It's important for parties entering into any significant economic transaction to have written contracts. This is especially true for construction projects which are, by their nature, complicated. A ...

“Substantial completion” is an important, but often overlooked term in construction contracts. It is significant because it is often used as a trigger in construction contracts for a number of ...

Those utilizing modular construction techniques occupy a unique position that doesn’t fit neatly within traditional building industry models. Without first adequately communicating responsibilities on ...

Incorporating tariff-specific escalation and change-in-law clauses into contracts helps protect parties from unforeseen cost increases. Legal provisions like force majeure should be tailored to ...

Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) has asked the federal government to conduct a comprehensive review of existing contract templates and procurement guidelines to incorporate flexible ...

On Nov. 15, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) plans to release its new and updated Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) family of contract documents. Next February, the AIA will release ...