Construction Contract Clauses Which Go Bump in the Night – Part 1
Scope, time and cost provisions may be the most important clauses in your construction contract but they’re not the only ones which can impact your bottom line.…
Worker’s Compensation Exclusivity Rule Gets “Trumped” by Indemnity Provision
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself with the title. The next case, Aluma Systems Concrete Construction of California v. Nibbi Bros., Inc., California Court of Appeals for…
CSLB’s Military Application Assistance Program
Who knew? I didn’t. October 13, 2016 …
California Imposes New Disabled Access Obligations on Commercial Property Owners
The following article was written by my colleague David Goldman on the new ADA accessibility legislation which was signed into law this past month by Governor Brown.…
How Construction Contracts are Made. Hint: It’s a Bit Like Making Sausage
Construction can be a messy affair. In a sense, that’s to be expected when you’re building a complex structure, involving the coordination of several parties and numerous…
What You Need to Know About the New Federal Contractor Blacklisting Rules
This past month, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule and Guidance on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order 13673 (Executive Order) which…
Wendel Rosen’s Infrastructure Forum: BART’s $3.5 Billion Measure RR
$3.5 Billion to Improve BART What Will it Do for BART’s Infrastructure and Efficiency? On September 27, 2016, Wendel Rosen’s Construction Infrastructure Forum will host a…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane . . . No, It’s a Drone. Long Awaited FAA Drone Regulations Finally Take Flight
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s a drone. Also known as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft (UA). And, technically, they’ve been…
Why Clinton and Trump’s Infrastructure Plans Leave Us Wanting More
It’s hard not to pick up your newspaper (or, more likely, your smart phone) and not get caught up reading about Donald Trump’s latest “did he…
Recycled Water and New Construction. New Standards Being Considered
The second a series of stockholder meetings will be held on August 30, 2016 in Sacramento, California to consider proposed amendments to the state building code…
Promissory Estoppel and Public Works Bid Disputes in California. Sooo You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance!
Lloyd: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and girl like me ending up together? Mary: Well Lloyd, that’s difficult to say.…
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