On this NASBP Virtual Seminar, Jonathan Dunn of SMTD Law LLP, brings his more than 30 years of construction law experience to the table as he discusses commonly used limitation of liability provisions in construction contracting, the legal rules of when they will be enforced, and circumstances and situations where even if typically enforceable, the law will not allow LoL provisions as a means to escape responsibility
04-04-2024 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM ET
As a result, manufacturing-related construction spending is up 58.2% since the start of the pandemic, well above the 6.6% increase in overall nonresidential spending
At the time of its enactment, the Brooks Act was a radical departure from the norm of lowest bid in Federal procurement.
By Ken Chapman and Frank Tanzola of IAT Surety, a member of IAT Insurance Group Published May 3, 2022 For many years, the construction industry has avoided the cyberthreat spotlight because of the appeal of other industries and large companies storing larger volumes of sensitive and therefore lucrative data
And just as suddenly as 2022 came upon us, so did the realization that we are approaching the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the changes that it has forced businesses, including those in the construction industry, to undertake
Improving Safety, Increasing Productivity Often overlooked, construction remains one of the deadliest occupations, with over 1,000 deaths annually according to the 2019 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
As a result of this and other programs passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses, for the first time, are business partners with the federal government
While the discussion below addresses the legal concepts involving acceleration, the importance of compliance with contractual acceleration and notice provisions cannot be ignored
While traveling to the east coast, Bustard met with Senator Hirono’s Counsel to raise the importance of including H.R. 776 in the Senate version of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although H.R. 776 already is included in the House NDAA, Bustard asked if Senator Hirono would consider offering an amendment to the Senate NDAA that would help ensure the provision remains in the final bill
NASBP, in collaboration with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), present the new revised Second Edition of the industry standard, The Basic Bond Book. For over two decades this publication has served as an introduction to contract surety bonding to those entering the construction and surety industries. To download a PDF of the book, please click here . If you are interested in ordering bound copies of the book, please visit AGC's bookstore