I posted previously regarding the notice issues relating to delays and COVID-19. Here in Virginia, things got even more uncertain regarding the ability of construction companies to complete work in a timely fashion. Ralph Northam’s latest stay at home order that adds teeth to the prior executive order closing certain businesses, limiting gatherings, etc. only […]
Contract Necessities: Don’t Leave Home Without ‘Em!
Originally posted 2011-06-10 09:00:17. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome a return post from Melissa Dewey Brumback. Melissa is a litigation partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina where she focuses on construction law issues. She maintains a blog for construction professionals called Construction Law in North Carolina. She can […]
Construction Legislation Likely to Take Effect July 1, 2020
Coronavirus is dominating the news and planning for the effects of COVID-19 is a big deal for construction companies in the Commonwealth. However, these issues, though immediate, are not the only ones that have popped up here at the beginning of 2020. Several bills that I have been monitoring (here and here) have recently passed […]
Construction in the Time of Coronavirus
One cannot look at one’s phone, computer, or even the road outside the window without seeing signs of the impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the world at large. Schools are shut down, traffic is lighter and there is a daily count of new confirmed cases, in Virginia and elsewhere. “Social distancing” is the […]
A Few More 2020 Bills “Crossing Over” in the General Assembly
Last week I posted about a few bills that should be noted by the construction community here in Virginia. Now that the “crossover” (passed Senate bills headed to House and vice versa), here are a couple of other bills that the AGC of Virginia has highlighted that were not included in the post and updates […]