Client Alerts & Publications
REMOTE WORKING, VACCINES AND EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Authors: Kevin J. O’Connor, Stephen E. Irving,
Published Date: October 19, 2021
The last eighteen months have brought tumultuous change for employers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has been a great disruptor, and has brought rules, regulations and related agency guidance that have served to overwhelm even the most conscientious and attentive employer. The welcomed arrival of COVID-19 vaccines has, in many respects, caused many employers even more confusion on [...] Read More
Project Delivery Methods: A Bird’s-Eye View
Authors: Levi W. Barrett, Nathan A. Cohen,
Published Date: October 12, 2021
This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here For centuries the ability to construct sophisticated structures has been the yardstick for measuring civilizations. Naturally, as our knowledge and capacity to build has evolved and developed over the ages, the methods of project delivery have similarly progressed. From Design-Bid-Build to CM-at-Risk and Design-Build to Integrated Project Delivery, [...] Read More
Liquidated Damages: Six Points Contractors Should Understand
Authors: Christopher B. Kinzel,
Published Date: October 6, 2021
New York Partner Christopher B. Kinzel authored, “Liquidated Damages: Six Points Contractors Should Understand,” which appeared on ConstructionExec.com on October 6, 2021. Christopher’s article serves as a practical and important guide on how to manage and leverage liquidated damages. He states, “It is important to understand the basic definition of a legally enforceable liquidated damages clause. Liquidated damages are a [...] Read More
When Construction Defects Appear, Don’t Choose Between Rebuilding and Building Your Case
Authors: Curtis W. Martin,
Published Date: September 8, 2021
This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. When construction defects occur during construction, they intensify pressure from a schedule that may already be tight. Defects must be analyzed, confirmed, removed, and replaced and this can be time consuming. Or course, a construction schedule rarely anticipates defects, demolition, and rework and the owner will still expect [...] Read More
Bidder Be Thoughtful: The Impacts of Disclaimers in Pre-Bid Reports
Published Date: July 13, 2021
This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. When bidding a project, subsurface or latent site conditions that are not immediately apparent can massively impact the costs of performance to general contractors. Were contractors required to bid on projects without any information on pre-existing conditions, they would need either to be assured that any additional costs [...] Read More
