Be Wary of Over-Reliance on AIA Form Contracts
The construction industry is full with complex, multi-faceted, and multi-party transactions that often feature heavily negotiated legal documents. Typically, each party involved, whether the...
ASME B30 – Hoisting Your Crane Safety and Compliance Higher
OSHA will be the first to admit that its safety standards set forth “minimum” safety standards. In the most basic of terms, this means...
Cost Escalation Clauses
By Luke J. Farley and Dixie T. Wells
The construction industry has been left scrambling due to materials shortages and volatile pricing brought on by...
Contractor Labor Law Compliance Under Congressional Scrutiny
A new report issued by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension Committee’s (HELP), Acting Responsibly? Federal Contractors Frequently Put Workers’ Lives and Livelihoods...
Panacea or Pariah?
The ever-evolving construction industry landscape forces contractors, design-build firms, and design professionals to seek innovative ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and remain competitive...
Uncle Sam Wants YOU
The federal government is taking aim at occupational safety and health violations from a different perspective: criminal prosecution. On December 17, 2015, a joint...
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...
OSHA Interviews: Understanding and Exercising Your Rights
Section 8(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 authorizes OSHA to inspect workplaces “during regular working hours and at other...
Minimizing OSHA Exposure
It has often been said, “In the eyes of , if it isn’t written down, it didn’t happen.” Regardless of whether this view is...
The Design-Build “Bridging Period”
In the design-build project delivery method, some of the most consequential project decisions are made before the team signs the contract everyone assumes will...