Construction law is about more than just building codes and disputes with contractors. It's a vast area of law that can involve matters related to contract interpretation, consumer expectations, and even how to select the best contractor for the best price for your client's business. Whether you represent a design professional, architect, development group, or engineer, as a construction lawyer you should be familiar with labor laws, administrative laws, and occupational health and safety regulations in your area. Click on the articles below to discover more about the bidding process, bonding, insurance, guarantees and sureties, as well as alternative dispute resolution options.
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Delayed Early Completion
Contractors sometimes plan to complete work on a project in less time than is allowed by the contract documents. In this article, FindLaw discusses how contractors who base the amount of overhead in their bid on such an early completion schedule may be damaged if early completion is delayed.
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Overview of Terminations for Convenience under Assistance Sub-Agreements
Many governement agencies require prime contractors to use clauses allowing "termination for convenience" in their contracts with their subcontractors. In this article FindLaw discusses when and how businesses should use such clauses to both protect their interests and those of the public entities with which they contract.
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Notice Requirements Under Maryland's Mechanics' Lien Law And The Federal Miller Act
FindLaw's review of the important distinctions in the notice requirements between the Federal Miller Act (40 U.S.C., §3131 et seq.) and Maryland's Mechanics' Lien Law (Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. Art. §9-101 et seq.).
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Demand for Direct Payment (Massachusetts Public Work)
FindLaw's helpful guide for subcontractors seeking payment for performance on public works projects in Massachusetts and the way in which they can submit demands for direct payment to general contractors.
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Texas Mechanic's Lien and Bond Claim Law: The Construction Lien
FindLaw's discussion of ways in which contractors in Texas can protect their ability to recover payment for public works projects.
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Understanding Project Delivery Methods
Owners and other participants in the construction process have diverse needs in the real estate project construction process. To accommodate these differing needs, various options for building a structure have evolved. These various options are ...
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Position of wired glass in the 2004 IBC Supplement
Wired glass still remains the top-performing fire-rated glazing material in the United States. Unfortunately, it has fallen victim to a weakness that exists in our code development process. For at least the last 10 years, competitors have sought to ...
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When the Going Gets Tough: Analyzing Concurrent Delays
Proving or disproving a construction delay claim is a substantial undertaking in the best of circumstances. But the analysis of construction delays takes a major leap in difficulty when there are multiple sources or causes of delay with ...
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Waiver Of Bid Irregularities Is Allowed In Some Parishes, But Not In Others
There is a conflict among the Circuit Courts of Appeal in Louisiana concerning waiver of bidding irregularities. There are five appellate courts having jurisdiction in various parts of Louisiana. Contractors need to be aware which circuits allow ...
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Genesee County Court Holds Air Permit Process Is Unlawful, Halting Permit Issuance in County
Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Archie Hayman ruled on May 29, that Michigan's air permit procedures violate the state constitution, and instructed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) not to issue installation permits for ...