This podcast helps construction subcontractors:Understand what "payment assurances" are and why they are a valuable risk management tool. Examine how industry form

ASA-FASA Podcast Eliminating or Limiting Retainage POD011

Jul 26th, 2009 19m 7s

In this episode, construction subcontractors:Examine commonly statedjustifications for retainage and their flaws. Learn how industry model contracts,and federal and state laws, treat retainage. Get strategies and negotiating

ASA-FASA Podcast: Preserving Claims for Scope Changes POD010

Jun 25th, 2009 24m 36s

This podcast helps construction subcontractors:--Understand why they need to identify and document the effect of scope changes.--How laws and contract provisions impact their rights and obligations when the scope of work changes.--Discover

ASA-FASA Podcast Preserving Claims for Schedule Changes POD009

May 25th, 2009 25m 11s

In this podcast for construction subcontractors:• Learn how to identify and document problems in project scheduling to preserve claims and avoid backcharges for delays that are not your fault.• Understand legal and other factors that may aff

ASA-FASA Podcast: Preparing for the Unexpected POD008

Apr 24th, 2009 18m 47s

• Understand how the law defines a construction subcontractor’s and its customer’s rights when an unanticipated event beyond their control hinders contract performance.• Learn how contracts, including trade association form contracts, address

ASA-FASA Podcast Writing and Enforcing a Contractual Warranty POD007

Mar 25th, 2009 24m 34s

In this podcast, construction subcontractors can learn about:• Writing a warranty with a manageable level of risk.• The types of laws that affect a subcontractor’s and others’ warranty rights and obligations.• The pros and cons of industry f

ASA-FASA Podcast: Controlling Risk With the Right To Cure POD006

Feb 25th, 2009 19m 12s

Identify the construction defect risks that subcontractors deal with in typical construction warranties. Identify and understand the strengths and weaknesses in how the trade association form subcontracts delegate warranty risks for subcontract

Understanding Warranty Types

Jan 26th, 2009 15m 6s

Identify and understand ramifications of implied and express warranties. Identify how industry forms, including the ASA-endorsed ConsensusDOCS documents, treat express warranty responsibilities. Determine practical ways to respond to, and prote

Defining Design Responsibility

Dec 24th, 2008 19m 5s

Identify how express delegations of design risk work in practice and why this knowledge can protect subcontractors from costly mistakes. Identify how industry forms, including the ASA-endorsed ConsensusDOCS documents, treat express delegations

Evaluating Transfers of Design Responsibility

Nov 25th, 2008 19m 16s

Identify common ways owners and architects try to disclaim responsibility for design risk, and what this means for subcontractors. Identify and understand how the trade association form subcontracts delegate design risk. Determine practical res

Identifying Contract Omissions

Oct 25th, 2008 20m 11s

Identify common subcontract omissions and why they are important. Identify and understand how certain contract terms/conditions may increase your scope. Determine negotiating strategies and tools to minimize the risk of signing a contract that

Reading Between the Lines: What the Subcontract Really Says

Sep 24th, 2008 20m 52s

Learn to read between the lines and determine what contract terms may modify your written subcontract obligations and responsibilities, identify terms that "flow down" the obligations of other contract documents, and judge when references to co

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