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By: John P. Ahlers, founding member, Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC Shortly after posting the blog article “Design-Assist an Ambiguous Term Causing Conflict in the Construction Industry,” I received an…
Read MoreBy: Brian Perlberg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel ConsensusDocs Coalition. While traditional contracting or design-bid-build is still the most prevalent project delivery method in the United States construction market, the…
Read MoreOne of the concerns faced by construction companies is now design liability. Design liability concerns are not limited to just design-build projects. It is a hot-button issue for builders because…
Read MoreThe Department of Defense (“DoD”) recently issued a memorandum to contracting officers (“COs”) guiding the use of economic price adjustment (“EPA”) clauses to address inflation-related cost increases. The memorandum, entitled…
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By Erik M. Coon Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Delays and disruptions on construction projects are very similar, but there are important conceptual differences, even though the claims often…
Read MoreBy: Dirk D. Haire Partner, Joseph L. Cohen Partner, and Jane Han Law Clerk, Fox Rothschild LLP. Federal construction contracts law generally recognizes four basic methods for pricing damages: (1)…
Read MoreBy: Richard W. Foltz, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP Two years ago in this space, I wrote a piece on Combatting Arbitration Inefficiency, calling for the development of a culture of efficiency in arbitration as a shared value in the…
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