COLLECTING ON AN UNPAID CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Collection is a part of every business, but in the construction industry it sometimes seems like collection is 90% of the business with 10% devoted to the actual construction. If you plan for collection … Continue reading
Category Archives: Public Construction Contracts
Changed Conditions and the Construction Contract
A changed condition, or differing site condition, is one in which the contractor was unaware of or one that was not reasonably expected by the contracting parties at the time the contract was entered into. United States government contracts define … Continue reading
Challenging a Bid (Bid Protest) on Public Construction Projects
When a contractor is awarded a bid or a bid is rejected, a bidder or even a taxpayer may file a claim pursuant to Article 78 of New York’s CPLR requesting that the bid award be set aside. However, the … Continue reading
Procedure for Protesting a Contract Award Subject to the Comptroller’s Approval
An interested party to a contract that is subject to the Office of the State Comptroller’s approval may file an initial protest of a contract award with the Office of the State Comptroller’s Bureau of Contracts. However such a protest … Continue reading
The Wicks Law Debate
In New York, all public construction projects (with very few limited exceptions) must be separately specified and bid out so that various different contracts for various trades can be awarded rather than allowing the public entity to hire the classic … Continue reading
