Jay R. Houghton – April 6, 2012 Proposing or bidding on federal government contracts requires that a contractor strictly comply with multiple regulations, as well as the requirements stated in the agency’s solicitation (“RFP” or “IFB”). If a contractor fails to do so, the likely result is that the expensive and time consuming proposal effort… Continue reading Late Bids/Proposals
Category: Construction Contracts
Contractual Indemnity
Hubert J. “Hugh” Bell, Jr. – April 6, 2012 Two recent decisions by Georgia appellate courts have addressed the issue of contractual indemnity. The Supreme Court of Georgia in the Kennedy Dev. Co., Inc. v. Camp, 290 Ga. 257 (2011) found that an indemnity provision in an assignment and assumption agreement was unenforceable. Kennedy, the… Continue reading Contractual Indemnity
Construction Renovation Contracts 101: Six Key Considerations for Proactive Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
Martha L. Perkins – February 17, 2012 One of the challenges that nonprofit organizations and associations periodically must address is renovation contracts for either owner-occupied or leased space. It is a fact of life that any organization must periodically perform small and large construction renovations — everything from building or office cosmetic work to garage… Continue reading Construction Renovation Contracts 101: Six Key Considerations for Proactive Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
Piercing the Corporate Veil: Help with Subcontractor Defaults
By Albert B. Wolf Attorney at Law Recently, I have had a number of calls from general contractor clients complaining that one or more of their subcontractors have gone broke, leaving a bunch of unpaid suppliers. So what do they do? There are two possible solutions that might work if their owners have personal wealth… Continue reading Piercing the Corporate Veil: Help with Subcontractor Defaults
Mistakes in Bids
By Albert B. Wolf – Wolf Slatkin & Madison P.C. One of the problems which frequently troubles the construction industry is bidding mistakes. The high incidence of mistaken bids is understood by industry people who know that the bidding process is often a frenzied last-minute accumulation of ideas and numbers quickly inserted into documents and… Continue reading Mistakes in Bids