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DON’T SIGN A CONTRACT THAT DOESN’T ADDRESS COVID-19 (OR PANDEMICS AND EPIDEMICS)
Posted on 15 November, 2020
Do yourself a favor: Don't sign a construction contract that doesn't address COVID-19 or any pandemic or epidemic from this point forward!
As the number of COVID-19 numbers rise, it would be reasonable to think this could have an impact on ongoing or future construction projects. For this...
MAKE SURE TO PROPERLY PERFECT AND PRESERVE CONSTRUCTION LIEN RIGHTS
Posted on 7 November, 2020
If you recording a construction lien (referred to as a claim of lien) and looking to perfect your construction lien foreclosure rights, it is imperative that you work with counsel to ensure your rights are properly preserved. This is good practice!
A claim of lien must be...
HOW THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT THEORY HAS BEEN DEFINED
Posted on 1 November, 2020
Largely in the federal contract arena, there is a theory referred to as “cumulative impacts” used by a contractor to recover unforeseeable costs associated with a multitude of changes that have an overwhelming ripple effect on its efficiency, particularly efficiency dealing with its original, base...
TEAMING AGREEMENTS- A CONTRACT TO PURSUE A SOLICITATION AND NEGOTIATE
Posted on 25 October, 2020
Teaming agreements are practical and useful agreements on public projects where a prime contractor teams with a subcontractor for purposes of submitting a bid or proposal in response to a solicitation. The prime contractor and subcontractor work together to pursue that solicitation and have the government award the...
YOU NEED TO BE A CONTRACTOR FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IMMUNITY TO APPLY
Posted on 18 October, 2020
If you are a contractor, you are aware of workers' compensation immunity when it comes to injuries on the site; and, if not, you should be. It is this workers' compensation immunity (where workers compensation is the exclusive form of liability for an injured employee) which is why a contractor...
About The Author
David Adelstein
Phone: (954) 361-4720
Email: Dadelstein@gmail.com
Pages
- 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