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BENEFIT OF THE COBLENTZ AGREEMENT AND CONSENT JUDGMENT
Posted on 24 August, 2024
FORUM SELECTION PROVISIONS ARE NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED…EVEN ON FEDERAL PROJECTS
Posted on 17 August, 2024
Forum selection provisions are NOT to be overlooked. Ever. Treat them seriously. Even on federal projects where there is a Miller Act payment bond. Consider forum selection provisions on the front end when negotiating your contract.
In a recent opinion, U.S. f/u/b/o Timberline Construction Group, LLC vs....
TAKEAWAYS FROM SCHEDULE-BASED DISPUTE BETWEEN GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR
Posted on 10 August, 2024
A recent opinion out of the Southern District of Florida, Berkley Insurance Co. v. Suffolk Construction Co., Case 1:19-cv-23059-KMW (S.D.Fla. July 22, 2024), provides valuable takeaways on schedule-based disputes between a general contractor and subcontractor on a high-rise project.
In a nutshell, the general contractor’s original project schedule was abandoned due...
FIVE ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (OR ANY CONTRACTING!)
Posted on 20 July, 2024
The appeal of Appeals of – Konecranes Nuclear Equipment & Services, LLC, ASBCA 62797, 2024 WL 2698011 (May 7, 2024) raises interesting, but important, issues that should be considered. In this case, the government (in a supply contract) procured four portal cranes from the claimant. After an initial test of...
TIMELY AND PROPERLY ASSERT AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND UNDERSTAND STATUTORY CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Posted on 14 July, 2024
A recent case serves as a reminder to TIMELY and PROPERLY assert affirmative defenses and to understand statutory conditions precedent to construction lien claims. Failing to do one or the other could be severely detrimental to the position you want to take in a dispute, whether it is a lien...
About The Author
David Adelstein
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- About Me (David Adelstein)
- Bid Protests (Florida bid protests and Federal bid protests)
- Construction & Design Defects (and Florida Statutes Chapter 558)
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Construction Safety, Workers Compensation Insurance, and Premise Liability Claims
- Delays, Acceleration, and Inefficiency (Lost Productivity)
- Insurance and Performance Bonds
- Payment Bonds Including Miller Act