Construction Risk Management Skanska and Seattle Condo Developer Seek To Resolve Costly Tangle Of Disputes Richard Korman May 4, 2020 No Comments Why the big contractor hit a nearly sold out high-rise apartment building's developer with a $34-million lien.Read More
Pandemic Finance Cashflow and Pay Rise As Key Metrics in Economic Crisis Richard Korman April 29, 2020 No Comments Turner Construction Co. and the architect for the first KidZania children’s amusement center in the U.S., which opened in Frisco, Texas, in November, claim in liens filed early this year that the company owes them more than $8 million.Read More
Prompt Pay Kidzania’s U.S. Debut Involves $8M Lien Filing By Turner Construction Texas amusement center opened last November Richard Korman April 17, 2020 No Comments Architect and subcontractors also filed multi-six-figure liens.Read More
Prompt Pay Lucky Supermarkets Bankruptcy Triggers Over $1M in Liens Against Retail Developer Contractors file numerous claims for pay over Clearwater, Fla. project Jonathan Barnes March 18, 2020 2 Comments Construction of a new Florida store has come to a halt.Read More
Risk Management Subcontractor Places $1.7M Lien on Big Texas Omni Resort Brandt Cos. seeks payment months after expansion and renovation opens Richard Korman February 26, 2020 No Comments Issues are unclear as closeout payment lingers months after a major project is in use.Read More
Prompt-Pay Subcontractors See Upside In Contractor Payment Ratings Should the owner's actions affecting payments to the general contractor be counted? Jonathan Barnes February 20, 2020 No Comments Some responses to the new payment rating system introduced by Levelset.Read More
Risk Management New Platform Calculates Contractor, Owner Pay Practice Ratings Levelset profiles designate firms as fast, medium and slow payers Jonathan Barnes Richard Korman January 19, 2020 No Comments Levelset online tool is designed to do what Glassdoor does for employers or Yelp for restaurants.Read More
Ontario Unveils Canada's First Prompt-Pay Protection Bill sets 28-day payment for owners and faster dispute resolution Scott Van Voorhis July 3, 2017 No Comments Legislative action will start in September, amid efforts to pass similar federal protections for contractors and subs.Read More
Canada's First Prompt Pay Law Moves Forward Scott Van Voorhis May 17, 2017 No Comments Subcontractors seek protections on public jobs in the only western nation without legislation to keep payments on track.Read More
Risk Management Ten Minutes with Risk Expert Tom Schleifer on Ending Pay Abuses Expect, demand or solicit your money, or allow owners to pay when they want Richard Korman June 27, 2016 No Comments A tale of a young contractor who insisted on being paid on time.Read More