Recently I was asked to opine about the legal pitfalls surrounding the signing and sealing of 3-D plans; a technology platform for construction project documents that Ohio government entities like ODOT may soon embrace. Signing documents electronically is nothing new. For more than 20 years, it has been the law in Ohio to allow “electronic” […]
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Legal New Year’s Resolutions for 2021
Most of us are only too eager to see 2020 come to an end, even if it has been a pretty good economic year for the construction industry. Here are some 2021 New Year’s Resolutions to help you start the year off right. 1. Talk to your bonding agent about removing any personal liability from […]
Ten Tips for Minimizing Risk When Proceeding with Weather-Sensitive Work During Winter’s Wet +Cold Conditions
Just as the leaves change every year, those involved in construction projects around central Ohio face the annual push to complete weather-sensitive activities prior to the arrival of winter’s cold and wet conditions. Some common examples include completion of asphalt, roofing, and other building enclosure activities, because many of these activities are dependent on relatively […]
Appeals Court Finds For Contractor on Its Overhead Claim, But Not During Concurrent Delays
The First Appellate District of Ohio (Hamilton County) recently found for a contractor on its overhead claim against a public housing authority. In Jindal Builders & Restoration Corp. v. Cincinnati Metro. House Auth., 2020-Ohio-4043, the Court cited a number of cases that allowed a contractor to recover its indirect costs, and specifically home office overhead […]
What Can Be Done About Bid Shopping?
“Bid shopping” occurs when a general contractor discloses the bid price of one subcontractor (or suppliers) to its competitors in an attempt to obtain a lower bid than the one on which the general contractor based its bid to the owner. Put another way, bid shopping occurs when a general contractor uses the lowest bid […]