Do design-build contracts allow general contractors to perform as architects? Not directly. As design-build contracts grow in popularity, it's important that general contractors, owners, and ...

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The marketplace today has changed so drastically, and in so many ways, that it is difficult to form a complete list. The one constant though, is that contractors still exist (at least for the ...

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The fact of the matter is that just about every business in the world today operates on some level of contractual obligation. If your business is in any part of the mechanical trades, indeed any facet ...

A typical pay-if-paid clause in a subcontract might read: “The Parties agree that any payment by the General Contractor to the Subcontractor is subject to the condition precedent that the General ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Business owners know that owning too many responsibilities can be not only exhausting — but at times paralyzing. We all need to play to ...

Project owners and general contractors are now increasingly using COIs as gatekeeping tools rather than as formal ...