Change Orders Are Inevitable; Managing Them Effectively Is Not
For contractors, the normal instrument of change on a construction project is the “change order.” When entering into a contract to build or design/build...
Change Orders
By Aman Kahlon
It is the rare construction project that is completed without any change in the work. In most sophisticated construction projects, the contractual...
Compensable Time
By Christopher Scott D'Angelo
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it reached a settlement and the entry of a Consent Order with...
Droning On
By Christopher S. Drewry and Jeffrey M. Kraft
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)—more commonly referred to as drones—have seen rapid growth in use across a variety...
The Third-Party Plaintiff and the Certificate of Merit
An owner’s belief that there is a defect in the contractor’s work is a common source of construction disputes throughout the country. When such...
Payment Remedies in Construction Contracts
Contractors typically have a number of powerful remedies to obtain payment for contracted construction services, either by forcing compliance with payment requests or elevating...
Inclusion: A Critical Element for Workforce in Construction and Design
By Kristine A. Kubes
A skilled workforce is an indispensable element of successful design and construction in the United States. Projects begin with the designs...
Key Considerations in a Fixed-Price Construction Contract
Of the many concerns an owner must navigate during the pre-construction process, one of the most critical issues to be resolved is how the...
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”...
Contingent Payment Clauses: How to Make Them Viable
Many standard subcontracts contain what in construction parlance is referred to as a contingent payment clause, which provides that a subcontractor’s payment from a...