Key Changes to Ohio Construction Law for Certain Public Entities Beginning October 3, 2023 – Update

Laura Bowman, Mark Evans, Brock Miskimen, Casey Rieth and Leah Thorsen | Bricker Graydon Updated 02.20.2024 I Original Publication 08.20.2023 Effective October 3, 2023, the threshold amount for rejecting bids when they exceed the original construction estimate will increase for certain Ohio public entities. Previously, Ohio Revised Code (ORC)153.12 specified that no public owner, including… Continue reading Key Changes to Ohio Construction Law for Certain Public Entities Beginning October 3, 2023 – Update

The Word “Estimate” in a Contract Matters as to a Completion Date

David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates Language in a contract matters. The word “estimates” or “estimated” matters particularly when it comes to a date certain such as a substantial completion or completion date.  Remember this. Here is an example. In Parque Towers Developers, LLC v. Pilac Management, Ltd., 49 Fla.L.Weekly D190a (Fla. 3d DCA 2024), a trial court… Continue reading The Word “Estimate” in a Contract Matters as to a Completion Date

Benefits Of Using Construction Estimates When Executing Successful Projects

David A. Pogorilich and Brett Trudeau | Ankura Consulting Group What A Construction Estimate Is And What It Is Not A construction estimate is an educated guess based on experience and industry standards as to what a specific project with a specific scope of work may cost in a particular area of the country during… Continue reading Benefits Of Using Construction Estimates When Executing Successful Projects

Key Changes to Ohio Construction Law for Certain Public Entities Beginning October 3, 2023

Laura Bowman, Mark Evans P.E., Brock Miskimen, Casey Rieth and Leah Thorsen | Bricker Graydon Effective October 3, 2023, the threshold amount for rejecting bids when they exceed the original construction estimate will increase for certain Ohio public entities. Previously, Ohio Revised Code (ORC)153.12 specified that no public owner, including the State of Ohio (State),… Continue reading Key Changes to Ohio Construction Law for Certain Public Entities Beginning October 3, 2023

Underestimating Work Doesn’t Make Contract Ambiguous

Lyndon F. Bittle | Carrington Coleman The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for a general contractor, holding its subcontractor was bound by the contract price, even if the subcontractor underestimated the amount of work required to complete the project. Lancaster ISD hired Pogue Construction to build two elementary schools. Pogue subcontracted the excavation… Continue reading Underestimating Work Doesn’t Make Contract Ambiguous

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