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Contracting in the Gaming Industry
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| August 2003
| under
  • Your Business

Don’t gamble when it comes to the contract “Standard” form Construction contracts come in all sizes and shapes.

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Taking the Suspense Out of a Suspension of Work
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| July 2003
| under
  • Your Business

On almost every project, large or small, there will be minor stoppages of all or part of the work. Many of these predictable delays are not significant enough to support a delay claim. For example, you have to shift your crews one day to accommodate the mason.

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Federal Government Contracting: A Different Culture
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| June 2003
| under
  • Your Business

The Spearin Doctrine, Christian Doctrine, False Claims Act, BCAs, FARs, Davis-Bacon. If you do not know all of these concepts, you should rethink bidding on a federal government project. One of my clients was awarded a subcontract on an Air Force job.

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One Plus One Does Not Equal Two
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| June 2003
| under
  • Your Business

Licensing statutes and regulations are among the more non-uniform laws in this country, besides lien laws. The primary focus of licensing is supposed to be for public health and safety.

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Dangerous Checks: The Meaning of Accord and Satisfaction
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| May 2003
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  • Your Business

Cashing a check may be seen as accepting a settlement A recent Virginia case highlights the danger of cashing checks that contain notations of “final payment.” In Gelles & Sons v. J. Stack Inc., Gelles performed masonry work worth close to $100,000.

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Systems Contractors: Where Do You Fit In?
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| May 2003
| under
  • Your Business

Some time ago, a friend of mine who worked for a construction management firm explained one of his company’s philosophies.

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‘I Thought You Were in Charge’
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| April 2003
| under
  • Your Business

The problem of apparent authority This tale of sloppy paperwork should serve as a wake-up call:

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The Proof is in the Paper
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| March 2003
| under
  • Your Business

It used to be said that the definition of a “claim” was “an unresolved change order.” That concept has been expanded because of the sheer quantity of claims and litigation in construction. Now, most contracts seek to impose restrictions and limits on change orders and claims.

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Checks and Balances
by
Marilyn Michelson
| March 2003
| under
  • Your Business

If you’re involved with security systems (procurement, design or installation), this article looks at what market segments they may fall in and where you can go to learn more about the “standards” that apply to a product or its installation.

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Recurring Legal Issues In Constructing Educational Facilities
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| March 2003
| under
  • Your Business

Building schools involves some unique parameters. The budget is often inflexible, the completion date and interim milestones are based on school semesters, and project management may be left to the architect, who has built-in conflicts regarding errors and omissions in the drawings.

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Regulations, Interpretations and Tribulations
by
Joe O'Connor
| February 2003
| under
  • Your Business

In the many articles I have written about safety and health, I have unthinkingly referred to a number of documents, such as the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Interpretations, etc.

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The Lie of the Land
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| February 2003
| under
  • Your Business

It’s a lie! It’s a fraud! These are fighting words, but they are too often spoken. In construction-contracting litigation, allegations of fraud, deceit and misrepresentation are also too often raised. Generally, the law does not micromanage business dealings.

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What's The Deal? Figuring Out Contract Law
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| January 2003
| under
  • Your Business

Analyze this scenario: An owner calls you because of your enticing advertisement. “No job too big or too small.” “Over 20 years of satisfied customers.”

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The Disappearing General Contractor
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| November 2002
| under
  • Your Business

There is an expression in the law that most litigation occurs because of missing facts or missing documents.

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Defects, Backcharges and Other Scary Things
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| October 2002
| under
  • Your Business

Problems in the major category In a prior article, I discussed "punch list" issues. Normally, these are matters that concern minor touch up, repair and completion. So what happens when the problems are in the major category?

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TIA Approves Category 6
by
Tony E. Beam
| September 2002
| under
  • Systems

After almost five years in the making, Category 6 is—believe it or not—now an official standard, having been approved and published.

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How Can I Lose? It’s Cost Plus
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| September 2002
| under
  • Your Business

Recently, a client called to ask me about cost-plus contracts. His company is a subcontractor on a new stadium project. Delays, and resulting accelerations, have caused substantial increased expense.

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Drug Testing
by
Claire Swedberg
| September 2002
| under
  • Your Business

Smoking marijuana was a way of getting through the day for journeyman Michael Wilborn. It calmed his nerves, helped alleviate the boredom of mundane parts of his job (residential work) and helped him sleep at night.

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UL Tightens GFCI Requirements
by
Ken Silverstein
| September 2002
| under
  • Your Business

Summer is just about over but electrical contractors are still feeling the heat. There’s a deadline approaching on a lot of vital household repairs—ones that might have been long neglected but must now be rectified by experts.

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Fire & Life Safety
by
Deborah L. O'Mara
| August 2002
| under
  • Your Business

Every electrical contractor involved in the installation and maintenance of life safety systems knows that what really drives the fire market is local, state and federal building codes and the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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