Georgia Retainage Law Amended
In the 2021-2022 session, the Georgia General Assembly made substantive changes in the Payment and Retainage Law. The rules still apply to Public Works Construction… Read More »Georgia Retainage Law Amended
In the 2021-2022 session, the Georgia General Assembly made substantive changes in the Payment and Retainage Law. The rules still apply to Public Works Construction… Read More »Georgia Retainage Law Amended
At an upcoming panel discussion about federal government contracting, AHC attorney David Cook’s portion will focus on subcontractors and trade contractors. The legal issues and… Read More »Subcontractor Claims on Federal Government Projects
Many trade contracts contain a clause that may protect trade contractors from catastrophic events like pandemics. These clauses are known as force-majeure clauses (covering acts… Read More »Trade Contract Revisions to Address COVID-19
The following article was written by David R. Cook, and was published 13 June by School Construction News. It is reprinted here with permission. Part… Read More »Part II: Key Provisions of School Facility Construction & Design Contracts
On May 3, 2018, Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 899 into law, officially making it Act 389. Act 389 modifies O.C.G.A. § 13-10-4 and §… Read More »Georgia Legislature Passes Additional Procurement Rules
The following is part one of a two part series originally published online in School Construction News on Wednesday, 25 April 2018. We all expect our… Read More »Part I: Key Provisions of School Facility Construction & Design Contracts
When a contract is drafted by a party, the other party expects some level of one-sidedness in favor of the drafter. But there are times… Read More »Beware of Personal-Liability Clauses – Even When Signing in Your Representative Capacity
AHC Law obtained permission from AGC to publish the links to the results of The Construction Workforce Shortage Survey and the Workforce Development Plan. In… Read More »Preparing the Next Generation of Skilled Construction Workers: AGC Workforce Development Plan
This article by David Cook was published in the October issue of IEC Insights. http://www.ieci.org/newsroom-and-insights/spotting-problem-projects Perhaps more than any other specialty contractor, electrical contractors bear the brunt of… Read More »Spotting Problem Projects
From the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) website; ESFI.org. What is the National Electrical Code? Did you know that as of 2017, there have been… Read More »U.S. State Adoption of the National Electrical Code