Trent Cotney | Adams and Reese Obtaining a contractor’s license can be a complex, patience-testing process, which is why so many large construction companies are utilizing several qualifiers to maintain licensure across multi-state territories. There’s no law demanding that contractors only work in their home state, which is why industry leaders can be found working… Continue reading Why Every Contractor Should Create a Qualifier Contingency Plan
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Contracting Issues for 2022
Aaron S. Evenchik, Andrew J. Natale and O. Judson Scheaf III | Hahn Loeser & Parks Contractors learned many lessons from 2020-2022 on material/labor availability, price escalation, and contractual allocations of risk. Prudent contractors will consider this in contracts moving forward. SHOW ME THE MONEY Long gone are the days of large projects that are… Continue reading Contracting Issues for 2022
Narrow Appellate Court Ruling Excuses Project Contractor From Quitting Due to Partially Withheld Payments
Geoff F. Palachuk | Lane Powell Every party to a contract must uphold the duty of good faith and fair dealing. But there is no free-floating duty under Washington law: the parties’ respective obligations must be tied to a particular contract provision. Division One of the Washington Court of Appeals recently determined that a project… Continue reading Narrow Appellate Court Ruling Excuses Project Contractor From Quitting Due to Partially Withheld Payments
Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law Long before I was an attorney, I heard this tale that if you endorsed a check that had the words “PAID IN FULL” written on the check, then you were accepting the check as full payment of whatever was owed. But I have never really thought about that… Continue reading Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor
Federal Court Opinion Has Huge Impact on the Construction Industry
Wally Zimolong | False Claims Act The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia recently issued an opinion that should get the attention of any contractor or subcontractor performing work on a federal funded construction project. In U.S. ex rel IBEW Local 98 v. The Fairfield Company, the federal court held that… Continue reading Federal Court Opinion Has Huge Impact on the Construction Industry