If you get into a contract dispute, and you did not draft the contract agreement, know that the rule of contra proferentem adopts the interpretation that favors the non-drafting party (Administration of Government Contracts written by John Cibinic, Jr. and Ralph C....
Executive Summary: Standardized contracts provide tremendous benefit to the construction industry – they benefit the owner and the contractor. ConsensusDocs is the leading standardized contracts provider utilizing plain speak and fair risk allocation. Consider using...
Executive Summary: Each day we hand contracts down to our subs or we are signing contracts down from Owners or General Contractors. Know some of the basics of what to look for here. What is and when will I ever use a Contract? A contract is a laying out of the...
Executive Summary: Contractors too often allow their subcontractors to commence work without a fully executed subcontract. A contract between the two parties can be binding even without a signature. Learn from this June 2017 case in Hawaii how a contract can be formed...
Executive Summary: Contracting can be the most fantastic of businesses, but also one of the toughest. Read about some of the things that make it the best and the worst of businesses. What makes contracting unique? I think that everyone thinks their business is...
Executive Summary: Kevin McKeon, Senior Partner at Watt Tieder (McLean, Virginia), reported in their firm’s Fall 2016 newsletter on an interesting case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Despite the jury finding the City of Allentown acted in bad faith, the trial...