Tag: construction

Texas Supreme Court holds Contractor’s Agreement to Complete Work in a “Good and Workmanlike Manner” not an Agreement to Assume Liability for its Defective Work

George B. Hall, Jr. – Phelps Dunbar LLP On certified questions from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court held that a contractor’s agreement to complete its work in a “good and workmanlike manner” does not enlarge its duty to exercise ordinary care in fulfilling its contract, and thus does not… Continue reading Texas Supreme Court holds Contractor’s Agreement to Complete Work in a “Good and Workmanlike Manner” not an Agreement to Assume Liability for its Defective Work

CSLB Breaking News: Part of $150 Million San Diego Construction Project Stopped After Discovery of Unlicensed Subcontractor

Amy L. Pierce – April 13, 2014 On Friday, April 11, 2014, the California Contractors State License Board issued a News Release confirming that drywall work on the “$150 million, 45-story Pinnacle Towers construction project in downtown San Diego has stopped after the [CSLB] determined the sub-contractor hired for the work, Clayton Wall & Ceiling Systems Inc. (Clayton), is… Continue reading CSLB Breaking News: Part of $150 Million San Diego Construction Project Stopped After Discovery of Unlicensed Subcontractor

Dot Your I’s and Cross Your T’s on Ohio’s Prompt Pay Act

Earl K. Messer – April 4, 2014 Ohio’s Prompt Pay Act has real teeth. If a higher-tier contractor is paid for work done by a lower tier and does not pay that lower tier within ten days, the higher-tier contractor may find itself paying 18% interest on the withheld funds and the lower tier’s attorneys… Continue reading Dot Your I’s and Cross Your T’s on Ohio’s Prompt Pay Act

Forget Printing Construction Documents, Let’s Print Buildings!

Laura Bourgeois LoBue – April 14, 2014 We have all heard about 3D-printing by now. The technology of printing something in three dimensions is not new. But how exactly does it work? And more importantly, how could 3D-printing affect the construction industry? How Does 3D-Printing Work? Traditional machining techniques are “subtractive.” In other words, take… Continue reading Forget Printing Construction Documents, Let’s Print Buildings!