Stan Martin – June 18, 2013 A contractor sends an inflated invoice to an owner for a completed project. The owner fails to pay anything against that invoice – even the amount that had been agreed to. The contractor eventually files suit, the court awards interest plus penalties of 1% per month on the unpaid… Continue reading Prompt Pay Means Prompt Pay
Month: June 2013
SB 254A and Oregon’s CMGC Rules Are Overblown
Eric A. Grasberger – June 13, 2013 Oregon Senate Bill 254A and the CMGC method generally garner more attention than is justified. Here is the background. On a typical non-CMGC project, the general contractor will bid on a complete or nearly complete set of design documents. This is referred to as “design-bid-build.” In public construction, competitive bidding is… Continue reading SB 254A and Oregon’s CMGC Rules Are Overblown
BINGO Word of the Day – June 28th
The current game is now: T’s BINGO – make a “T” either right side up, upside down or sideways. Today’s Useless Fact: If you disassembled the Great Pyramid of Cheops, you would get enough stones to encircle the earth with a brick wall twenty inches high. Here is today’s word: PETER CLARK… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – June 28th
New Case Affirms Broad Duty to Defend in Construction Defect Case Where Damage Dates Unclear
John Green – June 12, 2013 A new case from Oregon deals with a recurring problem in construction defect litigation—the absence of clear dates in the complaint regarding when damage is alleged to have occurred. Frequently, a plaintiff will allege that defects in a construction project have caused property damage to other elements of the… Continue reading New Case Affirms Broad Duty to Defend in Construction Defect Case Where Damage Dates Unclear
BINGO Word of the Day – June 27th
The current game is now: T’s BINGO – make a “T” either right side up, upside down or sideways. Today’s Useless Fact: As a group, 18 to 24 year olds deprived of sleep suffer more from impaired performance than older adults. Here is today’s word: FRAMING Previously called words: BRIAN MOFFITT… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – June 27th