Mary Salamone | Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch Legislators have gradually expanded local agencies’ authority to procure construction projects over the last couple of decades by using various alternatives to the design-bid-build delivery method, which requires that contracts are awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Recently, California took another step forward in this regard. On… Continue reading Progressive Design-Build Takes Another Step Forward in California
Category: Design Professionals
Beware of Design Pitfalls In Unfamiliar Territory
Brad Shefrin | ENR Mountain States $250,000. $1.5 million. $12 million. These are the litigation damage estimates that plaintiffs sought to recover against design professionals who failed to familiarize themselves with local site conditions. For firms designing projects for clients with a regional, national or even international footprint, associating with local professionals is an often… Continue reading Beware of Design Pitfalls In Unfamiliar Territory
Architect, Engineer, and Design Professional Liens in California: A Different Animal than the Mechanics’ Lien
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group Most in the construction industry are familiar with the rules governing California mechanics’ liens. They know that the Preliminary Notice of Civil Code Section 8034 and 8200-8216 is an important foundational prerequisite document and that the deadline to record a mechanics’ lien is generally triggered by events occurring at… Continue reading Architect, Engineer, and Design Professional Liens in California: A Different Animal than the Mechanics’ Lien
Beware The Duty To Defend Language In Contracts With Architects And Engineers
Andrew O. Gay | Gentry Locke It is the job of the Virginia legislature to make and change the laws of our Commonwealth. Sometimes, these new or changed laws are plastered all over the news. More often than not, new and changed laws are put into effect with little to no publicity. Nevertheless, there they… Continue reading Beware The Duty To Defend Language In Contracts With Architects And Engineers
Substitute Materials — What are Your Duties? What are Your Risks? (Law Note)
Melissa Dewey Brumback | Construction Law in North Carolina In managing a project as the design professional, you are called upon to wear many hats. One of those hats is that of material specifier and, at times, substitute material approver. What are your duties in looking at substitute materials? As always, the legal answer is… Continue reading Substitute Materials — What are Your Duties? What are Your Risks? (Law Note)