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A constructive change occurs where a contractor performs work beyond the contract requirements without a formal order, either by an informal order or due to the fault of the Government. Equitable adjustments are corrective measures that make a...
A few updates or interesting items I encountered this month:
Green Mall Expansion
In November, I wrote about a troubled mall expansion in Syracuse intended to showcase green construction technologies. The Wall Street Journal reported that...
I’m starting to get asked what I would like to receive for the holidays. As a construction attorney, I cannot say that a lot of my work reading is done for pleasure. However, these two books made it on to my reading list and were thoroughly...
ConsensusDOCS is an organization that has developed construction contracts endorsed by 23 leading industry associations representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, designers and sureties. ConsensusDOCS states that its contracts protect the best...