The Devil is in the Details: Scope of Work Goes Further Than Any Long-Form Contract
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Construction Owners’ Association of Alberta Best Practices 2016 Conference and was part of a...
Contractual Schedule Benchmarks are a Double-Edged Sword
A contractor and a subcontractor attach a schedule to a contract, a schedule with fancy details (probably a Gantt chart) and done on...
Cash Flow Crunches: How to effectively address disputes and claim issues efficiently and amicably
What do I do when I’m not getting paid on my project? Or, depending on your perspective: what do I do when my contractor or subcontractor...
How to not bet the farm on this next project: different options for project structuring and risk man
Welcome to a new year and new challenges. In these more uncertain times with less work available for the same, or more, number of...
Loose Promises Can Come Full Circle: Late-filed liens could be enforceable, if the facts are right
There are few, if any, cases in Alberta that directly answer the question: can an owner make a promise to a contractor to entice the...
Performance Based Incentives Could Survive Termination: LTIPS, vested or unvested, can be a substant
Long term incentive plans are a popular mechanism to both attract and, more importantly, retain senior level personnel. Such was the...