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Retainage, Payment Bonds, and Private Projects in Texas
Retainage, Payment Bonds, & Private Projects in Texas Private projects in Texas – mechanic’s lien or bond claim? Ordinarily I would say “Mechanic’s...
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Close Call with Terminated UCC Filing
Close Call with Terminated UCC Filing In a recent bankruptcy case, one creditor squeaked by and maintained its secured position despite accidentally...
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P3s Created by Contract, Not Statute
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) Are Created by Contract, Not Statute Public Private Partnerships (P3s) can be incredibly beneficial, especially in...
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Is it a Bird? Is it a Rule? It’s a Cardinal Change Order!
Is it a Bird? Is it a Rule? It’s a Cardinal Change Order! Change orders. Everyone’s got ‘em! But, what’s the difference between a change order and a...
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Michigan’s Design Professional Lien Rights Amended
Michigan’s Design Professional Lien Rights Were Recently Amended At the end of 2018, Michigan amended a portion of its Construction Lien Act...
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Time for Preparation, There’s No Rest Post-Recession
Use this Time as Preparation, There’s No Rest Post-Recession! FMI has released its 2019 U.S. and Canada Construction Outlooks. The report contains a...
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Arkansas: You Can’t Lien a Property You Didn’t Improve
Arkansas Mechanic’s Liens: You Can’t Lien a Property You Didn’t Improve Turns out, if you want to secure a mechanic’s lien in Arkansas, the lien must...
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Arbitration, Mediation, Lawsuit – What’s the Difference?
Arbitration, Mediation, Lawsuit – What’s the Difference? Over the holiday break, I spent some time reading articles I’ve (shamefully) had bookmarked...
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Mechanic’s Liens and Discharge Bonds
Mechanic’s Liens and Discharge Bonds We know mechanic’s liens can be bonded off, we’ve discussed it before. But it’s a topic that can be quite...
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What To Do When You Can’t Get Change Orders in Writing
What To Do When You Can’t Get Change Orders in Writing Change orders can be tough to track. Nearly every construction project has change orders and...