You Gotta Fight… for Your Right… to Early Completion
In Gilchrist Constr. Co., LLC v. Louisiana Dep’t of Trans. and Dev., a Louisiana appellate court recently confirmed that a contractor was able to...
GAO/COFC Bid Protest Splits
When filing bid protests, contractors have two choices outside of the agency itself: the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims...
Am I Covered?
Even the smallest project may include dozens of workers, complex and costly equipment, exacting requirements with little room for error, and potentially catastrophic risks...
Let’s Be Clear
The goal of contract drafting is to create a written instrument that leaves no doubts regarding the parties’ obligations; however, construction contracts often contain...
Delay Claim Damages: How Do You Prove Them?
Delay claims come in all different shapes and sizes. But, where a delay is compensable, one critical aspect of the ensuing claim is determining...
Avoid Fleet Management Nightmares
Construction companies and others who manage fleets of vehicles—whether delivery drivers, on-road equipment operators, sales personnel, or managers who travel between worksites using company...
Concurrent Delays
By Aman Kahlon
A delay is “concurrent” is a delay to the critical path of the project caused by multiple events not exclusively controlled by one...
What to Do When the Contractor Is Asked to Become the...
On a traditional Design-Bid-Build job, the contractor’s primary role is to implement a design provided to it by the owner, which has typically used...
Business Retooling
By Danielle Waltz and Alexis Hailpern
Although deemed an “essential business” by many states, the construction industry is evolving in conjunction with a pandemic and...
Contingency Funds
For contractors, there are three things in life that are certain—death, taxes, and unwelcomed surprises on their jobs. Surprises are often bad for the...









