Construction Business Owner

MARCH 27, 2014

You priced estimates yourself, presented bids in person, signed every contract, made all the important decisions, negotiated subcontracts, ordered materials needed, supervised most jobs, handled all the paperwork, created invoices, paid the bills, met with customers and handled all the problems.

Subcontracting 162

Subcontracting Negotiation Bidding Estimating 162

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Work execution and contract administration. It’s generally considered that numerous and repetitive renovation, repair, maintenance, and/or sustainability work, and minor new construction with a minimum annual volume of $2M is appropriate for job order contracting. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2018

On-Call Contracts Not Kosher. Over the past two to three years, there has been much interest and discussion about on-call contracts by local agencies, mostly related to prevailing wages for these types of contracts. On-Call Contracts Defined. What are on-call contracts? Where Do We Go From Here? . New Legislation.

Contract 100

Contract Bidding Construction Budgeting 100

Fieldwire

AUGUST 31, 2023

If you decide to start your own subcontracting business, you’ll be able to reap many of the most significant benefits of working as a general contractor — like greater flexibility in job hours and scheduling. You may need to pay quarterly estimated taxes, depending on how much you make from your subcontracting work.

Subcontracting 98

Subcontracting Contractors Negotiation Employment 98

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

Job Order Contract Frequently Asked Questions. Job Order Contracts are used for a wide variety of multi-trade or single trade (roofing, paving, etc.) are stipulated in the Job Order Contract. Job Order Contracts require a unit price book, UPB. that a contractor bids and adheres to during the Job Order Contract period.

Contract 100

Contract Overhead Profitability Contractors 100

NH Construction Law

APRIL 26, 2020

When contracts and subcontracts are negotiated, it is common for written drafts and redrafts to circulate between the parties, sometimes with a letter of intent to enter into a contract thrown into the mix, and sometimes with competing forms being used – a proposal or bid on one side, an expansive formal contract on the other.

Contract 40

Contract Agreement Subcontracting Wisconsin 40

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. Will you earn a reasonable profit? Army and U.S.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2017

The JOC Program Guide provides a framework for organizations considering, or in the process of implementing or executing a Job Order Contract. If you are interested in the detailed processes and procedures for the execution and administration of JOC contracts following industry best management practices, please complete the below form.

Contract 100

Contract Negotiation Estimating Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Construction contract is generally awarded to the lowest bidder and/or lowest qualified builder, who then utilizes the subcontractors included in his or her bid. Owner controls the design, which is completed under direct owner-A/E contract prior to construction. A DB contract is awarded on the basis of price and/or qualifications.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 28, 2021

A substantial challenge faced by professionals preparing construction specifications for design-build projects is most master specifications were developed for traditional DBB or its ‘close relation,’ design-negotiate-build (DNB).

Design 52

Design Documentation Negotiation Contract 52

Pro Builder

JULY 20, 2021

You can avoid legal trouble by managing client expectations with a simple yet comprehensive contract. And the best way to do that is with a contract. . A contract doesn’t have to be long and confusing to be effective, practically or legally. The shorter, easier, and more concise a contract is, the better it protects you.

Contractors 98

Contractors Contract Legal Change Orders 98

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The bonds incorporate the terms of the construction contract or subcontract by reference. And those contracts authorize alteration through change orders. But what if the surety discovers that the change order process has radically altered the contract it originally agreed to cover? ” Read more.

Change Orders 48

Change Orders Subcontracting Negotiation Contract 48

NH Construction Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

In an earlier blog ( #62 ) I discussed the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that limits a contracting party’s exercise of the discretion afforded to it by the parties’ contract. Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v. Ambrose Development, LLC , No.

Contract 40

Contract Subcontracting Deals Bidding 40

NH Construction Law

APRIL 29, 2021

In the “cost-plus-a-fee” or “time and materials” mode of contracting, materials price increases are generally passed on to the owner – but even here, guaranteed maximum price (GMP) provisions often cap the contractor’s ability to pass on price increases to the owner. And the trend continues to be up.

Deals 40

Deals Contract Negotiation Materials 40

Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I had a speaking engagement today here in Kenner, Louisiana (a suburb of New Orleans) whereby I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of contractors and architects regarding construction contracts. The bulk of the discussion focused on the most contested provisions within construction contracts. Prime/Subcontractors Contracts.

Contract 56

Contract Change Orders Lien Contractors 56

Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

A substantial challenge faced by professionals preparing construction specifications for design build projects is most master specifications were developed for traditional DBB or its ‘close relation,’ design-negotiate-build (DNB). Prime contract between the owner and design-builder.

EJCDC 52

EJCDC Design Documentation Contract 52

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts has been a useful tool in federal government acquisition for many years. IDIQ contracts had historically been used only as single award contracts to procure services or supplies until the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, noting the value of multiple award contracts.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating Subcontracting Commercial 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts has been a useful tool in federal government acquisition for many years. IDIQ contracts had historically been used only as single award contracts to procure services or supplies until the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, noting the value of multiple award contracts.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating Subcontracting Commercial 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

Not all Job Order Contracts (JOC) are not the same. Carefully review all of the Job Order Contract and all associated documents. The following is a listing of Job Order Contract Do’s and Don’ts. Review the methodology used to create the Unit Price Book being used for the Job Order Contract. Army and U.S. Mutual respect.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Estimating Software 40

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 12, 2015

Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit concluded that a “pay if paid” clause in a subcontract was not ambiguous and, therefore, enforceable against the subcontractor.

Subcontracting 48

Subcontracting Legal Drafting Virginia 48

NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

When that is the case, can a general contractor with a pay-if-paid provision in its subcontracts hide behind that provision when the reason for owner nonpayment is the general contractor’s own default? “Conditions in contracts are construed in accordance with their ordinary meaning.” JBC Merger Sub LLC v. 145, 286 A.3d

Contractors 40

Contractors Bargains New Hampshire Contract 40

Help Everybody Everyday

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Yes, millions of dollars per year are spent by firms in the construction industry trying to get clients to recognize their brand and award them contracts. When a general contractor is hired to build a project, they typically “hold the contracts.” ” What that means is they have a contract with the owner.

Industrial 149

Industrial Construction Bidding Renovating 149

Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2012

This Bill protects subcontractors when contracting so that they cannot be held liable to indemnify the general contractor or owner from certain types of negligence. This Bill raises a bigger and more overarching question as to why do state legislatures feel the need to make rules to restrict the freedom to contract.

California 54

California Subcontracting Contract Legal 54

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. An innovative method of contract management is being used more and more by owners who desire quick service and reasonable cost. Job order contracting found its genesis in the complex facilities world of the United States military.

Contract 40

Contract United States Estimating Bidding 40

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Subcontractors seeking to maintain their rights to file delay claims “need to perform adequate pre-bid site investigations, carefully review subcontract and flowed-down prime contract documents, [and] negotiate away or modify the no-damages-for-delay and the pay-when-paid or pay-if-paid clauses,” Zack said.

Claims 48

Claims Subcontracting Bidding Negotiation 48

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Best Practices for Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order Contracting. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTING. This interim document contains our current views on best practices in the use of task and delivery order contracts, in particular multiple award contracts, as authorized by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA).

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Procurement Office 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Flexible, scalable implementation and management support for owners standing up or improving Job Order Contracting programs. Lisa Cooley Associates was recently launched to help Owners implement Job Order Contracting and other solutions to the big problems that small projects can present. JOC is relational contracting.

Contract 40

Contract Resource Procurement Project Management 40

Construction Lawyer

MAY 2, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Construction Contracts arbitration provision is separable, based on Rent-A-Center. The contract contained four paragraphs related to arbitration. Section

Contract 40

Contract Illinois Legal Construction 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since a general contractor often contracts out these key project elements, understanding the construction bidding process is important for all involved. Subcontracting. This process is known as subcontracting. Contract negotiation and formation.

Bidding 52

Bidding Construction Contractors Contract 52

Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 6, 2013

The underlying dispute related to a subcontract agreement on a construction project located on Fort Hood in Texas. The general contractor tried to get out of the lawsuit by filing a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, tried to get the case transferred to Virginia based upon a forum selection clause in the subcontract agreement.

Virginia 48

Virginia Texas Construction Subcontracting 48

Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 29, 2012

In other words, a contractor can meet certain DBE participation goals on a project by contracting and using properly classified DBE firms. Management worked performed by a DBE may be counted toward the contract goal when the DBE: Schedules the work operations. " What is a commercially useful function? DBE Management.

Regulation 48

Regulation DOT Transportation Commercial 48

Best Practices Construction Law

APRIL 8, 2013

The dispute relates to a subcontract agreement on a construction project located on Fort Hood in Texas. The general contractor tried to get out of the lawsuit by filing a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, tried to get the case transferred to Virginia based upon a forum selection clause in the subcontract agreement. 2012) cert.

Virginia 48

Virginia Texas Subcontracting Construction 48

Construction Lawyer

APRIL 3, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. April 2, 2012), dismissed an action by a subcontractor against the general because there was an agreement to arbitrate in the subcontract. 7101,  et seq. Following

Claims 40

Claims Agreement Illinois Subcontracting 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

An RFI is commonly used to clarify design drawings, standards, specifications, and contracts. It’s possible to fast-track RFI responses, too, by reading the RFI carefully and being considerate of the contract. They help eliminate the need for corrective measures that are often costly. Specifications.

Construction 52

Construction Documentation Drawings Contract 52

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. Job Order Contracting GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES. LEAN best management practices are integral to the administration of a Job Order Contract (JOC). Job order contracts, provides a flexible and responsive contractual capability in supporting its real property maintenance and renovation mission.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Materials Site 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting.

Equipment 45

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting.

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40