Christian Dewhurst and Timothy Fandrey | Gray Reed In these unprecedented times, every bit of revenue is critical to the continued operation of nearly every business operating within the construction industry. Fortunately, there are a myriad of remedies to aide collection efforts. Perhaps the most commonly discussed remedy is the mechanic’s lien provided by Chapter 53… Continue reading Mechanic’s Liens For Design Professionals: A Powerful Payment Collection Tool
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Design-Assist Collaboration/Follow-Up Post
John P. Ahlers | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight Shortly after posting the blog article “Design-Assist an Ambiguous Term Causing Conflict in the Construction Industry,” I received an email from Brian Perlberg, the Executive Director and Senior Counsel for ConsensusDocs. He brought two ConsensusDocs forms to my attention: ConsensusDocs 541 Design Assist Addendum and ConsensusDocs 300 Integrated Form… Continue reading Design-Assist Collaboration/Follow-Up Post
Circumstances in Which Design Professional has Construction Lien Rights
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates If you are a design professional (architect, landscape architect, interior designer, engineer, surveyor, or mapper) you have construction lien rights in the event you are not paid. This does not mean your lien rights are absolute so it is important to understand the circumstances which allow you to record a construction lien… Continue reading Circumstances in Which Design Professional has Construction Lien Rights
Design-Build Lite – Construction Contracts with D-B Components
Colm Nelson | Ahead of Schedule For most in the industry, when we think about a standard construction contract, we envision the construction documents being drafted by the architect and other design consultants. We tend to view the project as design-price-build, unless an alternative procurement mechanism has been selected such as design-build. Consistent with this… Continue reading Design-Build Lite – Construction Contracts with D-B Components
Beware of the Risks! No Ownership, No Lien
Andrew Atkins, Peter Marino and Patrick Wilson | Smith Anderson A recent North Carolina Court of Appeals decision reiterates the importance of knowing who you are dealing with when undertaking work or selling materials in connection with any construction or development project in our state. In Davis & Taft,1 the Court of Appeals found that the design… Continue reading Beware of the Risks! No Ownership, No Lien