My friend Melissa Brumback of Construction Law in North Carolina said that my post yesterday on construction contract issues was SCARY (…although I think she only wanted a shout-out…). In any event, I am glad that I am receiving good feedback on my list of Top 20 Contract Issues.
In this third part
After yesterday’s post, I received an email from a reader saying that the post was SWEET. Thanks for the comment! (This picture is for you!) To start a SOUR trend, today I am going to address terminations and changes.
In this second part of a four-part series, I will share some of the contract issues
I generally follow a "put it writing" rule, which means that if something is in writing it is more than likely to be achieved. Whether you are a list-maker or a goal-setter, your efforts will be rewarded if you put those lists and goals in writing.
In this first part of a four-part series
Many delay, disruption, and loss of productivity claims are lost or substantially reduced in value because mistakes, errors and carelessness are reflected in the original schedule and plan of operations. The original schedule is often the first piece of documentation that the owner receives demonstrating the contractor’s professionalism in planning and management.
Contractors should pay
Thanks for all inquiries and well wishes for our family. Yesterday, my wife was released from the hospital after a prolonged two-week stay. She has been ordered on bed rest for the near future, but we are on the road to recovery.
All the emails and phone calls from my friends and colleagues ("Matt
Last week, I spoke at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Road Builders Association. Fellow speaker and lobbyist, Dave Bauer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, gave a legislative update on the status of Federal transportation funding. During his talk, Dave suggested that Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) can help, but are not
A few months ago, I did a webinar on project documentation. At the end of the webinar, one of the participants asked, Are digital signatures as good as hard copy signatures?
I addressed this exact question in a feature article that I wrote for ABC’s Construction Executive magazine on the paperless construction project.
I recently discovered that eight out of ten of the top key word searches on this site over the past few months included variations of the following words: construction, iPad, technology and apps. The searches were referred primarily to a blog post I did about my favorite apps for the construction
Seems like I have been doing a lot of out-of-town speaking lately. Fortunately, my next gig will be in my own office, in front of a computer, with a headset attached. You should consider joining me on October 13, 2010, at 1:00 to 2:30pm (Eastern) for what will be an exciting webinar:
From Paper to
There is a lot of hot air in Albuquerque, New Mexico this week. And it’s not because I was in town … it’s because of the Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. This post is about some lessons learned in project management on Indian projects.
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