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    Wally Irvin
    June 16, 2020

    Tennessee Reconstructs Construction Statutes

    Yesterday, Tennessee passed the Construction Industry Payment Protection Act (CIPPA) (SB2681/HB2706), which brings broad amendments to Tennessee’s lien laws, the Truth in Construction Act, the Prompt Pay Act, and Construction Defect statutes. Despite a shortened session that focused primarily on the budget and COVID-19 related bills, the legislature took time…

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    • Construction Law, Contractors, Design Professionals, Legal Issues, Statutes & Legislation, Tennessee Construction, Uncategorized
    • Construction, legal issues, Legislation, Tennessee Statutes
  • Wally Irvin
    March 13, 2019

    THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’ – CONTINGENT PAYMENT AND LIENS IN TENNESSEE

    Come senators, congressmen please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the times they are…

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    • Construction Law, Contractors, Legal Issues, Lien Law, Statutes & Legislation, Subcontractors, Uncategorized
    • General Contractors, Legislation, Lien Law, Materialmens Liens, Mechanics Liens, Subcontractors
  • Wally Irvin
    March 12, 2019

    FREE TRAINING AT SAFETYFEST TN 2019

    Want to learn more about safety?  Attend SafetyFest Tennessee 2019 a free health and safety training held April 29 – May 3, 2019 in Oak Ridge and Knoxville, Tennessee.  SafetyFest is a combined effort of federal, state, and local agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations to promote safety and health at work, home,…

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    • Construction, Contractors, Subcontractors, Tennessee Construction, Uncategorized
    • Construction Safety, General Contractors, Subcontractors
  • Wally Irvin
    February 22, 2018

    “Pay that man his money,” or don’t. Contingent Payment in Tennessee for Subcontractors

    The payment term is the most important provision of any subcontract.  Subcontractors are not typically advanced money at the start of their work, requiring them to front the cost of construction based on the contractor’s contractual obligation to pay.  But, a subcontractor must insure the contractor’s payment obligation is not…

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    • Contract Negotiation, Subcontractors, Tennessee Case Law
    • contingent payment, Contracts, Subcontractors
  • Wally Irvin
    January 19, 2018

    Government Shutdown Looming, What You Should Know

    With a Government Shutdown Looming, There are a Few Things Contractors Should Know The failure of Congress to reach an agreement on a short-term spending bill before the end of the day will cause the United States to start the weekend with a government shutdown.  Needing 60 votes to advance…

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    • Construction Law, Contractors, Federal Contracting
    • Federal Contracting, General Contractors
  • Wally Irvin
    April 20, 2017

    AIA Releases 2017 Construction Contract Documents

    The American Institute of Architects publishes the most widely used form document set in the construction industry.  The AIA revises the construction contract documents approximately every 10 years to address legal opinions and current construction practices.  On April 19, the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 version of its contract documents.  The documents…

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    • Architects, Contract Negotiation, Contractors, Design Professionals, Engineers
    • AIA, Architects, Construction Contracts, Engineers, General Contractors
  • Wally Irvin
    September 7, 2016

    CHANGE IS IN THE AIR: State to Pilot “Expertise Based” Procurement

    On August 15, the State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management Division (STREAM) held a educational session on a new expertise-based procurement approach it intends to pilot on select future projects within the Capital Projects Group. The presentation was led by John Savicky, with the Arizona State University Performance Based…

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    • Architects, Construction Law, Contractors, Design Professionals, Engineers, Statutes & Legislation, Tennessee Construction
    • General Contractors, Procurement, s
  • Wally Irvin
    June 28, 2016

    Ready. Set. Go Build!

    Construction is booming in Nashville.  If there is any doubt, simply look at the Nashville Business Journal’s “Crane Watch.”  Despite vast amount of new construction, contractors continue to struggle to find sufficient numbers of well-trained craftsman to complete this work.  With the implementation of Tennessee’s lottery and Tennessee Promise scholarships, many high school graduates are eschewing…

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    • Construction, Nashville, Statutes & Legislation, Tennessee Construction
    • General Contractors, Legislation, Tennessee
  • Wally Irvin
    June 13, 2016

    New GA Law Voiding Indemnity in Design Agreements Only Raises Questions

    Georgia previously banned indemnity agreements in construction related contracts to the extent they required one party to indemnify another for that party’s sole negligence.  On April 26, 2016, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation that voids most indemnification and hold harmless agreements in contracts for, or collateral to, engineering, architectural or…

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    • Architects, Design Professionals, Engineers, Statutes & Legislation
    • Architects, Engineers, indemnity
  • Wally Irvin
    March 30, 2016

    Local Hire? So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night . . .

    On March 10, less than two months after Mayor Megan Berry imposed requirements implementing Charter Amendment 3, a/k/a Nashville’s local hire law, Governor Haslam signed a bill voiding the amendment.  Accordingly, Metro Nashville believes the measure is dead, interpreting the bill to prohibit Metro from implementing Charter Amendment 3 and…

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    • Contractors, Nashville, Statutes & Legislation, Tennessee Construction
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