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                                        March | 2012 | The Excell Report
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                                        Free Information for Contractors. Archive for March, 2012. Maximize Recovery by Developing a Factual Basis for a Request for Equitable Adjustment. March 27, 2012. Equitable Adjustments compensate Contractors for increased costs incurred during performance due to Owner-caused delays, disruptions and changes. Did you know that you can maximize your chances of recovery and avoid litigation by following a few simple rules? See my article in Engineering News Record. March 22, 2012. 94-1 BCA 126,504. The prime...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        April | 2012 | The Excell Report
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                                        Free Information for Contractors. Archive for April, 2012. New York Enforces Notice of Claim Provision. April 17, 2012. During the course of work, an undisclosed drainage catch basin was discovered. This required PSE to create custom concrete median barriers, instead of using prefabricated barriers as originally planned. Submit written notice of the extra work,. Did it provide force account reports until months later. However, the owner’s on-site inspector observed the work in progress. The Supreme Court...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Free Information for Contractors. Do Recent Court Decisions Limit Contractor’s Ability to Limit Liability? November 25, 2011. In the Spring 2010 edition of. Holland and Hart attorneys Melissa Orien and Buck Beltzer examined cases involving design professionals’ liability limitation clauses. Recent court decisions in a handful of states seem to render these clauses unenforceable. Does this mean liability clauses are on their way out? Do the terms of the contract violate public policy? In the 1984 case,. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        December | 2011 | The Excell Report
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                                        Free Information for Contractors. Archive for December, 2011. Brinkmann’s New Ipad App for Project Managers. December 23, 2011. How much are you willing to invest in the name of efficiency? Would you be willing to learn new software if it cut daily paperwork in half? What if it granted you jobsite access to lists of suppliers, subcontractors, employees and equipment; and key forms such as RFIs, time sheets, and work authorizations? The app is available for around $300. December 20, 2011. 2011 is winding ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        May | 2012 | The Excell Report
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                                        Free Information for Contractors. Archive for May, 2012. It Pays to Make a Site Visit. May 23, 2012. It can be a hassle to conduct a site visit, especially when the work being bid upon is to occur at a military facility. If you’ve ever been tempted to skip this step, the Top Painting Co. Case might be of interest! Top Painting requested a Change Order to cover the additional preparation costs. Top Painting’s argument was that the contract specifications did not specify mechanical or chemical preparat...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        February | 2012 | The Excell Report
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                                        Free Information for Contractors. Archive for February, 2012. CPM Consultant Fees Recovered Under EAJA. February 27, 2012. The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) provides for the recovery of certain attorney fees and other costs when contractors that meet a size limitation prevail in appeals to the Boards of Contract Appeals. Coffey Construction Co., Inc.,. 94-2 BCA ,. New York enforces notice of claim provision! New post on theexcellreport.com. Everything you ever wanted to know about VECP!