, engineer, or consultant retained by the school district to assist in the development of the job order contract documents from participation in the preparation of a bid with any job order contractor.

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Contract California Agreement Bidding 100

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 23, 2021

How costs and profits are shared among the participants depends on how the joint venture is structured and the terms of the agreement. Contractors with annual sales of less than $10,000,000 often get together to work on a specific project. Joint Ventures have their own accounting rules. The devil is in the details.

Change Orders 117

Change Orders Agreement Accounting Profitability 117

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Things Contractors Should Know About Job Order Contracts. As a construction contractor considering a Job Order Contract (JOC), it is critical to be aware that all JOCs are not the same. Here are a just a few things contractors should know about job order contracts. JOC Coefficient: Do’s. JOC Consultants: Don’ts.

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Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

Construction Dive

AUGUST 23, 2018

For the second time, the International Union of Operating Engineers and Associated General Contractors of Washington failed to reach an agreement on work conditions, hours and wages.

Union 96

Union Washington Agreement Engineering 96

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2020

via Four BT, LLC (4BT) is the AEC industry’s innovative integrated project delivery, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider.

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CSI Procurement Construction Organization 162

Construction Equipment

JUNE 11, 2020

Two groups of contractors have reached an agreement to help boost those numbers. The National Black Contractors Association and the local chapter of the… The African-American workforce in the San Diego area has long been underrepresented in the construction of large public works projects.

San Diego 62

San Diego Contractors Agreement Construction 62

Construction Dive

JULY 24, 2019

A global change order agreement with Tutor Perini is critical to meeting the revised service date, but the project's oversight committee said "the ongoing unproductive working relationship" has been impossible.

San Francisco 87

San Francisco Change Orders Agreement Contractors 87

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The contractor is working toward a final development agreement for the Bluff project in St. Paul and is the reported front-runner for a Minneapolis condo.

Minneapolis 93

Minneapolis Residential Agreement Contractors 93

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently enforced a partially executed agreement to arbitrate where the party that failed to countersign demonstrated assent through its acts and conduct. Spirtas countered that the TPA was not a valid and legally binding arbitration agreement because SGLC never countersigned it.

Agreement 52

Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently enforced a partially executed agreement to arbitrate where the party that failed to countersign demonstrated assent through its acts and conduct. Spirtas countered that the TPA was not a valid and legally binding arbitration agreement because SGLC never countersigned it.

Agreement 52

Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Early and ongoing collaboration between contractors, designers and owners…procurement, facilities management, building users… drives consistent attainment of on-time, on-budget, and satisfactory outcomes for all… But… it requires a change in CULTURE, and the adoption of LEAN SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

Procurement 246

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 246

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The construction industry uses different kinds of agreements depending on the project’s scope, delivery, schedule, budget, and the parties involved. A construction contract agreement gets everyone involved in a project on the same page. . Under a cost-plus contract, contractors are paid for all of their construction-related expenses.

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Contract Maine Construction Agreement 98

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

California and Oregon now are dam co-licensees for estimated $450M Klamath River project to resolve federal concerns, but major work by contractor Kiewit is pushed back one year.

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Agreement Oregon California Estimating 69