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New OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Shines A Light on the Value of ConsensusDocs Contract Language

By: Brian Perlberg, Executive Director of ConsensusDocs Coalition & AGC Senior Counsel. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to require…

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New P3 Agreement Makes P3 Contracting More Fair and Less Costly

By: Brian Perlberg, Esq., Executive Director and Senior Counsel of ConsensusDocs ConsensusDocs just published a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreement to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain (DBFOM) between an…

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New Prefabricated Contract Document Eases Use for Prefab and Modular Buildings

The ConsensusDocs Coalition has just published the industry’s first standard contract document to address one of the most important and growing trends in the design and construction industry – prefabricated…

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New Prefabricated Contract Documents Eases Use to Contract for Prefab and Modular Buildings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2020      Washington D.C. –Today, the ConsensusDocs Coalition is announcing that it has written and offers the industry’s first standard contract document that addresses one…

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No Damage for Delay? No Problem: Exceptions to the Enforceability of No Damage for Delay Clauses

By: Chris Broughton Associate, Jones Walker LLP Introduction: Under a no-damage-for-delay clause, the owner is not liable for any monetary damages resulting from delays on the project. In lieu of…

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No Signature? Potentially No Problem for Sureties Enforcing a Bond’s Forum Selection Clause

By: Brian C. Padove Associate, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar, & Fitzgerald, LLP. One of the foundational tenets of contract law is that a party may only be bound by terms they…

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Not All Design-Build Projects Are Created Equal

By: Nicole G. Markowitz Senior Associate, and Richard S. Robinson Senior Counsel, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. As the need for faster and more efficient construction increases, design-build agreements are growing in popularity. Design-build projects may account for 44% of nonresidential building in the United…

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Not All Insurance Policies Are Alike Regarding COVID-19 Losses- May 6, 2021

By: Neal I. Sklar Partner, Joshua A. Morehouse Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. A recent case from the Central District of California reminds us that not all insurance policies are…

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Not If, But When: Newly Enacted Virginia Legislation Bans “Pay-If-Paid” Clauses In Construction Contracts 

Recently passed legislation in Virginia is likely to dramatically change contractual relationships between prime contractors and subcontractors in the Commonwealth. 

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