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Tips to Help Owners Complete a Successful Construction Project

by Mark Cobb This is the first in a series of articles to assist project owners in planning for and achieving a successful construction project. This series will address the three phases of project planning, project bidding, and project management...

The Davis-Bacon Act: A Primer for Contractors

by Stephanie Dodson Dougherty The Davis-Bacon Act is a federal law that sets out minimum wage requirements for certain contractors, subcontractors, laborers and mechanics working on public buildings or public works projects receiving federal funds. Davis-Bacon requirements apply to contracts...

Plant Vogtle Project Impacted by Westinghouse Bankruptcy

[caption id="attachment_1146" align="alignleft" width="300"] Plant Votgle in Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia experiences additional construction delays after the general contractor seeks bankruptcy protection[/caption] One of the largest construction projects in Georgia hit another snag last week when the general contractor filed...

Third Circuit Holds AIA 201’s Arbitration Clause Applies Only to Disputes During Construction

We are pleased to welcome a guest author for today's post.  Douglas Dodson is a 2016 graduate of the University of Miami's J.D./M.B.A. program, and he is pursuing a career in business consulting. [caption id="attachment_1141" align="alignleft" width="300"] AIA A201 Arbitration...

Kindness Can Hurt your Claim of Lien

by Mark A. Cobb Often, we develop blog articles based upon recent client inquiries, and lately, we have had the same issue arise repeatedly–how should a contractor deal with discounts! Discounts can be a great way to encourage business, they...

Common Types of Construction Bond Claims and How Contractors Can Avoid Them

Today's blog is written by guest author, Todd Bryant who is the president and founder of Bryant Surety Bonds, and he helps contractors get bonded and start their business. There are various reasons for construction bond claims to arise. Many...

Enforcing Another States Judgment in Georgia

by Mark A. Cobb  How do we Enforce another States Judgement? Question: An owner, a general contractor or a subcontractor owed us money so we sued them in our state (not Georgia!); the court awarded a judgment in our favor,...

The Art of a Well-Drafted Construction Contract

by Mark A. Cobb We always enjoy sharing great blog articles with you. Sometimes, the topics just happen by themselves, sometimes they are based upon a real-life experience with a client or opposing counsel, other times they are more deliberate...

Federal Court Rules that Subcontractor Duties Are Not Terminated by Contractor’s Modest Underpayment

by Stephanie Dodson Dougherty The Mar-Paul Company, Inc. (“Mar-Paul”) entered into an electrical subcontract with Butch-Kavitz, Inc. (“Butch”) for a renovation project at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The subcontract...

Notice of Intent to Lien in Georgia

by Mark A. Cobb Intent to Lien in Georgia Many clients ask about Georgia’s Notice of Intent to File Lien requirements, and there are always surprised to hear the short answer: Georgia does not require any type of Notice of...