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Wally Irvin
April 20, 2017AIA Releases 2017 Construction Contract Documents
Continue Reading »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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June 13, 2016
New GA Law Voiding Indemnity in Design Agreements Only Raises Questions
Continue Reading »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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Paul Whitt
March 21, 2016It’s All in the Contract: Design Professionals
Continue Reading »We’ve all been told to be careful what we ask for. And that is true. But for design professionals, it is also important to “be careful what you contract for.” Many design professional contracts contain standardized language that has been evaluated and addressed for many years, providing greater certainty as…
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October 29, 2015
The Gatlinburg Wastewater Treatment Plant Failure
Continue Reading »Many people in the construction industry in Tennessee, and throughout the U.S., heard about the tragedy that occurred in April 2011 at the Gatlinburg Wastewater Treatment Plant (“Gatlinburg WWTP”) in East Tennessee. However, the way in which the failure occurred should be a clear example for designers and contractors when making…
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