Stephanie Snyder-Zuasnabar | Gray Reed Many construction contracts contain some version of a “differing site conditions” clause. AIA’s A201 general conditions, as well as in the EJCDC equivalent, contains a changed site condition clause. It also appears in most state DOT specifications and federal government construction contracts. Generally, this provision provides for a change order… Continue reading Timing Matters for Differing Site Conditions
Month: April 2024
Competitive Bidding Statute: When it Applies and When it Does Not
Mason Fletcher | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight The University of Washington (UW), a public university, aimed to secure a real estate developer for a new building on its campus. The proposal involved an 80-year ground lease (the “Lease”), and developers submitted bids. The selected developer would demolish an existing building, construct a new one, own… Continue reading Competitive Bidding Statute: When it Applies and When it Does Not
Proposed State Legislation Would Nearly Double the Statute of Repose under the Colorado Construction Defect Action Reform Act and Expand Plaintiffs’ Rights
Jed Sonnenshein and Rachel Van Amburg | Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti While Colorado struggles with an ongoing housing supply deficit and potential buyers grapple with interest rate resistant prices and higher costs of borrowing, local and state governments are entertaining all kinds of potential solutions to Colorado’s affordable and attainable housing issues, including… Continue reading Proposed State Legislation Would Nearly Double the Statute of Repose under the Colorado Construction Defect Action Reform Act and Expand Plaintiffs’ Rights
How Construction Attorneys Can Help Entities Benefit From California’s Newly Adopted Potable Water Regulations
Alexander Bulkin, Alex Downs, Robert Gallagher, MK Houston, R. Alex Martinez and Anna Wildeman | Troutman Pepper Like much of the western and southwestern U.S., California has experienced drought conditions on and off for decades. Fortunately, the regulatory landscape is starting to catch up with water treatment technology, paving the way for states and localities… Continue reading How Construction Attorneys Can Help Entities Benefit From California’s Newly Adopted Potable Water Regulations
The Unauthorized Use of Architect Drawings or Plans: Is it Theft?
Marisol Garcia and Steve Lindemann | Stinson OVERVIEW Recently, the California Court of Appeals in Simmons v. Ehm Architecture, Inc., No. D080702, 2023 WL 8888228 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. Dec, 26, 2023) (unpublished), held that an owner giving his architect’s plans to another architect without the first architect’s consent for the new architect to complete… Continue reading The Unauthorized Use of Architect Drawings or Plans: Is it Theft?