Want Your Profit? Prove a Constructive Change, Not a Suspension of Work.
What’s the Difference Between a Suspension of Work and a Constructive Change? For federal contractors, there are two main differences: . . .
Linking Obligations
If you want to bind the subcontractor to the prime in every way the same as the prime is bound to the owner, then the incorporation clause of the subcontract should be: . . .
Constructive Acceleration
Contractors know that time is money. So, the point is […]
Payment for Verbal Changes When a Writing was “Required”
Even if your agreement can only be modified by a writing, you may still have a good argument to be paid for extra work.
Hide, Seek, & Seek
Have you ever played hide and seek? If you are the seeker, do you win the game when you find the hidden person? Yes, of course! Unless, you’re a government contractor.
Walk It Off, Keep Going
During a recent soccer game, my seven-year-old son took the ball squarely in the face. But, he walked it off and continued playing. Contractors must do the same with changes.