Tag: Construction Contract

Does a No-Damage-for-Delay Clause Also Preclude Acceleration Damages?

Ted R. Gropman and Christine Z. Fan | ConsensusDocs Construction contracts often include a “no damage for delay” clause that denies a contractor the right to recover delay-related costs and limits the contractor’s remedy to an extension of time for noncontractor-caused delays to a project’s completion date. Depending on the nature of the delay and… Continue reading Does a No-Damage-for-Delay Clause Also Preclude Acceleration Damages?

Think Before You Speak: Words and Actions Can Bind You Beyond The Terms of a Previously Agreed Upon Subcontract Agreement

Sonia Russo | Farrell Fritz Our parents taught us to think before we speak.  That lesson is especially important when words or conduct could cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars beyond what was previously agreed upon in a subcontract agreement. In a recent case before Justice Andrea Masley, Corporate Electrical Technologies, Inc. v. Structure Tone, Inc.… Continue reading Think Before You Speak: Words and Actions Can Bind You Beyond The Terms of a Previously Agreed Upon Subcontract Agreement

Killer Subcontract Provisions

Patrick McNamara | Porter Law Group We are frequently requested by subcontractor clients to review the subcontract that has been prepared by the prime contractor, before our client signs it. While no two agreements are identical, there are a number of problematic contract provisions that appear in many agreements. Here is a list of ten… Continue reading Killer Subcontract Provisions

Overview of the ConsensusDocs® 900 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreement and General Conditions

Jason Ebe | Snell & Wilmer Many of our readers are aware of the ConsensusDocs family of construction industry contract templates from prior articles in this newsletter as well as our seminars to clients and industry groups. These templates have been developed through a collaborative effort of organizations representing a wide cross-section of the design… Continue reading Overview of the ConsensusDocs® 900 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreement and General Conditions

Can Negotiated Terms in Construction Agreements Reduce Uncertainty Surrounding Concurrent Delay?

Regan Schmidt | Taft Stettinius & Hollister Concurrent delay is a frequently litigated construction claim. These types of cases tend toward both the complex and constructively technical. It may then come as a surprise that despite the prevalence of lawsuits, a majority of construction contracts fail to directly address concurrent delay in a project. The… Continue reading Can Negotiated Terms in Construction Agreements Reduce Uncertainty Surrounding Concurrent Delay?