Construction Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The bonds incorporate the terms of the construction contract or subcontract by reference. In a recent federal appellate case, a prime contractor and its subcontractor settled a delay dispute by negotiating a bilateral change order. The sub’s surety said, in effect, “This is not the subcontract we agreed to bond.”

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

For example, one of the rules makes noteworthy changes to the FAR’s Limitations on Subcontracting, resulting in a more friendly regulatory landscape for small business prime contractors. Limitations on Subcontracting – Helpful Changes for Small Business Prime Contractors.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 3, 2023

cladding subcontract arose when FK issued a £1.69m application for payment which was greeted with a payless notice and then not paid. The Enquirer understands that FK is attempting to negotiate an overall settlement with ISG but has not been able to progress discussions. The payment dispute over the £3.4m

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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.

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Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2012

In a perfect world, general contract presents the subcontract document to the subcontractor, and that sub has its lawyer review the contract to see if the terms can be negotiated so that its a fair document for all involved. The legislature here is essentially trying to protect the subcontractor from itself.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

PLEASE NOTE: In occasions where the contractor is asked to provide materials, equipment, and/or subcontract pricing for work by direct bidding that may, or. These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. approve or disapprove the JO, negotiate, or advance to another contractor. (4)

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For this reason, construction professionals must find better ways to craft and negotiate agreements. She recalls her experience speaking with a fellow attorney who had to go through a 129-page subcontract that could have been cut down to ten pages. This starts with using contracts that people can easily comprehend.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Construction manager at risk ( CM@R) includes a construction manager who works with the owner and A/E through design and proposals and manages subcontracts to complete the work. Allows for construction price “negotiation” based on an established construction cost unit-price book. Construction Manager at Risk. Advantages.

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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.

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Subcontracting Legal Drafting Virginia 48

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).

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

Should the Owner wish to select a specific brand component, he/she should be reasonable when negotiating the task order in that specific situation. In some instances subcontracting in not allowed, in others there may be established limits. Any name-brand components required should be specified in the JOC and the UPB.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Negotiations and Source Selection. Owner technical personnel participate in contract negotiations as members of purchasing’s technical team. Individuals involved with project scoping and development as well as proposal negotiations with the contractor will not be the same individual responsible for monitoring quality assurance.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2018

When a specific scope of work is identified, individual work orders are authorized based on either a not to exceed time and materials basis or on a negotiated lump sum amount, using the unit prices bid by the contractor and the contractor proceeds to complete the work. Legislation to address this gap is needed.

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Pro Builder

JULY 20, 2021

Karalynn Cromeens is the owner and managing partner of The Cromeens Law Firm , a full-service construction and business law firm founded in 2006, and the author of Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract, and host of the “Quit Getting Screwed” podcast to bring free educational content to contractors nationwide. . .

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Subcontracting: Do. Follow all requirements noted in the JOC solicitation such as… “The Proposer shall clearly indicate what portions of the scope of work will be subcontracted. Subcontracting: Don’ts. Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed. Owner review of contractor proposal. Project start and execution.

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Help Everybody Everyday

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But if that owner is building a new office complex, they’ll enter into an agreement with a general contractor who will then subcontract pieces of the work to trade or specialty contractors. Negotiated. They’ll award you the job and then negotiate the price. Contracts play a major role in construction. Best Value.

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Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Here both parties need to negotiate terms to better protect when a dispute arises. Commonly litigated subcontract provisions. Prime/Subcontractors Contracts. Contracts between prime/general contractors and their subcontractors make up a vital link in the construction project chain.

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 29, 2012

The DBE must carry out its contract responsibilities by actually performing, managing and supervising the work involved, and for negotiating, determining quality and quantity, ordering, installing and payment for material. " What is a commercially useful function? DBE Management.

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NH Construction Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v. The AIA’s popular A201 General Conditions form had such a provision in its 2007 version; it was eliminated in the 2017 version in favor of a pre-negotiated termination fee.) Ambrose Development, LLC , No.

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 29, 2021

Another approach is to negotiate with subcontractors or suppliers to lock in prices for an extended period of time, thereby kicking the price increase risk downstream – but in the present volatile market, subs and suppliers are increasingly reluctant to hold their prices for long, typically not more than 60 or 90 days.

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

Multiple awards result in individual job tasks for which all awardees compete and are negotiated and priced per the specific requirement. Single awards include job order contracts / job order contracting (JOC) and simplified acquisition of base engineer requirements (SABER). SABER is the US Air Force implementation of JOC.

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

Multiple awards result in individual job tasks for which all awardees compete and are negotiated and priced per the specific requirement. Single awards include job order contracts / job order contracting (JOC) and simplified acquisition of base engineer requirements (SABER). SABER is the US Air Force implementation of JOC.

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Construction Lawyer

APRIL 3, 2012

April 2, 2012), dismissed an action by a subcontractor against the general because there was an agreement to arbitrate in the subcontract. The Subcontract incorporated the terms and conditions of the Prime Contract by reference.  Following VETS submission of the Initial Claim, VETS and LaSalle jointly negotiated with the U.S.

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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).

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 2, 2012

provided that if arbitration is provided for in the "Contract Documents," Mortenson "in its sole discretion" may demand arbitration of any dispute under the subcontract. The The fact that Saunders had no ability to negotiate the terms of the agreement was not sufficient to render it unconscionable under New York law.

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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? JBC Merger Sub LLC v. Tricon Enterprises, Inc. , 145, 286 A.3d 3d 1186 (2022), didn’t think so. . 773, 781 (1988).

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This database would be referenced for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. The actual work performed in a JOC contract is often subcontracted, enhancing opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses and allowing some small companies to get their first opportunity to do government work.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Subcontracting. This process is known as subcontracting. Contract negotiation and formation. Once the owner selects a bid, they’ll move on to the contract negotiation and formation stage. These packages include the scope of work and aim to give bidders the info they need to create accurate proposals. .

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Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

Subcontracting: Do’s. Follow all requirements noted in the JOC solicitation such as… “The Proposer shall clearly indicate what portions of the scope of work will be subcontracted. Subcontracting: Don’ts. Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed. Owner review of contractor proposal. Owner project sign off.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

We can help with a range of support from telephone help line support to full proposal review, reporting, and negotiation with contractors. The study also showed that the contracting tool helped to maximize construction budgets and provided increased opportunity for small and disadvantaged business through subcontracting opportunities.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Even with these clauses, the government had to negotiate in a sole-source environment and was often unable to realize the economies and efficiencies afforded by vigorous competition among vendors in the marketplace. Cost or Pricing Data. time and materials contracts with fully loaded labor rates or firm fixed price contracts); or.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

Labor costs will be reimbursed to the Contractor at the unit price rate multiplied by the Contractor negotiated coefficient(s). Supervisory costs are to be part of Contractor’s negotiated coefficient and will not be reimbursed as a separate labor. Subcontracts. Execution Procedures.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

The terms are negotiated specific to each firm’s individual needs and situation with a maximum limit of 3% of Capital Expenditures. High Impact Performance Incentive: A negotiated grant used to attract and grow major high impact facilities in Florida. For more information visit [link] or contact Bernice Whaley , Deputy Director.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It may be “a question from the Contractor to the Designer asking for information and clarifications on some drawing” or “a question from the Contractor to the Client or other stakeholders of the project… In some other cases, it’s the Subcontractor who is asking information from the Main Contractor regarding the subcontracted works.”.

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