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Wednesday, April 17, 2024Celebrating our 2024-25 Marin Home Resource Guide Ad Partners!
BUILD SMART - BUILD SAFE - BUILD LOCALInspiration I Expertise I ProfessionalsWe would like to thank and celebrate our 2024-25 Marin Home Resource Guide Ad Partners! Listed in alpha order:Aaero Heating & SheetmetalAirport Home ApplianceARCpoint Labs of San RafaelBrittany Keyes, State Farm Insurance AgentBudget Blinds of Central Marin/South Marin/Petaluma/West Santa RosaCalifornia ModernCentral Valley EnvironmentalClough ConstructionCounty of Marin Community Development Agency Sustainability TeamCruise
Wednesday, March 20, 2024Expedited Arbitration Procedures for Small Claims Can Save Contractors Time and Money
Contractors and subcontractors in the commercial construction industry should consider expedited, or fast track, arbitration clauses in their construction contracts. Expedited arbitrations are meant to be a cost-saving measure for smaller claims and typically involve a shorter schedule, limited or no discovery, and a single arbitrator.Read more.
Thursday, November 30, 2023Precision in Construction Contracts: Lessons from Wood Group v. Targa
Published in Common Sense Contract Law News letter, October 25, 2023 The success of any construction project hinges on careful planning, execution, and administration. The same is true for construction contracts. A recent Texas Court of Appeals case, Wood Group USA, Inc. v. Targa NGL Pipeline Company, LLC, emphasizes the need for precision in construction contracts and highlights the significant impact such cases have on contracting parties.Case Background In September 2018, Targa NGL Pipeline Company,
Thursday, November 16, 2023Sword and Shield: How Contractors Can Both Use and Protect Themselves from Contractual Time Limits for Bringing Suit
Published: Common Sense Law Newsletter, November 14, 2023 Contractors often include time limits to bring claims in their contracts to prevent themselves from being dragged into litigation over projects that were completed years earlier. However, if the contract time limit is shorter than the state’s limitations for bringing the same claims, that clause may not be enforceable. States set time limits, called statutes of limitations, for bringing different kinds of claims. Statutes of limitations, however,
Lien Protection Checklist - SUBCONTRACTOR
Click here for Subcontractor Lien Protection Checklist to protect your Lien rights provided by the Marin Builders Association and Dan McLennon of Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP.Reviewed and Updated February 2023
Lien Protection Checklist - GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Click here for General Contractors Lien Rights Protection Checklist to protect your Lien rights provided by the Marin Builders Association and Board member Dan McLennon.Reviewed and Updated February 2023
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