Summary of Amendments Recently, Governor Murphy signed into law Bill S4281 significantly amending the Public Works Certificate Registration Act (PWCRA), N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 to -56.57. As a result, Joint Ventures will be permitted to bid on certain public works projects without prior registration. At a minimum, Joint Ventures should be cognizant of the following important requirements set forth by the amendment: [...] Read More

Cody Schneider, a partner in P&A's Houston, TX office, was featured in The Construction Broadsheet‘s latest “Legal Q and A” to answer questions regarding responsibility for construction defects. The questions include: We completed a large commercial office project a few years ago, and defects are emerging with multiple trades. Their contractual warranties were for a year. Is there any way [...] Read More

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Deciding to settle a construction dispute is often wrought with difficulty, requiring the decision maker to evaluate a number of factors. Nevertheless, there are no hard and fast rules that apply when advising a party whether or not they should settle a dispute. Yet the vast majority of construction [...] Read More

Chris Olsen, a partner in P&A's Washington, DC office, was featured in The Construction Broadsheet‘s latest “Legal Q and A” to answer questions about schedule delays. The questions include: We are a subcontracting firm struggling to keep to the schedule in our contract. The general contractor has warned us that they could replace us on the project or supplement our [...] Read More

Adam Handfinger, Co-Managing Partner of P&A’s Miami office, served as a contributing editor to "Managing Construction Risk Through Commercial General Liability Insurance," a Thomson Reuters Practice Note. It explains how CGL insurance manages construction-project risk, highlights common coverage gaps created by business-risk exclusions, and outlines key endorsements and claims-enforcement strategies needed to properly protect contractors and owners. For the complete [...] Read More