I have seven children. and two of them have flown the coop. I also have two grandchildren who are ripe for spoiling. You see, grandchildren are a different type of kid, which means I get to treat them different than the kiddos living under my roof. In construction, however, some courts have held that
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Design-Build Contractor Held to the Same Standard On Differing Site Conditions Clause
By Matthew DeVries on
Each and every kid in my house is held to the same standard—a very tough one I might add. You see, I recognize they are different ages, difference sexes, and have different strengths and weaknesses, but that does not change how I choose to parent as a single dad. In the same way, a court…
Opening Up the Doors (Roads) for Design-Build Contracts on Highway Projects
By Matthew DeVries on
The Department of Transportation in my home state of New Mexico is the latest to allow the design-build delivery method for highway projects. Although design-build had been approved in New Mexico on limited public projects, road and highway construction had been previously excluded. That changed on March 9, 2016, when Governor Susana Martinez signed into…