Indemnity and Hold Harmless Provision Does Not Prevent Enforcement of...
Construction contracts often contain indemnity and hold harmless provisions. The Washington Supreme Court issued a decision today that provides important clarification of the interplay between...
View ArticleAGC Survey Results: Use of Building Information Modeling is Prevalent and...
In preparation of its 2012 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) received survey responses from over 1,300 construction firms in December 2011....
View ArticleRevisions to Washington’s anti-indemnity statute take effect June 7, 2012
Revised Code of Washington section 4.24.115—referred to as Washington’s “anti-indemnity statute”—generally voids a provision in a construction contract requiring one party to indemnify another party...
View ArticleDramatic increase in BIM expected for infrastructure projects
In its recent SmartMarket Report titled “The Business Value of BIM for Infrastructure—Addressing America’s Infrastructure Challenges with Collaboration and Technology,” McGraw Hill summarizes a...
View ArticleThe American Institute of Architects launches new Sustainable Project...
This month at its annual National Convention and Design Exposition, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) released five new construction documents for sustainable or “green” project construction...
View ArticleArizona Court of Appeals Holds that a “No Liability Clause” Will Not Bar...
As a matter of first impression in Arizona, a “no liability clause” was found to be no defense to a contractor’s delay damage claim where the construction contract incorporated uniform standard...
View ArticleWashington Court of Appeals holds that substantial completion may be...
Last month in Bordak Brothers, Inc. v. Pacific Coast Stucco, LLC, the Washington Court of Appeals held that the date of substantial completion of construction may be determined as a matter of law on...
View ArticleWaivers of Subrogation Vary in Scope
This case decided last week by the Court of Appeals of Iowa is a good reminder that courts do not uniformly interpret or apply the scope of waivers of subrogation clauses, a typical provision in most...
View ArticleWashington Courts Once Again Deny Monetary Damages in Bid Protest
Division Three of the Washington State Court of Appeals once again denied a disappointed bidder any monetary damages relating to its bid protest. Skyline Contractors, Inc. v. Spokane Hous. Auth., No....
View ArticleWashington Supreme Court affirms denial of engineer’s summary judgment motion...
In Donatelli v. D.R. Strong Consulting Engineers, Inc., a 5-4 decision issued on November 14th, the Washington Supreme Court affirmed the denial of an engineer’s summary judgment motion seeking...
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