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Breakfast Roundtable: A 360° Discussion on Delegated Design
Please join us for a roundtable discussion on the risks and benefits of delegated design. Delegating design has been the industry standard for fire-suppression and elevator trades and is common for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. Deleg...
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2020 Brings Change to Oregon’s Public Contracting Code
Changes are coming to Oregon’s public contracting code in the form of HB 2769, passed during the Oregon Legislature’s 2019 session.
As those familiar with Oregon’s public contacting rules know, under ORS 279C.110, contracting agenc...
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Bid Protest Time Extension
Washington contractors now have more time to file a bid protest on a public works project.
Under prior law, an aggrieved contractor had to submit their bid protest within two days after the bid opening. RCW 39.04.105. For many contractors, they ofte...
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Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts
In this era of trade wars and tariffs, the likelihood that fluctuating building material costs will derail present and future construction projects is greater than ever. This is because over the past year the volatile world economy has made the price...
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Responding to a Crisis: How Human Resources Can Make Things Better, Not Worse
Cody Elliott and Mike Porter, two Miller Nash partners, were published in Constructor Magazine, a publication of Associated General Contractors. The link to the full story is available below.
Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s...
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Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts
Vanessa Triplett, a Miller Nash construction law attorney, was published in the Summer 2019 issue of the NAMC-OR Newsletter. The newsletter is published by the National Association of Minority Contractors—Oregon and the Daily Journal of Commerce. The...
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