Sustaining a business, and more so growing a business, relies heavily on consistency in business practices.  Start today with improving your company's practices so that profitability can be maintained and even improved.  Better yet, let your consistent practices help you better predict the future.  In construction, inconsistency can be seen in all phases of winning and...   Read More >   

Kevin McKeon, Senior Partner at Watt Tieder (McLean, Virginia), reported in their firm's Fall 2016 newsletter on an interesting case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.  Despite the jury finding the City of Allentown acted in bad faith, the trial judge, at her discretion as permitted by law, did not award attorney's fees and penalty to the Contractor when said award was... Read More >    

A presentation on March 8, 2017 at the 98th Annual AGC Convention reviewed ten (10) "killer clauses" in contracts.  The "No Damages for Delay Clause" was #4; it is  discussed,  and proposed language to neutralize the clause is presented.   A presentation prepared by Brian Perlberg (Senior Counsel, Construction Law, AGC of America), Michael Zisa (Partner, Peckar & Abramson, Washington ... Read More >