How to improve the collection process
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY Most plumbing and HVAC contractors are not bankers, and do not want to be in the financing business. Yet more than ever before, I see them turned into...
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SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY We have all heard stories of firms owned and operated by non-minority men, who appear to find a way to obtain contracts that are set-aside for women or...
View ArticleLeveling the playing field between owners and contractors
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY I met with a client this week who was encountering difficult soil conditions while laying sanitary sewer pipe. What he encountered was very different than...
View ArticleFederal project funds: understanding the laws, requirements
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY Doing business with the federal government is different. While it can be lucrative, it requires a working knowledge of a procurement system which is a world...
View ArticleEmployee or independent contractor?
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY The Internal Revenue Service is being given funds for an additional 100 new "enforcement personnel" in the 2011 budget as part of a $25 million plan to...
View ArticleWhat strings come with stimulus projects?
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY I haven't talked to many contractors who are seeing a big resurgence in private development yet, but I do know some who have survived because of an American...
View ArticleNot all bonds are created equal
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY The only work in many communities these days seems to be public work. Well, at least you have the consolation that you will be paid because, aside from...
View ArticleDamages for delay: what is fair?
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY Few people pay for construction work unless they intend to put the end product to use, either as their own residences or for a business or public purpose....
View ArticleAvoiding the competitive bid process
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY I don't make a practice of writing columns about isolated court decisions, particularly those that turn on fine points of state law, but the editors of...
View ArticleIs there a risk in Builder's Risk Insurance?
SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY The construction insurance industry has developed the concept of a "Builder's Risk" policy, which covers all the work in process, regardless of who happens...
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