costs

Costs for the Contractor’s Acceleration of Work

Contractor delays may occur in maintaining the construction schedule milestones or in achieving the overall completion date, or more accurately, the date of substantial...
Claims and Defenses to the Owner’s Actions

Claims and Defenses to the Owner’s Actions

With many construction projects, it is an all too familiar scenario where the project is being delayed or impacted through the actions of the...
Drones

A New Reality

In the past few years, the proliferation of drones has expanded exponentially. Once limited to a casual, amateur pastime activity, the use of drones...

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...

Design Build

The traditional method of project delivery consists of three distinct phases, design-bid-build, with a transition from one phase to the next only after “completion”...
personnel

Who’s In Charge?

In planning a construction project, one of the first decisions an owner must make is deciding who should be hired to manage and oversee...

OSHA in 2016: Not Exactly a Lame Duck!

As we roll into the final year of the Obama Administration, one might think that regulatory and other enforcement initiatives would slow down at...
Contractor’s Options in Response to Lower Tier Mechanic’s Liens

What Are the Contractor’s Options in Response to Lower Tier Mechanic’s...

For a contractor, knowing how to record a mechanic’s lien to secure its own payment upstream is one thing. However, knowing what to do...

The Signed Change Order

A common dispute handled by construction attorneys is the contractor or subcontractor attempting to recover for change order work when there is no written,...

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Zoning and Permit Applications

Businesses and developers often apply for zoning permits and building permits from the municipalities in which they operate or wish to establish an operation....